User:Shayne ancheta/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: (link) Professional Diving
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. Because it is something I am familiar with.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? no
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? no. The IMCA standards citation/link is dead.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? yes. There is content missing and content that does not belong.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? no
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? no
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? no

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? no
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? no. There could be much improvement on the sources.
 * Are the sources current? no.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? a few do. Alot are dead.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? None that are super obvious
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? not really

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? yes
 * Are images well-captioned? no
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? yes

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There is discussion about whether commercial diving should be included or added on a separate page. There is mention of bad citations/sources.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? B
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Havent.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? c-high importance
 * What are the article's strengths? some food rough definitions of the different types of diving
 * How can the article be improved? There needs to be current IMCA and ADCI manual links. There also needs to be better definitions of the types of diving and differentiate between the types better.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is well developed with some attention needed.

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

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