User:Sium!nggg/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: Timothy Lin
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. Answer: People usually associate the bible with Western culture. Chinese population's contribution to the bible is under-represented.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Answer: yes it does. It clearly introduced the person's name, date of birth and death, and his position.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Answer: Yes, it included the biography and works of the person.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Answer: No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Answer: No, it included the basic informations.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Answer: Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Answer: Yes, it included sources up until 2009, which it's the year that Timothy Lin died.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Answer: It does not talk in-depth about the work that he has done.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


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

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Answer: Yes.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Answer: the sources can be more thorough, and include more sources
 * Are the sources current? Answer: Most current source is 2009, the year where he dies.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Answer: Yes.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Answer: Yes, it's easy to read and concise.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Answer: No
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Answer: Can be broken down into more sections, ex. different ministry works, mission trips, religious conversion, testimony, etc.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Answer: only has a portrait of the person
 * Are images well-captioned? Answer: can provide more images of his works
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Answer: yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Answer: 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? Answer: include details of his religious conversion.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Answer: the article is not yet rated
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? Answer: can include more information
 * What are the article's strengths? Answer: concise, provide basic biography of the person
 * How can the article be improved? Answer: provide more aspects of the person, ex. family, ministry involvement, religious conversion, etc
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Answer: undeveloped

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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