User:Slen1432/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) Lion of Venice
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I know that the Lion is a symbol of Venice's patron, St Mark, and that myth in itself is really interesting/amusing to me.

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? yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? no
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? no

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? i wish there was more context about the patrons and why a lion specifically
 * 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? there are references at the bottom but there are large chunks of uncited information
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? no theres a magazine article in the references
 * Are the sources current? some are
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work? yes

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? it is very easy to read
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? no
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? yes

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? yes
 * Are images well-captioned? yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? not sure
 * 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? none
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? its rated "start-class" and is part of italy, sculpture, and visual arts wikiprojects
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? there are no discussions

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? overall its fine
 * What are the article's strengths? it puts history in very simple terms
 * How can the article be improved? there can be more context added, its only easy for me because we've briefly discussed st mark in class and all that stuff but for a casual reader some could be confusing
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? its still underdeveloped there's a section with only 2 lines and one section with nothing at all

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