User:Sophiejones141/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) Leptospirosis
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I found this article in the veterinary medicine section of wikiproject and it is relevant to a bacteria causing infection in animals. At the clinic that I worked at this summer (lower mainland BC) the veterinarian (recent grad) explained to me the need for lepto vaccines in domestic animals so I was intrigued when i saw the title.

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? neither

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? yes - the majority of sources are 5-10 years old
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? 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? mostly human focused, only a small section dedicated to animals
 * 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? yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? a quick search suggests so, however more sources on vet/ animal related content are likely available yet not represented.
 * Are the sources current? 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? yes
 * 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? 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? some argue that more veterinary info is needed, that new veterinary vaccines are available and that animals may need a separate article than humans on this topic
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? rated as "good"
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? haven't really gotten into lepto yet in this class.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? good
 * What are the article's strengths? concise - very easy to read and straight to the point.
 * How can the article be improved? more animal related information - i agree with the suggestion to create a separate article for human and animals in this situation
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? underdeveloped from the vet-med point of view

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