User:Squashfattyterra/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) Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I likes eating bacon and I want to know what kind of bacon festival have aorund the world.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Lead evaluation
The lead includes an introudce the article's topic clearly. The major sections does not include a brief description of the major sections. The lead include information that is present inb the article. The lead is concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Content evaluation
The content is relevant. The lead is up-to date. There is no content missing.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Tone and balance evaluation
The article is neutral. The article is heavy baised toward the to the price of admission tickets and how many people attracted. The view point about pupluaity of bacon festival is overrepresented. The article does not persuade the reader away from another.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
Some of the facts backed up by a realiable secondary sources of information. The sources are not current and thorough. Some of links are not work.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Organization evaluation
The article is easy to read. I am not sure about the grammatical errors. The article is well- organzied and have clear sections.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Images and media evaluation
This article does not include image and just includes a wesbite. The picture in the wesbite is not clear.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Talk page evaluation
The conversation is formal. One person added two links for the bacon festvial. The article help support the information of bacon festival. The talks pages is more formal compare what we talked about in class. In class, we tends to discuss what we remembered about this topic. In the talk pages, the edit used facts or evidence for the changes.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Overall evaluation
The article does not have enough information. The strengths are clear and easy to read. We should finding more reliable resource for bacon festival and added more background information about what kind of bacon serves in festival.

Optional activity

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