User:Srh2020/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: (Talk:Berkeley, California)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. When it comes to contributing new information, I wanted to choose a topic I was familiar with.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, it summarizes the location, major institution, population and political views.
 * 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? I am not sure.
 * 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? Somewhat, the population in the "Lead" paragraph is from 2010.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Not that I can tell.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? Perhaps a bit socially liberal, focusing on "diversity".
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Native people's viewpoints not present.
 * 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, from the links I tried.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes.
 * 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? Not that I have seen.
 * 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? Geographic boundaries.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? I found it through the list of C articles. It does appear other students have edited it.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We haven't discussed it in class.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? On the Talk page, it's stated that a lot of "cleanup" is needed but I am not sure how to approach that.
 * What are the article's strengths? I personally found it very interesting and easy to read.
 * How can the article be improved? More raw facts.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is medium well developed.

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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 * Link to feedback: Talk:Berkeley, California