User:Stephanie.Grady/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: Noise pollution
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I have chosen to evaluate this article since I am interested in how noise affects health.

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? Yes
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Pretty concise

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes, for the most part.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Yes; there is content missing on how to actually measure noise pollution.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? No; 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? No
 * 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, for the most part.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes
 * Are the sources current? Yes, for the most part.
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? Yes, sources are written by a diverse spectrum of authors.
 * 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, for the most part.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes, for the most part.
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? I think so.
 * 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? Conversations are in regards to what to edit or keep on the page; additionally, there was a conversation on whether to merge this page with the Noise (Environmental) page.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? This article is rated C-Class. Yes, it is part of 6 WikiProjects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? This Wikipedia page discusses more of the effects of noise on animals, while in class we have talked about effects in humans.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? It's okay but can do better.
 * What are the article's strengths? It describes the impacts on wildlife comprehensively.
 * How can the article be improved? It could use more information on how noise is actually measured.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think that the article is a bit underdeveloped and could use more information on human effects as well as exposure/noise assessment.

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:Noise pollution/Archive 1