User:SwayamBhatia/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: Harshad Mehta
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I am talking about the existence of securities scam in India and the evolution of the securities system

Lead

 * Guiding questions

Yes the lead gives a good introduction to the topic

No the lead does not include a brief description of the articles major sections

No it does not include information about the externalities

Concise and short but not very well structured


 * 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?

Content

 * Guiding questions
 * Yes it is relevant
 * Yes it seems up to date and I am discussing a 1990-2000 scam
 * Not that I see but there is room to improve the article


 * 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?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions
 * Yes it is neutral
 * No
 * No the viewpoints are unbiased but they are drawn from reliable journals but include information from news articles.
 * No it does to attempt to persuade the reader


 * 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?

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions

Yes the sources are backed by information although news articles are not reliable.

Yes they are thorough

The links guide me to actual pages that discuss the topic


 * 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?

Organization

 * Guiding questions

Yes it is short and well written with a good historical reflection.

No the article seems to be well sounding in terms of the grammar and spellings

Yes it is well broken down


 * 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?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions

There are no images used in the article as it talks about a scam so it includes one image about a quote from a news article


 * 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?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions

Yes it is part of a wiki project

This topic was not covered in class but the principles were, so wikipedia provides a good case study to the topic


 * 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?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions

The article lacks a lot of information as it draws from news articles. The article needs a solid foundation to backup the essential arguments present in the articles, The article is underdeveloped as it lacks information that can nuance the understanding of users,


 * 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?

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