User:TCN888/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) Anglican eucharistic theology
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I have chosen this article because I am interested in the history behind the Eucharist and its importance in religions today.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes its clear the article will discuss the major elements of Anglicanism.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? The second sentence briefly mentions of the major and first sections the article goes into following the introduction.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is concise and straight to the point.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Most up to date content is from 2015
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? The article gives an adequate timeline of Anglicanism and the main beliefs included.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? There is one sentence that refers to the Tractarians as hostile, I think it's presumptuous to use the word hostile to describe them because it suggests to the readers that the group of people were unfriendly.
 * 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? Only in what I stated above.

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Every sentence is followed by a citation and the article includes parts of an article/agreement that is referenced. The article also references exact words from leaders of the Anglicans.
 * 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? The article has subcategories of the rites, the church of England, the administration of the Eucharist and so on.
 * 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

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? There are only 2 images in the whole article under the category of "Customary of the rite". There could have been more images incorporated within the article.
 * 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? No, there are just two photos that don't visually attract the user.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There was a disagreement by one user who is a priest of the Anglican church and another user who discussed how the article needs to include Anglicansim as it is all around the world. The user wanted a more broad representation of the church and found what the priest wrote to be more confined.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Its rated as a good article.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We haven't discussed this topic.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? its a good article
 * What are the article's strengths? I think the talk page shows how through the article is and how the users ensured citations and unbiased statements.
 * How can the article be improved? More images
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is well developed

Optional activity

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