User:Tavkaur25/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: Huntington's Disease (Huntington's disease)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I picked this article because it is disease that involves genetics, this article includes both genetics and medicine, which are my interests.

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 in contents section
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? I think it is concise, but I think there may be too much information on this page.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? 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 there are so many sources.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? The sources are very thorough
 * Are the sources current? yes they are current
 * 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? it is very organized and well written, it is a great article to get your information from.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Not that I saw any
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Highly organized

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? There are images that helps you have a visual of all the content that is provided.
 * Are images well-captioned? There are descriptions under each image that is on the article, and it describes the image well.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes towards the end of the sections

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 have been quiet a few of edits on this article, about the images/information provided
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? I found this article from a WikiProjects page, and this article was linked to that project.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It's not that different from what was discussed

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? It is undergoing a featured article review.
 * What are the article's strengths? The amount of information it covers, it is so informative, maybe too informative and sometimes hard to follow along.
 * How can the article be improved? Yes maybe making the sections smaller, and adding better descriptions for the images provided.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It's 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:Huntington's disease