User:Tjmorg/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: Water privatization
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. Safe and accessible water is the United Nations' sixth sustainable development goal. Water privatization plays an important role in the provision of water to people across the globe. This article is graded as a C and therefore, it means it needs more work to fulfill its potential as valuable source of information for people wanting to learn about water privatization.

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, there are some references to countries that have used water privatization which are then not spoken about in the article. They also mention that privatization was aborted in Austria in the introduction which is not included later on.
 * 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? Not all of it. Some statistics are from 2007 e.g. Accessibility figures. Also outdated stats under impacts of privatization.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? In the intro the last 2 sentences are confusing. Furthermore, they are not cited. Furthermore, the logic doesn't make sense because it compares global stats to developed country stats.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? Yes but not enough. There could be more of a dive into comparing the impact of privatization on rich and poor neighborhoods, or GS and GN countries.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? I think so.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? Not that I saw.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? The world bank is over represented I think.
 * 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? No, some sources are from other wiki articles, e.g. different forms of privatization.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current? Not all of them.
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? Haven't checked.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Not ref. 33.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Mostly
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Some sentences can be slightly improved.
 * 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? Some yes but others no. They don't even show water in them!
 * Are images well-captioned? They have interesting captions but don't relate to the picture very well. eg.under heading: Cochabamba, Bolivia
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Not sure!!
 * 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? There is some talk of dead links, and improper pictures. There was some talk of adding SDG6 history to history section.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? C rated, yes many wiki projects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Not sure.
 * What are the article's strengths? It's lead, history, table on different countries.
 * How can the article be improved? It needs Cleaning. Not sure about what sections can be added if any.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Slightly underdeveloped.

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