User:Toad Person/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: Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.

Because he is someone I heard of in Roman history that I am interested about as he is held up as an almost mythic figure

Lead

 * Guiding questions
 * It is concise but I feel leaving out that it was a dictatorship and what that meant in the early Roman Republic is an oversight as it explains there was a process for him to gain the power he had.


 * 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
 * The information is relative to the topic but I feel one thing that is missing is why he was chosen for the dictatorship it just skips ahead from him farming to him being uniamousley selected to be a dictator because they didn't trust the consuls but doesn't say why.


 * 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?
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions
 * It is neutral and doesn't try to persuade. However they primary source authors are Roman or Greek and therefore may have had a bias view and we may not have sources that represent other outside views of him.


 * 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
 * The primary sources are all Roman or Greek which doesn't have a diverse spectrum of authors as they all share being Roman or Greek so not outside views. The secondary sources are mainly scholars so that provides more legitimacy.


 * 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?
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Organization

 * Guiding questions
 * It is concise and easy to understand however the gap in time of his life is off putting as it only focuses on the end of his life really.


 * 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
 * THe images are mainly pushed to the side and not interwoven into the 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
 * the same question i had about his younger life. Not very friendly conversations going on "I wish snobs would stop culling information that makes historical figures relevant"


 * 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
 * I think it is a good overview but it doesn't cover all the questions one would ask about the background of Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus such as his early years and his family outside of his problematic son. It is strong in its opening and the information throughout seems accurate and sourced well and presented with as little bias as possible as the primary sources where probably biased.


 * 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?

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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