User:Tobleaar/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: Apple sauce
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I really like apple sauce and the article had a blurb that said the information was not reliable.

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? No.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Fairly concise, but a little choppy.

Lead evaluation
The lead needs some work. There is good information there, but some editing in this section will greatly improve the article.

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? Yes.

Content evaluation
The article is missing a lot of information.

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.

Tone and balance evaluation
Apple sauce isn't really controversial, so there aren't any biases or issues regarding neutrality.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? No.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Somewhat.
 * 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? Yes.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? There were a couple that I fixed.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Somewhat.

Organization evaluation
Overall, the article is pretty well organized. However, it does need a little bit of work-shopping.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes.
 * 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? Yes.

Images and media evaluation
The images are fine.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? People are mainly concerned with whether or not people serve apple sauce with meat.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is in the Food and Drink project.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Talk page evaluation
The talk page is doing too much.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths? It has good sections to discuss regarding apple sauce and its usage.
 * How can the article be improved? More information.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is underdeveloped.

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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