User:TooLegend/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) International Year of Planet Earth
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I have chosen this article to evaluate because I just wanted to pick something related to sustainability so I found this specific topic.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Lead evaluation
The Lead includes a concise sentence that describes what the article focuses on. There is a list of the major sections, titled "Contents" inside of a little box. The Lead only includes information that is present in the article or is related to other things in the article. The Lead is very concise with 2 sentences and the Contents box.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Content evaluation
The article's contents are all related to the topic, where the United Nations General Assembly declared 2008 as the International Year of Planet Earth, in order to emphasize the importance of Earth sciences for sustainable development. The content is up-to-date, as it was simply talking about the United Nations General Assembly's goals for that year, which was clearly outlined, along with the background, themes relating to the topic, and other supporting information that all revolves around the main topic. No content is missing from the article and all content in the article belongs in the article.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Tone and balance evaluation
The article is neutral, simply because it just states what the topic is and what it is about, without making any claims heavily favoring a particular view/position. Since the only viewpoint is what the goal/objective was, it isn't over or under represented. The article does not attempt to persuade the reader to change their position, because this article is essentially purely informational.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
The article is purely using primary sources, with no secondary source backing it up. Although, since this article talks about something by the United Nations General Assembly, the sources from the United Nations are a reliable and credible source that provides thorough information on the topic. The sources are not necessarily current, but the sources are current relative to the topic of the article, which was the year 2008. One of the links listed in the article http://www.esfs.org/ is no longer related to the article, it used to be Earth Sciences for Society website, but that is now the Easy Simple Fast Service website, completely unrelated to the topic.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Organization evaluation
The article is well-written and concise, as well as being very easy to read, with no errors in grammar or spelling. The article is organized well, with many sections that focus on a specific point related to the topic.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Images and media evaluation
There are no images related to the topic because the topic is talking about the year 2008 being important for Earth sciences for sustainable development.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Talk page evaluation
There aren't any conversations regarding how to represent this topic, simply because it is just information about the topic, and there isn't really any better way to represent it. The article is rated Stub-Class for the quality scale and Low-Importance on the importance scale. It is apart of the Environment WikiProject and International Relations WikiProject.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * 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?

Overall evaluation
The overall status o the article is that it is finished and is just there to inform anyone on the International Year of Planet Earth. I think that the article's strengths are that it does not take any position and simply just informs the reader, while also making it concise. I don't think that the article can be improved, because it is really straight forward. The article is fully completed.

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