User:VQuiche/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: Visual communication
 * Article was chosen due to its considerable length in face of having a notice from Wikipedia that sources are required, which meant that it was an article that had room for improvement.

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

 * Lead introduces basic idea along with key factors of the concept.
 * However, it doesn't cover the major sections of the article since the article focuses on: the study of it, key figures in the field, and the smallest section is what the lead spent the most time on.
 * Lead is a bit lacking in detail in the sense that it doesn't talk about the content, but it is overly detailed when listing the forms of visual communication.

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

 * Article content is very relevant to topic and up to date (last revision in Dec 2019).
 * According to the talk page there is content missing.

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

 * Not all of the sources are listed, evident by the fact that the page has a notice asking for more sources.
 * Additionally the talk page discusses needing more sources.
 * However, the sources that are available are very relevant and modern.

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

 * Not all of the sources are listed, evident by the fact that the page has a notice asking for more sources.
 * Additionally the talk page discusses needing more sources.
 * However, the sources that are available are very relevant and modern.

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 defniitely readable. Differing ideas that follow a common theme are all presented together while still being distinct enough to highlight each component's importance.
 * The breakdown of the article is also adeqately organized, although the sections can use more information on what the section is (eg. the Visual Elements section)

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

 * Two of the images are helpful although the Eye of Horace is kind of confusing, especially with its lack of caption. The other two have good captioning though.
 * The images aren't laid out in the best way because they are all very frontloaded towards the beginning of the article.

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

 * Discussion on it is about content that is missing along with a couple of suggestion for sourcing information.
 * The article is rated as Start-Class and High Importance by the graphic design, media, and systems projects.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What are the article's strengths?
 * What is the article's overall status?
 * 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 article is a start class that is still lacking sources for its useful content. If the sources can be provided then the content will be great.
 * In terms of the article's completeness, I'd rate it 6.5-7/10 due to it being essentially a proof of concept of the idea.

Optional activity

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