User:Waktf3/Evaluate an Article

Article evaluation
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: Astley Cooper
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate:

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes, the Lead consists of one sentence which summarizes his background and contributions.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * No, the lead does not have descriptions, but rather has links to the contributions
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * no, but the lead is very small
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * very concise, perhaps could be expanded upon

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, the content is relevant.
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * yes, but a lot is missing. last edit was a year ago (subject to change)
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * yes, there is content that is missing. A lot of the works pages are empty and do not exist, but they are relevent.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * yes, no visible bias is detectable
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * no, the claims are neutral
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * his works are displayed in bullet point form, headed by subject type, which does not over represent one particular idea
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * no, it is simply a list of works and his life.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * yes, their are 9 references
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * as far as I can tell
 * Are the sources current?
 * yes, there is a source from 2018
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * yes, the ones that i clicked worked

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * yes, not confusing
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * no obvious mistakes
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * yes, but more sections in detail could be used

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * the only images are portraits
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * yes, they clearly state who he is
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * yes, they are open source due to age
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * yes, but there are not many

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * external links were modified to be more relevent
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * yes, medicine, science, hertfordshire, biography
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * it basically list works and life. could definitly be expanded

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * very incomplete in terms of diving into each topic, lets links talk for themselves but a lot of links are not working.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * very unbias and very fact telling.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * details could be expanded, lacking in depth explanation of his works.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * it needs to be expanded

Optional activity

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