User:WanderingAlice/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: Mathematics and architecture
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I choose this article because I am most fascinated with the mathematics/geometry of the medieval building I am researching.

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 has a good introductory sentence that concisely tells the topic, although not the full scope of what the article talks about. It does describe the major sections of the article but it is a bit jumbled and at a least one point becomes overly detailed. All information that is given is present in the article.

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 various sections in content are relevant to the topic. It is also up to date. Nothing seems to be missing but it is clear that there have been several add-ons to the content over time.

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 starts out quietly defensive about the relevance of mathematics in the world of architecture. However, when reviewing the various examples, the article is quite neutral. There does seem to be more information on the western world than the eastern. The tone is not biased but one topic is more in depth than the other. Overall, the only persuasion that comes across is how important this topic is to the architecture world.

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 facts are all supported by various reliable sources. There is a variety of within the source material that suggests thoroughness. The links that I checked all worked although some just lead to a synopsis of the book referenced since a hard copy would be needed.

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 sections of the article are broken up well, reflecting the different aspects of the wide topic in the article. The article is written well, it gets its points across and the quotes and references are well woven in. There are no grammatical or spelling errors that I can see.

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
The images are useful since most of pictures of the examples being talked about. The captions are informative although sometimes they go into detail and so seem to belong in the body of the article and not as captions. No information is listed on where the pictures come from but all seem to be on other wikipedia pages. I'm guessing they came from there and are then complying with copyright regulations since each picture is a link in itself. Some of the pictures are laid out well but others less so.

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
The talking page is active with corrections to wording and grammar, and questions about further interest. The creator is very active in response. The article is involved in three WikiProjects about mathematics, visual arts, and philosophy. Wikipedia discusses this topic in a much broader perspective. The articles can become quite specific but there are also many broad introduction articles surrounding the topic.

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
This article offers a good synopsis of many different points of architectural interest. It is good at working with examples of mathematical architecture and citing reliable sources about the topic. It does feel like a work in progress, especially with the new editions in content. Overall, it is a good overview, and because of that, it seems to always be adding more relevant material.

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