User:Wschmidt2/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: Orb-weaver spider
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I am doing spiders for my speciality and I have seen a lot of them on our fieldwork outings.

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? Yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Concise

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes, most sources are from the last 10-15 years.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Not that I can see, covers each of the topics thoroughly.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes, no evidence of bias presented in the article.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No
 * 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? No, there are no opinions associated with this article.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? No, there is a mention of evidence suggesting a theory and there is no in-text citation.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes
 * 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, very.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Not that I found.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes, but there could be more when describing the behaviors of the spiders.
 * 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? Not really, just photo of different orb weaver spiders.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Suggestive conversations where people provide links to articles for information to be added to this page.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is rated as a C grade and it is a part of the WikiProject Spiders.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Overall, this page is informative and has plenty of citations backing the facts stated in the article.
 * What are the article's strengths? It is very concise and presents facts in a clear, oriented pattern.
 * How can the article be improved? Not much, but I feel the lead could do a little better job introducing the major sections of the article.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Very well developed.

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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