User:YH4DU/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Website: Vietnam War

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
The reason that I choose this article to evaluate is because it's related to the topic on war and environment. I believe it is matter because as battle goes on it will damage the ecosystem and species habitat of the Vietnam. My preliminary impression of the article is U.S. puts its national interest above environment and the safety of the Vietnamese people.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

Lead Section

Does the lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?

-       Answer: Yes

Does the lead include information a brief description of the articles’ major sections?

-       Answer: yes

Does the lead include information that is not present in the sections?

-       Answer: No

Is the lead concise or is it overly detailed?

-       Answer: Overly detailed

Content section

Is the article's content relevant to the topic?

-       Answer: Yes

IS the content up to date?

-       Answer: Yes

Is the content that is missing or content that does not belong?

-       Answer: Content is not missing

Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topic?

-       Answer: the article does not deal with one of Wikipedia’s equity gaps

-       Answer: It does address topics related to historically underrepresented populations

Tone and balance

IS the article neutral?

-       Answer: the tone is neutral

Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?

-       Answer: It does not have any biased toward a particular position

Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?

-       Answer: No

Are minority or fringe viewpoints accurately described as such?

-       Answer: No

Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

-       Answer: away from another

Sources and Reference

Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information

-       Answer: No

Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?

-       Answer: yes

Are the sources current?

-       Answer: yes

Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?

-       Answer: The source are written by a diverse spectrum of authors, and does include historically marginalized individuals

Are there better sources available, such as peer-reviewed articles in place of new coverage or random websites?

-       Answer: No, because the article have already used peer-reviewed articles and some of the website that they have used is important for article content.

Check a few link. Do they work?

-       Answer: Yes

Organization and writing quality

Is the article well-written?

-       Answer: Yes

Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?

-       Answer: No

Is the article well-organized?

-       Answer: Yes

Image and Media

Does the article included images that enhance understanding of the topic?

-       Answer: Yes

Are images well-captioned?

-       Answer: Yes

Do all images adhere to Wikipedia’s copyright regulations?

-       Answer: Yes

Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

-       Answer: Yes

Talk page discussion

what kind of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?

-       Answer: The conversation is about some of the improvement that can make to this article.

How is the article rated? Is it a part of any Wiki projects?

-       Answer: the article is rated as C-class and it is a part of wiki project

How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

-       Answer: Wikipedia have used more detail data to support the perspective that they are discussion, which it is different from us.

Overall impressions

What is the article's overall status?

-       Answer: Overall, this article has good status

What are the article's strengths?

-       Answer: The strength included well writing content, good grammar, and attractive image

How can the article's be improved?

-       Answer: one thing that the article can be improve on is to site all the sources, Since some of the evidence has provide in the article without source link.

How would you assess the article's completeness-i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

-       Answer: the article is well-developed