User:Zadil2020/Evaluate an Article

Piano
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 * Name of article: Piano history and musical performance; Piano history and musical performance
 * I chose an article on Piano history because I love Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata and Fifth Symphony. I think the piano is a very important piece of musical instrument that is used by majority of composers to enhance their music.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The lead does include an introductory sentence that is relevant to the article, but is does not outright describe the topic. The Lead does not include a brief description of the article's major sections. The Lead does include information that is not present in the article. The Lead is overly detailed and not very direct about what the article will be covering.


 * 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?

Content

 * Guiding questions

The article's content is relevant to the topic. The content is not up-to-date. There isn't any content that doesn't belong, but there is content that is missing. The real history and background of the piano is not there, and there isn't enough information on the composers that used the piano.


 * 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?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions

The article is neutral, and sort of vague. There aren't any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position. There are view points that over-represented, such as the article being heavily about more recent pianos, rather than being about pianos in general. The article does not attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another.


 * 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?

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions

All the facts in the article are not backed by a reliable secondary source of information. The sources are not thorough, they do not reflect the available literature on the topic. The sources used are not up to date. The few links provided do work.


 * 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?

Organization

 * Guiding questions

The article is not well written. It is not concise, and could really be rewritten. The article does not have any grammatical or spelling errors. The article is not well organized, and the breakdown is not very helpful in providing insight into the information on the topic.


 * 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?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions

The article does include images that enhance the understanding of the topic, but they are limited there could've been more. The images are well-captioned. All of the images doe adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations. The images are not laid out in a visually appealing way.


 * 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?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions

There aren't any kinds of conversations going on behind the scenes about how to represent the topic. The article is not part of any WikiProjects. The way Wikipedia discusses this topic differs from the way we've talked about it in class is that it isn't as brief and limited as it was in class.


 * 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?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions

The overall status of the article is that it is a work in progress. The strength's of the article are that they provide a good amount information that can be used towards the rewrite of the article. The article can be improved by going through a proper sequential format of the history of the piano, and then move along to the current piano. The article is poorly developed as it lacks a lot of key information.


 * 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?

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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