User:Zbraverman/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.


 * Emergency sanitation
 * I chose to evaluate this article because I am interested in learning about Emergency sanitation methods.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The Lead includes an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic. It includes information about three different phases of sanitation, which are mentioned in the major sections of the article. All of the information present in the Lead seems to be present in the article. The lead is concise, however I believe that a little more information would help the overall flow of the article. Information on the short-term phase of sanitation should be expanded. There are sufficient explanations for the long-term and immediate phases, but not for short-term emergency sanitation methods.


 * 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 seems relatively up to date. Every source in the article ranges from 2007 to 2018. It was last published on February 16, 2020. In the Methods section of the article one sentence about drinking water is mentioned without any other context. If more information was included on that topic, then the content would belong in this section of the article.


 * 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. It doesn't seem that there's any heavily biased claims or an overrepresentation of a certain perspective included in the article.


 * 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

Not all facts are backed up by a reliable source. The sources mentioned in the article do reflect the available literature on the topic and are relatively current. However, there are no sources cited in the Settings section of this article.


 * 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 concise and relatively easy to read. There does not seem to be any grammatical or spelling errors. The article is broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic but more detail could be added to help make the sections flow together.


 * 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 images help enhance my understanding of the topic and are well-captioned. They are laid out in a visually appealing way, aligning with each section of the article. They also adhere the Wikipedia's copyright regulations.


 * 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

A conversation about how the article should explain the process of emergency sanitation within the first 6 months of emergency response is discussed on the talk page. There is also talk of discussing the market side of emergency sanitation as well as the a description of the basic technology that is used during emergency sanitation. The article is a part of WikiProject Sanitation. It is rated as a C-Class with high importance article.


 * 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 article's overall status is rated as a C-Class with high importance article. The article's strengths include its conciseness and organization. It could be improved by citing sources in the Setting section and adding more recent sources throughout the article to make a clearer point. I believe that the article is underdeveloped. It has a good base, but information needs to be added to make the article well-developed.


 * 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

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