User:ZeinabFashwal/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: (link)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The article I chose talks about ecoregions. I chose that articles because I think it is really important to understand nature and its construction before we go ahead and look for its resources. The article starts with a very brief introductory sentence that enhances the understanding of what ecoregions are. It further goes into explaining what ecosystems include, how they are formed, and how they affect the environment. the introductory section is fairly simple and easy to understand. Moreover, everything mentioned in the introductory section is included in the article.


 * 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

I believe the article context is relative to the course topics. It is important to understand how nature is formed and what it classifies into because it helps us understand the formation and decomposition of minerals and how easy their extraction wil be. The article is not very recent, some edits were made around the year 2003. The article included a wide range of topics related to eco regions, it believe it was well done and does not need any edits.


 * 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 pretty neutral, I do not think this topic had any space for controversy or biases, it is heavily based on definitions and general understanding of the topic.


 * 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

The article is fairly old most of the sources date back to early 2000s, however, the article seems to be well researched and is backed up by many reliable sources. All the link work!

Some edits were made to the article in 2013. The article was created in 2002.


 * 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 easy to read and understand, and it is pretty well organized. I was unable to catch any spelling or grammatical errors!


 * 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

I really liked how there is a lot of images and links to enhance the understanding of some terms. The images are nice and easy to visualize.


 * 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 is some conversations that took place on the talk page discussing the use of term ecology and the definition of the 8 major regions. The comment states that the definition used is rather weak.

The article was rated as C-Class on the quality scale.

It was rated as top importance on the ecoregion scale and mid importance on the ecology scale.

The topic was not directly discussed 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

One of the article strengths is that it covers a really important topic on the ecoregion scale. It is neutral and very easy to understand. Over all the article could be improved and enhanced to have stronger definitions and more concrete background. The article is well-developed it has all the necessary components to make a good wiki article.

The article can be improved by adding more definitions or making it a little more academically enhanced. The article is very simple there can be a lot more research done on the topic.


 * 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?

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