User:ZimuW/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: Shenyang
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I choose this article because Shenyang is my hometown, I am very familiar with the history and other details about this city.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, it does.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes it include some of major sections.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No, it does not.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? No.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, all section is relevant to the topic.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Some of them are, some not.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Yes, some details are missing,
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? The contents are mostly balanced. It might related to historically underrepresented populations, but I have to do more research to exam it.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes, it is neutral.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? There was, and there was an edit war.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? I think some of them are overrepresented.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? The history is very complicated, I am not sure.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes, mostly are.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes they are.
 * Are the sources current? No, some of them are old.
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? Yes, sauces are written by diverse spectrum of authors.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes, they all work.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes it is.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? No, it seems does not.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes, it is.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes there are some images.
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes, they are.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes, they did.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes, they are.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There was an edit war.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It's a C-class and High importance article.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? I think because everybody can talk, so it's not as professional as we talked about it in class.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? It's a well organized article.
 * What are the article's strengths? It's including a lot of details, you can get more information than you thought about this topic.
 * How can the article be improved? Look up the recent actions that government assigned to this city, and update the numerical informations.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It's well-developed.

Optional activity

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