User:Zitong Lin1996/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: (Great Pacific garbage patch)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * My major is environmental science and I'm interested in the topic of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and how to solve it.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes, it introduce the location and basic information of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP).
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * It include most of the major information in the article except the effect of the GPGP.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * The information about the size and what made up the GPGP is too detailed, a more simple description would be better.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * No

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * No there are no viewpoints that are overrpresented of underrepresented.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * No this article is very neutral.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Yes
 * Are the sources current?
 * Most of the source are within 20 years, only a few are written before 2000.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * Yes the links I checked all work.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Yes, it is clear and easy to read and understand.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * No
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * Yes the article is written in 6 Major sections and each section has a topic.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Yes, there are images help explain the concept and images provide an example.
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * Yes

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * Yes there are conversion about add more effect of the GPGP and also about images.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * This article is part of WikiProject Environment, Oceans, Oceania, Fisheries and Fishing
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * It dose not have a particular order to talk about the topic like what we did in class. Different people can working on different stuff at the same time.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * Most of the explanation are done, however, science the GPGP is changing so it would require updates of the newest information.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * Clear and detailed information about the GPGP, allow people to understand and learn about it very quickly.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * By keep updating the newest discover and change on the GPGP, also the article can use a section 7 to talk about the measurement has been down or could be down to solve this problem.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * this article is well-developed.

Overall evaluation
This article about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch introduce and explain the GPGP to readers with clear and detailed information. including the location, size, history, current status and the effect it has on environment and humans. This article really gives a full picture of GPGP, as long as it keep update the most recent discover of the GPGP, this article will be great to read. Also, it can use a new section about possible ways to solve this problem.

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