User:15jlittle/Aquatic rat/TayToTheRenee Peer Review
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Peer review
[edit]This is where you will complete your peer review exercise. Please use the following template to fill out your review.
General info
[edit]- Whose work are you reviewing? 15jlittle
- Link to draft you're reviewing: Aquatic rat
Lead
[edit]Guiding questions:
- Has the Lead been updated to reflect the new content added by your peer? yes, he fixed a grammatical error.
- Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes
- Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? No
- Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
- Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Overly detailed. It should be broken into different categories.
Lead evaluation
[edit]Content
[edit]Guiding questions:
- Is the content added relevant to the topic? No
- Is the content added up-to-date? Yes
- Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Lots of information missing.
Content evaluation
[edit]Tone and Balance
[edit]Guiding questions:
- Is the content added neutral? yes
- Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? no
- Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No
- Does the content added attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No
Tone and balance evaluation
[edit]Sources and References
[edit]Guiding questions:
- Is all new content 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? yes
- Check a few links. Do they work? yes
Sources and references evaluation
[edit]Organization
[edit]Guiding questions:
- Is the content added well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? yes
- Does the content added have any grammatical or spelling errors? no
- Is the content added well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? no
Organization evaluation
[edit]Images and Media
[edit]Guiding questions: If your peer added images or media
- Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? yes
- 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
Images and media evaluation
[edit]For New Articles Only
[edit]If the draft you're reviewing is a new article, consider the following in addition to the above.
- Does the article meet Wikipedia's Notability requirements - i.e. Is the article supported by 2-3 reliable secondary sources independent of the subject? yes
- How exhaustive is the list of sources? Does it accurately represent all available literature on the subject? It's a small list. yes
- Does the article follow the patterns of other similar articles - i.e. contain any necessary infoboxes, section headings, and any other features contained within similar articles? no
- Does the article link to other articles so it is more discoverable? yes
New Article Evaluation
[edit]Overall impressions
[edit]Guiding questions:
- Has the content added improved the overall quality of the article - i.e. Is the article more complete? no
- What are the strengths of the content added? weak
- How can the content added be improved? More info on the subject should be included with more references.
Overall evaluation
[edit]Nice edit, but could use some more info on the Aquatic rat.