User:Hankhankwch/Evaluate an Article
Evaluate an article
[edit]This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.
- Name of article: Caroline Lexow Babcock
- Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
- I have chosen this article to evaluate because it's related to the class I am taking and this article explains who this woman was and why she was famous.
Lead
[edit]- Guiding questions
- 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?
- The Lead is concise with who it is.
Lead evaluation
[edit]Content
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
- Yes, the article explained who the woman was and what she had done in the past to protect women's right.
- Is the content up-to-date?
- I believe the article content is up-to-date because it was mentioned that the article was created and improved by Women in Red project in 2019.
- Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
- No
Content evaluation
[edit]Tone and Balance
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Is the article neutral?
- Yes, the article was just a introduction of a person.
- Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
- The article is neutral without significant biased.
- Are there viewpoints that are over represented, or underrepresented?
- It should give a little more detail on what specific event she had done in the past to change the society.
- Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
- No, the article is overall giving the information about a person
Tone and balance evaluation
[edit]Sources and References
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
- Yes, mostly there are different references to different website and book or articles that cited in the references section.
- Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
- Are the sources current?
- Yes, some of the sources are listed with the date.
- Check a few links. Do they work?
- Yes, the links are either to another wiki page or cited articles.
Sources and references evaluation
[edit]Organization
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
- Yes, the author wrote the detail concisely and making the article easy to read.
- Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
- No, all the sentences and language structure are clear and understandable.
- Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
- Yes, the sections are well separated with big, bold title.
Organization evaluation
[edit]Images and Media
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
- There was only one image of Caroline Lexow Babcock.
- Are images well-captioned?
- There weren't captions for that particular image
- Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
- Yes, it did provide with the source where this image was from
- Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
- Yes, the size of image is totally good size with great resolution.
Images and media evaluation
[edit]Checking the talk page
[edit]- Guiding questions
- What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
- There is not any discussion about representing this topic.
- How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
- This article is rated C-class in Biography, Low-importance in Women's History. The article is part of WikiProjects under Biography, Women's History, and United States.
- How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
- Nothing about discussion.
Talk page evaluation
[edit]Overall impressions
[edit]- Guiding questions
- What is the article's overall status?
- Overall status of the article are still up-to-date with the information.
- What are the article's strengths?
- The strengths of the article are to let more people know about who Caroline Lexow Babcock was and what she had done in term of women's right in the past.
- How can the article be improved?
- Maybe provide some more detail about the movements.
- How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
- I would say the article is well-developed in the beginning, but maybe the author could add more detail. The article seems lack of something.
Overall evaluation
[edit]Optional activity
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