User:Jonnyyye533/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: Renewable Energy Certificate (United States)
Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
- It pertains to one of my sources in my research paper.

Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
- Yes, it is a basic definition of the topic.
Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
- Yes, the lead includes a lot of general information that explored further in the rest of the article.
Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
- No
Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
- It is a bit overly detailed; it really delves into the way the certificates are traded in the lead, when it could be a separate section.

Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
- Yes, all of it is.
Is the content up-to-date?
- It's rather up to date, there could be more up-to-date sources, as most of them are from 2010-2015
Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
- no

Is the article neutral?
- Yes, it mainly just states the facts.
Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
- no
Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
- no
Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
- no

Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
- Yes, many of the sources are governmental based sources.
Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
- Yes, considering how it is a policy, governmental sources are thorough.
Are the sources current?
- Some of them could be updated, because there are no 2020 or 2019 sources. So, not really.
Check a few links. Do they work?
- yes

Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
- Yes
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?
- I feel like they pushed a lot of the information into the lead, they could have probably separated it out a little more, so readers can follow it more easily.

What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
- A lot of clarifications, as some users are asking other users for more details.
How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProject?
- It is rated "start class". And no, it isn't.
How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
- It doesn't

What is the article's overall status?
- It is a good start, but it needs more reliable sources.
What are the article's strengths?
- It is written well and it has a good amount of information.
How can the article be improved?
- It needs better sources to back up it's facts.
How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
- If it gets better sources and is organized better, I would consider it complete.

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