User:Taru1234/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: Water supply and sanitation in Bolivia
• Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
• I have chosen to evaluate this article as it provides information about water supply and sanitation which are important aspects that contribute towards the wellbeing of a population.

Lead

Guiding questions

The lead's introductory sentence does not concisely describe the main idea of the topic and jumps right into the content. The article's lead somewhat covers the sections of the article, although few ideas are not repeated on elaborated on further. The lead gives a fair idea of the article, but I believe it could be a little more concise and give more of an overall view of the topic and introduction to the article rather than diving into the problem.

• Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
• Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
• Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
• Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Content

Guiding questions

The article includes information that is relevant to the topic. The content comprises references until 2015 but does not include any information about the last five years. It also includes information from quite a few years back that could have changed recently. The article could also include ways in which the sanitation and supply problem has played out in Bolivia to provide context. The article does not address topics related to underrepresented populations or issues.

• Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
• Is the content up-to-date?
• Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
• Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Tone and Balance

Guiding questions

The tone of the article is neutral and does not seem biased towards any particular position. There are sections in the article that seem very brief and fairly underrepresented and therefore limit the readers understating. The article does not persuade the reader to take a particular standpoint.

• Is the article neutral?
• Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
• Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
• Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Sources and References

Guiding questions

References for most of its part back up the article, although in the leads section, I felt that certain statements were not backed up, and it does make some fact based statements. Most of the references do not open, or they do not exist anymore, therefore it is difficult to evaluate the sources. The most current reference dates back to 2016, but the article also talks about historical perspectives, and therefore there are older articles as well. However, no source seems to speaks about the current situation.

• Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
• Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
• Are the sources current?
• Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
• Check a few links. Do they work?

Organization

Guiding questions

The article is fairly well written, but there are a few areas in which it lacks content. For the most part, it is clear but contains a lot of information without any context, which makes it hard for the reader to understand what is being spoken about. The article has problems with sentence structure and a few missing punctuations. The article has a relatively good flow of ideas, but some of them could be built on better.

• Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
• Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
• Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Images and Media

Guiding questions

There are a few images that are used in this article. They help understand the topic better, but I also feel that an image to two showing the people's condition would enhance the readers' understanding better. The photos are well captioned, but a graph is included from another website, which I am not sure complies with Wikipedias rules of copyright. The other two images adhere to the regulations. The photos are not laid out in a visually appealing way.

• Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
• Are images well-captioned?
• Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
• Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Checking the talk page

Guiding questions

The article has been considered for a few Wikiprojects. There are no conversations going on in the talk page although there are peer review's that have been done.

• What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
• How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
• How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

Guiding questions

The article is a c-class article. It is not very well developed and can use more current sources of information and adequate representation of each topic. As of now, I feel there is just a lot of statistical or copy-paste kind of content without simplifying it for an ordinary reader to understand. This aspect needs to be worked upon. The article does maintain a neutral tone and also a reasonably understandable flow of ideas.

• What is the article's overall status?
• What are the article's strengths?
• How can the article be improved?
• How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

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