User:Keegan Willson/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: (Association football)
- Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I have chosen this article because soccer is something that I am passionate about.
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?: yes
- Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?: no
- Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?: concise
Lead evaluation: overall I would say that the lead to this article is strong.
[edit]Content
[edit]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
Content evaluation The content fits the overall topic of the article
[edit]Tone and Balance
[edit]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
- Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?: no
Tone and balance evaluation: the tone is very unbiased, the article is just describing soccer and its origins, no attempt to sway the reader in any way.
[edit]Sources and References
[edit]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?: yes
- Check a few links. Do they work?: yes
Sources and references evaluation: sources were checked, they do work and they are reliable
[edit]Organization
[edit]Guiding questions:
- 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?
Organization evaluation: The article flows well, grammar and spelling are near perfect.
[edit]Images and Media
[edit]Guiding questions:
- 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?
Images and media evaluation: Photos are relevant to text and have proper caption.
[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?
- 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?
Talk page evaluation: The big talking point was people wanting to change the name from Association football to just football.
[edit]Overall impressions
[edit]Guiding questions:
- 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?
Overall evaluation: I would say that the overall status of the Association football article is pretty complete.
[edit]Optional activity
[edit]- Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes ~~~~
- Link to feedback: