User:AlejandroChavezUCSF/Evaluate an Article
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Complete your article evaluation below. Here are the key aspects to consider: Lead sectionA good lead section defines the topic and provides a concise overview. A reader who just wants to identify the topic can read the first sentence. A reader who wants a very brief overview of the most important things about it can read the first paragraph. A reader who wants a quick overview can read the whole lead section.
ContentA good Wikipedia article should cover all the important aspects of a topic, without putting too much weight on one part while neglecting another.
Tone and BalanceWikipedia articles should be written from a neutral point of view; if there are substantial differences of interpretation or controversies among published, reliable sources, those views should be described as fairly as possible.
Sources and ReferencesA Wikipedia article should be based on the best sources available for the topic at hand. When possible, this means academic and peer-reviewed publications or scholarly books.
Organization and writing qualityThe writing should be clear and professional, the content should be organized sensibly into sections.
Images and Media
Talk page discussionThe article's talk page — and any discussions among other Wikipedia editors that have been taking place there — can be a useful window into the state of an article, and might help you focus on important aspects that you didn't think of.
Overall impressions
Examples of good feedbackA good article evaluation can take a number of forms. The most essential things are to clearly identify the biggest shortcomings, and provide specific guidance on how the article can be improved. |
Which article are you evaluating?
Wikipedia:WikiProject Baseball
Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I am familiar with the material to the best of my knowledge. It matters because there are new people entering the sport every year and it may be hard to follow rules and simple knowledge of the sport. My preliminary impression is that it is a simple form of obtaining information about the sport.
Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)
The lead section of the article is great. It gives a brief summary of the sport and some general information. The content feels overwhelming how it looks. There is a lot of information that seems to be everywhere and not organized in a great structure. It needs some restructuring in the article. The tone and balance of the article is great in my personal opinion, everything is neutral and does not show any form of bias. The sources and references seem to be missing from what I can tell, I am not able to see it so I would be located. There is not much media presented in the article. My overall impression of the article is that it has great potential to be expanded.