User:Fadinaddeh/Evaluate an Article

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Evaluate an article

This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.

  • Nickel mine: Nickel mine
  • It is a topic I am interested in and the wikipedia page looks like it could use some adding to.

Lead

Guiding questions

A Nickel mine is a mine that produces nickel. Some mines produce nickel primarily, while some mines produce nickel as a side-product of some other metal that has a higher concentration in the ore.

  • 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? Concise

Lead evaluation

Content

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? yes, missing content

Content evaluation

Tone and Balance

Guiding questions
  • Is the article neutral? yes, its mostly informative no bias
  • 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

Sources and References

Guiding questions
  • Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? no, no sources
  • Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? no, no sources
  • Are the sources current? no, no sources
  • Check a few links. Do they work? no, no sources

Sources and references evaluation

Organization

Guiding questions
  • 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? yes
  • Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? no

Organization evaluation

Images and Media

Guiding questions
  • Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? no images
  • Are images well-captioned? no images
  • Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? no images
  • Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? no images

Images and media evaluation

Checking the talk page

Guiding questions
  • What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? no conversations in the talk page.
  • How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? no
  • How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? we spoke about it in more detail during class.

Talk page evaluation

Overall impressions

Guiding questions
  • What is the article's overall status? no status.
  • What are the article's strengths? the articles strength is that it is concise
  • How can the article be improved? by adding some more explanations for example, more detail on where nickel mines usually occur and how they are found.
  • How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? underdeveloped and incomplete.

Overall evaluation

Optional activity

  • 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

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