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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: Interior architecture
- Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate
- I chose this article because my I'm majoring in interior architecture and I want to see what kind of basics the article chooses to talk about.
Lead
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
- Yes the Lead includes a definition of Interior architecture as well as the basics of it.
- Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
- Yes its describes the evolution, earnings, and education in interior design which are the major sections.
- Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
- No it doesn't
- Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
- Very concise on each major section
Lead evaluation
[edit]Content
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
- Yes
- Is the content up-to-date?
- Yes. It was last updated Oct. 2 2019
- Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
- No
Content evaluation
[edit]Tone and Balance
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Is the article neutral?
- Yes, it isn't argumentative
- 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
[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?
- Some not all
- Check a few links. Do they work?
- Out of the 6 I checked, 4 of them worked.
Sources and references evaluation
[edit]Organization
[edit]- 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?
- No
- Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
- Yes
Organization evaluation
[edit]Images and Media
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
- Yes
- Are images well-captioned?
- Yes
- Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
- Yes
- Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
- Yes
Images and media evaluation
[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?
- There are conversations on a list of the tallest buildings in Columbia Missouri. However there aren't really any conversations about this topic.
- How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
- It has been rated as Start-Class on the projects quality scale. Also rated as High-importance on the project's importance scale. It is apart of the scope of WikiProject Architecture.
- How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
Talk page evaluation
[edit]Overall impressions
[edit]- Guiding questions
- What is the article's overall status?
- Its fairly good. In the last 30 days there were 3,276 visits.
- What are the article's strengths?
- The basic knowledge of interior design and how much it pays
- How can the article be improved?
- I like it the way it is
- How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
- The article is well developed
Overall evaluation
[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
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- Link to feedback: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Architecture#Thoughts on Article