User:15jlittle/Aquatic rat/Kim.kevin1 Peer Review

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Peer review[edit]

This is where you will complete your peer review exercise. Please use the following template to fill out your review.

General info[edit]

  • Whose work are you reviewing? (15jlittle)
  • Link to draft you're reviewing:Aquatic rat

Lead[edit]

Guiding questions:

  • Has the Lead been updated to reflect the new content added by your peer? The lead has been interesting
  • Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? It does include an introductory sentence
  • Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? It create a brief description of the article's major sections
  • Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? It does include information that is not present in the article.
  • Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is concise.

Lead evaluation[edit]

Content[edit]

Guiding questions:

  • Is the content added relevant to the topic? The content is relevant to the topic
  • Is the content added up-to-date? The content added up to date.
  • Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? There is no content that is missing maybe more information on prey.

Content evaluation[edit]

Tone and Balance[edit]

Guiding questions:

  • Is the content added neutral? The content is neutral.
  • Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? There is no biased toward a particular position.
  • Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? There are no viewpoints that is overrepresented or underrepresented.
  • Does the content added attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? It does not persuade the reader in a certain direction. It was more factual, which was good.

Tone and balance evaluation[edit]

Sources and References[edit]

Guiding questions:

  • Is all new content backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? It is backed by a reliable secondary source of information.
  • Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? They do reflect the available literature on the topic.
  • Are the sources current? The sources are current.
  • Check a few links. Do they work? The links did work.

Sources and references evaluation[edit]

Organization[edit]

Guiding questions:

  • Is the content added well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? It is well written.
  • Does the content added have any grammatical or spelling errors? There was no grammatical or spelling errors.
  • Is the content added well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? The content is well-organized.

Organization evaluation[edit]

Images and Media[edit]

Guiding questions: If your peer added images or media N/A The peer did not add any images or media.

  • 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[edit]

For New Articles Only[edit]

If the draft you're reviewing is a new article, consider the following in addition to the above.

  • Does the article meet Wikipedia's Notability requirements - i.e. Is the article supported by 2-3 reliable secondary sources independent of the subject? There was more than 2-3 reliable sources.
  • How exhaustive is the list of sources? Does it accurately represent all available literature on the subject? It accurately represent all available literature on the subject.
  • Does the article follow the patterns of other similar articles - i.e. contain any necessary infoboxes, section headings, and any other features contained within similar articles? It does contain a necessary infoboxes, section headings, and so on.
  • Does the article link to other articles so it is more discoverable? It is easily discoverable.

New Article Evaluation[edit]

Overall impressions[edit]

Guiding questions:

  • Has the content added improved the overall quality of the article - i.e. Is the article more complete? The article is more complete compared to last time.
  • What are the strengths of the content added? Added more sections.
  • How can the content added be improved? More information in these sections.

Overall evaluation[edit]