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? yes, he fixed a grammatical error.
- 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? Overly detailed. It should be broken into different categories.
Lead evaluation edit
Content edit
Guiding questions:
- Is the content added relevant to the topic? No
- Is the content added up-to-date? Yes
- Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Lots of information missing.
Content evaluation edit
Tone and Balance edit
Guiding questions:
- Is the content added 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 content added 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:
- Is all new content 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 edit
Organization edit
Guiding questions:
- Is the content added well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? yes
- Does the content added have any grammatical or spelling errors? no
- Is the content added well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? no
Organization evaluation edit
Images and Media edit
Guiding questions: If your peer added images or media
- 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
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? yes
- How exhaustive is the list of sources? Does it accurately represent all available literature on the subject? It's a small list. yes
- 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? no
- Does the article link to other articles so it is more discoverable? yes
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? no
- What are the strengths of the content added? weak
- How can the content added be improved? More info on the subject should be included with more references.
Overall evaluation edit
Nice edit, but could use some more info on the Aquatic rat.