Talk:Capitalism

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Revision as of 11:30, 16 October 2012

1. Relevance: It is relevant for this course. Rating: 8 Comments: Capitalism has a real relevance in life, as well as in this course.

2. Well-written: a) well-written: its prose is engaging, even brilliant, and of a professional standard; the prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct; Rating: 7 Comments: It is clear to me what capitalism is. However, I believe some sentences or words are a bit "Dutch-English".

b) comprehensive: it neglects no major facts or details and places the subject in context. Rating: 8 Comments: Everything is ok.

3. well-researched: Factually accurate and verifiable: a) it provides references to all sources of information following the APA guidelines; Rating:10 Comments: It provides the references as it should be.

b) it provides in-line citations (including page numbers) from reliable sources for direct quotations, statistics, published opinion, counter-intuitive or controversial statements that are challenged or likely to be challenged, and contentious material relating to living persons—science-based articles should follow the APA guidelines. Rating: 8 Comments: Everyone from the references is called in the actual piece. However, pagenumbers are missing.

4. Broad in its coverage: a) it addresses the main aspects of the topic; Rating: 9 Comments: It makes perfectly clear to me what capitalism is.

b) it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail. Rating: 9 Comments: A small text and a good explanation of the phenomenon.

5. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without bias, giving due weight to each. Rating: …… (0-10) Comments: …

6. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute. Rating: …… (0-10) Comments: …

7. Well-structured: a) a lead: a concise lead section that summarizes the topic and prepares the reader for the detail in the subsequent sections; Rating: 10 Comments: Doesn't only talk about capitalism, but also says what it's biggest competitor, marxism, is.

b) appropriate structure: a system of hierarchical section headings and a substantial but not overwhelming table of contents. Rating: 4 Comments: The headings are not really great. Not really cohesion in size or font.

c) categories: is the entry categorized in a correct way? (Which categories are missing?) Rating: 10 Comments: I think al the entry's are there.

8. Illustrated: if possible, by images, maps, schematic overviews: a) images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content; Rating: 0 Comments: No illustrations available.

b) images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions. Rating: 0 Comments: No illustrations available.

9. Length: It stays focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail and uses summary style. Rating: 9 Comments: A small text and a good explanation of the phenomenon.