Talk:Edward Soja

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Rating (from 0-10, 10 being the highest, and 6 being just sufficient)

1. Relevance. Rating: (8/10) Comments: Edward Soja is very relevant to the course of Spatial Action. With his theory of trialetics of spatiality he plays an important role in the Spatial Action course.

2. Well-written. Rating: (7/10) Comments: The page is well written, there are no grammatical faults and the writing is of a professional standard. Also the page neglects no major facts or details and it is placed in context.

3. Well-researched: Factually accurate and verifiable. Rating: (7/10) Comments: The page provides references information of 2 books and an article on the internet which are referred as following the APA guidelines. The page also provides in-line citations from different sources. A little critique is that the page numbers are missing in these in-line citations. Besides this, direct quotations are marked also following the APA guidelines.

4. Broad in its coverage. Rating: (8/10) Comments: The page addresses the main aspects of the work of Edward Soja. First a biography part is written and after that the page consists a part with his theory about the trialetics of spatiality. The page stays focused on the topic and there are no unnecessary details on it.

5. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without bias, giving due weight to each. Rating: (8/10) Comments: The page is written in a neutral way and the authors don’t criticize the views of Edward Soja and the theory of trialetics of spatiality.

6. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute. Rating: (8/10) Comments: The page is very stable. The page has been edited only once since it has been published, so when the page was published, it was already quite complete.

7. Well-structured. Rating: (8/10) Comments: The page has a good lead section with an overview of the life of Edward Soja (biography part) and the reader is prepared for his theory in the second part of the page. The page includes an appropriate structure which is correct and not overwhelming. The page is also categorized within the Post-structuralism category.

8. Illustrated: if possible, by images, maps, schematic overviews. Rating: (9/10) Comments: The illustrations are very good. First a picture of Edward Soja is on the page and in the second part there is a illustration of his theory of the trialetics of spatiality with the conceived, lived and perceived space which you can also find in the text.

9. Length: It stays focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail and uses summary style. Rating: (7/10) Comments: The length of the page is good. It stays focused on the main topic and there are no unnecessary details.

Page Evaluated by Rens Mennen -- RensMennen 18:22, 23 October 2012 (CEST)