Talk:Voluntarism

From Geography

Evaluation of voluntarism

1. Relevance: It is relevant for this course.

Rating: 8 (0-10)

Comments: It is relevant for this course, because it shows us one of the ways of thinking about human existence in society.

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 (0-10)

Comments: some small grammar faults.

b) comprehensive: it neglects no major facts or details and places the subject in context.

Rating: 8(0-10)

Comments: major facts become clear.

3. well-researched: Factually accurate and verifiable: a) it provides references to all sources of information following the APA guidelines;

Rating: 8 (0-10)

Comments: Several sources/authors used

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 (0-10)

Comments: sources are reliable and following the APA

4. Broad in its coverage: a) it addresses the main aspects of the topic;

Rating: 8 (0-10)

Comments: main aspects are clear.

b) it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail.

Rating: 7 (0-10)

Comments: Fist part stays focused, but second part is almost only about the structuration theory and that's not what the topic's about. A small comparison would have been enough.

5. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without bias, giving due weight to each.

Rating: 8 (0-10)

Comments: -

6. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.

Rating: 8 (0-10)

Comments: the story is a whole.

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: 5(0-10)

Comments: no lead section etc.

b) appropriate structure: a system of hierarchical section headings and a substantial but not overwhelming table of contents.

Rating: - (0-10)

Comments: -

c) categories: is the entry categorized in a correct way? (Which categories are missing?)

Rating: -(0-10)

Comments: no categorizing, I miss some more information about the origin of voluntarism and about some well known voluntaristic scientists/geographers.

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: - (0-10)

Comments: no images used

b) images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.

Rating: -(0-10)

Comments: -

9. Length: It stays focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail and uses summary style.

Rating: 7(0-10)

Comments: quite short what is actually told about voluntarism.

Evaluated by Rosalie Koen on 26 October 2012.