Talk:Geographical lore

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Rating (from 0-10, 10 being the highest, and 6 being just sufficient) 1. Relevance: It is relevant for this course. Rating: 7 (0-10) Comments: It can be extra information for the understanding of some of the writing, however, it is not of the outmost importance 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: Brilliant can not be said. The spelling and worduse is good. b) comprehensive: it neglects no major facts or details and places the subject in context. Rating: 7 (0-10) Comments: It still needs some work. Especially when you think of the spiritual aspect of Geographical lore 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: yes 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: 6(0-10) Comments: No, it needs page numbers and the APA rules are not always followed 4. Broad in its coverage: a) it addresses the main aspects of the topic; Rating: 8(0-10) Comments: Yes it does, but as said before, there are still some aspects that need to be explored b) it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail. Rating: 8 (0-10) Comments: Yes it does focus, and gives an example. ofcource the difficulty with examples, is that people ususally use this same specific example when discussing the subject, without really understanding the actual subject. 5. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without bias, giving due weight to each. Rating: 8(0-10) Comments:yes 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: np 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: 8(0-10) Comments: Yes, it first gives an abstract view of the subject, then presents a writer who has talked about the subject, and than an example. b) appropriate structure: a system of hierarchical section headings and a substantial but not overwhelming table of contents. Rating: 9(0-10) Comments: yes c) categories: is the entry categorized in a correct way? (Which categories are missing?) Rating: 3(0-10) Comments: no 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: 8(0-10) Comments: yes b) images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions. Rating: 8(0-10) Comments: The image has a title, and in the tekst the title is mentiond during an explanation of an example. 9. Length: It stays focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail and uses summary style. Rating: 7(0-10) Comments: yes

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