Evaluating Wikipedia
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When you see a Wikipedia entry, how do you evaluate it? Did you know that Wikipedia articles are graded? Some are locked? When, why, and how should you use Wikipedia and when shouldn't you use Wikipedia?
Evaluating Wikipedia
- 2. ¡°Reforestation¡± ? Check for any Warning Box ? Find keywords
- 4. Each Article has a Class Assigned How good is a ¡°C¡± or a ¡°Start¡± Class? ? See Quality Scale
- 5. Quality Scale FA (Featured Article) is the Best Stub the Worst C and Start Class articles are quite limited¡ªnot to be used for any information¡ª possibly for keywords or outside links
- 7. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Article is ¡°Locked¡± to prevent editing vandalism¡ªhappens with controversial topics
- 8. Click Talk Note Table of Contents
- 9. Lots of Action! Currently a B Class ? Previously a Good Article (GA) Class? Working to regain GA Class
- 10. Quality Scale
- 12. Leningrad premi¨¨re of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 This is a FA Class Article¡ªthe best
- 13. Talk ? Peer reviewed FA in every WikiProject
- 14. Date Promoted from Good to Featured Class
- 16. Remember to¡ ? Be alert for Warning Box ? something¡¯s wrong! ? Note of article lock ? controversial ? Click ¡°Talk¡± Tab ? Look for Quality Scale Rating ? Limit use for terms and overview to B Class or better ? FA (Featured Articles) are tops¡ªless than 4,000 Wikipedia articles are FA