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Article Evaluation

Article In question: No Fly List


 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
 * There were numerous parts of the article that referenced the creation and maintenance of several other kinds of lists with similar purposes. I will admit that these lists are related, but i think they could also deserve thier own article. The section on the "no buy, no fly" debates was especially counter intuitive: it detracted from the rest of the article and was out of place, especially compared to the rest of the article.
 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * The article seems to be very neutral, but the opposing arguments to the use of the list appear deeper within the article, as opposed to the pro arguements which are at the top of the article. Other than that, the article appears to be unbiased
 * Are there viewpoints that are over-represented, or underrepresented?
 * The bottom of the article is essentially an essay against the list, and cites many examples of why it shouldn't be used. I think a bit more evidence in the pro list party would be appreciated
 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
 * The citations work. They are very appropriate for the article (some include press releases from the FBI). They support the claims


 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
 * The first facts the article mentions are not fact checked (the numbers given for the total number of names on the list), but many are fact checked. considering the sources cited for the article (coming from the FBI for instance, there are somethings that we can't guarantee in terms of accuracy, but most of them can be assumed to be as accurate as possible


 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
 * The majority of the information appears to be a handful of years out of date. seeing as the use of the no-fly list has fallen out of favor in recent years, this is understandable. In addition, I think Mr. Trump's use of the no fly list to embargo several middle eastern countries would have been a great inclusion.
 * Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * There is a great deal of discussion concerning how best to represent the no fly list,as well as a large amount of discussion being directed to how best to differentiate this from the different lists in existence..
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * This is rated as a B article and also rated as a "start" article for both the Aviation and US politics Wikiproject. It is also recommended to be added to the Law enforcement project.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * Though the list itself has yet to come up in class, I see this as the combination of a tonne of data being placed into a single entity and being used for a singular purpose. This is, in my opinion, one of the the epitomes of data usage, and it has been situated at the center of many recent political debates. It makes perfect sense that it be discussed. This article does not reference where the data comes from that makes up the list, but it could and i think that this would make a fine addition to the larger picture.