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1.) The article on the band has a lot of relevant information, but it has a lot of irrelevant information that just makes the article longer. In the intro paragraph, it has useless information on the past members who have come and gone. The second paragraph has useless information on their important concert venues. The article uselessly defines the meaning of the band name at noseum. As the article progresses, the authors have done a album by album breakdown, which is very well written. But a lot of the information being put in these paragraphs have less to do with the album itself and more with the band members and their own personal struggles. Overall, the article is well done, but focuses to much on the internal issues the band went through, rather than the work they have done over the years.

2.) The article is completely neutral because it just discusses the band. The article doesn’t take a position on the band, saying it is good or bad. It merely discusses the band throughout the years and their albums.

3.) The article, while it does focus on the band, focuses a lot on the inner conflicts. It talks a lot about how the band almost broke up several times and how members came and went. It also talks heavily about frontman Dave Gahan’s drug issues and how messed up he got at a certain point. The article should have gone into further detail about the album and which songs where successful and the actual process that went into making it.

4.) The links I checked all worked and they all go to credible sources. For the most part, the links are to magazine article on the band throughout the years. The magazines range from domestic publication to international publications. The information given in the links support the information being put into the article.

5.) The information for the most part are coming from past magazine articles from all over the world. The bias is not noted, but many are not biased. Most of the citations are from articles that consist of interviews and just summaries of the band. There are a few biased ones because a few are op-ed reviews.

6.) The information is not really out of date because the last edit was made just today. The only information that could be added is about the tour they are on right now. Information could be about the cities they have hit so far and how long the tour will continue for.

7.) Revisions include both citation issues and content issues. People have corrected information on the band’s first gig. Someone researched the location and changed it, citing a book written on the band. The same person also corrected the first songs released with the frontman Gahan, as well as other demos put out with past members in the beginning. Someone also corrected the category that the band belongs in- darkwave and industrial rock. Someone else modified external links and corrected some of the citations.

8.) WikiProject Electronic Music (B Class; High-Importance) WikiProject England (B Class; Mid-Importance) WikiProject Biography/Musicians (B Class) WikiProject Alternative Music (B Class; High-Importance) WikiProject Pop Music (N/A)

9.) Wikipedia talks about this topic from a very different standpoint. The article is multifaceted in that it talks about the band over time, their albums, their issues, and their influence. The article is very in the way it is structured and how it is written. In class, we are talking more about the impact of a media source on us. This article tackles that, and then elaborates on much more.