User:Ajmellquist/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1
Flexible Glass



Article Evaluation
The article's content is relevant to the topic, but focuses on the history and usage rather than the science and technology behind the properties that make some glass flexible. It is generally neutral, but the focus of the article is on mythology from long ago. It could use some updated scientific knowledge to discuss more recent findings. For example, the article could benefit from a properties, formation, and more uses page. This good be a good article for me to edit. It is start class and unrated.


 * Sources
 * Sources

The sources are generally fine, but there are only four and the last source is from a CNET article (not the most reliable). The article could benefit from more peer reviewed articles. By doing a quick google scholar search, it does appear to be a notable topic.

Option 2

 * Article title

Bologna bottle




 * Article Evaluation

This article's content is relevant to the topic. It is start class and high importance. It is neutral, but only focuses on the manufacture and uses. It could benefit from a more scientific description on the atoms of the glass and how the magic trick works.


 * Sources

The sources are very credible and peer-reviewed. Almost all claims are cited, but there is one that is missing a citation. No talk on the talk page.

Option 3

 * Article title

Crown glass (optics)


 * Article Evaluation
 * Article Evaluation

The article has what seems like helpful information, but there are no citations. Also, there are no heading to organize the information. There are many helpful links and it does appear neutral. It's rated start-class and high-importance in the WikiProject Glass, so it could be a good contender


 * Sources

The issue with this article is that there are no citations. Although the article has what seems like credible information, it may not be since there are no peer-reviewed sources,

Option 4

 * Article title

Water-repellent glass


 * Article Evaluation

This article is generally neutral, but only focuses on the use of water-repellent glass on Volvo cars. It only discusses the definition of water-repellent glass and basic functions. The article could benefit from discussing properties, manufacturing, and further applications of water-repellent glass. This article is stub class and high importance.


 * Sources

The article only has once source that is from a non-peer reviewed source. It could use more credible sources and not every claim is cited. By a google scholar search, it appears there are available peer-reviewed sources to use.