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Article title

 * International Gay Figure Skating Union (Article does not yet exist)

Article Evaluation

 * This article was listed in the figure skating WikiProject as an article to be added. The topic would address an equity gap within the LGBTQIA+ community, especially in the context of figure skating, where gender-based discrepancies are usually emphasized and factor into the rules of the sport. For example, the International Skating Union (ISU) is the dominant federation for figure skating worldwide, but has caused tension with the International Gay Figure Skating Union due to its gender-based rules, such as strict costume requirements (in fact, only in the past year were the rules changed to eliminate gender-based restrictions on clothing in competitions). By becoming the official figure skating federation for the Gay Games, which is a notable worldwide sports competition that aims to promote acceptance of LGBTQIA+ athletes, the IGFSU should be considered notable as well.

Article title

 * RightRides

Article Evaluation

 * The article has a warning banner at the top that states, "This article relies excessively on references to primary sources" and "This article contains content that is written like an advertisement." The lead section is also potentially underdeveloped, and the body paragraphs lack sufficient in-text citations. It may be important to note that this article was at one point nominated for deletion, but ultimately kept. The article does not directly cover an equity gap, but it covers a topic that was implement to tackle gender-based discrimination. There are only a few listed references, but the first reference link does not appear to link out to the correct source, and the third link is archived and a duplicate of the link listed in the "External links" section.

Article title

 * Absolutely, Positively Not

Article Evaluation

 * Nearly all of the content in the article is unsourced, causing Wikipedia to display a warning banner on the top of the page. The article itself is rated a stub article and contains a short, insufficient lead section, a lengthy plot summary, and a one-sentence reception section. There is only one in-text citation and it is unclear how it relates to the corresponding citation in the references section. Similarly, the article is missing a significant amount of information, given that the plot summary is almost the entire article (which does not demonstrate its notability). The book has received several awards/recognition that should be included in a Reception section. The article covers an equity gap relating to LGBTQIA+ topics.

Article title

 * Mabel Fairbanks

Article Evaluation

 * The article itself is very short, but rated a C class article by Wikipedia. The career section is the lengthiest, but it reads like a list of facts rather than a cohesive paragraph. It does not seem like the article gives due weight to her influence on skating and her struggles with facing racism in the sport. The article also does not have any mention of U.S. Figure Skating's "Mabel Fairbanks Skatingly Yours Fund," which gives financial aid to rising BIPOC figure skaters and validates the notability of Fairbanks' legacy in the skating world. There is also a missing citation in the "Death" section. If improved, the article would help tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps by expanding an article on a black, female athlete who made a difference for her sport.