User:Bluecow4321/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

 * Article title
 * Weaning


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article's content is relevant to the topic. Although, there is an uneven focus on human and cattle weaning compared to other topics. Further information could be found about other animals, weaning in nature, or the physiological response to weaning. Also, different weaning methods in humans could have been mentioned, such as baby-led weaning. A couple of citations are missing in the article and a few resource links were disconnected. One resource was a magazine which a paid subscription was required to view the original resource. I found a similar conclusion of weaning relating to allergy development in a more reliable article than the information cited from the magazine.


 * Sources

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Healing


 * Article Evaluation
 * The information in the article is very generalised and could expand the information much more. There could be a section on stem cells for healing. The citations and resources is a huge short coming of the article. Many sections are missing citations. The wound healing phases in the article did not have a citation. A suitable resource for wound healing phases can be found. The source of references uses primary research papers instead of reviews. A couple media sites were used as resources instead of more academic sources. One of the resources is a biased book by a single author.


 * Sources

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Excretion


 * Article Evaluation
 * The information in the article is relevant to the topic. Subheadings could be added, such as: "excretion in animals" and "excretion in plants". The article could also mention adaptation in excretion of animals in arid and other extreme environments. More recent sources can be used such as updated information involving urea and ammonia excretion. Also, updated sources on excretion in aquatic animals are available. Improper sources were used such as, Encyclopedia Britannica and very outdated academic articles. In "talk" it was shown that vandalism is a major problem on this page.


 * Sources

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Endocrinology


 * Article Evaluation
 * The information in the article appears to be relevant to the topic. There is imbalance in information with the "History" section having excess information compared to the other sections. Some sections are missing citations and a couple of the sources are outdated or are not accessible. Updated general information on endocrinology could be used to improve the article. The article could mention a few examples of endocrine diseases instead of providing a generalised cause of the diseases.


 * Sources

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Carrying capacity


 * Article Evaluation
 * Article content is relevant to the topic. The article focuses more on human carrying capacity when it can be applied to other ecosystems and other scales. Information on usage of carrying capacity information could be added to the article. Appears to be written neutrally. Several claims in the article need citations. Many of the sources are outdated and a few are primary source articles.


 * Sources