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My Mid-Term Quiz for LIBY 1210-09 Fall 2015

My real name is: Britney Marshall

My Research Topic is: World Music and Liberation

Key words related to my Research Topic are: Music, liberation

Next examine Wikipedia articles that are directly related to your Research Topic and select a substantive article to evaluate. This could be an article about an idea (e.g., I might choose the one about Trance) or a person (if I were researching Reggae music, I might pick Bob Marley). Answer the following questions:

I chose to read and evaluate the article titled: (for extra credit, link the name of the article to the article in Wikipedia.) Punk rock

Use the criteria from the Evaluating Wikipedia brochure to evaluate the article. (Get your copy from the Reference Desk.)

1. Is there a warning banner at the top of the article? Yes or No

No, there is no warning banner at the top of the article.

If there is a warning banner, copy and paste the warning banner here.

Write a brief explanation of the reason the issues mentioned in the warning banner are important. For example, if the issue is “needs additional citations for verification,” why does that matter?

Please note: If the article you are evaluating does not have a warning banner, choose a warning banner from a different article and explain the warnings that are in that banner.

Because my article did not have a warning banner I randomly shuffled articles until I found one that had one. The banner I found said that the article does not cite any sources and needs to be edited with reliable citations.

2. Is the lead section of the article easy to understand? Does it summarize the key points of the article?

Yes, the lead section of the article is easy to understand and summarizes the key points of what punk rock is.

3. Is the structure of the article clear? “Are there several headings and subheadings, images and diagrams at appropriate places, and appendices and footnotes at the end?”

Yes, the structure of the article is clear because it gives basic fact and then detail. Yes, there are many headings, subheadings, and images, and footnotes at the end of the article.

4. Are “the various aspects of the topic balanced well”? That is does it seem to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic?

Yes, the aspects of the topic in the article are well balanced and seem to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic, but it does not entirely relate to my own topic.

5. Does the article provide a “neutral point of view”? Does it read like an encyclopedia article instead of a persuasive essay?

This article does have a neutral point of view because it provides facts. In examples and interviews, however, that may be considered persuasive.

6. Are the references and footnotes citing reliable sources? Do they point to scholarly and trustworthy information? Beware of references to blogs; look for references to books, scholarly journal articles, government sources, etc.

Yes they are reliable sources that point to scholarly and trustworthy information because they are mostly from magazines, articles, and books.

7. Look for these signs of bad quality and comment on their presence or absence from the article you are evaluating:

a. is the lead section well-written, in clear, correct English? Yes.

b. are there “unsourced opinions” and/or “value statements which are not neutral”? No, the information is neutral.

c. does the article refer “to ‘some,’ ‘many,’ or other unnamed groups of people,” instead of specific organizations or authors or facts? Yes, this article names several punk rock bands

d. does the article seem to omit aspects of the topic? No, everything seems to be there.

e. are some sections overly long compared to other sections of similar importance to the topic? No, the most important and relevant sections are the longest.

f. does the article lack sufficient references or footnotes? No, there is a sufficient amount.

g. Look at the Talk Page for the article. As you read the conversation there, do you see hostile dialogue or other evidence of lack of respectful treatment among the editors? The dialogue between editors is respectful and helpful for the most part.