User:Claireh0611/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Provide a link to the article here.)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose this article because it is the one that we are going to edit and add to. The Am Spiegelgrund clinic is important because we must learn from the history of medical malpractice and genocide so that we will not repeat it. I think the article looks good, but there are definitely parts that can be improved upon.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)


 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
 * Everything in the article is relevant to the article's topic, however, in the "Leading personnel" section, the information is given in bullet points while in all other sections, the information is written in paragraph form.
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
 * Nothing in the article appears to be out of date. There are multiple topics in the article, such as "Life unworthy of life," that are referenced with just one sentence or link to another article. While it is good that the articles are linked, I feel there could be slightly more explanation on the Am Spiegelgrund page itself.
 * Can you identify any notable equity gaps? Does the article underrepresent or misrepresent historically marginalized populations?
 * Not exactly an equity gap, but the article links to several people who only have an article in German (making it more difficult for non-German speakers to do additional research).
 * What else could be improved?
 * The article can be expanded, especially in the personnel section. The linkage between Am Spiegelgrund and Hans Asperger can be further explored in the personnel section or within a different section entirely.
 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * The article is neutral as it can be; it is difficult to be neutral when discussing any types of abuse, especially when it is committed against marginalized populations. The article does not appear to be biased.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Hans Asperger's involvement with Am Spiegelgrund is underrepresented.
 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
 * Yes, the links work and support their given claims.
 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
 * Most facts are referenced with appropriate and reliable references. Again, because of the amount of information in German regarding the topic of Am Spiegelgrund, it is difficult to have total confidence that the references are reliable, however, I trust that they are. The sources range from web articles to journals and are written in multiple languages. The sources appear to be neutral; one source that I clicked on was from TIME magazine, which I trust to be a neutral publication; another was from BBC, which I also consider neutral.
 * Do the sources come from a diverse array of authors and publications?
 * I noticed that source #7 and source #22 are from the same source. To make the article better, it would definitely be worth the time to thoroughly go through each source to ensure that no source is being overrepresented or underrepresented.
 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * There are few conversations happening in the talk page. The main conversations center around the tone of the article.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * The article is rated Start Class, and is a part of the WikiProjects on Death and on Vienna.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * In class, we are editing articles about experimentation on human subjects. This article conveys the topic well, but could be expanded on.