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Article Evaluation
Overconsumption --Clarrabee20 (talk) 17:11, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 1) The article is related to the topic because it talks about humans depleting natural resources. It also mentions waste on the planet which is also related. I don't find that anything stands out.
 * 2) I feel as though the article is neutral and not biased towards a certain opinion.
 * 3) There is a small portion that is titled "Economic growth" but it doesn't have very much information about it like the other areas do.
 * 4) The citation links do work and the citations are relevant to the wiki page.
 * 5) Yes, there are many references to other articles supporting the information. Some of the articles seem to have some opinion on the topic but most of them just state facts.
 * 6) Yes, the last time this source was updated was in 2010 which was 8 years ago.
 * 7) The talk page discusses the updates that could be made to the page. There are various topics that are talked about here.
 * 8) It is rated "Start-class, High Importance" which is apart of the Sociology and Environment Wikiprojects.
 * 9) The way it is talked about on here is a more informative and knowledgeable discussion than what we had in class and it is less opinionated.

Article Edits
Overconsumption --Clarrabee20 (talk) 18:37, 23 April 2018 (UTC)
 * 1) The first edit will be adding a citation in the Effects section of the article. This sentence "The scale of modern life's overconsumption has enabled an overclass to exist, displaying affluenza and obesity" in the fourth paragraph of the section needs a citation.
 * 2) I am going to include a variety of sources into the article. The article lacks diverse articles so I am going to attempt to include more diverse sources.
 * 3) The last edit will be expanding on the Economics section of the article. It has little information and has a link to the wrong source. I looked into the source and it has the incorrect year listed.

List of Sources and Edits

 * In order to fix what is listed above in the Article Edits I am going to use State of the Book 2006: Special Focus: China and India.

I input "Overconsumption can also lead to a decline in the economy and financial instability." to the Wiki page for this edit.
 * To create a more diverse knowledge of the topic I am going to include an article by John Vidal, who is from the UK, he wrote an article on overconsumption. This article provides a view point from the UK instead of just the United States.

I input "Within the topic of overconsumption there are many other ideas that should be considered in order to find the true cause of it. Some important events that coincide are poverty, population and the development of an area." for the last edit. --Clarrabee20 (talk) 14:54, 7 May 2018 (UTC) --Clarrabee20 (talk) 18:07, 25 April 2018 (UTC)
 * In revision of the controversial 4th paragraph under the Effects section I will include information from and article, Overpopulation and overconsumption from the British Medical Journal. This article shows the effects that overpopulation has on the earth.