User:Emga111/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: Indian Health Service
 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is generally pretty comprehensive, but can use some improvements as well. There seems to be a lack of up-to-date information. In 2008 a user commented saying that there is a lack of accurate information presented, while another in 2015 said that a lot of updating was needed regarding the current IHS directors. In general, the Talk page is not very active which may indicate that there are not many current edits being made. Additionally, talks of self-determination seem to be underrepresented in the article, as well as the criticisms of the IHS. Additionally, some more graphics or other media pieces would be beneficial in my opinion. Overall, the page does not seem biased. There were three-four citation alerts (such as “original research?” or “citation needed”) and some dead links, so those should be updated. There seems to be ample room for improvement, but enough of a solid base of information to work off of.


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 * https://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=ailr
 * https://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=ailr
 * https://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=ailr
 * https://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=ailr

Option 2

 * Article title: Native American disease and epidemics
 * Article Evaluation
 * This article definitely needs improvement. For one, there are two Wikipedia-generated alerts right off the bat at the top of the page. One says “This article reads more like a story than an encyclopedia entry. To meet Wikipedia's quality standards and conform to the neutral point of view policy, please help to introduce a more formal style and remove any personally invested tone. (September 2019).” Additionally, an alert says “It has been suggested that this article be split into articles titled History of Native American disease and epidemics and Contemporary Native American disease and epidemics. (October 2019). I definitely agree with both of these alerts. It seems that splitting would be a good idea. The title of this article is misleading, as the majority of the article focuses on European disease brought over to the Americas and the ensuing epidemics and not any Native American-specific diseases and epidemics. In fact, not many epidemic-causing diseases existed in the Americans before colonial contact. The article does not seem to be very neutrally written, as the Wikipedia alert claimed. The Talk page is full of arguments between Wikipedia users about what content should be present on the page. One argument claimed that someone had removed content because they “did not like it.” Additionally, a line reads “The genetic composition of Native Americans and clans can have an influence on many diseases and their continuing presence[ dubious – discuss] “ which suggests an element of bias/falseness to this claim.


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