User:Ervin 2007/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
Tillinghast, Benjamin Franklin. “Rock Island arsenal: In Peace and in War. With maps and illustrations. Published 1898. Chicago : H.O. Shepard. Rock Island arsenal: in peace and in war. With maps and illus : Tillinghast, Benjamin Franklin : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive McAdams, Benton. Rebels At Rock Island: The Story of a Civil War Prison. DeKalb, Ill.: Northern Illinois University Press, 2000. Rebels at Rock Island : the story of a Civil War prison | Search Results | IUCAT Eaton, George. An Illustrated History of the Rock Island Arsenal and Arsenal Island. Part I-III. United States Army Sustainment Command History Office. December 2010. ria_illustrated-hist-230307.pdf (army.mil) Ruthhart, Roger. Native Americans of Rock Island. October 22, 2018. The State Journal-Register. ria_illustrated-hist-230307.pdf (army.mil) The American Civil War, “Rock Island Prisoner of War Camp,” accessed February 19, 2024, Rock Island Prisoner of War Camp (mycivilwar.com)
 * Article Title: Rock Island Arsenal: Rock Island Arsenal - Wikipedia
 * Article Evaluation: : Neutrality: The article passes the neutrality test as all the content provided is presented in a raw factual form to tell the story of the Rock Island Arsenal. The article does not take a political, business, or social position on any issue(s). Citations: Most claims are accompanied by a citation, however there is some improvement. For example, in the “History” subheading the first paragraph quotes a line from an autobiography of Sauk Native American Black Hawk without a citation to follow it. Citation Reliability: After clicking on all citations, the links work and most are secondary source material. Some of the items cited are primary source documents from the DoD SECDEF. Equity: While I don’t necessarily think the article achieves the spirit of the Wikipedia policy on equity gaps it does include some analysis on Native Americans. Overall, the content of the article is relevant, including links to different aspects of the RIA (museum, the company RIA, and the township RIA). Reviewing the Talk page the last significant update was in December 2017. Content appears to be up to date with the largest issue potentially being that there is a lack of content. : The article's talk page — and any discussions among other Wikipedia editors that have been taking place there — can be a useful window into the state of an article, and might help you focus on important aspects that you didn't think of. The article’s Talk page is limited to very brief changes. One exception is the last entry upon which an author made some updates to several external links. This article is rated a C and is a part of educational WikiProjects.
 * Sources
 * Army Plans To Modernize The Rock Island Arsenal May Be Inappropriate. ,(From the IU CAT Library. DATE DOWNLOADED: Mon Feb 19 11:27:09 2024 SOURCE: Content Downloaded from HeinOnline Military and Government - HeinOnline.org (iu.edu)
 * Army Plans To Modernize The Rock Island Arsenal May Be Inappropriate. ,(From the IU CAT Library. DATE DOWNLOADED: Mon Feb 19 11:27:09 2024 SOURCE: Content Downloaded from HeinOnline Military and Government - HeinOnline.org (iu.edu)

Option 2
Illinois Genealogy, “Fort Armstrong, Rock Island”, accessed February 19, 2024, Fort Armstrong – Illinois Genealogy U.S. Army Home, “U.S. Army Garrison Rock Island Arsenal”, accessed February 19, 2024, History :: Rock Island Arsenal - a developmental page (army.mil)
 * Fort Armstrong Fort Armstrong (Illinois) - Wikipedia:
 * Article Evaluation:Neutrality: The article passes the neutrality test as all the content provided is presented in a raw factual form to tell the story of Fort Armstrong, before it became known as Rock Island Arsenal. The article does not take a political, business, or social position on any issue(s). Citations: This article is missing some citations. Citation Reliability: Citations seem reliable.  Equity: While I don’t necessarily think the article achieves the spirit of the Wikipedia policy on equity gaps it does include some analysis on Native Americans.
 * Sources:Hmdb.org, He Historical Marker Database, “Fort Armstrong”. Accessed February 19, 2024, Fort Armstrong Historical Marker (hmdb.org)

Option 3
Citations: This article has plenty of citations for the length of the article, surprised it is still c-class. Citation Reliability: Citations seem reliable. Equity: While I don’t necessarily think the article achieves the spirit of the Wikipedia policy on equity gaps it does not seem to violate them.
 * Article title: Quad Cities: Quad Cities - Wikipedia:
 * Article Evaluation: :Neutrality: The article passes the neutrality test. The article does not take a political, business, or social position on any issue(s).
 * Sources:Ambrose, Stephen E., and Douglas G. Brinkley. The Mississippi and the Making of a Nation: From the Louisiana Purchase to Today. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 2002. National Geographic Virtual Library (accessed February 19, 2024). https://link-gale-com.proxyeast.uits.iu.edu/apps/doc/VSBLJI403210908/NGMA?u=iulib_east&sid=bookmark-NGMA&xid=62d45cff&pg=1 . Scarlett, Emily. “Uncovering Davenport’s Hidden History”. Our Quad Cities News. February 20, 2017. Uncovering Davenport's hidden history (ourquadcities.com)

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