User:Ethanpak/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: Voter suppression in the United States
 * Article Evaluation: The article about voter suppression in the United States is very comprehensive and covers important historical and contemporary forms of voter suppression. There are also many varied, yet reliable sources and the talk page shows many editors continuing to edit and work on this article. Yet, I would specifically work to include examples of voter suppression during gubernatorial elections rather than just federal ones. Additionally, I would like to add to the topic of voter suppression during the pandemic to include both arguments for and against mail-in voting, as this article does not go into much detail about the exact argument for vote-by mail.
 * Sources: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=145176737&site=ehost-live
 * https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=139994938&site=ehost-live
 * https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/09/us/politics/atlanta-voting-georgia-primary.html
 * https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=139994938&site=ehost-live
 * https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/09/us/politics/atlanta-voting-georgia-primary.html

Option 2

 * Article title: Electronic voting in Estonia
 * Article Evaluation: For such a specific topic, I was surprised to see a large list of sources that were relatively recent and a strong summary of of the online voting systems within America. The talk pages revealed, though, that there had been only one editor of the article and it has not been interacted with since. That being said, while the article is pretty strong, I would like to specify the type of infrastructure Estonia had to create for this online voting system to come to fruition, as the article does not go into detail about the "public key infrastructure" that was created. Furthermore, I would include a section comparing Estonia's i-voting system to other developed nation's voting systems. And finally, I would like to balance the article further by including a section that lists the supporters of this voting system rather than just the critiques (which is currently included in the article).
 * Sources: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=111380163&site=ehost-live
 * https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=112316629&site=ehost-live
 * https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=61078688&site=ehost-live
 * https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=112316629&site=ehost-live
 * https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=61078688&site=ehost-live

Option 3

 * Article title: Political polarization in the United States
 * Article Evaluation: While the article was generally concise, there were many solid sources that were both relevant and credible, which highlights how well crafted this article is to begin with. That being said, I would like to add to the page to give an overview of the history of how the two-party system came to fruition in the United States, as I believe it is necessary to understand when talking about our current polarizing climate (among Democrats and Republicans). Although this would be a pretty large undertaking, as the two-party system is quite complex, it is necessary to give the proper context for this article. Finally, I would also add another subsection in the "effects" section to include increased public animosity, as it highlights the real-life effects of polarization within our society.
 * Sources: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=12020333&site=ehost-live
 * https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=141460436&site=ehost-live
 * Sources: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=12020333&site=ehost-live
 * https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=141460436&site=ehost-live

Option 4

 * Article title: Dark advertising
 * Article Evaluation: It is very apparent that the "dark advertising" article is very much a stub rather than a comprehensive article. Although it is short, it has a moderate amount of sources, although the sources are mainly newspaper articles rather than peer-reviewed journals. Most editing of this article would be through adding more information. That being said, I would like to add an "Examples" section listing how dark advertising affects various different sectors - political, social, economic, etc. Additionally, I would like to continue to add to the "History" section to give a more comprehensive understanding of what dark advertising is and how it came to be, especially through our social medias. The current section is somewhat lacking in information.
 * Sources: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=126079648&site=ehost-live
 * https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=132866311&site=ehost-live
 * https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=141655328&site=ehost-live
 * https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=132866311&site=ehost-live
 * https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=141655328&site=ehost-live

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