User:Freckles8011

About Me
A lot of my interests have to do with being outdoors and staying active. I have played many sports including basketball, soccer, track, and cross country. I also enjoy hiking and occasionally running. When I was younger I loved reading books, mainly fantasy. Nowadays I do not read quite as much, but once in a while I will pick up a historical fiction book.

Apart from outdoor activities, I have a strong interest in organization and minimalism. There are many benefits to the minimalist lifestyle including building strong relationships. With a minimalist lifestyle there is no longer a need to impress people with material possessions, and the focus can shift back to creating lasting, meaningful relationships.

My Wikipedia Interests
I have never considered making a Wikipedia account before, and I did not realize how easy it was to be able to edit pages. If I ever do anything in the future I'm sure it will be based on my interests. If I was to accomplish something I might consider adding Wikipedia pages for lesser know musical artists. There have been many times where I would look up an artist to find out information about them, and there was no Wikipedia page.

Article Evaluation
Tea has been one of my favorite drinks for awhile, and I recently discovered the term Chaiwala or Chaiwallah. I noticed that Wikipedia's Chaiwala page was fairly short, so it would be decent to analyze. I visited the Chaiwala article on Wikipedia, and found three aspects of it worth commenting on: it's lack of information, lack of important citations, and an unreliable source that does not correspond with the cited information.

Completeness
The article could have included more information about the history of Chaiwala. There was no information on how the concept of the Chaiwala started or even the time period in which it first appeared in history. The article does say that Chaiwalas exist in India, but there is no information on if the methods or styles of the Chaiwala change depending on the region of India. The article also does not mention if Chaiwalas have spread to any nearby countries.

Unsuited Source
The unsuited source is extremely related to the lack of citations. The only citation in a five sentence paragraph is a link to a Tripadvisor page. There appears to be a few problems with this source. First, Tripadvisor is questionable for being a reliable source on the topic of Chaiwalas. Also, the only activity on the page was ten years ago. Lastly, the topic of the Tripadvisor page is whether or not drinking tea and coffee is safe. There is no way someone could have constructed a paragraph about Chaiwalas preparing and selling tea from this source because they are more or less unrelated.

Summary
This Wikipedia article was not what I expected. I went to the article in high hopes of learning the history behind Chaiwalas. Instead the article was filled with popular culture references from India and a list of memorable Chaiwalas. The two pictures of Chaiwalas preparing tea and the short explanation of materials used were helpful in understanding what makes Chaiwalas special. The layout of the article was adequate as well as grammar. Improvements could be made on the amount of content presented, as well as the citations and sources.