User:Gabriel Mont/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Here is the list of articles I am considering for the assignment with some sources provided. I am leaning toward the article "Luddite."

Option 1

Luddite

The lead is apt, and the organization is relatively satisfactory. The article is unbiased and provides a good amount of information on the topic, but more detail on specific individuals involved or more clarification on the response of company owners to the movement could enrich the article. Some citations are needed, and there are some sources with questionable reliability. If I choose this article, I will create a section on the reputation of the Luddites through history; the concept is similar to the “Modern Usage” section, but I believe I have enough different information to warrant a new section.

Some sources I found are:

Linton, David. “THE LUDDITES: How Did They Get That Bad Reputation?” Labor History, vol. 33, no. 4, Fall 1992, p. 529. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/00236569200890281.

Clancy, Brett. “Rebel or Rioter? Luddites Then and Now.” Society, vol. 54, no. 5, Oct. 2017, pp. 392–398. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1007/s12115-017-0161-6.

Donnelly, F. K. “Luddites Past and Present.” Labour / Le Travail, vol. 18, Fall 1986, pp. 217–221. EBSCOhost, doi:10.2307/25142685.

Deseriis, Marco. Improper Names : Collective Pseudonyms from the Luddites to Anonymous, University of Minnesota Press, 2015. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/rcbc/detail.action?docID=4391798.

Fox, Nicols. Against the Machine : The Hidden Luddite Tradition in Literature, Art, and Individual Lives, Island Press, 2002. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/rcbc/detail.action?docID=3317360.

Option 2

Technophobia

The lead starts out good, but contains information not present in the article and is unnecessary long. The article itself, while neutral in tone, is unbalanced, with the majority of focus put on technophobia in arts. The history section ends abruptly after the 1960s, and the section on the Luddites could have been included under “history,” but is instead separate. Information on the psychology of technophobia or the impact the fear has on individuals is almost completely missing and could be a good part to write.

Some sources I am considering are:

Information Tomorrow : Reflections on Technology and the Future of Public and Academic Libraries, edited by Rachel Singer Gordon, Information Today, Inc., 2007. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/rcbc/detail.action?docID=3316126.

Chevalier, Jacques M., and Daniel J. Buckles. Participatory Action Research : Theory and Methods for Engaged Inquiry, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/rcbc/detail.action?docID=1143737.

I also have a few more sources, but they are research reports, and I believe such sources are disqualified from Wikipedia.

Option 3

Technophilia

The lead is mostly good, though the last sentence is out of place and unnecessary. The article, thought unbiased, is extremely short and underdeveloped, having only three sections and as many paragraphs (excluding the lead). I would add a section regarding the presence of technophilia in the modern age.

Sources I am considering include:

Chevalier, Jacques M., and Daniel J. Buckles. Participatory Action Research : Theory and Methods for Engaged Inquiry, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/rcbc/detail.action?docID=1143737.

Technology, Trust, and Religion : Roles of Religions in Controversies Over Ecology and the Modification of Life, edited by Willem B. Drees, Leiden University Press, 2009. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/rcbc/detail.action?docID=3327105.