User:Gallaz63/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: Kendama
 * Article Evaluation
 * The pros to this page are that it has a neutral tone, decently balanced content for the amount it has available, and the structure is clear. Some cons of the kendama article include a warning banner stating "this article has multiple issues," a short lead section, and imbalanced sections. However, the main con in my eyes is that so much more information can be added, and I know this because I've been playing kendama for 8+ years. An increased elaboration on the competition rules, how competition works, dan and kyu rankings, kendama brand histories, kendama "edits," and the history of some kendama associations (ex. JKA, BKA) are just some of the sections that could be added to or created. These new additions will also be supplemented with adequate citations, further improving upon the article.
 * Sources
 * Company Pages
 * https://us.kromkendama.com/pages/about-krom
 * https://sweetskendamas.com/pages/about-sweets
 * https://kendamausa.com/about/
 * https://www.solkendamas.com/pages/about-us
 * How to Play
 * https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jje1965/40/Supplement/40_Supplement_30/_pdf/-char/ja
 * Tricks
 * https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4LQTX97wWcRqsyaiBQbZwRIWq0m5zBOP
 * https://sweetskendamas.com/pages/learn-kendama-tricks
 * Competition Rules
 * https://www.mnkendamaopen.com/register/open-division-registration
 * Competition Rules
 * https://www.mnkendamaopen.com/register/open-division-registration

Option 2

 * Article title: Oregon Brewers Festival
 * Article Evaluation: This article is very short and can be improved on greatly. A couple things I liked about this article include the lead-in, which was well done and provided information that was unique to the whole article, and the history section was decently detailed as well. For the little information this article has, for the most part it is well-written and cited greatly.
 * Some cons I see in this article are that it has a very unbalanced pool of information. There are only 2 sections in this article with information, "history" and "related events." I believe that more sections could be added to give more detail and insight to the event. Another con is that this article has a claim that is not cited, so the legitimatization is not there in that claim. For a festival, there is an extreme lack of pictures on this article page (1 picture), and if I were to work on it I would add pictures of the people there at the festival as well photos that show the entirety of the festival. I believe this would spike interest in the festival and contribute to the article greatly because seeing the popularity and the enjoyment of the festival in pictures is a great persuasion to get people more interested in going to the festival.
 * I think I could add more sections such as
 * - transportation on how to get too and from the festival safely (b/c of alcohol involvement)
 * - vendors
 * -volunteering
 * Sources
 * History
 * https://www.oregonbrewfest.com/about-2/
 * Vendors/Other useful info on history
 * https://www.newschoolbeer.com/2019/03/big-changes-for-the-2019-oregon-brewers-festival.html
 * Volunteering
 * https://www.oregonbrewfest.com/volunteer/
 * Volunteering
 * https://www.oregonbrewfest.com/volunteer/

Option 3

 * Article title: Kirin Free
 * Article Evaluation: The only good thing I found in this article is the picture of a Kirin Free drink. The cons to this article include: lack of information, a non-existent lead-in section, unbalanced information, no citations, and no details of the product or its history besides its nutritional information and ingredients. That being said, this article has much to add to it. Some sections I can think of including are: "History," "Founder," "Effects," "Production," and "Marketing" among others. Although this article is really terrible now, I think that leaves an even greater reason to work on it in the context of this overall assignment. My goal would to contribute information in a neutral tone for this article and also provide a strong lead-in section that is a great intro of the product and also provides unique information.
 * Sources
 * Background: http://miner8.com/en/64119
 * Effects of Kirin Free: https://japantoday.com/category/features/new-products/Beer-that-helps-get-rid-of-your-beer-belly-Kirin%E2%80%99s-Non-Alcoholic-Karada-Free
 * Background: https://www.bevnet.com/reviews/kirinfree/Kirin_Free
 * Founder: https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2011/03/08/the-29-year-old-woman-behind-kirin-free/
 * Background: https://www.bevnet.com/reviews/kirinfree/Kirin_Free
 * Founder: https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2011/03/08/the-29-year-old-woman-behind-kirin-free/

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