User:Hannah Raymond/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Andy Schor

I am evaluating Andy Schor's article.

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose this article because Andy Schor is the mayor of Lansing, which is close to Michigan State University. My preliminary impression was that the article looked incomplete.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

Is the content up to date?

The content is not up to date. The most recent information in the article was about Schor getting reelected in 2021. The article does not include anything from 2022. It also lacks events from 2018, 2019, and 2020.

Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

The article does not talk about what Andy Schor has done as Mayor. There is only information about his career before becoming Mayor. Additionally, Schor has been the Mayor of Lansing since 2018. However, the article does not discuss policies he has implemented or changed in the last four years. It also does not address the reforms (police and downtown economic reform) that Schor is trying to enact.

Is the article neutral?

The article is neutral because it only stated facts and lacked any opinions about Andy Schor as a person or politician. Also, there were no biased claims toward any particular position.

Are there better sources available, such as peer-reviewed articles in place of news coverage and random websites?

All of the sources cited in the article are websites. However, after searching the MSU Libraries website, I found that several peer-reviewed articles and scholarly journals mention Andy Schor or use his quotes.

Check a few links, do they work?

Most of the links worked when I clicked them, but one brought me to an error page that said my connection was not private. This error might have occurred because I was using the school's Wi-Fi. However, I was not able to view the page, making it inaccessible to anyone who does not have a private connection.

What is the article's overall status?

The article's overall status is incomplete. There is little information about what Andy Schor has done in the last four years as mayor, and compared to articles for other mayors, Schor's is lacking.