User:Imwesley/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: First Sudanese Civil War
 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes the content is relevant to the topic however the sources remain unclear due to insufficient citation and could be elaborated into further subcategories.
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * Yes this provides a very unbiased analysis of what transpired during the civil war.
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * There are citations however a majority of the citations were in referenced to the belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties and losses. Therefore there is a lack of precise citations/ sources being utilize in the article.
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * The sources being referenced are verifiable and reliable however the citations provided minimal use of these sources.
 * Sources
 * The First Sudanese civil war: Africans, Arabs, and Israelis in the Southern Sudan, 1955-1972 by Scopas S. Poggo(very minimal reference so I intend to use more aspects from this book)
 * War and Politics in Sudan: Cultural identities and the challenges of the peace process by Justin D. Leach
 * The Root causes of Sudan's civil wars: old wars & new wars by Douglas H. Johnson
 * War and Politics in Sudan: Cultural identities and the challenges of the peace process by Justin D. Leach
 * The Root causes of Sudan's civil wars: old wars & new wars by Douglas H. Johnson

Option 2

 * Article title Djiboutian Civil War
 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * This provides a basic overview of the civil war however, it is marked as a start-class and high importance which indicates the minimal information it provides to the reader.
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * There is a high degree of neutrality but could be elaborated upon as more information is compiled and organized.
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * There are a few citations but could be further categorized and researched upon in detail as this article becomes expansive.
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * Some of the citations were reliable but as I began to find more sources, there were numerous other reliable sources that have not been incorporated into the article.
 * Sources
 * Djibouti: Ethnic - Based Violence and Civil War November 1991-1993 by Regional Guide to International Conflict and Management from 1945 to 2003
 * Djibouti: Intervention and Djibouti Civil War Early 1998-December 2000 by Regional Guide to International Conflict and Management from 1945 to 2003
 * The Horn of Africa: State politics and international relations by Peter Woodward
 * Djibouti: Intervention and Djibouti Civil War Early 1998-December 2000 by Regional Guide to International Conflict and Management from 1945 to 2003
 * The Horn of Africa: State politics and international relations by Peter Woodward

Option 3

 * Article title First Liberian Civil War
 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * This is very well made article that breaks down the events leading up, during and the after the First Liberian Civil War
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * It has a very unbiased and well versed article about the Civil War
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * There are citations however, it has been noted that this article could be improved upon by adding more citations to reliable sources.
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * Upon looking at the sources they are very reliable and credible however there could have been more use of them onto the article as well as having a diversity of other sources to further support the stance of the article.
 * Sources
 * The first Liberian civil war: the crises of underdevelopment by George Klay Kieh, Jr.
 * the politics of peacemaking in Africa: non state actors' role in the Liberian Civil War by Babatunde Tolu Afolabi
 * The first Liberian civil war: the crises of underdevelopment by George Klay Kieh, Jr.
 * the politics of peacemaking in Africa: non state actors' role in the Liberian Civil War by Babatunde Tolu Afolabi