User:Jelcohen/sandbox

'''Article Evaluation Topic: Drag Queen'''

'''Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?''' - Everything in the article is relevant to the topic, however the topic itself is met with many different interpretations, so there are multiple different subsets and directions of content. That being said, I did not find any of the information to be distracting from the topic, but rather appropriately presented.

'''Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?''' - The article is pretty neutral, as there aren't any obvious claims or opinions expressed that appear to favor a particular position. Especially for a topic that has proven to be controversial in the past as well as has received hate, the author has maintained a neutral standpoint while still presenting the facts. With that being said, it has been flagged as having possible original research, which might discredit the neutrality of this article.

Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? - The bulk of the article details the history of drag, although as is mentioned at the top of the page, there might be some inaccuracy in information, some of which might come this section. The author also includes a section called "Drag queen names," of which would be considered underrepresented, considering each section is contains a noticeable amount of more information.

'''Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?''' - The citations presented by the initial author check out and the links work properly. As far as I can tell, the sources support the claims in the article. However, after further review, there are many unsourced references made as well as accusations of personal reflections rather than reliable sources.

'''Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?''' - This article contains a lot of information, and there are multiple spots that do not properly cite its sources or check out as appropriate/reliable references. The information remains neutral however the top of the page is flagged with multiple issues and states that the article "needs additional citations for verification" and "possibly contains original research."

'''Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?''' - The article covers information well into 2016, so pretty up to date. Updating the information further to more of a current status is definitely an option as we are now in 2018. Also many contributors have commented with information that should be updated or completely rewritten.

'''Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?''' - There are many conversations being had in the Talk page. Most of the comments address facts that have been left out or need to be revised. Most of them have been accepted and applied, and some of them were deemed as incorrect. For example, this conversation: You forgot the biggest drag film Rocky Horror Picture Show —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.241.232.122 (talk) 05:42, 31 October 2008 (UTC) I'm pretty sure Rocky showcases transvestitism and I don't explicitly recall any drag queens in it, but it has been a while since I saw the movie. --DropDeadGorgias (talk) 17:40, 6 April 2009 (UTC) Rocky has absolutely nothing to do with drag. I'll remove it. Metalion SOS (talk) 05:48, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

'''How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?''' - The article is not rated well as the Talk page addresses many flaws, some as far as discrediting the article as a whole. I do not see the status of this article as being a part of any WikiProjects.

How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? - Although we have not discussed the topic of Drag or Drag Queens in class, our ongoing focus and conversation of clothing and its representation of the body, likewise how the body is represented by clothing, is directly connected to drag's relationship with clothing and the body and is driven by it.

Question: - How can the article better present the properties of drag as an art and performance, while also accurately presenting the more subject art forms of crossdressing or drag king performance? The article specifically discusses the Drag queen yet tends to disregard that each layer has its own history, traditions, and characteristics by grouping drag as one concept. What sources, terms, and other information can the article incorporate to improve this? Jelcohen (talk) 00:54, 6 February 2018 (UTC) (question found under Purpose of Entertaining)

GROUP TOPIC: Maternity Clothing

What section do you plan to update? What new section do you want to add to the article? Assign one group member a specific section to work on for the rest of the project. Cait:
 * For help, think back to when you did an article critique. What can you add? Post two to three of  your ideas to the article's talk page.
 * Each group member should find ONE relevant, reliable book, journal article, or other source for the project. Create a section called "bibliography" in your group Sandbox and link to your source from there.

I will add to the section of "Innovations in Styling of Maternity Clothing"

This section is only a couple sentences and definitely needs more information. I feel as though I could offer a good amount of detail into maternity fashion and different brands that have specific branches.

Bibliography:

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0887302X14557809

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1469540513480161

Jessie: I would like to add to the section titled "Cultural trends in Maternity wear" because this section could be covering way more information and should be presented appropriately across cultures. Currently, the page's 2 short paragraphs for this section fail to acknowledge the distinctions between different cultures' relationship with the concept of cultural maternity clothing trends.

Here is one article which examines the examines the "ways in which pregnant women in the West use clothing as a means of constructing a range of complex and seemingly contradictory gendered subjectivities in public spaces."

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09663690500356842

2/8 Assignment

Jessie: I chose to copyedit my article by making minor grammatical changes and improvements. I fixed grammatical errors in 1 section, as well as add in a few punctuations that needed to be there.