User:Jnfowler/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
 * Genital jewellery


 * Article Evaluation
 * The articles content is relevant to the topic. There is a basic understanding of what it is but it does not go into detail or the history of the item. The tone of the work takes on a neutral voice, one that cares through the different paragraphs. The claims made in the work are cited. Though the work is short, the time was taken to cite the few lines of writing available. The cited sources are reliable even if they are sources one may not expect. This work does cover a topic not widely discussed, included, or observed. I would consider this to be an article about a taboo subject in our society.


 * Sources

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Rainbow Project


 * Article Evaluation
 * The articles content is relevant to the topic. Though I would say that the section with the most focus is the "Current Services" section. The writing, for the most part, seems to have a neutral tone to it. As for citations, there seems to be a lack of sources cited throughout the work. There are only three citations for the entire work, which does not sit well with the amount of writing in the piece. One of the sources is an article by the subject of the article and the other two sources are news articles. Despite these faults, the article does tackle the LGBT+ community and health services within the community.


 * Sources

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Great Rite


 * Article Evaluation
 * The meat of this piece is relevant to the topic and the voice is neutral in tone. This piece is the shortest that I have looked at but it is also well sourced, especially for its size. There are four sources for the meager writing in the article. These sources are all credible academic journals and works. The work itself does cover categories that are not typically covered such as spirituality, in this case Wicca, and sexuality within religion.


 * Sources

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Black gay pride


 * Article Evaluation
 * The writing in this piece does cover information relevant to the title topic. The tone is very neutral and takes on an almost respectful, academic tone. The piece has a great deal of sources with many section being cited. The sources themselves are mainly news articles. Some articles I also can not tell exactly what they are or where they are from. This brings some concern to the reliability of the sources for this piece. Moving past the shortcomings of the sources, the topic of the work is about a minority group. That is not only African-American individuals but also African-American members of the LGBT+ community.


 * Sources

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Catacombs (sex club)


 * Article Evaluation
 * The writing that makes up this work is, in fact, relevant to this topic. The tone of the work is neutral but the organization feels a bit off. This work is well cited with a variety of works. The works are academic pieces, journals, interviews, and memoirs. This work covers the LGBT+ community which is a minority group that is well known for being misinterpreted and misunderstood.


 * Sources