User:Jordan.Espinoza.Student/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
WikiProject Council/Directory/Geographical

(Provide a link to the article here.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Geographical#Maps

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 choose this to evaluate as the locations is key when researching further the geography of the person I have chosen to research for the final project in the class. The person is at east coast location that I'm not familiar as I don't have the enough information to talk about the east coast the upbringings of a person to be in areas where representation is not there. However choosing this as my evaluation on a article will help me understand more on a point of view with some experience with geographic information system mapping technology. Thus, the geographical regions and places is one article I want to be my first evaluation piece for this assignment. There is some troubles in the articles as the less information on the page that do not provide much easy process to find more information on the topics on the regions I want to look into further but I feel as this is my first assignment I know with my lack of experience on using wiki page does make it hard to add or look around to find the information I want to look for.

Evaluate the article
Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you? The article is entirely focused on the topic at hand, providing all the necessary information in a clear and concise manner. It also includes links to external resources that offer further explanation of the various points discussed. The author has done an excellent job of ensuring that every aspect of the topic is covered comprehensively, without any unnecessary digressions or tangents. The presence of multiple links on the page can be distracting, as it requires me to open each individual link in order to access the desired information. As the notes sections do not provide enough description to talk about the page being direct to geography. The positive on research on to this page is there is a directed link to look into the country geography is there and helpful to see a dedicated page for that country. Overall, the lack of information listed in the geographical regions and places page does need more work and a better approach to have the readers understand more in a point of view of someone who may not have experience with technology beforehand.

Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added? The main page is outdated as it is on wikiproject page where there is some case of people providing the information there are not that active. The page is somewhat outdated but has correct with the information to describe the countries. The parts that are outdated is when there is assessment done there is not enough information to provide. For example, the sections on mountains it does not provide more enough information on the specific mountain project. Overall, the site has great information that provides links to sources that will allow many people to look into that to find information that they are looking for.

Can you identify any notable equity gaps? Does the article underrepresent or misrepresent historically marginalized populations? Yes, from the geography regions and place page there is not much information for areas like Africa a the first page there is only a link attachment to find more information. The link provides enough information for research but needs more work as there is little information that is updated on this page.

What else could be improved? A better introduction and a more words with sources links that can provide a information in a research science format.

Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? The article is neutral, it goes straight to the description on geography areas there is some missing information. The claims do not seem to be heavily based towards to particular position. It goes more in favor of science research that appears more factual and heavily historical information that is provided to reference the information on the page.

Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Overrepresented at a couple of times throughout the pages, but some viewpoints underrepresented. In particular, the lack of interest for certain countries that do not have enough representation. The information provided has good information to have people understand the aspect of the landscape.

Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article? 1) The first link I click is on mountians. The source that is supporting the claim in the article has some useful research information, but the whole site is mostly dedicated to mountaineering groups and people who are just looking for a particular mountain to start their journey of research and enjoyment.

2) The second slide I choose is New Hampshire Mountains. . There is not enough infromation to provide in this page.

3)The third is Arab world a peer review page. . The page lacks information but does provide support information on people.

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? The evidence provided is deemed reliable due to its connection to the main source's information pages. These pages offer a comprehensive context on the various areas to explore in Mt. Saint Helens, providing enough information for individuals to begin learning about it. The sources of information regarding Mt. Saint Helens are derived from both the United States Department and the USDA. Thus, provide enough information to learn each aspect about Mt. Saint Helens.

Do the sources come from a diverse array of authors and publications? Yes, from United States sites and reliable sites such as USDA and National Geographic to provide enough information.

Now take a look at how others are talking about this article on the talk page. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? The Talk page does have people actively seeking to update the page. There are people who want to go further to have people interact with topics in geography with providing enough resources for a person to learn more in their journey.

How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Yes, this article is part of the WikiProjects. The article is rated as in a ranges of B-Class articles with few information to provide as it is still actively working on the information to provide for the people.

How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? There is a need to provide 3+ sources to prove each page with enough clarity to support a claim. At times the discussion is limited with people only pushing for less compared to the class that needs to provide more information to share among peers.Jordan.Espinoza.Student (talk) 05:55, 11 June 2023 (UTC)