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Article Evaluation

"Voter Suppression" Everything in the article is relevant, and the information is concise yet comprehensive. It provides a good overview and summary of voter suppression around the world and then goes more in depth about voter suppression in the US. The article is neutral and does not insert any opinions about voter suppression and its prevalence in presidential elections. Most of the links work and the sources support the claims; however a few links are in red text and lead to a page that says "The article that you're looking for doesn't exist." These links are either incorrectly linked or the pages have been deleted and the article hasn't been updated since.

Also, most facts are referenced with appropriate and reliable sources like The Guardian, The New York Times, International Journals, etc which are neutral. However, some statements and facts like "an estimated 6% of eligible Australian voters are not enrolled or are enrolled incorrectly" are not directly cited in the paragraph. In fact, the citation does not appear until two paragraphs later so it is slightly unclear as to where the fact is from. Also, there is a fact without a citation where Wikipedia makes note that a citation is needed, specifically under the Taiwan heading. The information does not necessarily appear out of date, except some of the links need to be updated to pages that currently exist. However, more information needs to be added regarding the most recent presidential elections, especially because voter suppression and fraud was apparent in those elections. Also, there is a message from Wikipedia under the "Taiwan" heading stating that "this section may be confusing or unclear to readers" which needs to be resolved.

The talk page discusses many topics, such as bias, balance, inaccuracy, and too much focus on the US. Many users make suggestions, edits, pose questions, and introduce new ides and considerations to make the article stronger and more well rounded. The talk page is detailed, with readers explaining in depth the issues they notice and how to fix them. For example, one user pointed out that many examples in the article were of Republicans taking action against Democrat voters and only one example of the opposite (identified the issue and how to solve it). Another user questioned the countries included in the article and introduces the idea of discussing countries like Russia. The talk page also has a to-do list to improve the article which includes expanding to include more types of voter suppression and globalizing to discuss other countries.

This article is rated C-Class and is part of many WikiProjects such as Elections and Referendums, Politics, Human Rights, Project Law, and Freedom of Speech. This article is related to content from week 2 (this week), so we have not yet discussed it in class but will do so soon.

Talk:Voter suppression

Possible Articles to Work On

Potential article #1: Gridlock (politics)"This article has a warning sign at the top stating that it needs additional citations for verification and a more worldwide view of the subject. Therefore, I can do more research into this topic and find more sources to support the claims. Also, I can research political gridlock on a more international scale rather than just in the US. More specifically, I would like to first explore how gridlock plays a role in US legislation and how the Senate filibuster contributes to gridlock, if at all. Then, I can better understand gridlock in other democracies and compare them to the situation in the US."Potential article #2: Computer fraud"This article is very short and brief – there are only 6 sources. After viewing the talk page, I agree it could use a much more in-depth explanation of computer fraud. I would also like to explore how computer fraud differs from internet fraud, the effects of computer fraud (especially in politics), the relationship to pirating, and more significant examples of computer fraud than the single incident that is provided. I feel that I could greatly expand on this topic and clean up the little information that already exists on the page."""