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Article Evaluation for Non-stop Decay:

The Wikipedia page for the topic of non-stop decay appears to be a fairly well written, concise article with information that is still relevant and fairly recent. Overall, nothing in this article particularly distracted me from a topical stand point, and with a few minor grammatical errors aside, I found the article as a whole to be well written. In addition, I think the structure and flow of the article can be made more coherent and interconnected. Personally, I believe that one way the article can be improved is by further expanding on the current research being done on non-stop decay in mammalian models. This article primarily focuses on studies done in yeast, however the yeast protein Ski7p involved in non-stop decay is not present in mammals, and the article doesn't extensively delve into this concept and how the stopping mechanism is regulated in other model organisms, and only mentions it passively at times.

Overall the article is presented in a neutral, straightforward, and factual manner. I could not distinguish any particular viewpoint that was over or under emphasized in this page. While certain model systems are given more attention than others, this may have been due to the fact that research at the time may not have been as extensive as it currently is. After testing a few links, it appears as though everything is still in working order, and there are no dead links present. All factual statements appear to be linked to an appropriate external reference. These sources, much like the rest of the article, appear to be fairly neutral and unbiased upon initial inspection.

As of this moment, there does not appear to be any conversations happening on the talk page of the non-stop decay article. It appears as though this article was previously worked on by a former student from Florida Tech, so i believe it'll be a good opportunity for me to expand on a peer's work and see where I can improve what has already been laid out before me. Overall, this article does not seem to be prioritized as a high importance subject, however seemingly niche articles like this should not be undervalued. Thus far, we have not discussed non-stop decay yet in class, therefore I do not know how the article compares with what we will learn, however because it was worked on by a former student in this class, I assume it relates to the course curriculum closely.