User:Kzabs/International adoption/Bdickison Peer Review

Peer review
This is where you will complete your peer review exercise. Please use the following template to fill out your review.

General info

 * Whose work are you reviewing? Kzabs
 * Link to draft you're reviewing: User:Kzabs/sandbox (International Adoption)

Lead
Guiding questions:


 * Has the Lead been updated to reflect the new content added by your peer?
 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Lead evaluation
n/a making edits to an existing article

Content
Guiding questions:


 * Is the content added relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, it provided further context to the claims already provided
 * Is the content added up-to-date?
 * Yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * No

Content evaluation
The content that you have right now helps strengthen the section on Africa. It would be interesting if you added more content for other countries on the continent, or even more information about general trends in Africa as a whole.

Tone and Balance
Guiding questions:


 * Is the content added neutral?
 * Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * No
 * Does the content added attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * No

Tone and balance evaluation
Well-written so far.

Sources and References
Guiding questions:


 * Is all new content backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Good use of news stories; it would be interesting to see if there's any academic literature on the topic.
 * Are the sources current?
 * Yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * For the additions you made, yes. As the article is right now in your sandbox, source #4 doesn't have a link. Even though it's not your edit, I would go ahead and try to find the link for that source.

Organization
Guiding questions:


 * Is the content added well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Yes
 * Does the content added have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * No, very well-written.
 * Is the content added well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * Yes, follows structure currently being used.

Images and Media
Guiding questions: If your peer added images or media


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Images and media evaluation
n/a

For New Articles Only
If the draft you're reviewing is a new article, consider the following in addition to the above.


 * Does the article meet Wikipedia's Notability requirements - i.e. Is the article supported by 2-3 reliable secondary sources independent of the subject?
 * How exhaustive is the list of sources? Does it accurately represent all available literature on the subject?
 * Does the article follow the patterns of other similar articles - i.e. contain any necessary infoboxes, section headings, and any other features contained within similar articles?
 * Does the article link to other articles so it is more discoverable?

Overall impressions
Guiding questions:


 * Has the content added improved the overall quality of the article - i.e. Is the article more complete?
 * Yes
 * What are the strengths of the content added?
 * I like that you provided context to the facts the article presented; it helps readers understand why Ethiopia banned adoption by foreigners.
 * How can the content added be improved?
 * The current content is great; keep adding more!

Overall evaluation
This is a great start! What you have so far is very well-written and adds clarity to the article. Keep on adding more information. I would definitely like to see information about other countries or general trends across the continent.

Brittany