User:Limúnar22/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
 * Chicago Pile-1


 * Article Evaluation
 * The lead of the article contains some information that is not necessary for a general overview of the topic. The overall article is related to the topic in the scientific, legal, and cultural sense.
 * The article is written neutrally, and presents subjects as facts rather than opinions.
 * Not every claim is cited fully or at all (the lead is a prime example), but the majority of claims have proper citations.
 * Many of the sources are reliable, as they are written by experts in the field, historians, or the people who were present. Many sources are dated before 2000.
 * Non of the equality gaps are discussed in this article.
 * Huge discussion in the talk page related to Missing Motivations. This was discussed in 2017-2018 and there are over 10 sub-comments that address the main topic. Many other smaller discussions have taken place recently, but there seems to be a lot to work on for this article.


 * Sources
 * CRAAP Test
 * Currency - Many sources are dated before 2000.
 * Relevance - All the reading is related to the article.
 * Authority - The sources are reputable, as they are written by experts in the field, historians, or the people who were present.
 * Accuracy - From a preliminary reading, I can see no spelling errors or informational errors.
 * Purpose - The piece is purely informative, and there is no bias present in the article.

Option 2

 * Article title
 * James F. Phillips


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article is short, but all the information in it is related to the topic.
 * The article is neutral and does not discuss any underrepresented populations nor any equality gaps.
 * Very few claims have citations, and there are only a few sources to begin with.
 * The citations all come from dedicated books or articles about James Phillips, or "The Fox". They would all be factual, but it is possible that some of them are biased in some way.
 * The talk page only has one request; someone needs to fix the tone of the paper.
 * Side note - he died on the day that I selected the article, 19 years ago. Oct 3, 2001.


 * Sources
 * CRAAP Test
 * Currency - Almost all of the sources come from the internet, and I cannot tell when they were last updated. One article comes from 1971 and one is his obituary from 2001.
 * Relevance - The reading is related to the article.
 * Authority - I cannot tell if the people who wrote the article are reputable or notable. Some come from historians, but others come from regular writers,
 * Accuracy - The information is scarce, but accurate.
 * Purpose - The article is meant to inform, but there is probably a slight bias in favor of James Phillips.

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Drawbridge

All of the information is relative to the topic
 * Article Evaluation

It seems to be written neutrally.

There are very little citations, so this topic is not covered quite enough.

The sources are reliable.

No equity gaps here.

Mechanisms of drawbridges, their use in castles and the distinction from a bascule bridge.
 * Sources
 * CRAAP Test
 * Currency - The sources range from 1979 to 2009, but the history of drawbridges hasn't changed much.
 * Relevance - Readings are all relevent to the article
 * Authority - All sources are written by experts in the field (2 of them).
 * Accuracy - The information is scarce, but accurate.
 * Purpose - The article is meant to inform; there is no persuasion intended here.