User:Lindseykoehn/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
 * Weighting Filter


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article definitely has a lot of room for improvement. It focuses mainly on the sound production side of weighting filters. I think it can discuss much more at the basis of what filters are, instead of just how they apply to sound production. The page was really worked on in 2005, and since then there have just been small edits here and there with most of the comments seeming to call for a removal or redo of the page. It only has one source and therefore also has issues with personal opinions.


 * Sources
 * http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Sound/acont.html

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Aircraft noise pollution


 * Article Evaluation
 * Overall, this article is definitely more well-written and is ranked C-Class. The adjustments that I think would be interesting to see is more information on the damage that this noise pollution can cause to peoples' hearing, especially those working with aircrafts daily (flight attendants, pilots, etc). Hearing loss is mentioned, however, there is no mention of noise regulations.


 * Sources
 * https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.95

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Health effects from noise


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is also rated C-Class, despite the fact that it is also ranked as High-Importance by WikiProject Occupational Safety and Health. It does seem to be very well-written overall, and even discusses effects of noise on dogs. However, in 2016, someone recommended adding noise regulation information (such as OSHA and NIOSH), however, this never got done. I do think that adding regulatory information could work to really strengthen the article.


 * Sources
 * https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.95
 * https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/noise/default.html

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Loud music


 * Article Evaluation
 * I believe that this article could also benefit from information from not only NIOSH but also OSHA and others. It doesn't go into specific information on how loud music can affect a person's hearing as well as data of how common this is and what noise levels it takes. Something I noticed with this article that I hadn't noticed with others is that it doesn't have a Talk Page. I didn't know this was possible, and is something I definitely want to look into. Maybe that means that they don't want anyone else submitting changes to it?


 * Sources
 * https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.95 https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000495.htm

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Soundproofing


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is rated as C-Class and Mid-importance. It has a good deal of information and a lot of references. The only thing I noticed that I thought could be changed was the lack of explanation of anechoic chambers. These are a really interesting display of soundproofing, and the only time the article touches on it is with a picture of one. If there's a picture of one in the article, I definitely think it needs an explanation so the readers understand what it is and why it works the way it does.


 * Sources
 * https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/dynamic-mechanical-metrology-acceleration-force-and-acoustics/acoustic-anechoic