User:Mabre056/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: Health effects of sunlight exposure
 * Article Evaluation

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * Concise

Lead evaluation
Does a good job helping summarize and helping find things quickly

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Sort of
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * No its very organized

Content evaluation
Could be more organized and have more info, its full of people trying to edit for projects.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * None, highly neutral, mostly facts
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * No

Tone and balance evaluation
Even tone overall

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * I believe so
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Yes
 * Are the sources current?
 * Kind of, not really. Like 2015.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * Yes.

Sources and references evaluation
Theres a lot of sources which is good but not super recent.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * No
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * The sections are neat and flow

Organization evaluation
Overall very organized

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


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

Images and media evaluation
Laid out well and appealing to the eye

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * Just a few additions to the article
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * The article is rated high importance and is a part of wikiproject medicine
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * It does not differ a lot

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * Super good and professional
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * Very organized and flows
 * How can the article be improved?
 * Nothing really, i loved all of it
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * very well developed

Overall evaluation
Great article.


 * Sources
 * Osborne JE, Hutchinson PE (August 2002). "Vitamin D and systemic cancer: is this relevant to malignant melanoma?". Br. J. Dermatol. 147 (2): 197–213. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2133.2002.04960.x.
 * Egan K, Sosman J, Blot W (February 2, 2005). "Sunlight and Reduced Risk of Cancer: Is The Real Story Vitamin D?". J Natl Cancer Inst. 97 (3): 161–163. doi:10.1093/jnci/dji047. PMID 15687354.

Option 2

 * Article title: Sunburn
 * Article Evaluation

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * Concise

Lead evaluation
Does a good job helping summarize and helping find things quickly

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Sort of
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * No its very organized

Content evaluation
Could be more organized and have more info, its full of people trying to edit for projects.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * None, highly neutral, mostly facts
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * No

Tone and balance evaluation
Even tone overall

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * I believe so
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Yes
 * Are the sources current?
 * Kind of, not really. Like 2018.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * Yes.

Sources and references evaluation
Theres a lot of sources which is good but not super recent.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * No
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * The sections are neat and flow

Organization evaluation
Overall very organized

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


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

Images and media evaluation
Laid out well and appealing to the eye

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * Just a few additions to the article windburn vs sunburn
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * The article is rated high importance and is a part of wikiproject medicine
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * It does not differ a lot

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * Super good and professional
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * Very organized and flows
 * How can the article be improved?
 * Nothing really, i loved all of it
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * very well developed

Overall evaluation
Great article.


 * Sources
 * "Prevent skin cancer | American Academy of Dermatology". www.aad.org. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
 * Kanavy HE, Gerstenblith MR (December 2011). "Ultraviolet radiation and melanoma". Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery. 30 (4): 222–8. doi:10.1016/j.sder.2011.08.003. PMID 22123420.

Option 3

 * Article title: Sun tanning
 * Article Evaluation

Lead


 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * Concise

Lead evaluation
Does a good job helping summarize and helping find things quickly

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Sort of
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * No its very organized

Content evaluation
Could be more organized and have more info, its full of people trying to edit for projects.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * None, highly neutral, mostly facts
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * No

Tone and balance evaluation
Even tone overall

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * I believe so
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Yes
 * Are the sources current?
 * Kind of, not really. Like 2015.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * Yes.

Sources and references evaluation
Theres a lot of sources which is good but not super recent.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * No
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * The sections are neat and flow

Organization evaluation
Overall very organized

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


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

Images and media evaluation
Laid out well and appealing to the eye

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * Just a few additions to the article windburn vs sunburn
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * The article is rated low importance and is a part of wikiproject medicine, fashion, and nudity
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * It does not differ a lot

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * Super good and professional
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * Very organized and flows
 * How can the article be improved?
 * Nothing really, i loved all of it
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * very well developed

Overall evaluation
Great article.


 * Sources
 * Miyamura Y; Coelho SG; Schlenz K; et al. (February 2011). "The deceptive nature of UVA tanning versus the modest protective effects of UVB tanning on human skin". Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research. 24 (1): 136–147. doi:10.1111/j.1755-

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 * Article title
 * Article Evaluation
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Option 5

 * Article title
 * Article Evaluation
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