User:MargaretGarry/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: " Burkinabe Cuisine"
 * Article Evaluation: The article starts out with a strong lead in the introduction portion. However, it stops there as it only has two sections: "common dishes" and "common beverages." The article is written neutrally and simply discusses the issue at hand. The claims have citations, however some of the sources are unreliable (for example: random culinary websites of mediocre notoriety). The issue with this topic is that while it is of high importance according to the Wikipedia rating, there are few credible sources surrounding this topic online.
 * Sources: "World Food Guide", "The Journal of Nutrition" ,
 * Sources: "World Food Guide", "The Journal of Nutrition" ,
 * Sources: "World Food Guide", "The Journal of Nutrition" ,

Option 2

 * Article title: "Constitution of Benin"
 * Article Evaluation: The article has a decent lead with a rough outline of the content, but it is not detailed enough. The sections of the article are divided up into "Preamble" and "Titles." The article is essentially not written at all because it is simply copy and pasted from different parts of the Constitution. This article drastically needs to be expanded upon to include events leading up to the formation of the Constitution and many other important factors related to the topic. The sourcing throughout the article is weak and frequently cites back to Wikipedia.
 * Sources: "Africa Center for Strategic Studies", Angewandte Chemie
 * Sources: "Africa Center for Strategic Studies", Angewandte Chemie
 * Sources: "Africa Center for Strategic Studies", Angewandte Chemie

Option 3

 * Article title: "Education in Senegal"
 * Article Evaluation: This article is very underdeveloped. The lead does not introduce the sections outlined later in the article thoroughly enough, and there is no guiding roadmap for how the article will discuss education in Senegal. Additionally, there is simply not enough information as exemplified by the incredibly short length of the section titled, "Challenges facing Senegalese Education." Furthermore, there are consistent errors with capitalization. However, the author does a decent job of laying out basic information regarding the different levels of education. The sourcing seemed to be relatively strong as links were good throughout the article and sources were academic and reputable. Overall, however this article needs a lot of work before it has content that is substantial to the scope of the topic being covered.
 * Sources: "Laboratoire d'Economie Appliquee", The State of Adult and Continuing Education in Africa
 * Sources: "Laboratoire d'Economie Appliquee", The State of Adult and Continuing Education in Africa
 * Sources: "Laboratoire d'Economie Appliquee", The State of Adult and Continuing Education in Africa

Option 4

 * Article title: "Ivory Coast at the Olympics"
 * Article Evaluation: The lead in this article is very sparse and does not introduce the reader to the sections in the article or what the main content focuses in the article will be. Furthermore, there is no information provided about stand-out athletes or the Ivory Coast's history at the Olympics, including notable years. There are only four external sources which is concerning. However, of these sources, all seem to be strong. Overall this article needs more sections, more content, and much more sourcing throughout it. The difficult issue with this topic was that while it is of top importance according to the Wikipedia Africa Project rating, it was especially difficult for me to find additional sources online.
 * Sources: Historical Definition of the Olympic Movement
 * Sources: Historical Definition of the Olympic Movement
 * Sources: Historical Definition of the Olympic Movement

Option 5 - This is my article of choice, and it has been approved.

 * Article title: HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe
 * Article Evaluation: This article starts off with a weak lead as there is no sort of introduction to the content of the article. There are also no sections in this article, and it is simply a large summary of the overall facts of the topic matter. There are only two sources listed throughout the entire article as well. This is surprising as I would think that there would be a large amount of information for this topic online considering its relative importance. There are some minor grammar issues throughout the article, but a larger issue seems to be neutrality and the non-academic writing style. Sentences use phrasing like "hardest hit" and the "tide" of the epidemic do not seem appropriate for an informative and non-biased article on Wikipedia.
 * Sources: Modernizing Medicine in Zimbabwe: HIV/AIDS and Traditional Healers, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
 * Sources: Modernizing Medicine in Zimbabwe: HIV/AIDS and Traditional Healers, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
 * Sources: Modernizing Medicine in Zimbabwe: HIV/AIDS and Traditional Healers, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS