User:Marisa Naccari/sandbox

according to the Japanese Statistics Bureau, MPHPA, and World Internet Project Japan, in 2001, 44% of the population was online, and 41% of that group were females. Additionally, figures point to declining disparity among internet access in various socioeconomic classes and gender. Additionally, figures show that younger Japanese individuals use the interent as compaired to older Japanese individuals. All gaps are shown to be narrowing.

We will be using Erin's sandbox for the project: User:ErinElWhite/sandbox

Article Evaluation

"Digital Divide"

Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you? While relatively every point made in the article is arguably related to the topic, the overall organization and flow of the article proved to be confusing and distracting to the reader. The introduction section could be clarified to help readers better understand the broad topic. The article seemed to be written from the perspective of the United States, which was addressed in the section titled, "The global digital divide." The link correlating to citation 81, fixed broadband penetration (History and Forecast), does not work. Therefore, not all facts are referenced with reliable sources, and decrease the validity of the article. Other facts referenced are sourced from the United Nations, which can be considered a reliable, relatively unbiased source. The current talk page mentions other digital divides that could be added into the article, such as education. This article is a part of five WikiProjects. Information could be added to equally represent the digital divide on the global scale versus within the United States.

"Digital divide in Canada"

The article mentions "opposing views" to solving the digital divide. This section does not provide concrete points to support the opposing view aside from quoting those who do not agree that the digital divide should be solved in Canada. Therefore, the authors of the article appear to have included bias towards solving the digital divide. The article cites the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, which can be considered a relatively reliable and unbiased source. All external links checked seemed to work, and all information cited is recent. No conversations appear to be in the talk page, and is a part of one WikiProject and has been given a C-Class rating.