User:Moniquebridgetangel/sandbox

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My Mid-Term Quiz for LIBY 1210-09 Winter 2016

My real name is: Monique Angel

My Research Topic is: What is sacred in Judaism?

Key words related to my Research Topic are: Sacred, Judaism

+ + I chose to read and evaluate the article titled: Judaism

+ 1.Is there a warning banner at the top of the article? No

This is from another article that had a warning banner:

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page.

This article's lead section may not adequately summarize key points of its contents. (October 2014)

This article improperly uses one or more religious texts as primary sources without referring to secondary sources that critically analyze them. (October 2015)

This article needs additional citations for verification. (October 2015)

I believe that warning banners are important because it tells you exactly what is wrong with the article. For example, this one states that there are multiple issues, and then it gives 3 different examples.

+ 2.Is the lead section of the article easy to understand? Does it summarize the key points of the article? Yes the lead section is easy to understand, but it doesn't give a summary of the whole entire article.

+ 3. Is the structure of the article clear? “Are there several headings and subheadings, images and diagrams at appropriate places, and appendices and foonotes at the end?” Yes, there's a huge amount of headings and subheadings, along with graphics.

+ 4.  Are “the various aspects of the topic balanced well”? That is does it seem to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic? All the headings/subheadings tie back into the main topic, so I believe that the article is balanced.

+ 5. Does the article provide a “neutral point of view”? Does it read like an encyclopedia article instead of a persuasive essay? Yes, it's strictly an article trying to inform us about Judaism in no way is it trying to persuade us to convert or anything.

+ 6. Are the references and footnotes citing reliable sources? Do they point to scholarly and trustworthy information? Beware of references to blogs; look for references to books, scholarly journal articles, government sources, etc. It comes with 144 references. At least more than half of these are probably reliable sources.

7. Look for these signs of bad quality and comment on their presence or absence from the article you are evaluating:

+ a. is the lead section well-written, in clear, correct English? Yes, grammar and punctuation look fine.

+ b. are there “unsourced opinions” and/or “value statements which are not neutral”? No

+ c. does the article refer “to ‘some,’ ‘many,’ or other unnamed groups of people,” instead of specific organizations or authors or facts? No strictly sticks to their topic.

+ d. does the article seem to omit aspects of the topic? No, in my opinion since I don't know much about Judaism, they seem to have a lot of information, but if I was

Jewish I may think otherwise, and think they are missing a few things.

+ e. are some sections overly long compared to other sections of similar importance to the topic? Some parts are drastically shorter than others, for example the, Jewish ethnics, it a whole lot shorter than the prayer section. I don't think this has to do with importance, there just might be more information to share from one topic than another.

+ f. does the article lack sufficient references or footnotes? No

+ g. Look at the “View History” for the article. As you read the conversation there, do you see hostile dialogue or other evidence of lack of respectful treatment among the editors? A lot of them are more helpful than others. It just seems like they are just trying to help the article not bring it down.

Part 2:

Evaluate the Wikipedia article you selected using the CARDIO method. Write your answers following each word below:

+ Currency (When was the last update of this article? hint: check the View History) January 30, 2016

+ Authority (What evidence do you find that the author(s) of this article have the appropriate credentials to write on this topic?) Not only does it come with many references but it also comes with a Bibliography section.

+ Relevance (to your research topic) My topic is on Judaism.

+ Depth: It goes as far to even tell us other religions apart from Judaism, they also include Christianity and Islam. They talk about the History, this article isn't vague what so ever.

- Information Format (I hope this one will be easy for you.) This article was lovely because it gave me so many different parts about Judaism from prayers to information about Hanukkah.

+ Object (what is the purpose for creating this article?) The purpose it to share with the world more about Judaism, it is mainly an informative article.