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My Mid-Term Quiz for LIBY 1210-15 Fall 2017

My Research Topic is: Spiritual practice and women

Key words related to my Research Topic are: Spiritual practice, martial arts, moo do kwan,and women

Part 1:

Examine Wikipedia articles that are directly related to your Research Topic and select a substantive article to evaluate. This could be an article about an idea (e.g., I might choose the one about Trance) or a person (if I were researching Reggae music, I might pick Bob Marley). Answer the following questions:

+ ++1. I chose to read and evaluate the article titled: (for extra credit, link the name of the article to the article in Wikipedia.)

Michelle Waterson +2. Is there a warning banner at the top of the article? Yes or No
 * Michelle Waterson

+If there is a warning banner, copy and paste the warning banner here. Write an brief explanation of the reason the issues mentioned in the warning banner are important. For example, if the issue is “needs additional citations for verification,” why does that matter?
 * This article must adhere to the biographies of living persons (BLP) policy, even if it is not a biography, because it contains material about living persons. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libellous. If such material is repeatedly inserted, or if you have other concerns, please report the issue to this noticeboard.
 * The article needs something that they will have as evidence that it is real and that they have the right to put that information out about the person. Gives them a more creditable evidence.

Please note: If the article you are evaluating does not have a warning banner, choose a warning banner from a different article and explain the warning that is in that banner.
 * It's basically saying because the article is for someone who is living somethings are written so poorly and they need to fix what they have. If they can't then they should take it down.

+3. Is the lead section of the article easy to understand? Does it summarize the key points of the article? +4. 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?” +5. Are “the various aspects of the topic balanced well”? That is does it seem to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic? +6. Does the article provide a “neutral point of view”? Does it read like an encyclopedia article instead of a persuasive essay? +7. 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. 8. Look for these signs of bad quality and comment on their presence or absence from the article you are evaluating:
 * The leading section of the article is easy to understand and its giving a broad detail about the person. Yes it gives you basically her background and what she does now.
 * The structure of the article is clear it has many tabs were you can check other pages out that maybe you can find more information out.
 * Yes it balances well but the only thing that it doesn't show where the information is coming from. It does show a comprehensive overview of the topic.
 * The article does provide a neutral point of view because its informative. It does read like an encyclopedia article.
 * The references are reliable sources because they come from sources that have to do with the martial arts and other places she has fought in. They do point to scholarly information.

+a. is the lead section well-written, in clear, correct English? +b. are there “unsourced opinions” and/or “value statements which are not neutral”? +c. does the article refer “to ‘some,’ ‘many,’ or other unnamed groups of people,” instead of specific organizations or authors or facts? +d. does the article seem to omit aspects of the topic? +e. are some sections overly long compared to other sections of similar importance to the topic? +f. does the article lack sufficient references or footnotes? +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? __________________________
 * The leading section is clear but I think there should be correction with some of the information.
 * No because its informing about the persons life.
 * No the article doesn't refer to unnamed groups of people.
 * Yes the article does seem to leave some aspects of the topic out because it doesn't give something she has stated based on her interviews as she fights. Many of the fighters usually have quotes or something to say and I think they should state something along the lines that came from her point of view.
 * Yes some are longer than others and I think those that are short should get more information about her.
 * No the article doesn't lack sufficient references or footnotes.
 * Yes I did see lack of respectful treatment among the editors.

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) +Authority (What evidence do you find that the author(s) of this article have the appropriate credentials to write on this topic?) +Relevance (to your research topic) +Depth | Information Format (I hope this one will be easy for you.) +Object (what is the purpose for creating this article?)
 * 29 September 2017
 * The author doesn't have a credential but she has information based on her career. She seems to know about the topic because shes a mixed martial artist.
 * Its relevant to my search topic because it gives me a women that is in martial arts.
 * It gives you details and what she has done during her life and also gives details of her championships.
 * Yes the information is formatted to where it's can be understood. The information format of this is an encyclopedia article for the general public.

The purpose of the article is to inform about the person and what she has done in the marital arts world.