User:Morganoates/sandbox

Article Evaluation
Genetic disorder is the article I have chosen. Immediately I noticed that the first and second sentence in the first paragraph are not cited whatsoever. I also noticed that the paragraphs "X-linked dominant" and "Mitochondrial" have not been cited, as well as the chart labeled "Prevalence of some single-gene disorders". I think the article could be lengthened tremendously if all of the genetic disorders were listed and each had a detailed description of the symptoms it causes. Although that would be lengthy and a lot of work, the title of the article is "genetic disorder" so it only makes sense to list at least some of the most common types of them. There is a chart made with them, but I think having it typed out would be beneficial as well. I think it would be interesting to add a paragraph about the history of genetic disorders, maybe something about the first case of a genetic disorder and how/when it was identified. I also think it would be good to add that because you can then say how the treatment of certain genetic disorders has changed over time. I think the treatment paragraph should be much longer then it is right now; gene therapy is not the only "treatment" for genetic disorders. i.e. there are many kinds of other therapies and activities that help diagnosed patients. Theres only 14 sources; I just think this page could be expanded so much more by adding additional beneficial information. Also, I don't think it would hurt to add in there how genetic mutations occur. I clicked on reference #1 and it brought me to an invalid page. In the talk page, it is mostly of people modifying external links. Theres not many things going on in the talk section surprisingly, I expected there to be much more. This article is actually part of 3 wikiprojects! It has been rated B class and a level 5 vital article. This article differs from what we discuss in class in a substantial way. In class, we go very in depth with topics; I feel as if in this article they are trying to sum everything up to make it as short as possible. In class we use a lot of examples in day to day life that we can actually relate to, however in the article, it focuses strictly on the facts, which isn't necessarily a bad thing either.