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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
 * "Brockton, Massachusetts"


 * Article Evaluation
 * I think the Lead could be a bit stronger. The beginning of the Lead is perfect, but I think the part that describes the population of Brockton doesn't have to be included right in the first sentence of the article. It does a good job with briefly describing the article's major section, but it still has some excessive information that can easily be included somewhere else. The content as a whole is relevant to the topic, where everything mainly focuses on the history of Brockton. However, the content isn't 100% up to date because there's barely information regarding 2020. The latest they recorded for the population of Brockton was back in 2019. It doesn't fail to address the numerous and important topics that are commonly known to people in Brockton, like the history, infrastructure, government, etc. The article remains entirely neutral and unbiased. There are no viewpoints that are overrepresented or underrepresented, and there is no persuasion from the article towards certain positions. All of the sources and references are reliable. However, there could be more sources that are up to date because most of the sources were created well before 2020. The sources are all diverse and the links that I clicked do in fact work. The article is very well organized with little to no mistakes. The sections are all relevant towards the major topic of the article. The images are very helpful, visually appealing, and go well with the information. The captions could be improved for some of the images. Most of the conversations are about the edits that people have made on the actual article. Some people talk about facts that they believe should be added or not included, like Rocky Marciano facts. The article is supported by WikiProject Massachusetts, and has been rated as B-Class and has been rated as Low-importance. Wikipedia discusses topics in a more clear and concise way, where it mainly portrays very relevant and reliable information. Overall, the article needs more information since most of what was posted on the article date before or during 2019. It's not top quality, but it stresses the most important information that the reader would most likely be looking for. If the article wasn't underdeveloped or if the facts were more up to date, then the article would be more accurate.


 * Sources
 * Berke, Ben. "What a $20 million redesign of Brockton's Main street could look like." The Enterprise, 25 Sep. 2019, https://www.enterprisenews.com/news/20190925/what-20-million-redesign-of-brocktons-main-street-could-look-like. Accessed 3 Oct. 2020.
 * Drury, Ryan. "Brockton receives extra gas tax funding for roads and infrastructure." BlackburnNews, 19 June 2019, https://blackburnnews.com/midwestern-ontario/2019/06/19/brockton-receives-extra-gas-tax-funding-roads-infrastructure/. Accessed 3 Oct. 2020.
 * America's Promise Alliance 100 Best Communities for Young People (2010); accessed April 16, 2014.
 * "About Us". Brockton Arts. 2015-08-29. Retrieved 2018-07-26

Option 2

 * Article title
 * "Massachusetts Route 28"


 * Article Evaluation
 * I think the Lead is very strong. It clearly establishes the topic of the article, with plenty of information regarding Route 28. The lead is a perfect setup for the major sections of the article. The content as a whole is relevant to the topic, where everything mainly focuses on the description of the route, along with its history and major intersections. However, the content isn't 100% up to date because there's barely information regarding 2020. Another issue regarding the article is the fact that there's plenty of potential information that could be added that would mainly involve the state/condition of the highway or route itself. My topic is mainly focused on the infrastructure and roads of Massachusetts, more specifically Brockton. The article remains entirely neutral and unbiased. There are no viewpoints that are overrepresented or underrepresented, and there is no persuasion from the article towards certain positions. All of the sources and references are reliable. However, there could be more sources that are up to date because most of the sources were created well before 2020. The sources are all diverse and the links that I clicked do in fact work. The article is very well organized with little to no mistakes. The sections are all relevant towards the major topic of the article. The images are very helpful, visually appealing, and go well with the information. The captions go perfectly with all of the images. Most of the conversations are about the edits that people have made on the actual article. Some people talk about facts that they believe should be added or not included, like insight on some of the major intersections. The article is supported by the U.S. Roads WikiProject, and has been rated as C-Class and has been rated as Mid-importance. Wikipedia discusses topics in a more clear and concise way, where it mainly portrays very relevant and reliable information. Overall, the article still has room for improvement since most of what was posted on the article date before or during 2019. It's not top quality, but it stresses plenty of important information that the reader would most likely be looking for. If the article had more information on the conditions of the roads or if the facts were more up to date, then the article would be more accurate.
 * Sources
 * Drury, Ryan. "Brockton receives extra gas tax funding for roads and infrastructure." BlackburnNews, 19 June 2019, https://blackburnnews.com/midwestern-ontario/2019/06/19/brockton-receives-extra-gas-tax-funding-roads-infrastructure/. Accessed 3 Oct. 2020.
 * Crosby, Don. "Road levy part of Brockton budget." The Sudbury Star, 14 Mar. 2019,https://www.thesudburystar.com/news/local-news/road-levy-part-of-brockton-budget/wcm/008c58a1-4a05-40e5-9e5c-9d2d26704550. Accessed 3 Oct. 2020.
 * Robert H. Malme (2017). "Massachusetts Interstate Highways Exit Lists". Retrieved February 16, 2017.
 * Robert H. Malme (2017). "MA 28 Cape Cod Expressway Future Exit List". Retrieved February 16, 2017.

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