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Article Evaluation: Chinese Patriarchy

 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?

There are a few other topics, like foot binding, that are not directly related to the topic and are a bit distracting.


 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?What else could be improved?

Adding more details on how women were to be subordinate could improve the article.


 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?

There are some claims that say men are still more powerful than women in political and military spots, but there are no statistics or links to the evidence. Some of the facts seem to be more opinion based.


 * Are there viewpoints that are over represented, or underrepresented?

Chinese women's views during these time periods in which patriarchy were more relevant.


 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?

Yes, the links work and are related to and support the topic.


 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?

Some of the references need additional citations, but are neutral and fact based. The information comes from philosophers and their books.


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?

Most of the conversations behind this article are moving to either edit the entire thing or delete it. All comments agree there is lack of neutrality.


 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?

It is a part of the WikiProject China, and WikiProject Feminism. It is also the subject of a WikiEdu assignment.


 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Wikipedia uses different sources and mainly neutral content, with the exception of this article. The class encompasses the impact of culture on religion, while wikipedia tries to be more fact based.

Assigned Article
The article I chose to evaluate and edit is The List of Sikh Festivals. This article is a list of some of the most important holidays in Sikhism. Although most holidays/festivals are described, it does not include many others. The article is neutral in content and has appropriate sourcing. The article's talk page does not have many entries, but the few mention lack of organization and failure to include more holidays/festivals. I intend to add a festival not previously included. This festival is a Gurpurb, or anniversary of one of the Gurus, and is known as the Martyrdom of The Sahibzadas. Another festival I could add would be Sangrad, when the sun changes zodiacs.

Sikh Festival Draft
The Martyrdom of both the elder and younger Sahibzadas is a remembrance of the four young princes (sons of Guru Gobind Singh, founder of Sikhism) who were martyred in late December. The two older sons, Sahibzade Ajit Singh and Jujhar Singh, were killed by Mughal soldiers during the battle of Chamkaur. . Both the younger sons Sahibzade Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh, were executed after being captured. These Martyrs are observed 26 December and 21 December respectively.