User:Nherbison/Choose an Article

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
 * Native American Heritage Sites (National Park Service)


 * Article Evaluation
 * - only 3 sources, none of which are used in the opening paragraphs (links to different park/site websites, but no links regarding claims regarding purpose of erecting some heritage sites or where they got the definition of/what's included under the title 'native american')
 * - long list showcasing current heritage sites with links to respective wiki pages as well as list of proposed locations
 * - not a whole lot to the article itself, 90% of the article is the list of the actual sites -- is there more than can be written broadly about the heritage sites? more information on why/how they were erected? specific goals of heritage sites outside of archaeology, contributions to development, and "historical contributions"? what is defined by "historical contributions", and is that in regards to native american history or white settlers?


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Option 2

 * Article title
 * Impacts of Tourism


 * Article Evaluation
 * - introductory paragraphs provide insight into different subgroups and pro/cons of different factors as it pertains to tourism within national parks while keeping neutral tone, both sides of arguments presented and sited at the ends of sentences
 * - article divided into three subsections: economic impacts, sociocultural impacts, and environmental impacts
 * - table of contents provided with relevant subsections and specific topics/examples (there's a specific tab for Mt. Everest under Environmental Impacts: Tourist Activities)
 * - immediately under some subheadings there are quick links to further information on the topic
 * - includes see also list of terms and concepts discussed but not explicitly broken down in article
 * - 68 sources


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Option 3

 * Article title
 * National Wilderness Preservation System


 * Article Evaluation
 * - introduction is concise and offers overview of NWPS, the definition of 'wilderness', and total area covered/protected by NWPS
 * - wildlife preservation subsection is extremely limited (only two paragraphs, two sources, and most quick links within subsection to pages about specific animals found within in a specific reserve) -- I feel that something that is mentioned as a 'major goal' should have more than two concise paragraphs covering important efforts in animal conservation and protection
 * - 22 sources
 * - wilderness areas, history, and laws and policies most discussed subsections
 * - see also section is primarily historical figures and agencies as potentially unknown terms/terms that need to be broken down more are quick linked within article


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