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Article Evaluation

 * Waco Mammoth National Monument
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added? No information is out of date, but more details about the years the mammoths died could have been included.
 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you? Everything in the article was relevant to the topic, from the origins of the discovery to it being named a national monument.
 * What else could be improved? More information could be added regarding the specifics of the park. The page could detail the main sites and attractions of the park as well as its hours of operation.
 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? The article is a little biased in that it favored the action of Obama using the "Antiquities Act" to declare the park a national monument. Although overall the article is general and presents the topic well.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? The viewpoints overrepresented were the discovery of the bones, and its legislation to become a national monument. Whereas the views underrepresented were the opposing reasons to legislating the site. The article could have provided more detail about the site itself as well as discussing the debate between the benefits of declaring the site, a national monument.

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Currently, no conversations about how to represent this topic have occurred on the "Talk" page.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? The Article is rated "Start-class" or "Low importance". In addition, it is apart of three wiki projects, "WikiProject Paleotology", "WikiProject Geology", and "WikiProject Protected Areas".
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Currently, we have not discussed the Waco Mammoth National Monument

Article Selection

 * Waco Mammoth National Monument
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? The Article's content is relevant to the topic, but could include more detail about the site itself.
 * Is it written neutrally? the page is written mostly neutral until it spoke about the legislative process to make the site a national monument
 * Does each claim have a citation? As shown in the reference section, each claim looks to have a linked citation
 * Are the citations reliable? The citations look reliable because they are from a variety of different sources. In addition, the sites are from notable sources such as the University of California Museum of Pathology, newspapers, and the Whitehouse.

Geography[edit]
The Site of the Waco Mammoth National Monument is found in Waco, Texas. The location of the monument lies on along the Bosque River, within 100 acres of wooded parkland. It is theorized that due to the proximity to the river, the deaths of the uncovered prehistoric animals were a result of flash flooding, drowning the creatures about 67,000 years ago.

Attractions[edit]
The Waco Mammoth National Monument is the site of the only known remains of a herd of "Columbian Mammoths"The site also includes a "in situ" fossils of a camel, a bull mammoth, and female mammoths. The fossils are "in situ", meaning that they are still in the original place of initial discovery.

Youth Involvement[edit]
The National Monument provides opportunities for the youth to participate. The Waco Mammoth National Monument allows field trips, group tours, and the opportunity to become a "Junior Ranger". Through completing activities throughout the park, the visitor can be sworn in as a Waco Mammoth National Monument Junior Ranger.

Peer Reviews
Review of Zac Powers's article: The content added looks informative and well referenced. The Overall page created for the "Baylor University Golden Wave Band" is unbiased and serves as to define the purpose as well as the origins of the band. Although to improve the page, consider adding more headers to diversify the additions or to add even more detail.

Review of Lohith Satish's article:The article is very detailed and your additions do add to the page overall. Also, your explanations about the art during the time period was good as well as the connection to Waco when discussing the affects of the war outside of Europe. Although, I would make sure that your writing style is more formal and further unbiased. At sections in the "Art" paragraph it seemed more like an analysis of one of the paintings rather than a description of all the art produced during the time period. Overall good article.-Nick Iskandar