User:NoraSunbeam/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
- The content is relevant to the topic.
 * Article title:Needlework
 * Article Evaluation

- The content seems to be neutral overall, however it focuses on a small aspect of the overall topic in that it deals more with the western styles of needlework rather than a more worldwide approach.

- The article seems to be missing citations for many claims.

- The existing citations seem to be reliable.

- The article doesn’t really fill one of Wikipedia’s equity gaps, but it does have the potential to better represent various cultures besides the western view and history of the topic.

- There is not much currently happening on the talk page for this article. The only existing comment deals with the removal of an external link where the source is in Italian.
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Option 2
- The content is relevant to the topic.
 * Article title:Classical ballet
 * Article Evaluation

- The content seems to be neutral.

- A large majority of the claims do not have corresponding citations. There are several references listed, but it seems they aren’t properly cited throughout the article.

- The existing references appear to be reliable.

- The article doesn’t fill one of Wikipedia’s equity gaps.

- The main issues addressed on the talk page involve the difference between the “Ballet” article and the “Classical ballet” article. There was some debate on whether to merge the articles or keep them separate. Eventually, they were kept separate, and an additional article was made to talk about the history of ballet, which avoided the duplication of information on the Ballet and Classical ballet articles. Knowing this can help me (or other editors of the article) avoid duplication of content across the pages and only include information relevant to Classical ballet, knowing that there is an article for Ballet to address things that are common across all ballet techniques.
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Option 3
- The content is relevant to the topic.
 * Article title:Flamingo
 * Article Evaluation

- The article seems to be fairly thorough and informative, though there is room for further information.

- The article is written neutrally.

- Most claims have citations.

- The citations seem to be reliable.

- The article does not cover an equity gap.

- There are several suggestions for improvements on the talk page for the article. Many of the suggestions/questions are from the mid-2000’s to 2017, though there are a few more recent discussion points.

Potential Ideas for Improvement

- Information about flamingos' "backwards-bending knees" (ankles) in the description section.

- Further information about their flying and/or swimming capabilities. (i.e. how high they can fly, flight patterns, how far they can fly in a day, if they prefer flying by day or by night, etc.)

- Information about how flocks move around and conditions in which they may migrate.

- Clarification on lifespans.

- Addressing the use of plastic lawn flamingos as decoration briefly, or redirect to an article that talks about it in more detail.

- Information/mention of National Flamingo Day (June 23rd in the U.S.)

- Potentially mention events that may disturb flamingo flocks (i.e. there was recently a wild flamingo spotted in Kansas that was believed to have been displaced by a hurricane. It could be interesting to see if natural disasters or other events can cause damage to flamingo flocks)

- Their current status on the endangered species list (none of the 6 species are currently endangered, but some are considered vulnerable), and factors that may affect the global population of flamingos.

- Adding a section for 'Flamingos in Pop Culture' or something similar, or adding to the section 'Other relationship with humans'.


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Option 4
- The content is relevant to the topic. The article clarifies that it is not for fiction as a concept, and links to the article that addresses overall fiction, which can help with confusion.
 * Article title:Fiction writing
 * Article Evaluation

- The article is written neutrally.

- There is a lack of inline citations despite having a list of references.

- The references seem to be reliable.

- The article does not cover an equity gap, though there could be potential to address equity gaps within the fiction writing world within the article.

- There is not much discussion on the talk page aside from a short conversation about the relevance of things within the article. It seems that the main author of the article wrote it as an assignment for a college class and the article hasn't had much upkeep since then, which may explain the lack of inline citations.
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