User:NovaKK/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
 * Great Pacific Garbage Patch


 * Article Evaluation
 * I chose the article Great Pacific Garbage Patch because in class we had talked about the South Pacific Garbage Patch in the Plastic Problem video, so I thought this would be relevant to class. The article was well-organized and did not give major opinions on the facts stated. It also did a nice job of dividing different topics into categories that they would elaborate on. I think that the lead section was well-developed and was a nice summary of the whole article while focusing on the main points. I also thought that the talk page was very collaborative. I did not see negative comments, and instead, people would work together to fix mistakes. Something I did notice that could need fixing is that some of the sources were news’ articles such as The Guardian and BBC News. I think that these, while helpful, are not what Wikipedia described as noteworthy and viable sources. Also, while there were some sources from 2020, most statistic I saw were from 2018 or older, so I do think that even the 2020 sources could be updated especially since we just went through a pandemic, so the environment has changed in some ways. Overall, I thought it was a cohesive and relevant article that just needed some more scholarly and recent sources.


 * Sources
 * Great Pacific garbage patch

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Marine Debris


 * Article Evaluation
 * I chose the topic Marine Debris because I thought it was relevant to our class discussion on plastic pollution in the ocean. This article does a great job talking about the different issues that go into the topic of Marine Debris, such as what type of debris are they talking about, who is contributing to this debris, what the impact of this debris is, how we are going to and have started fixing this problem, and more. It also does not contribute its own opinion on this issue, but instead provides lots of facts that each have sources connected to them. Also, these sources are accessible through their links at the bottom. The talk page for this topic is also pretty cohesive with people explaining why they are making edits and including specific things. I see mostly people editing their own work or replying to themselves, but it is still very formal and respectful. While there are different perspectives on this topic, I think the one thing lacking in this article is the representation of underrepresented topics. Maybe there is another place where I can find these perspectives, but in this article, it does not talk about the effects Marine Debris can have on different communities especially minorities and lower-class communities that might be more vulnerable to Marine Debris. Overall, though, the article is well-organized and very helpful in the contribution of knowledge to the topic of Marine Debris.


 * Sources
 * Marine debris

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Plastic Pollution


 * Article Evaluation
 * Sources
 * Plastic pollution
 * Plastic pollution

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Purified Water


 * Article Evaluation
 * Sources
 * Purified water
 * Purified water

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Disposable Product


 * Article Evaluation
 * Sources
 * Disposable product
 * Disposable product