User:Nsnoel/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: La Cruz Blanca
 * Article Evaluation:
 * The article opens with an interesting and informative summary of the topic and then moves on to include very relevant information to educate on what La cruza blanca is, why it was formed and how if functioned during the Mexican revolution. However, the article relies heavily on one source (source 4, a research article published by the health department of Mexico). The source is reliable but the article would be more credible if it included more sources and used different ones more heavily. Additionally, the article is lacking detailed information about the institution's continuance to today and also jumps many years in history between the revolution and the 1940's. The article also misses opportunities to describe the cause of certain incidents, like why the red cross refused to help revolutionaries or why later the red cross ended up giving the women who worked for La cruz blanca medals.
 * Sources
 * The article only utilizes seven sources, most of which are secondary. Most of the articles are written in Spanish. The article could benefit from more sources in order to make the writing more credible.
 * Sources
 * The article only utilizes seven sources, most of which are secondary. Most of the articles are written in Spanish. The article could benefit from more sources in order to make the writing more credible.

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Socialist Party (Puerto Rico)


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article has one full section about what the socialist party is and another two sentences about its demise. Many of the claims in the article are not cited and the article only utilizes two sources. There are references to its importance in Puerto Rican politics and its connection to the U.S. socialist party but the article is missing many possible sections which would discuss its roots, involvement with immigration, notable figures, movements and how it fractioned into the socialist party of the late 1970's.


 * Sources
 * The article uses two sources, one of which is a handmade quizlet and the other which is inaccessible by internet today. Neither are reliable sources that can give credible information to the creation of the article and although they are cited throughout the article, neither are cited consistently. Also, the quizlet, the only source I could open, gives very little information on socialism in Puerto Rico and instead mostly focuses on other historical Puerto Rican figures that are not even included in the article. Overall, the sources are incredibly unreliable.

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Jesus Colon


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article has a very weak opening section that is simply a sentence stating his ethnicity and that he is the father of the Nuyorican movement. As the article goes on, it discusses his early life in Puerto Rico, his accomplishments in New York and then his death and legacy. Although, each section is very small and could include much more detail. The article almost neglects the many works Colon wrote about his life and instead focuses more on the Nuyorican movement. Most claims are cited with appropriate citations.


 * Sources
 * There are a variety of sources from unbiased groups, and used together they create a credible backbone for this article. Additionally, the links work and most sources are recent or recently updated. One citation cites books by Jesus Colon but does not include the actual pieces, to make the article better the author could use the actual writings of Jesus Colon to create a more reliable source.

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Josefina Niggli


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article opens with a great summary of Niggli's life and work but continues on to one main "biography" section that while detailed, could be broken up into more sections so it is more digestible. There are some sections of the writing where the register is not as formal as it should be like the use of "for the most part" or other fillers that make the sentences more confusing. Very little about Niggli's personal life is included but her professional career is discussed in detail. Every claim is cited.


 * Sources
 * The article cites 13 sources and uses all 13 well throughout the article. Each source is either primary (Niggli's writing or university records) or secondary from a university or other credible institution. When the citations are online the links work well but the pieces that only exist on paper cannot be accessed by anyone online.

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Mexican-American Folklore


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article begins with many warnings that the article is written as an opinion piece and lacks accurate citations that would make it an objectively credible page of wikipedia. While reading, it was very obvious that these claims were true. Large claims would be made by the author without citation ("citation needed" would be there instead). The tone of the writing was more of an essay and less of an informatively written piece. Although, if the article was rewritten and used the sources more often while also making the tone more objective, little additional information would be needed to make the article full and informative- meaning the article is actually informative and comprehensive, just written badly. The article needs more information on the impact and use of folklore and could do without some of the sections on specific folktales.


 * Sources
 * All the references are clickable and link to credible information, they just need to cited throughout the article to make the writing sufficient for Wikipedia. More sources about why folklore is used and the discipline, or links to that information, would make the sources more comprehensive.