User:OSabates/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: LGBTQ Rights in the State of Palestine
 * Article Evaluation
 * - The first sentence does include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the articles topic.
 * - The lead does not give a well rounded description of the article's major sections which include "Criminal Law and Civil Rights," "Marriage and Family," Media and Cultural References," "HIV/AIDS," and "Activism."
 * -However, the lead does not include any information that is not present in the article.
 * -the lead is concise but not broad enough to cover the general points of the body paragraphs.
 * Content
 * - The content within the sections that were heavily emphasized was thorough and very applicable to the topic, however sections like "Marriage and Family, "Media and Cultural References," and "HIV/AIDS," had only a few lines to back their claims, leaving significant gaps for editing.
 * -The information was up to date, giving a list of references and events pertaining to this topic from a span of around 50 years (late 1960s-2020). Many of the references were published in the 2000s as well.
 * - This article definitely has content missing and that could be in part, due to the fact that it involves a highly oppressed minority group who may not have readily available resources to share their story.
 * Tone and Balance
 * -The article seemed well balanced and very fact based. It did not seem preferential to any particular bias and it did not seem to try to persuade the readers to take any particular stance. I do not think there were too many viewpoints over/under represented, but the article also lacks a lot of information in majority of the sections.
 * Sources and References
 * - The facts are mainly backed up by online journals like the "New York Times" and the "Jerusalem Post," among other websites that are not as reputable like "globalgayz.com." These sources, while up to date and written by various authors, should not be used frequently and there is a definite lack of academic journals giving fact based information.
 * Organization and writing quality
 * - The article is well written and there is proper grammar, however, there are a lot of missing pieces to each section that need to be filled in.
 * Images in Media
 * -There are hardly any photos to back up the claims of each section besides the logo for Al Qaws, the leading organization for Palestinian LGBTQ Rights.
 * Overall
 * -Overall the article is very enticing with interesting information, however there is a lot of editing that needs to be done, first by getting more scholarly sources and also by filling in the missing information.
 * Sources
 * - Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique (L Shehedah)
 * - Thinking Life, Death, and Solidarity through Colonized Palestine (JK Puar, K Medien)
 * - Thinking Life, Death, and Solidarity through Colonized Palestine (JK Puar, K Medien)

Option 2

 * Article title: Pink Triangle
 * Article Evaluation
 * Lead Section
 * - The first sentence does include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the articles topic.
 * - The lead does give a well rounded description of the article's major sections which include "Nazi Prisoner Identification," "Gay Rights Symbol," and "Monuments and Memorials."
 * -The lead also does not include any information that is not in the body paragraphs.
 * -Since the article is relatively short, all of the information in the lead directly highlight the information in the body.
 * Content
 * - The article's content is relevant to the topic.
 * - The content is up to date for the most part, with most sources being published in the 2000s with one from 1988.
 * -It does not have any missing information, however "The Iron Words (2014) by Michael Fridgen (Dreamlly Publishing)," is listed as "missing" on the article,
 * - The article involves a historically underrepresented population of people who had to succumb to oppression especially during WWII.
 * Tone and Balance
 * -The article seems fairly neutral and not biased toward one particular viewpoint, nor does it try to persuade the audience in either direction.
 * Sources and References
 * -There are reputable sources that have been published in the 2000s, however, there are also websites that no longer connect to a server, and others that are from non-reputable websites that focus on Pop Culture.
 * -More scholarly sources would validate the information even more and the links that no longer work need to be removed.
 * Images and Media
 * - The image of an ACT UP memory displaying the pink triangle is sourced and directly correlates to the article, however there is a picture of a pink triangle and other photos of the memorial sites that do not have a source accredited to them.
 * -They all look visually appealing and are well captioned.
 * Overall Impressions
 * -Overall, the article was very interesting and gave valuable insight into the rise of the gay rights symbol and its historical context.
 * Sources
 * - Branded By the Pink Triangle (Ken Setterington)
 * -Swastika, Pink Triangle and Yellow Star: The Destruction of Sexology and the Persecution of Homosexuals in Nazi Germany (Erwin J. Haeberle).
 * - Branded By the Pink Triangle (Ken Setterington)
 * -Swastika, Pink Triangle and Yellow Star: The Destruction of Sexology and the Persecution of Homosexuals in Nazi Germany (Erwin J. Haeberle).

Option 3

 * Article title: LGBTQ Rights in the United Arab Emirates
 * Article Evaluation
 * - the first sentence of the lead section clearly and concisely describes what the article will be about.
 * - the lead does include a brief description of the article's major sections.
 * -the lead does not include any information not listed in the body paragraphs.
 * - the lead is concise and not overly detailed
 * content
 * - the article's content is relevant to the topic
 * - the content is relatively up to date
 * - there is definitely content missing. The sections "Gender Identity and Expression," "Living conditions," and "Internet censorship," have a lot of information missing.
 * -the article does involve a historical underrepresented minority group
 * tone and balance
 * - the article is neutral and unbiased
 * -it is not trying to persuade the reader in any particular direction
 * -the article is very factually based
 * Sources and references
 * -like the other articles, some of the sources are academic, and many of them are not. Some come from generic websites that are not scholarly
 * -however, most all of the sources are fairly current and majority of them are from the 2000s
 * organization and writing quality
 * - the article is well written and delineated into concise and organized paragraphs
 * images and media
 * - There are no photos
 * overall
 * -overall it was a really enlightening article that could use a lot of work
 * Sources
 * -The personal politics of private life in the United Arab Emirates (Pardis, Mahdavi)
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 * -The personal politics of private life in the United Arab Emirates (Pardis, Mahdavi)

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