User:OregonBend2023/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Camp 4 (Yosemite)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article as it relates to the research topic I have chosen for class and I found it particularly interesting.

Evaluate the article

 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
 * Yes, everything is relevant to the topic. However, it did feel as though the weight/space dedicated to certain subtopics was somewhat unbalanced.
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
 * No information appears out of date, however, there is information about the role of Camp 4 in climbing in the present day that is not present.
 * Can you identify any notable equity gaps? Does the article underrepresent or misrepresent historically marginalized populations?
 * There are not any notable equity gaps that I was able to find. Part of this is likely due to the general lack of underrepresented groups in Camp 4 historically.
 * What else could be improved?
 * The introduction could be improved. There is a somewhat niche/obscure mention of a specific boulder problem in Camp 4 that does not seem like it belongs in the introduction.
 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Although the article might be a little bit climbing centric, the article does not appear to be particularly biased towards any given position,
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * The viewpoint of climbers might be slightly overrepresented but some of this is likely due to how inextricably linked Camp 4 and the history of climbing are.
 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
 * All the citation links work and the sources they link to support the claims in the article.
 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
 * There are not any sources that are exceptionally biased; there are some news articles about Camp 4 being added to the National Registry of Historic Places. There is a release by the National Park Service about this event; all in all, everything seems fairly neutral.
 * Do the sources come from a diverse array of authors and publications?
 * There is a fair amount variety in the sources used: news articles, and National Park Service pages. The page is lacking when it comes to scholarly peer-reviewed sources.
 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * There was discussion on the talk page of taking the page down in 2007, however, it stayed up as it is a place of historical significance. There is some discussion of whether or not certain points should be mentioned also.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * WikiProject California, WikiProject National Register of Historic Places, WikiProject Climbing
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * Have not discussed this topic in class.