User:Planti345/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
 * Digital Identity


 * Article Evaluation
 * I s the article's content relevant to the topic? The article's content is relevant to the topic as it includes topics on technical and social aspects within the digital world, as well as including international digital identity systems.
 *  Is it written neutrally?  It is written neutrally, except for the topic on social aspects, where wikipedia has it flagged that it is written like a personal reflection.
 *  Does each claim have a citation? No, some of the subcategories of each topic do not have any citations listed within them.
 *  Are the citations reliable? No, some of them are not reliable.
 *  Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)?  It tackles one of Wikipedia's equity gaps by covering digital identity systems in Singapore, Ukraine, Monaco, and Estonia.
 *  Check out the article's Talk page to see what other Wikipedians are already contributing. Consider posting some of your ideas to the article's Talk page, too. Many are talking about how the article is narrow and disorganized, as well as defining what identity means in context.
 * I would focus on revising the section on social aspects to make it not sound like a personal reflection.
 * Sources
 * (In class)
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Option 2

 * Article title
 * Death and the Internet


 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? The article's content is relevant to the topic as it includes various examples of websites that keep accounts after people die, as well as talking about digital inheritance.
 * Is it written neutrally? It is written neutrally, and has sources for each of the topics.
 * Does each claim have a citation? Yes, each claim has a citation.
 * Are the citations reliable? The citations are reliable, but some are a bit outdated.
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)? No, it covers death policies on media sites as a whole.
 * Check out the article's Talk page to see what other Wikipedians are already contributing. Consider posting some of your ideas to the article's Talk page, too. One user thought of splitting the email section into two, which would be on hotmail and Yahoo.
 * I would want to work on adding other platforms, such as Instagram or Microsoft, and their policies with users after they die.
 * Sources
 * (In class)
 * (In class)

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Private Message


 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? The article's content is relevant to the topic of private messaging as it mentions topics on the etiquette and privacy concerns of it on social media.
 * Is it written neutrally? No, the etiquette portion of the article is flagged as written as a personal essay.
 * Does each claim have a citation? No, the etiquette of private messages does not have any citations linked to it.
 * Are the citations reliable? No, the history portion of the article needs additional citations for verification.
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)? No, it focuses on social media sites worldwide.
 * Check out the article's Talk page to see what other Wikipedians are already contributing. Consider posting some of your ideas to the article's Talk page, too. Some say that the history portion focuses on mostly emails and social media, rather than other kinds of personal messages. Some also say that the article should be considered to be on direct messaging, not private messaging.
 * I would want to work on adding more reliable sources to the history section, and edit the etiquette portion to not make it seem like a personal essay.
 * Sources
 * (In Class)
 * (In Class)