User:Rbf2019/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: Pressure Politics
 * Article Evaluation:
 * The article is short but it has the basic definition of what Pressure Politics are.
 * This is very similar to what class is about because pressure politics can in fact come from the Internet and a lot of times it does.
 * However it seems to be a weak article because its talking about a general and broad topic but its not giving specific examples or ideas.
 * So far these articles are mainly talking about the prohibition and how technology from that time helped end prohibition.
 * Sources: It is deemed as a notable article because it has 5 sources. It could use more sources on the impacts in politics, the origins of this topic, who coined it, and more examples that show Pressure politics.
 * Sources: It is deemed as a notable article because it has 5 sources. It could use more sources on the impacts in politics, the origins of this topic, who coined it, and more examples that show Pressure politics.

Option 2

 * Article title: Pueblo Sin Fronteras
 * Article Evaluation: This article has more information than the article from before. It talks about its origins, when and where it was formed. It talks about its mission goal and some of the work the organization has done. There is a lack of history of founder and members and not much written on the work they do on the border.
 * Sources:
 * This article despite being short has some notable sources. It has 16 sources, a couple being primary sources and being taken directly taken from the organizations website. It could use more sources however on what they are doing during this current political climate. This article would probably also benefit from looking at articles in Spanish and hearing from those news sources about the work they are doing in these communities.
 * Sources:
 * This article despite being short has some notable sources. It has 16 sources, a couple being primary sources and being taken directly taken from the organizations website. It could use more sources however on what they are doing during this current political climate. This article would probably also benefit from looking at articles in Spanish and hearing from those news sources about the work they are doing in these communities.

Option 3

 * Article title: Bus Riders Union (LA)
 * Article Evaluation: This article has a lot more information than any of the other articles I looked at. It talks about its formation and the type of activism the organization is doing. It talks about its historical origins and connects it to past racial policies in the past. The article is interesting because it gives examples of those who critique the article and why they critique it. It has 27 sources, a combination of second hand and primary sources.
 * Sources:
 * It needs more articles that discuss the other side and those who oppose this group. It mainly lays out what they do but they don't lay out why they do it. There really is no debate section in this article. Overall however I think it has some good articles and this article just needs more examples, that can come from sources, but it needs to be better expanded on.
 * Sources:
 * It needs more articles that discuss the other side and those who oppose this group. It mainly lays out what they do but they don't lay out why they do it. There really is no debate section in this article. Overall however I think it has some good articles and this article just needs more examples, that can come from sources, but it needs to be better expanded on.

Option 4

 * Article title: Cordillera People's Liberation Army
 * Article Evaluation: This article is short and doesn't have much information besides the basics on this topic. It talks about its origins, what they believe in, and how they were disassembled. It really doesn't talk about how they differ from the main communist party in the Philippines and it doesn't talk about any specific confrontations they had with the Philippines government and any other conflicts. It doesn't give any first hand experiences from any one who was a part of the group or anyone who was affected by their location in the Cordillera region.
 * Sources: They have about 5 sources which means its a notable article, however it is not enough. It has basic information on the group but none of the sources have any first hand experiences.
 * There is a section of sources that should be included and could be helpful. These sources include former leaders of the Philippines and other parties, as well as early communist leaders and thinkers in the Philippines. These would all be useful in adding to the article.
 * I would be interested in continuing research on this article
 * There is a section of sources that should be included and could be helpful. These sources include former leaders of the Philippines and other parties, as well as early communist leaders and thinkers in the Philippines. These would all be useful in adding to the article.
 * I would be interested in continuing research on this article

Option 5

 * Article title: Ethnic Interest Group
 * Article Evaluation: This is a great article with lots of information on this concept. They give background, and talk about the origins of this concept and who founded it. It also gives a debate section and talks about the pros and cons of an ethnic interest group.
 * Sources: It doesn't have many sources and it could definitely use more. It has 3 sources and a couple of references which makes me question the credibility of this article and how much different point of views and information were taken from different articles. It could use more political scholars who understand what these groups do, and those who work in congress who run into these types of lobbying groups.
 * Sources: It doesn't have many sources and it could definitely use more. It has 3 sources and a couple of references which makes me question the credibility of this article and how much different point of views and information were taken from different articles. It could use more political scholars who understand what these groups do, and those who work in congress who run into these types of lobbying groups.
 * Sources: It doesn't have many sources and it could definitely use more. It has 3 sources and a couple of references which makes me question the credibility of this article and how much different point of views and information were taken from different articles. It could use more political scholars who understand what these groups do, and those who work in congress who run into these types of lobbying groups.