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 * Diary of a Japanese Military Brothel Manager: (Diary of a Japanese Military Brothel Manager)
 * This article is about a collection of diaries written by a man who worked at comfort stations and I thought this would be interesting to read.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * 1) The opening sentence clearly describes what the article is about and the surrounding sections give a little more detail of where it was written and the author.
 * 2) Yes, it gives a description of what the other sections are. However, the section on reception and debate was not described in the opening section, so a reader would not know it was there until scrolling down or looking in the content box.
 * No, all the information is present in the article.
 * 1) Yes, it is concise and only gives necessary detail to introduce the topic.


 * 1) Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * 2) Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * 3) Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * 4) Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * 1) Yes, the information given is all related to the comfort women issue.
 * 2) It was last edited on September 18, 2019, and shows the editors are active in keeping this article up-to-date. Also, all sources cited are from 2013 or 2014.
 * 3) All the content has a proper citation, but maybe more detail could be added in the sections.


 * 1) Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * 2) Is the content up-to-date?
 * 3) Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * 1) The article tries to be neutral, but in the reception section of the article, it only gives reactions from korean historians and professors and do not really talk about Japan's reaction to the diaries.
 * No
 * 1) Korean aspect may be overrepresented, and more viewpoints from Japan. Also, the comfort station where the man worked was in Singapore, so maybe getting reactions from them, China, and other surrounding countries would give a more complete view of the issue.
 * 2) I do not believe it does.


 * 1) Is the article neutral?
 * 2) Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * 3) Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * 4) Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * 1) All of the information is cited by recent research/articles.
 * 2) They may not have a well-rounded grasp of the literature of the topic.
 * 3) Yes, from 2013 and 2014.
 * 4) The links on this page all work.


 * 1) Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * 2) Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * 3) Are the sources current?
 * 4) Check a few links. Do they work?

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * 1) Yes the article is easy to read.
 * 2) There are a few grammatical errors, but no spelling errors that I can see.
 * 3) Yes, it is organized into background info, contents of the diary, and reactions to the diary.


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * 1) There could be more photos added. The only photo given is a map of the comfort stations as described in the diary.
 * 2) The map could have a better worded caption. All it says is: "Locations of brothels in Burma mentioned in the diary."
 * 3) Yes, and it says permission was granted and the photo comes from the commons.
 * No, they could have a better layout with more eye catching photos.


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions
 * Lots of discussion regarding edits and what information was added to the page. However, the page was last edited in 2017.
 * I cannot find where this information is held. I scrolled to the bottom of the page and it did not tell me the class of the article. I am assuming it would not be a stub though, maybe a level above it. I do not believe it is a part of any wikiprojects.
 * It does not go into the arguments between South Korea and Japan and just discusses the issues surrounding the diary and not comfort women in general.


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * 1) I cannot find this. I looked all over the page and also went to page details and google where to find it, but nothing came up. I am assuming it is not a stub, but not C class either, so the level in the middle.
 * 2) Gives accurate information about the book and has few editors so it is not likely for wrong information to be added due to close monitoring.
 * 3) More detail could be added with more points of views expressed in the last section.
 * 4) It is pretty well developed and has a good foundation to be added onto. Definitely does not have all information related to the topic.


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

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