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 * Eugenics: (Eugenics)
 * There are four reasons behind the selection: 1) Eugenics is one of the topics which will be covered during the class so, it is relevant to our Genetics and Ethics class. 2) Based on the "Talk" page, the article has been categorized as "B-Class" so, the article is mostly complete but needs improvement. 3) My previous work in the field of human molecular (cyto)genetics had a direct application in the field of preimplantation genetic diagnosis and prenatal diagnosis (which is termed as "new eugenics" in the article) so, the article will be useful in understanding whether preimplantation genetic diagnosis and prenatal diagnosis actually are considered as "new era of eugenics" or not. 4) The lead page provided the history of the eugenics movement which reminded me of my visit to Buchenwald concentration camp (Weimar, Germany) so, it generated the curiosity to find any information which is relevant to what I found during that visit.

Lead

 * The introductory sentence of the lead clearly describes the article on Eugenics.
 * The lead section includes a brief description related to the history, meaning and types, and scientific and moral legitimacy.
 * The lead only has the information which is described in detail in the article.
 * The lead is concise and not overly detailed.

Content

 * Most of the content of the article is relevant to the topic. The history and the modern day eugenics need to be elaborated further.
 * The latest reference from the article is from a publication from July, 2018 but the articles from 2019 are missing. Again, the so-called "new era eugenics" is derived from only a couple of sources (with the major source being a book chapter)
 * The article needs more details related to the so called "new era of eugenics" to convince the readers about the techniques described in the articles actually are termed as new eugenics. The article definitely has some content which definitely is not relevant to the term eugenics (e.g. one-child policy of China doesn't have any relevance to the topic but some other policies do have).

Tone and Balance

 * The article is neutral as it includes both positive and negative sides of the topic.
 * Yes, the article tries to show that everything which can be used for the eugenic phenomenon is for eugenic purpose.
 * The viewpoints related to the new eugenics are underrepresented.
 * The article doesn't persuade the reader to one direction.

Sources and References

 * Not all the facts have reliable secondary source. One of the examples is a op-ed kind of publication on edge.org by a renown scientist.
 * The source does reflect the available literature on the topic.
 * The source needs editing as the latest articles relevant to the topic needed to be cited and the relevant information needed to be added.
 * There are some citations without link but the ones with the links work.

Organization

 * The article is well-written.
 * The article has some grammatical errors.
 * The article is well-organized.

Images and Media

 * Most of the images are of the scientists but two images (the one from Lebensborn house and the logo from the second international eugenics conference) enhance the understanding of the topic.
 * The images are well captioned.
 * The sources are cited and the copyright tags are used so, the images adhere to wikipedia copyright regulations.
 * The images are laid out in visually appealing way.

Checking the talk page

 * The changes in the sidebars and editing some of the contents are the topics which were discussed on the talk page.
 * The article has been rated as a start-class and c-class with mid to high importance for the WikiProjects like (Disability, Discrimination, Autism, Genetics, History, History of Science, Sociology, Evolutionary Biology, Anthropology, Philosophy, Women't History, and Skepticism). As WikiProjects Genetics is relevant to the class, it has been rated as c-class with high importance.
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Overall impressions

 * The article is no longer considered as “good article” so, after making changes it can be renominated for “good article” category.


 * The article has been listed as vital article at level 5 so, it is among the important articles.
 * The article needs the reliable sources as the references need to be verified and citations are required for some statements.
 * The article doesn’t have all the relevant content (especially, related to the modern eugenics) so, it is an underdeveloped article.

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes ~


 * Link to feedback: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Eugenics&action=edit&section=7