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Is everything in the article relevant to the topic? Is there anything that distracted you? Most of what is stated is relevant or at the very least contributes to defining and providing a broad over view of the main theories of human migration. The author early on qualifies and makes a distinction between nomadic individuals and the differences between a typical migrant which may be slightly off topic. As the article progresses theories are thought out further- though some theories need further expansion as discussed below. The push/pull were relevant but could have been condensed. Overall the information needed to be more succinct and updated to be relevant to modern times. Overall the work is a broad overview that needs at time more detail. Nothing distracted me- HOWEVER the graphs needed a short explanation as to why they were chosen/ explained.

Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear biased toward a particular position? I believe the article is simply factual and has no underlying biases toward either side. The facts are presented systematically with no sway to either side. Similarly, the theories are explained impartiality.

Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? There has not been an effort to emphasis the flaws to the statistics- yes these stats are helpful and are explained to a degree BUT they need to be qualified to ensure the reader understands that there is no such thing as a 'typical' migrant and many stats will fluctuate to a degree as undocumented migrants will clearly have not have the same opportunity to contribute to stats. Secondly, the explanation for the theories provide an overview however- as per the neoclassical view- needs a clearer discussion on the actors, motivation and mechanism behind each theory.

Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article? The links do not all work for the and the ones that I checked. Some sources also do not really seem to support the qualifying phrases- the sources have a general association with what is being said but not fully supportive.

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? Not all facts OR Qualifying statements have been qualified- for example the first statements have not really been properly qualified as someone else's' idea. The facts that have been included are mostly qualified with reliant sources from national websites. However not all sources are neutral- various sources are seen to lean towards a bias- namely toward the positives behind immigration.

Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added? As the article progresses it become clear that the author does not emphasis- as per Zoeberg- that migration is and can be largely influenced by State policy. As the Policy of each nation state becomes tighter and more restrictive the number of migrants are significantly reduced- i.e quotas. some of the information given is seen to be out of date- and needs updating. Further, one of the final points is made from a scholar Ravenstein- 1880's -  which has the potential to be significantly out of date.

Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Many of the talk articles say that the article needs further defining in many of the major topics including up to date information. Needs a "redesign"- information needs to flow better. Jumps and cuts throughout.

How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Has been rated as a level-3 vital article in Society. This article has been rated as C-Class. It is apart of a wiki education foundation- supported course assignment.

How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? When looking at the theories they could have have been explained in a much more methodical way with Actors, Mechanisms, motivations explained. Which we went over extensively in class- breaking down each topic into its simplest form. Each theory as well had there own individual push and pull factors rather than all clumped together at the end.