User:Starryoung/Choose an Article

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Tobacco Mosaic Virus


 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, it is a virus that we can further study on.
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * Yes, the article is composed of general facts, results based on experiments, and basic observations.
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * There are some areas of improvement. Not all paragraphs or sentences have a valid citation supporting the statement.
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * Most of the citations are scientific articles that look valid.
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)?
 * No, there are not much information on equity gaps.
 * 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.
 * There are many questions that need to be addressed in the article. There are several missing information or parts that need more evaluation.
 * Sources
 * Other Articles*
 * Other Articles*

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Rhinovirus


 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, it is a virus that we can further study on.
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * Yes, the article is composed of general facts, results based on experiments, and basic observations.
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * There are some areas of improvement. Not all paragraphs or sentences have a valid citation supporting the statement.
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * Most of the citations are scientific articles that look valid.
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)?
 * No, there are not much information on equity gaps.
 * 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.
 * Abundant amount of conversations have been made on the page. There seems to be a problem of disorganization.
 * Sources
 * Sources

Article Selection (Microbiology)
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
 * Burkholderia pseudomallei


 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, it is the species of genus Burkholderia, which is the bacteria we chose to do the research on.
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * Yes, the article is composed of general facts and observations.
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * Yes, almost all of the statements have a citation at the end.
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * There are various articles from various sources. Many articles are published by individual scientists that can use more sources supporting the same idea to further strengthen the idea. Most of the articles are up to date.
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)?
 * No, there are not much information on equity gaps.
 * 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.
 * There are not much going on on the Talk page other than a list of few articles that needs to be updated. I think it needs more information on each section of the article.


 * Sources

https://www.cdc.gov/melioidosis/index.html

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2018.00210/full

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22615773/

https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0007727

https://pubmlst.org/organisms/burkholderia-pseudomallei
 * Other Articles*

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Cell (biology)


 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, cells are the fundamental building block of Biology. Microorganisms are cells as well.
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * Yes, the article is composed of general facts and observations.
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * It has about 40 references and can be improved. Further research and resources can be used.
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * Yes, most of them are scientific research and articles from various universities in the States.
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)?
 * No, there are not much information on equity gaps.
 * 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.
 * There are many suggestions regarding adding more information on different sections, which was also my very first though on the article when I read it. It seemed to have to little information considering how important and big the topic is. There are some weak points and representations made, and more research needs to be done on some questionable statements.


 * Sources

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Disease


 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, because many of the diseases are caused by microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses.
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * Yes, the article is composed of general facts and observations.
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * No, there were some statements that did not have a following citation.
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * There are various articles from various sources. Some seem solid like the articles published from WHO, but some are published by individual scientists which means that more sources supporting the statement may be helpful. Most of the articles are up to date.
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)?
 * No, there are not much information on equity gaps.
 * 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.
 * There are some issues about the information for being unclear. There needs to be more resources to support the topic.


 * Sources