User:Sweeneyj2019/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
SMC protein - Wikipedia (Ill update it soon. 1/21/2024)

Why have you chosen this article to evaluate?
It is a starter article and related to the class topic.

Evaluate the article

 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article's topic? Is there anything that distracted you? Yes, but overall the article is lacking in content and accessibility. The article is slightly cluttered.
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added? Yes, the most recent source is from 2005, and the oldest is over 30 years old.
 * Can you identify any notable equity gaps? Does the article underrepresent or misrepresent historically marginalized populations? There is no history to misrepresent or underrepresent in the article.
 * What else could be improved? Breaking up the text, adding more substance, and references.


 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? The article is neutral, and no apparent claims appear biased.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented or underrepresented? There is an underrepresentation in the general information about what SMC proteins are.

In class, it's talked about more generally what is happening and how it happens. The article touches on certain things and discusses the subfamily and how they are used.
 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article? Yes. No, they are a reference for things involved with SMC proteins and structures that the protein can become.
 * 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? Yes. Around half of the information comes from Cell. They are neutral sources.
 * Do the sources come from a diverse array of authors and publications? Yes, all the others are different, and the publication is diverse.
 * What conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? None.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any Wiki projects? Start-Class, and it hasn't received a project rating of importance.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from how we've discussed it in class?