User:TenCatsInATrenchcoat/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

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Option 1: Undoing Gender

 * - Kindof on the controversial issues list? Trans people and "gender differences" are listed. But those are the actual pages, not the general topic. And this is a specific book. Should be fine.
 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * - Yes
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * - Yes. It's just a summary.
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * - Sortof? The article has two independent sources that are not the subject. But the summary of a book, especially sentences beginning with "She states that..." regarding the author, should cite the book? All the claims in the summary about the book which are not from the book are cited correctly.  Are the citations reliable?
 * - Yes. They're both from peer-reviewed academic journals.
 * The Comparatist "Awarded the Phoenix Prize for Significant Editorial Achievement by the Council of Editors of Learned Journals in 1996, The Comparatist is a dynamic, well-established journal of comparative literature that has appeared annually since 1977"
 * Women's Studies Quarterly
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)?
 * - Yeeees? (Double check criteria). Women and Queer topics.
 * 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.
 * - It qualifies for a wiki article because it was cited 77 times by academic articles. Judith Butler is a pretty well known scholar, makes sense. All the entries (only 3) are from 2007, one is about a single grammar change. *Crickets*
 * Ideas on what to add/change:
 * External link to a review of the book is broken.
 * Add a section on critical reception or reviews of the book.
 * 77 journals apparently cited the book. Which ones? Add to external sources.
 * In the intro paragraph, add information on where this book sits within her other work. The summary mentions it's less academically oriented than her other books, so if she wrote it much later in career or some reason for the change in tone that would be relevant.
 * Is the different audience claim assumed or explicitly stated by author?
 * Add definitions or links to pages on specific terms mentioned in the summary: "viable life"
 * If possible, replace summary statements that rely on the book review with citations of actual book? It's a summary. References criteria could be met by other sections.
 * Is this book part of any lists/databases on Queer studies? Add them. Or, link those to this page.
 * Sources
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Option 2: Chapman Center for Rural Studies

 * Article Evaluation
 * N/A, Article does not exist
 * Criteria for writing:
 * - Important: Yes
 * - Important: Yes


 * Sources
 * This is the issue with writing the article. All the sources I have found are not independent of the source, or are newspaper articles which provide little information about the Center itself, they usually describe a project.
 * Manhattan mercury article - brief mention only, insufficent info
 * KSU pages - not independent of source
 * Ruraltelegraph.wordpress.com - Primary source, not independent of source. Everything published by them has the same issue.

Option 3: Graphic Novel "Taproot A Story About a Gardener and a Ghost" by Keezy Young

 * Article Evaluation
 * - Does not yet exist.
 * Notability guidelines: A topic is presumed to be suitable for a stand-alone article or list when it has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject.> YES
 * Awarded best graphic novel by the Rainbow Book List - GLBTQ Books for Children and Teens 2017,
 * Best of Best Shots 2017 by Newsarama, The Texas Library Association's Maverick Reading List 2018, Powell’s Staff Top Fives: Our Favorite Books of 2017,
 * Best LGBT Graphic Novels of 2017 by The Advocate,
 * Florida Authors & Publishers Association award for best cover design (small format).
 * - There's not many works of Queer fiction by Queer authors where nothing bad happens and their gender/sexuality is clear but not the focus, and it's not a struggle story TM. Relevance because Wiki article would make it able to be added to a Wiki list/project of articles?
 * French booklist?? - Not exactly neutral source I guess but it's internationally covered /listed!
 * Staff Pick for Powells Bookstore!


 * Sources
 * Synopsis from Publisher - Reliable? yes - Verifiable? Yes?? Independent? Yeeees? It's the publisher so not the author. Sortof? < CHANGE TO LIONFORGE COMICS THATS THE PRIMARY PUBLISHER
 * Queer Comics Database - Citation for adding this to an article about lists of Queer comics, and the claim that it has certain properties. - also shows reviews, subject headings,
 * NYPL Catalog - Use for subject headings/notes on content and themes. - Reliable? Yes. Verifiable? Yes. Independent? yes. - Also authoritative use of subject headings, and well known/reputable library.
 * Carnegie Library Staff Picks - fits requirements and helps establish notability.
 * Author Website - not independent of source, but reliable in terms of what the book is intended to be and synopsis, esp bc not an a scholarly or academic work.



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