User:Tevytevtev/sandbox

Article Chosen to Edit: Forced labor in the Soviet Union
In your sandbox, write a few sentences about what you plan to contribute to the selected article.

The article is currently very bare. I plan to add a few paragraphs citing cases under which forced labor was used in the Soviet Union. I believe that there is allot of information I could add regarding the living situation in forced labor camps, the projects forced labor was used on and what the outcomes of forced labor were.

** I now know that there is no individual assignment, I wish that was made clear earlier. I will not be working on this anymore but instead will work on the group assignment on the First Five Year plan. **

Article Evaluation
Article Selected: Kulak

''Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?''

Yes, the article is very concise. I found the information very on point and the article didn't have any distractions.

''Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?''

I believe that the information is accurate and neutral. There are some claims that sound a little out there such as: "The overwhelming majority of kulaks executed and imprisoned were male" however, this quote also matches what we read in our class texts and is cited with a credible source.

Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?

I believe that the viewpoints in the article are well balanced. We are exposed to the mindset of the Kulaks as well as the Soviet administration, however the article provides more incite from the Soviet standpoint.

''Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?''

The article is very well cited. The links at the bottom are functional and the citations are relevant and acceptable. Most citations lead to official government figures or quotes.

''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?''

Most of the citations come from sources citing or quoting official records and figures. These sources appear reliable, even if the books themselves seem biased against the Soviet Union, the information taken from those sources aren't presented in that light but are broken down to their bare parts.

''Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?''

There is no official figures on the exact numbers of Kulaks that were imprisoned or killed by the Soviet Union, though there may be no official number, a well researched estimate would be well appreciated.

''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?''

The talk page has some heated conversations about the word choice to describe Soviet "encouragement". There is a conversation as to if the word choice should imply that Kulaks may have had choices in the matter of how they were dealt with.

''How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?''

The article is part of WikiProject Russia. The article is currently rated of high importance and has a C rating but is awaiting grading for B criteria.

How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Wikipedia goes into more details as to who the Kulaks were, how they emerged and ultimately what their fate was.