User:TotalSustainableFuture/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
United Airlines

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

Aviation transportation is critical in our everyday lives and the environmental impact is detrimental which should be recognized. I chose United Airlines as I usually fly with them and wanted to get a better understanding of their green initiative and what they do to help decrease their carbon footprint. My first impression of their environmental impact section was how dated it was and how 2017 was the last update.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

Evaluation of Content


 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
 * Can you identify any notable equity gaps? Does the article underrepresent or misrepresent historically marginalized populations?
 * What else could be improved?

The article does not seem biased it is rather neutral. It is informative in offering the history, logistics, while also providing accidents specific aircrafts have encountered. Yet, some of the information such as the pieces from the environmental initiatives haven’t been updated since 2017. Even checking the references section articles haven’t been retrieved since 2017 leading to the conclusion this article is out of date.

Evaluation of Tone


 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?

The tone of the article appears neutral as the information included states facts rather than opinions or views of the company. There are even sections explaining controversies such as “Animal Transport”, “Cyber Security Issues”, “Privacy Concerns”, and “Mail-scan Fraud” to give a full review of the company and not just successes.

Evaluation of Sources


 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
 * 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?
 * Do the sources come from a diverse array of authors and publications?

Surprisingly a few of the links did not work from the references page. Numerous did export to a new window and showcased the site however a couple said “Error, page not found.” There are proper citations and throughout information is being cited. However, one of the citations brought me to apnews.com I wouldn’t recommend this source mainly due to that fact it is not peer reviewed however this source was referenced alongside two other sources which can be more reputable and the author did not solely cite apnews.

Checking Talk Page


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

The talk page is rather short for such a lengthy article which was a bit surprising. There were some back and forth conversations which was useful. For example, on the Accidents and Incidents section one author questions Flights 175 and 93 and provides a suggestion as to writing more in detail and explaining why these flights were included in this section. The author who wrote the section responded and both authors had a discussion even offering other sources to reference. Also, one comment mentions that there was a false statement and Denver surpassed Chicago which would entail an updated statement. The talk page while short is helpful to see other authors recommend changes or question content.