User:Xzones15/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.

Option 1

 * Article title:
 * Post-Hardcore


 * Article Evaluation
 * Straight out of the gate, the introductory sentence describes what post-hardcore music is. The lead paragraph gives a brief description of the main points of this article from the history of post-hardcore to the characteristics of the genre to important artists and onwards. Also, the lead paragraph is concise and all the information mentioned appears in the later paragraphs. All of the contents in the article is relevant to the topic. The article could be a use an update to cover post-hardcore music after 2016. Besides this, there isn't any content that is missing or unnecessary. Sadly, this article does not talk mention many post-hardcore bands outside of the U.S. or talk about any of the women or other minorities in post-hardcore. The article maintains a neutral point of view throughout the article and seem heavily-biased to any position. In this article, there are also no viewpoints under or overrepresented. Also, there isn't any fringe viewpoints to really address. Lastly, the article does not try to persuade the reader to any position.  Since this topic is the history of a particular music genre, its sources are pretty good as it contains a mix of books on punk rock, articles from Billboard, NYT, and Pop Matters, and a lot of information from the music database AllMusic. The sources are primarily from 2011, so they could be more up to date and the the sources are not written by a diverse spectrum of authors. Honestly, there could have been some better sources, but the links do work.  This article is well-written, grammatically correct, and well-organized.  In this article, the pictures of various post-hardcore bands performing live and taking group pictures definitely enhances the experience. Some of these pictures could have been better captioned, but they do adhere to Wikipedia's copyright policies and are laid out in a visually appealing way.  With any topic like music genres, there is a lot of discussion and debate on what bands should be considered post-hardcore, what genres should be considered derivative of post-hardcore and what genres should be considered influential to post-hardcore. The discussions seem fine, but occasionally come off as passive aggressive or going in circles. Apparently there was a "edit war" that happened. Overall, the article was rated as start class and is a part of three WikiProjects, including Music/Music genres task force, Punk music, and Post-hardcore. Discussions in this article seem like most discussion that would occur in a classroom.  The overall status of the article would be like a -B. Its got a lot of information and history, good images, good format, and etc. My criticisms to improve this article would be incorporating some better sources, improvements to the equity gap, updating it with some more recent information, and etc. Personally, I think the article is a little underdeveloped.


 * Sources
 * https://www.kerrang.com/features/the-story-of-post-hardcore-in-14-songs/
 * https://www.allmusic.com/style/post-hardcore-ma0000012125
 * https://www.altpress.com/features/best-post-hardcore-songs-2000s/
 * https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-10-essential-post-hardcore-albums
 * https://www.scaruffi.com/history/cpt515.html

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Our Last Night


 * Article Evaluation
 * The introductory sentence clearly describes who the band is, but the lead paragraph could be more descriptive. All of the information is present throughout the article and the lead paragraph is concise.
 * The content is relevant to the band and is pretty update on their activities. Despite this, there is some missing content in their discography as most of their albums don't have Wikipedia articles and they don't list all of their cover songs. The article really doesn't deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps.
 * Overall, the article is written in a neutral point of view and isn't heavily biased to a particular position. Since this is an article on a band, there are not really an viewpoints that are overrepresented or underrepresented and there are not any fringe viewpoints described as well. Lastly, there isn't any attempt by the author to persuade the reader to any particular position.
 * In this article, the primary source is various music journalism sites, particularly Alternative Press. These sources are fairly reliable, thorough, and current, but they could use other journalism sites or even cite interviews from the band. Also, there isn't a diverse spectrum of authors, but the source links do work.
 * Overall, the article is well-written, has an absence of grammar and spelling errors, and is well-organized.
 * The Wikipedia article has a lack of images and media with the only image being a single picture of the band. Due to this, the images do not enhance the experience, but it is well captioned, adheres to the Wikipedia copyright regulations, and is laid out in a visually appealing way.
 * Behind the scenes, there is not much discussion going on. Primarily, the discussion was about whether to classify Our Last Night as post-hardcore or not. This article was rated stub class by three different WikiProjects, including Biography/Musicians, Metal, and Post-hardcore. The discussions are pretty similar to ones that would happen in class.
 * The article overall would get a rating of a C. Some strengths of this article is it has a pretty good amount of information and links to their various social media pages. How this article can be improved is by creating Wikipedia pages for all of their EPs and studio albums. Not only that, but listing all of their covers, music videos, and non-angel singles. There could be more information in their history, more diversity of sources, and maybe a section for lyrical themes. Lastly, it is lacking citations. Overall, it is a little underdeveloped.


 * Sources
 * https://ourlastnight.com/
 * https://www.rocksound.tv/features/read/the-wild-history-of-our-last-night-from-pre-teens-to-adulthood-this-is-th
 * https://shortyawards.com/10th/olnband
 * https://www.rocksound.tv/features/read/our-last-nights-let-light-overcome-track-by-track
 * https://www.last.fm/music/Our+Last+Night

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Citizen


 * Article Evaluation
 * The lead sentence does include a good introductory sentence. Unfortunately, the lead paragraph does not contain a brief description of the major sections, but all the information in the lead is present throughout the paper. Overall, the lead paragraph is concise.
 * All of the content in the article is relevant and pretty up to date. The only major thing missing is their latest album does not have a Wikipedia article. Also, it does not really deal with an equity gap.
 * The article maintains a neutral point of view and does not seem heavily biased to one side. Also, there are no viewpoints that are over presented or under presented and there really are not any fringe viewpoints to represent. Lastly, the article does not try to persuade the reader to one side.
 * For a topic like this, the sources are pretty reliable, thorough, and current. There is not a diverse spectrum of authors, but the links do work.
 * Overall, the article is well-written, grammatical and spelling errors, and well-organized.
 * In this article, there is only one image, so it doesn't really enhance the experience. Despite this, it is well-captioned, adheres to Wikipedia's copyright regulations, and is laid out visually appealing way.
 * There really isn't any discussion going on behind the scenes. Overall, it has been rated as stub class and low importance on the WikiProject Rock music and Post-hardcore. As mentioned, there isn't really a discussion to compare.
 * I would personally give this article a +B. The overall format is good, lots of content, and got a lot of source. MY only improvements would be a list of music videos, a Wikipedia article for their latest album, and improving the current album Wikipedia articles. It is a little underdeveloped.


 * Sources
 * https://www.hysteriamag.com/citizen-life-glass-world/
 * https://americansongwriter.com/citizen-talks-making-music-on-their-own-terms
 * https://www.runforcoverrecords.com/artists/citizen
 * https://www.brooklynvegan.com/citizen-discuss-10-albums-that-influenced-the-dance-punk-infused-life-in-your-glass-world/

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Chill-out Music


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article begins with a concise and clear introductory sentence. In the lead paragraph, there is a not so brief description of the article's major sections and all of this information is present throughout the article. My only critique is it is a little long and overdetailed.
 * All of the content in this article is relevant to the topic and surprisingly up to date. I feel like the article is missing some information when it comes to artists and I believe that lo-fi hip-hop should have its own article. Also, the article really doesn't deal any of the equity gaps of Wikipedia.
 * Through the entire article, a neutral point of view is maintained and there is no real bias detected. Also, there is no viewpoint that is overrepresented or underrepresented and no minority or fringe viewpoints described. Lastly, there is not any attempt to persuade the reader to a particular position.
 * This article has many reliable, thorough, and current sources from Vice, MTV News, Fader, Pitchfork, and more. Compared to the previous articles, the spectrum of authors is much more diverse in gender and race an the types of sources is much more diverse. Not only that, but the source links work.
 * The article is well-written, contains no grammar or spelling errors, and is well-organized.
 * In this article, there is one image and one sound file. Both of these do enhance the experience. While the sound file is well-captioned, the image is not. Both of them do adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations. Lastly, they are laid out in a visually appealing way.
 * Behind the scenes, there is a lot of discussion about reorganizing the article, removing the "Notable Artist" chart, if "Chill-out" is even a genre, and the influence of anime aesthetics. This article was given a B-class and is considered of high importance to Music/Music genres task force, Electronic Music, and Rave. Discussions in here don't differ all that much from the ones in class.
 * Overall, I would give this article a -A. For strengths, there are the sources and references, content, and tone and balance. If I were to improve it, I would add more images and media, maybe shorten the lead paragraph, and make lo-fi hip-hop its on Wikipedia article.


 * Sources
 * https://www.stereofox.com/articles/lofi-hip-hop-history-aethetics-artists-and-the-rise-to-popularity/
 * https://www.thenextwavechicago.com/2018/08/a-personal-history-into-the-world-of-lofi-hip-hop/
 * https://medium.com/@victoriavouloumanos/an-exploration-of-lo-fi-hip-hop-925118824631
 * https://www.okayplayer.com/music/j-dilla-lofi-hip-hop-influence.html

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Math Rock


 * Article Evaluation
 * In this article, their is a concise and clear introductory sentence. The lead paragraph does include a brief description of the major sections and all the information contained in the lead paragraph is present throughout the article. Lastly, the lead is concise.
 * The content of the article is relevant to the topic and pretty up-to-date, but it is missing some information on their discography and is a bit lacking on the history of the band. It does not really deal with any of the equity gaps of Wikipedia.
 * Concerning bias, the article maintains a neutral point of view and contains no heavy bias to one side. Also, there are no viewpoints that are overrepresented or underrepresented and there are no fringe or minority viewpoints described.
 * All of the sources referenced in the article are reliable, thorough and fairly current. There is not a diverse spectrum of authors, but the links to the sources work.
 * Overall, the article is well-written, contains no grammatical or spelling errors, and is well-organized.
 * The article only contains one picture, which does not enhance the article all that much and it is all that well captioned. It does follow Wikipedia's copyright regulations and is laid out in a visually appealing way.
 * Looking at the discussions, the only real discussion was a little correction on where two music artist are from and whether progressive rock influenced math rock. According to the talk tab, it is rated C-class by five WikiProjects, including Rock Music, Music/Music genres task force, Alternative music, Progressive Music, and Post-hardcore. Compared to in-class discussions, it is not all that different.
 * Overall, I would give this article a B status. The strengths of the article include lead, tone and balance, sources and references, and organization and writing quality. I would try to improve the article by adding more content on the history of the genre, all of the regional scenes in math rock, adding more pictures and maybe some sound files. Personally, I think the article is a little underdeveloped and is far from complete.


 * Sources
 * https://www.tokyoweekender.com/2020/02/brief-guide-japanese-math-rock/
 * https://feckingbahamas.com/history-math-rock-pt-1-guess-black-flag-math-rock-now
 * https://www.albumoftheyear.org/genre/94-math-rock/all/pitchfork/
 * https://www.theyoungfolks.com/music/146325/tyf-music-crash-course-math-rock/