User talk:Clairecrompton1


 * Hello! This is me introducing myself on your Talk Page! My name is Bianca and I am looking forward to this course! Have a lovely day! BiancaTrentU (talk) 19:38, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

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Article Evaluation
Red River Rebellion The chosen article on the Red River Rebellion (or the Red River Resistance) appears to have grasped a broad overview of some key moments that both lead up to and followed the movement led by Louis Riel, a Metis. However, it is full of flaw and lack of attention to detail and so, the conclusion is drawn that this article was poorly written and fails to be a historical account of the Red River Rebellion. There are quite a few grammatical errors. Another mistake noticed is the lack of years followed by the date. So, for example under the subheading "Canadian Resistance and the Execution of Scott" the reader is unaware of the exact year the author is discussing. Rather, only the date is provided. If a person with little to no knowledge of the Red River Rebellion, they may be easily confused and misunderstand the events that took place, as the date followed by year give a little more insight to the time period. In this case, the reader is meant to guess that many of these events took place in the same year and month. This would result in an inaccurate understanding and perception of the Red River Rebellion. That being said, I would find the lack of mention to what year is of discussion to be a distraction to me as a reader. Noticing this common theme I decided to check the talk page to see if anyone else had the same concern as myself. It seems that many people were confused by the lack of dates, especially regarding Manitoba entering confederation as there is no year provided. This is concerning because this is to be a historical piece, yet it fails to provide substantial evidence. Many of the critiques found the article was plagiarised and fit too closely with other sources. To my understanding, the article seems to be rather neutral as it provided myself with a brief understanding of both the side of the Canadian Government and the efforts of Louis Riel. It is troublesome though, that the article has raised many concerns and red flags for readers. So much so, the talk page is full of critique. It is given a "C" rating and was nominated as a feature article, but failed. It was also apart of three wikiprojects. They are as followed; Manitoba History, Indigenous peoples of North America, and Military history. Overall, if the writer decided to take some of the critiques and apply it to their article, then perhaps the piece may be more rewarding to both the individual who produced it as well as the general public who may use this source to educate themselves on this crucial event in Canadian history. Clairecrompton1 (talk) 03:24, 18 January 2018 (UTC)Clairecrompton1