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Option 2 Article title

FA

Article Evaluation

Unsurprisingly, the page is mostly devoid of any information beyond the very basics. The skate brand is no longer particularly obscure, and its page lacks information on its history, which is rich and eclectic. No images are included either. I'd want to build a history and origins section, for which there is much information in interviews with the brand's founder.

Sources

Interview with Jason Dill on the company's name and origin

Option 3 Article title

Postmedia Network

Article Evaluation

The article falls well below the standards of Wikipedia in several ways. Although I understand Postmedia's politicization, the intro section claims Postmedia is owned by an 'American media conglomerate... known for its close ties to the Republican Party." This is a bold sentence in the lead, and the citations backing it up are a link to Postmedia fiscal statement (which does not mention politics), and an article linking the conglomerate's ownership (which has since ended) to an American tabloid paper. The politics of Postmedia are no doubt of interest, but the way they are presented and cited in this case are below Wikipedia's standards. The history of the company could also use an update, as it was last updated in late 2019.

Sources

News about Postmedia's laying off and closing of newspapers in 2020

ColinAndersonUofO (talk) 00:08, 14 February 2021 (UTC)