User talk:Jfraser25

Hi Janine - I'm one of the two Campus Ambassadors for this class and will be here to assist throughout the quarter. Jktanaka (talk) 05:21, 11 October 2011 (UTC) Welcome, Janine! Rachel Garshick Kleit (talk) 06:37, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Hi Janine! Just posting a message per our assignment. See you in class, G potestio (talk) 05:19, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

Hi Janine: great job with Katie on the bibliography! As a result of your work, have two thought about which one you'd like to work on? Do you want to work together or separately? I'm leaving a similar query on Katie's page.Rachel Garshick Kleit (talk) 03:33, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

Hi Janine: Here is my review...

Feedback for Residential Segregation:

Background: I noticed that in the second paragraph of this section you guys made reference that “researchers attribute trends…” In addition, there was mention that “scholars also note that residential segregation produce…” I remember that in class we discussed that when you are making statements in Wikipedia that it is best to just say the statement and not attribute it to the researchers or the scholars. I believe that you are supposed to cite to them in your references list.

Racial Segregation: I think that you guys do a good job of describing the “Index of Dissimilarity” in this section. I think it has clarity, is easy to follow, and is concise. I also like the fact that you guys do a comparison and contrast between the segregation trends between Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and other minorities.

Low-Income Segregation: I like the link that you have to the “Home Mortgage Disclosure Act” article. I find it pretty useful that when reading a Wikipedia article it has links to other relevant articles that are pertinent to the discussion at hand.

Types of segregation: I think this section is well done. I like how the two types of geographic segregation (homeownership and rental) are broken up and then there are easy to read bullet points that explain the different types.

Causes: I think that this section is very well done. I like how you guys break up the different forms of “causation” and then go into detail on each individual one. It also flows very nicely into the “Consequences” section where you guys discuss what happens as a result of the housing segregation.

Consequences: In this section, you guys mention the researcher George Glaser. As I mentioned above, I am under the impression that you should refer to the people in the references list and not in the article itself. Other than that, this section is clear, concise, and easy to follow.

Social Policies and Initiatives to Promote Desegregation: This is an important concluding section to your article. You guys discuss the possible remedies available to address the problem at hand. I would normally try to include a discussion about which policy initiative you feel might work best, but I don’t think this is supposed to be done in a Wikipedia article. Maybe, a possible way to strengthen this section is to go into a bit more detail about which initiative has worked the best and list the reasons. On the other hand, it might be good to talk about the initiatives that haven’t turned out so well and describe the reasons why. Thus, you are providing the reader with some insight as to which policy positions are best without being subjective…

Overall, it was a good article. It was concise, well organized and easy to read and understand! Will Chu (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 02:01, 2 December 2011 (UTC).