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Article Evaluation Talk:4th U.S. Light Artillery, Battery M

Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you? Yes everything in the article is relevant but I am distracted by the only thing the article talks about is the units service and not any reason to why it was attached to the 5th division.

Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added? No Yes the article talks some about the 4th U.S. Light Artillery, Battery M service and then goes into a little more detail. It could be added when the 4th U.S. Light artillery, Battery M was merged with the 5th division and more information on what its impact on the war and a few reasons why they were merged and the impact the merging created in the outcome of the Civil War.

What else could be improved? More information about the 4th U.S. Light Artillery, Battery M on its history before join with another unit.

Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? Yes it is neutral

Are there viewpoints that are over represented, or underrepresented? The service of the 4th U.S. Light Artillery, Battery M because its two sections are about its service which talks about where the unit went in the war and nothing on how it effected battles that the unit fought in.

Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article? The reference link does not actually have a link to visit where the information came from.

Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? No the only time any kind of reference was made was at the end of the article in the References section.

Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted? Yes

What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There is none

How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is rated at a C rating

How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Yes when I have talked about it in the past it was about its effect on the Civil War and how it effected the outcome.