User talk:Pratherkm/sandbox

Article Evaluation Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary

• Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you? Yes, everything in the article is relevant to the article topic. There wasn't anything that distracted me overall.

• Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added? There was some information that was out of date, where a few links and references were no longer working properly. The references should be updated to make sure the information is up to date and still in use to make sure the information is completely valid. There was nothing specific missing that could be added.

• What else could be improved? There was nothing in particular that could be improved.

• Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? The article is rather neutral, with no clear indication of being heavily biased towards any one specific opinion or position.

• Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? After reading the article, there were no specific viewpoints that were overrepresented or underrepresented. All facts were clearly stated and gave enough information about each aspect.

• Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article? There were a few links that did not work properly. but most of them did. The sources do support the claims in the article.

• Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted? Each fact, overall, was referenced with a reliable source. The information primarily comes from news sources, as well as journals and academic articles. These are all neutral sources, with no shown bias towards the topic.

• What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There is quite a bit of conversation going on about this article. Mostly about changes needing to be made about changing facts or sources or for editing purposes or making sure the sources used are verifiable and reputable.

• How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? There is no actual rating for this article although it was a good article nominee. It is not apart of any WikiProjects.

• How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? This page goes into quite a bit more detail about every aspect of the prison, from talking about the prison's structure to prisoner's to the prison wardens. The information discussed is very easy to follow and read about.

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