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Article Evaluation

Evaluating Content

• Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
  • The information in the article is relevant to the topic of losing track of the real topic of conversation while editing in Wikipedia. I found the Parkinson's Bicycle Effect to be a strong analogy for the disractions that can be encountered when editing on Wikipedia.
• Is anything out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
  • I didn't see any issues with the dating of the the information and found that it was solid throughout the article.
• What else could be improved?
  • This is a powerful essay that I would love to be the author of and couldn't imagine improving it.

Evaluating Tone

• Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
  • The article appears to be unbiased and neutrally talks about the dangers of losing track of the main goals of editing and conversing on Wikipedia.
• Is there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or under-presented?
  • The viewpoint that Wikipedia conversations can easily lose track of their primary discussion is well represented in the article and is not overstated. It is a fair warning for Wikipedia editors.

Evaluating Sources

• Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
  • The links in the article work and support the claims made in the article.
• Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable source? Where does the information come from? Are these reliable sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
  • The references used appear to be strong references from reliable sources and their articles are strong. Each source seems unbiased and reliable.

Checking the Talk Page

• What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
  • There are conversation going on on the Talk page about the opposition to the article and the essay status of the article.
• How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
  • The article is a part is rated as a low-impact on the WikiProject and is part of WikiProjects.
• How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
  • The conversation regarding the article differs from how we learned it because it talks about how an open dialogue can be beneficial for the advancement of the article.