User:Isobelpowell/Gum Wall/Rockinslick Peer Review

Peer review

Complete your peer review exercise below, providing as much constructive criticism as possible. The more detailed suggestions you provide, the more useful it will be to your classmate. Make sure you consider each of the following aspects:

Lead

Guiding questions:

Has the Lead been updated to reflect the new content added by your peer?
Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Content

Guiding questions:

Is the content added relevant to the topic?
Is the content added up-to-date?
Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Tone and Balance

Guiding questions:

Is the content added neutral?
Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
Does the content added attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Sources and References

Guiding questions:

Is all new content backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
Does the content accurately reflect what the cited sources say? (You'll need to refer to the sources to check this.)
Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
Are the sources current?
Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
Are there better sources available, such as peer-reviewed articles in place of news coverage or random websites? (You may need to do some digging to answer this.)
Check a few links. Do they work?

Organization

Guiding questions:

Is the content added well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
Does the content added have any grammatical or spelling errors?
Is the content added well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Images and Media

Guiding questions: If your peer added images or media

Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
Are images well-captioned?
Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

For New Articles Only

If the draft you're reviewing is for a new article, consider the following in addition to the above.

Does the article meet Wikipedia's Notability requirements - i.e. Is the article supported by 2-3 reliable secondary sources independent of the subject?
How exhaustive is the list of sources? Does it accurately represent all available literature on the subject?
Does the article follow the patterns of other similar articles - i.e. contain any necessary infoboxes, section headings, and any other features contained within similar articles?
Does the article link to other articles so it is more discoverable?

Overall impressions

Guiding questions:

Has the content added improved the overall quality of the article - i.e. Is the article more complete?
What are the strengths of the content added?
How can the content added be improved?

Examples of good feedback

A good article evaluation can take a number of forms. The most essential things are to clearly identify the biggest shortcomings, and provide specific guidance on how the article can be improved.

Peer review of "Homemaking"
Peer review of this article about a famous painting

Additional Resources

Check out the Editing Wikipedia PDF for general editing tips and suggestions.

General info

Whose work are you reviewing?

Isobelpowell

Link to draft you're reviewing: https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/User:Isobelpowell/Gum_Wall?veaction=edit&preload=Template%3ADashboard.wikiedu.org_draft_template
Link to the current version of the article (if it exists): Gum Wall

Evaluate the drafted changes

Hey Isobelpowell! I really enjoyed reading your edits to the Gum Wall page!

What I enjoyed:

The way thay you rearranged the article made it a lot easier to access. Now that the article is organized based on various topics, it will be easier for your audience to approach. - It seems kess cluttered
You also cleared a lot the language from the previous version. This helped make the article a lot more approachable as well.
The new sources that you added also helped freshen the article's content. - This definitely is pushing it into a good direction
- This includes more context to existing controversies
The inclusion of the gumwall hashtag helped bring a "more modern feeling" to the article.

How to improve:

I would update the gallery with current day pictures. I would also add some older pictures of the wall as well. This would help provide more context to the history of the wall. Being able to see how the wall has progressed would be a strong visual for the viewers of the article.
I would also add some more recognition to the "recognition" page. Though you have some strong sources, I believe adding more would help solidify the importance this wall has to Seattle's culture.
- Adding on to culture, I believe that you should add another tab titled "culture". This would help build on to the significance of the wall. You could also add this to the history section of the article as well.
I would also add a statistics tab/section to the article. This would include information about how many pieces of gum are stuck the wall everyday/month/year/etc.
You could also add a link that provides a google maps location to the wall. This would also make finding the wall more approachable for the viewers.
- Or a street name/address.
For the controversy, I would reccommend adding photos to display to viewers the "no gum" signs. I would also add more context from more sources to help fully flesh out the section of the article.

Overall, I think that this is a very strong start! Very good work!