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Peer review

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This is where you will complete your peer review exercise. Please use the following template to fill out your review.

General info

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Lead

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Guiding questions:

  • Has the Lead been updated to reflect the new content added by your peer?
    • Yes, new heading have been added along with addition information.
  • Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
    • The lead introductory sentence properly demonstrates the main topic of the article.
  • Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
    • No, as new sections have been recently added.
  • Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
    • The lead give new information and new topics not present in the current article.
  • Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
    • The lead is concise.

Lead evaluation

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Content

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Guiding questions:

  • Is the content added relevant to the topic?
    • The content added another layer of depth to the topic.
  • Is the content added up-to-date?
    • Some of the content is dated, while some is very recent
  • Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
    • The content added is very useful in furthering the completion of the article.

Content evaluation

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Tone and Balance

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Guiding questions:

  • Is the content added neutral?
    • Content is neutral.
  • Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
    • No biases are added with the new content.
  • Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
    • Points are represented as neutral as possible.
  • Does the content added attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
    • The content added maintains a neutral tone and stance.

Tone and balance evaluation

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Sources and References

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Guiding questions:

  • Is all new content backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
    • Sources for the new content are reliable.
  • Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
    • The sources further expand on the topic.
  • Are the sources current?
    • Most of the sources are current, a few are dated.
  • Check a few links. Do they work?
    • The links are functional.

Sources and references evaluation

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Organization

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Guiding questions:

  • Is the content added well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
    • The new content is clear and brief, not dragging any of its main points.
  • Does the content added have any grammatical or spelling errors?
    • There aren't any major grammatical errors.
  • Is the content added well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
    • The content is organized properly, adding in a few extra heading to break up the main points.

Organization evaluation

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Images and Media

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Guiding questions: If your peer added images or media

  • Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
    • The articles images do not help understanding.
  • Are images well-captioned?
    • Images are not captioned very well, some information is missing along with proper sourcing.
  • Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
    • Images do not adhere to regulations
  • Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
    • The images are appealing but not useful.

Images and media evaluation

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For New Articles Only

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If the draft you're reviewing is 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?
    • The article contains multiple useful sources, with the added information doubling its total references.
  • How exhaustive is the list of sources? Does it accurately represent all available literature on the subject?
    • The added content provides many secondary sources with available literature.
  • 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?
    • Yes, the article follow the similar trend of other articles, containing graphs, tables and history.
  • Does the article link to other articles so it is more discoverable?
    • The article does link to many other articles.

New Article Evaluation

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Overall impressions

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Guiding questions:

  • Has the content added improved the overall quality of the article - i.e. Is the article more complete?
    • The added information added further insight on the topic, providing more depth to the history and process of the topic.
  • What are the strengths of the content added?
    • The strength of the content added is the information added is highly necessary for the development of the article.
  • How can the content added be improved?
    • The content added presented as individual points rather than as a main topic.

Overall evaluation

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