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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
  • Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
    • Yes, although the second sentence could be made more clear
  • Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
    • It only gives a definition of the organization rather than a summary of the article
  • Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
    • No
  • Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
    • The Lead is very concise. It could have a bit more information if needed

Lead evaluation

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Good

Content

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Guiding questions:

  • Is the content added relevant to the topic?
    • It is hard to see what has been added. It seems as though the edits have mostly been adding sources and reworking where things are positioned in the article.
  • Is the content added up-to-date?
    • Yes
  • Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
    • The structure and tactics sections could be expanded upon as they do not have a lot of information in the sections.

Content evaluation

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Needs development

Tone and Balance

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Guiding questions:

  • Is the content added neutral?
    • Yes
  • Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
    • No
  • Are there viewpoints that are over represented, or underrepresented?
    • There could be more viewpoints from people involved with the organization
  • Does the content added attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
    • No

Tone and balance evaluation

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Good

Sources and References

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Guiding questions:

  • Is all new content backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
    • Some sources are missing from either information that was added or their previously
  • Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
    • Could have a broader array of sources
  • Are the sources current?
    • Yes
  • Check a few links. Do they work?
    • Yes

Sources and references evaluation

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Needs development

Organization

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Guiding questions:

  • Is the content added well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
    • Yes
  • Does the content added have any grammatical or spelling errors?
    • No
  • Is the content added well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
    • List of presidents could be moved to the end

Organization evaluation

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Good

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?
  • Are images well-captioned?
  • Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
  • Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Images and media evaluation

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N/A

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?
  • 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?

New Article Evaluation

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N/A

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 article still needs more work and expansion.
  • What are the strengths of the content added?
    • There was mostly sources added
  • How can the content added be improved?
    • The sections are all still relatively undeveloped. There could also be images added to the source to make it more visually appealing.

Overall evaluation

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Good, but needs more development.