User:BRogers42/Bacteriophage/Liambuirs Peer Review

Peer review

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

General info

• Whose work are you reviewing? BRogers42
• Link to draft you're reviewing: User:BRogers42/sandbox

Lead

Guiding questions:

• Has the Lead been updated to reflect the new content added by your peer?
  • No
• Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
  • Yes
• Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
  • No
• Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
  • No
• Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
  • No

Lead evaluation

The current lead provides a thorough background in bacteriophages but could be improved by adding a sentence or two describing the major sections as well as reference to bacteriophages being used as biological controls.

Content

Guiding questions:

• Is the content added relevant to the topic?
  • Yes
• Is the content added up-to-date?
  • Yes (sources are from 2014 and 2017), consider including some even newer sources if available
• Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
  • Without extensive knowledge on the topic I cannot say for certain but in doing an article search it appears that there is much more that could be added to the topic of bio control or to the article
  • A good potential overview source with many other sources in the references: https://meridian.allenpress.com/jfp/article/68/2/426/197115/Bacteriophages-as-Biocontrol-Agents-in-Food
  • The last sentence (regarding UV damage) is worth including in the article but doesn't quite fit under the section of biocontrol.

Content evaluation

The current sandbox content works well as a starting point for discussing bacteriophages in biocontrol but could use considerable expansion and could incorporate more sources as well as sources that are more recent. (I realize it is only an early draft)

Tone and Balance

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 overrepresented, or underrepresented?
  • The topic of biocontrol and bacteriophages seems underrepresented.
• Does the content added attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
  • No

Tone and balance evaluation

The sandbox draft is neutral, unbiased, and simply informs the reader of the facts paraphrased from the sources.

Sources and References

Guiding questions:

• Is all new content backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
  • Yes
• Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
  • Yes, the first source provides a detailed overview of bacteriophages and plant disease and cites a very large number of sources.
  • The second source is much more narrowly focused but still serves as a valuable source with 34 sources cited.
• Are the sources current?
  • The first source is from 2017
  • The second source is from 2014
  • Both would be considered current
• Check a few links. Do they work?
  • The links work and are accessible off of KPU databases which is a bonus

Sources and references evaluation

The current sources are good, the first source could prove to be very helpful for further expansion of the draft. I would suggest including quite a few more sources, as I'm sure you will.

Organization

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?
  • Not really applicable as there is one section written currently

Organization evaluation

The first sentence is a good lead into the section; could include more examples of bacteriophages implementation in biocontrol and the mechanism by which this occurs (If it is different from the mechanism discussed in the main article)

Images and Media

Guiding questions: If your peer added images or media N/A

• 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

Consider adding at least one image to support the bio control section

For New Articles Only

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

• 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?
  • The sandbox draft has improved the quality of the article but due to the current lack of depth, the improvement is minor. With expansion of the draft and greater depth included on biocontrol, this section would certainly improve and expand the article,
• What are the strengths of the content added?
  • The biggest strength is that the added content creates a new section in the main article that discusses further application of bacteriophages. This new section will be drafted by Ben and likely expanded on further in the future now that it exists.
• How can the content added be improved?
  • The main improvement focus should be on expanding the current draft to create a more detailed section that includes examples, more sources and possibly an image.

Overall evaluation

This sandbox draft is a great start Ben! I imagine once you have some more time to review other sources, inspiration for further additions to the section will come. I think that the section is an important one to include as biological control is becoming an ever important tool in the IPM arsenal. Consider adding a sentence to the biological control page on Wikipedia that links bacteriophages and discusses how they can be used in bio control so people viewing that page can find your main article. Also consider adding links in your added content that directs readers to other wikipedia pages (to help expand on potentially unfamiliar terms). Nice work overall, I'm looking forward to seeing the final product.