User:Cameronsimons24/American Sports Activism/CarsonJones06 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?

Cameronsimons24

Link to draft you're reviewing: User:Cameronsimons24/American Sports Activism - Wikipedia
Link to the current version of the article (if it exists)

Evaluate the drafted changes

Lead: Be sure to include a concise and easy introduction to this article. Brief overview of the sections and what will be included. Make sure not to make it too detailed, however.

Content: While this is a new Wikipedia page it is a good start for the content within. The content that has been added is relevant to the topic and up to date from what I can tell. This article does a great job at addressing equity gaps by representing the movement of marginalized groups. I do think you should add a section about Native American sports and their activism in representing their culture (Lacrosse & Shinny) because their culture is often disregarded in the sense of American Sports, and I believe would address an equity gap in Wikipedia. I also think adding a section of important figures would be awesome to read also. Muhammad Ali was a huge activist in protesting the Vietnam War (just someone to think about). Lastly, connect it to communication! Think Cheesewright would really enjoy that aspect.

Tone and Balance: The content that has been added is neutral and does not try to persuade the reader to one side or another, just presents the information around American Sports Activism.

Sources and References: The sources that are in the article look reliable and the links work. I would suggest trying and integrating more sources within the sentences themselves. It seems like there is only one source after each section. Integrating sources within the sections more would strengthen this article. Especially in the history section since there is none there.

Organization: The organization makes sense and follows a good order as far as I can tell. Make sure to include a lead section for the reader to get a grasp at what the rest of the article is talking about. It is concise and clear on the methodology of the article. No grammar or spelling errors that I can tell from.

Images and Media: Make sure to add photos of the people and events you are referring to add quality to this article, and to caption them. (If you are planning on adding photos or videos)

New Article Requirements: Try to link this article to topics or other ideas to other Wikipedia sites. It would be good for the reader to explore certain events or figures in more detail when you refer to them.

Overall Impressions: I think this is a great start to article that has so much information behind and that can be added. The content you have so far is great and I think it is engaging and educational for the reader. For a new article, this is a great start (excited to see how it progresses and how much you get done). There are some improvements I would recommend. Include more sources within each section. Think about including Native American sports in this because they're sports are often underrepresented and not acknowledged for the activism, they play in bringing awareness and appreciation to their culture. Also hoping you are doing a section for influential figures (I know that might be too much, but I think it would add great detail and information for the article overall) Lastly, try to connect it to topics in communication. Good job though!