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Practicing the basics: Community Development Article

• Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference: When reading through the Community Development article, I noticed there are a lot of areas where proper citation can be included. In the history section, which is an important aspect to discuss, does not provide enough citation to support its credibility and validity. It would be nice to see where the editor retrieve the information from.
• Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you? Most of the information provided on community development is relevant however there are a lot of repetitive explanations in regards to what community development is. However, I did enjoy reading how community development was originated and its meaning through out different countries.
• Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? The article seems to be neutral in the sense that it provides factual information about community development and its role from practitioners, grass roots organizations and from community members. There does not seem to be misleading information.
• Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagiarism in the article?  Looking through the reference list, the sources seem to be reliable but when I attempt to press on the link it does not direct me to the right source. It seems as though most websites are not active anymore so it is hard to determine how valid the information is.
• Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added? There is a lot of information about how community development originated from the 1920s up until the 1980s but I would have liked to read about community development in todays modern society and how they navigate through prominent issues that are most prevalent. Community development is such a wide field so its important to cover all aspects of it to understand its important role in todays society.
• Check the "talk" page of the article - what is the Wikipedia community saying about how to present this topic? How is the article rated in terms of Wikipedia's quality scale? The editors in the talk page cover what I believe is missing in the community development article - the role of community development in todays society. It breaks down community development into smaller increments and does a good job of providing some valuable information about what community developers to specifically in the US and not just in the UK. They bring up points about economic development and planning and zoning which are important aspects to what a community developer might deal with. It also cut sections out that do not provide an accurate presentation of what community development is.