User:Ryanvanderway
1994- (current). I am a former United States Marine who is currently attending Everett Community College, pursuing a degree in psychology. I have been in sports teams since I was little. With the variety of skill I acquired, I found that football was my favorite sport to play. I nearly dedicate every Sunday to watching the sport. Throughout my life, I've done a lot of camping, boating, and fishing. It was these activities that made me realize that I love to be outdoors and being inside too much tends to bore me. Being the best I can be, and having much too offer the world is something I strive for. With my education, I hope to obtain career as a forensic psychologist.
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Article Critique
[edit]I visited the hydroplane (boat) page on Wikipedia, and found three aspects of it worth commenting on: it's citations, it's under-represented information, and out of date information.
Citations
[edit]In multiple cases, the facts presented in this article are not backed by any references to prove that the information is legitimate. It does not have a reference list and only displays links that either define the word its attached to, or explain an unrelated event. The external links provided at the bottom of the page do not give any precise information to the article, making them insufficient links.
Under-represented information
[edit]Hydroplanes are known for their speed, which is emphasized a lot in this article, but a lot of that has to do with the design of it's body. This article explains the design's history and changes over the years, but tells very little about the science behind the design and how it affects the boat. Information like this is vital to this article. The article, which is about the boat itself, would be much more complete and informative if it explained this a little bit more.
Out of date information
[edit]The possibility of change is very real, especially over many years. This article has stated a fact that is a little aged. It states a record that is current as of 2005. Nothing may have changed since then, but I find better reliability in information that has been recently updated. There have been very subtle changes to the article in the past few years, and not much new content has been added.
Summary
[edit]I don't believe that this is a terrible article. It is still informative and highlights the main idea of hydroplanes, but it's lack in citations makes us question the reliability of it's content. It's under-represented material needs to be emphasized, and needs to provide information a bit more current. Also, I think there is information that could be added to this article that can bring better understanding of these powerful machines.