User:Saihaj/Choose an Article
Article Selection[edit]
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.
Option 1[edit]
- Non-fungible token
- Article Evaluation
- The article talks a lot about speculation and how NFTs are used for money laundering. NFT give us a cryptographic way to prove ownership. There are many use cases for NFTs other than making money which this article seems to lack.
- Sources
- Various use cases of NFTs like fashion https://decrypt.co/resources/nft-real-life-use-cases
- Future of music shows and fans engagement
Option 2[edit]
- Electric car
- Article Evaluation
- The article talks about how electric cars have lower overall emissions but ignores the coverage of fact that there are environmental impacts of building batteries. The artist claims how sales are increasing but it only covers North America and Europe. There is a big market in Asia which it does not cover.
- Sources
- electric cars sales increase in China https://cleantechnica.com/2023/02/01/plugin-electric-vehicles-get-30-share-of-auto-market-in-another-record-month-in-china/
- We can discuss the cost of electric cars between different parts of world https://www.thenationalnews.com/climate/road-to-net-zero/2023/01/07/chinese-electric-vehicles-are-10618-cheaper-than-in-europe-parts-maker-says/
- In india the cost of combustion vehicles seems to be cheaper than electric which makes it harder https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/09/india-is-starting-to-love-electric-vehicles-with-two-wheels.html
- Discuss lifecycle costs of electric vehicles https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-14715-8
Option 3[edit]
- Decentralized Finance
- Article Evaluation
- Reading the talks section of the article there are really good points covered which can be improved to make this article neutral. It also is missing example of powerful DeFi applications and protocols which are solving real use cases.
- Sources