User:Vansam823/Brownfield land/Mayaworthing 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[edit]

Whose work are you reviewing?

(Vansam823)

Link to draft you're reviewing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Vansam823/Brownfield_land?veaction=edit&preload=Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org_draft_template
Link to the current version of the article (if it exists): Brownfield land

Evaluate the drafted changes[edit]

(Compose a detailed peer review here, considering each of the key aspects listed above if it is relevant. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what feedback looks like.)

Lead[edit]

The lead is very strong and has a good introductory sentence. It does not include information that is not present in the article. It is also not overly detailed and has a good amount of information. The lead has been updated by my peer and reflects their edits well. They decided to remove a quotation that is specific to England as the article has sections about many different countries. I agree with this and I think it is a good choice.

Content[edit]

The content added is relevant to the topic. A reliable source was added from Chen et al., 2019 which is recent and would provide up-to-date information. All of the content belongs and I do not see any that is currently missing.

Tone and balance[edit]

The content added is neutral and does not demonstrate bias or persuasion. The viewpoints are all equally represented. One of the edits made by my peer was in the lead where he changed “Many contaminated post-industrial brownfield sites sit unused for decades as involuntary parks because cleaning cost is more than land worth after redevelopment.” to “Many contaminated post-industrial brownfield sites sit unused because the cleaning costs may be more than the land is worth after redevelopment”. I like this edit and I think it has a better tone and balance for the article.

Sources and references[edit]

All new content is backed up by reliable secondary sources of information. The sources in the sandbox appear to all be scientific peer-reviewed papers or information from government databases. The sources are recent and well cited after every few sentences.

Organization[edit]

The content is well written, clear and contains no grammatical errors.

Images and media[edit]

No images were added but the article currently has 4. Potentially adding more images could help improve the article.

Overall Impressions[edit]

The content added improved the overall quality of the article. The content could be further improved by using more sources to reference the paragraphs. Currently each paragraph has only 1 or 2 different sources. By adding more sources there can be further support and evidence in each paragraph.