User:Yessel Garcia/Rent control in the United States/Michelleho1100 Peer Review

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Note: I wasn't able to assign myself the sandbox with Yessel's new content because it was added to a bibliography sandbox. The peer review below is for the Bibliography Sandbox for Rent control in the United States.

Peer review[edit]

This is where you will complete your peer review exercise. Please use the following template to fill out your review.

General info[edit]

Content[edit]

Guiding questions:

  • Is the content added relevant to the topic? Yes.
  • Is the content added up-to-date? Yes.
  • Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No.
  • Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? Yes, it talks about how people of color have historically struggled with rent control.

Content evaluation[edit]

Content added is relevant and informational. It coordinates well with the existing text.

Tone and Balance[edit]

Guiding questions:

  • Is the content added neutral? Yes.
  • Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No.
  • Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No.
  • Does the content added attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?No.

Tone and balance evaluation[edit]

Information is presented in a neutral tone and does not try to persuade readers.

Sources and References[edit]

Guiding questions:

  • Is all new content backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes .
  • Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes.
  • Are the sources current? Yes, some are from 2020, most are from after 2010.
  • Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? Yes, multiple authors.
  • Check a few links. Do they work? Yes.

Sources and references evaluation[edit]

Organization[edit]

Guiding questions:

  • Is the content added well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes.
  • Does the content added have any grammatical or spelling errors? No.
  • Is the content added well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes.

Organization evaluation[edit]

Information added is all in the same heading (History) and information added is appropriate for this heading.

Overall impressions[edit]

Guiding questions:

  • Has the content added improved the overall quality of the article - i.e. Is the article more complete? Yes.
  • What are the strengths of the content added? The content added provides more context behind the facts presented in the original text.
  • How can the content added be improved? I think the content added is well organized. One thing I would change would be to put the information specifically regarding to Berkeley to be in its own paragraph, however, this may disrupt the flow of the article.

Overall evaluation[edit]

Overall, the content added is really interesting and answers questions raised by the original text. It provides sufficient and in-depth context to the history of rent control in the US.