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Article Evaluation: "List of most popular websites"

• • Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
    • Everything in the article is relevant to the article topic. There is a brief introduction to what the article is listing, the most influential websites, and how they are ranked. Nothing distracted me on this page.
  • Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
    • This article is neutral and uses only hard facts to support it's claims. There is no bias because the information is based on data with quality sources.
  • Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
    • There are no viewpoints represented because the article is only using data to prove its claims.
  • Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that should be added?
    • There is a warning at the top of the page that says this information is outdated and needs to be updated. This list is from 2017, so it needs to be reworked for 2018.
  • Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
    • Each source as a reference but the data on this page is unreliable because it is outdated. The information comes from a variety of sources that include peer-reviewed information about how the list was made and how the order was determined. These are neutral, unbiased sources because it is factual data.
  • Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
    • All of the citations lead to the page they are directed to. They support the claims in the article, however the claims in the article are outdated.
  • Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
    • The Talk page has a discussion dating back to 2013 about the data being wrong and needing to be reordered. Users say that this page is pointless because the information given is incorrect.
  • How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
    • The article is not rated well because of its mistakes and is not part of any WikiProjects.
  • How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way it's been discussed in class?
    • The way this Wikipedia page discusses this topic differs from the way it's been discussed in class because we did not use any sources to back up what we each considered the most influential website in our lives. Although the data is outdated, there are citations for websites that were used to support the claims made in this article.

Added the sentence for the "Add to an article" assignment (List of most popular websites):

This is an updated list of the most popular websites on the Internet. These websites are proven to be the most influential websites of all time according to Time Magazine.(http://time.com/4960202/most-influential-websites/) to the "List of most popular websites" Wikipedia page.

Made the following changes for the "Copyediting an article" assignment: Gilster described digital literacy as the usage and comprehension of information in the digital age, and also emphasized the importance of digital technologies as an "essential life skill (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_literacy).

Computer literacy refers to knowledge and skills in using traditional computers, such as desktop PCs and laptops, and previously proceeded digital literacy.

However, there is a large significance as a result of the combination of these two terms.

Week Three: Choose Possible Topics Assignment: Choose 3-5 articles and talk about improvements, then choose 2-3 articles to provide sources for and what can be improved.

Topic: Internet Culture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Website_spoofing The talk section indicates that this page is poorly written. It had unnecessary content that has already been removed by previous users and lacks sufficient resources. Sources: https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/definition/website-spoofing http://sip.cs.princeton.edu/pub/spoofing.pdf http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/3355193/Top-ten-spoof-websites.html

Topic: Virtual Reality Worlds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webkinz This article stood out to me because the first notification of the page says that it needs to be updated and needs additional citations for verification. It is about the online child's world of Webkinz. Sources: http://tpcjournal.nbcc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cyberbullying-prevention_Wright_p169-177-Final.pdf http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/00220411211225566?mbSc=1&fullSc=1&journalCode=jd https://www.questia.com/library/journal/1P3-1912955531/developing-the-gamer-disposition-the-key-to-training

Topic: Online dating applications https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_dating_applications This page gives brief information about online dating. However, the information seems too general. This article seems to have been made my a student and has peer reviews in the talk section, indicating that the organization needs to be changed and more sources are needed. Sources: https://www3.nd.edu/~ghaeffel/OnineDating_Aron.pdf http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0165394 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1440783316662718

Topic: Social Media https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Yik_Yak The talk page of this article indicates that the information should be updated as a result of most of the information on the page being provided by a deactivated, single-use account. Sources with information about the more advanced features of the application would improve this article. Because this assignment only requires sources to be found for 2-3 of the 3-5 articles we needed to find, I will not be providing sources for this article.