Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Wikipedia Article


  1. Start with the main page. Does it have any cleanup banners that have been placed there to indicate problems with the article? No

  1. Any one of the following cleanup banners means the article is an unreliable source: No
Read through the article and see if it meets the following requirements: Yes and was complete
 

  1. Scroll down to the article's References and open them in new windows or tabs. Do they seem like reliable sources? Yes

  2. How is the article rated on the Rating Scale (Stub, Start, C, B, GA, A, FA)?
What issues around the article are being discussed?

Do any of them make you doubt the article's reliability?


Rating was a “B”.
Issues - Discrepancy between historical summation of St. Patrick's death and the entry in the context of the festival.
No, they should just take the info down until proven or explain that it has not been confirmed.

5.      How did you rank this article (Reliable, Partially Reliable or Unreliable)? Give at least three reasons to support your answer.

I rank this article as Partially Reliable. The reasons I ranked the article this way is
1-      Because the article could explain that some information has not been confirmed, but it is a great starting point for information.

2-      Because the article has some good sources that you could check out.

3-      Because you should use a site that is not edited by the world.

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