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My Mid-Term Quiz for LIBY 1210-09 Fall 2015

My real name is: Jesus Diaz

My Research Topic is:Hispanic Culture

Key words related to my Research Topic are:Latino, Hispanic, Culture,

Next examine Wikipedia articles that are directly related to your Research Topic and select a substantive article to evaluate. This could be an article about an idea (e.g., I might choose the one about Trance) or a person (if I were researching Reggae music, I might pick Bob Marley). Answer the following questions:

I chose to read and evaluate the article titled: (for extra credit, link the name of the article to the article in Wikipedia.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic I chose to choose this article called "Hispanic" were it Hispanic culture in general

Use the criteria from the Evaluating Wikipedia brochure to evaluate the article. (Get your copy from the Reference Desk.)

1. Is there a warning banner at the top of the article? Yes or No

Yes there is a warning banner with a world logo.

If there is a warning banner, copy and paste the warning banner here.

"Globe icon. The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please improve this article and discuss the issue on the talk page. (June 2015) Globe icon The examples and perspective in this article or section might have an extensive bias or disproportional coverage towards one or more specific regions. Please improve this article or discuss the issue on the talk page. (June 2015)"


Write a brief explanation of the reason the issues mentioned in the warning banner are important. For example, if the issue is “needs additional citations for verification,” why does that matter?

The banner informs how bias and wrong coverage is given in the article.

Please note: If the article you are evaluating does not have a warning banner, choose a warning banner from a different article and explain the warnings that are in that banner.

2. Is the lead section of the article easy to understand? Does it summarize the key points of the article?

Yes, the lead section of the article easy to understand. The article summarizes the key point off Hispanic culture.

3. Is the structure of the article clear? “Are there several headings and subheadings, images and diagrams at appropriate places, and appendices and foonotes at the end?”

The article gives clear content and outline, structurally correct. Article filled with sub heading and organize photos.

4. Are “the various aspects of the topic balanced well”? That is does it seem to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic? The aspects of the topic balanced well

The topic is well balance and given well descriptive by having sub heading. The article goes over the Hispanic living. It gives different type of Hispanic

5. Does the article provide a “neutral point of view”? Does it read like an encyclopedia article instead of a persuasive essay?

The article gives mostly information which gives neutral point of balance. He mostly uses third person and stays away from being persuasive essay.

6. Are the references and footnotes citing reliable sources? Do they point to scholarly and trustworthy information? Beware of references to blogs; look for references to books, scholarly journal articles, government sources, etc.

The references are reliable source. They point out trustworthy information by using sources from the government and statistic from the Bureau website.

7. Look for these signs of bad quality and comment on their presence or absence from the article you are evaluating:

The bad quality is that the article can be a little bias and not present a world wide view.

a. is the lead section well-written, in clear, correct English?

The lead section is well written and grammar is correct and informative.

b. are there “unsourced opinions” and/or “value statements which are not neutral”?

No, there is no unsourced option. The article gives only true information. There are no statement which is not neutral.

c. does the article refer “to ‘some,’ ‘many,’ or other unnamed groups of people,” instead of specific organizations or authors or facts?

The article is not refer to "some". They are directly named formally.

d. does the article seem to omit aspects of the topic?

No, the article does not leave out anything. It is the most informational article given. It expalins all different type of hispanics

e. are some sections overly long compared to other sections of similar importance to the topic?

When the article explains the background of Hispanic is paragraphs that are larger sections than the activities Hispanic do.

f. does the article lack sufficient references or footnotes?

The Article gives over 96 reliable sources which are trustworthy websites by using government sources.

g. Look at the Talk Page for the article. As you read the conversation there, do you see hostile dialogue or other evidence of lack of respectful treatment among the editors?

Looking at the Talk Page, I see respectful correction of dialogue.