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My Mid-Term Quiz for LIBY 1210-15 Fall 2017

My Research Topic is: Voodoo in Haiti

Key words related to my Research Topic are: Voodoo,

Part 1:

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:

+ ++1. I chose to read and evaluate the article titled: (for extra credit, link the name of the article to the article in Wikipedia.)Voodoo Experience. Voodoo Experience

+2. Is there a warning banner at the top of the article? Yes or No

Yes

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

yes .

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Write an 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?

+This matters because Others need to know any additions that need to be added or fixed because multiple people do view this cite.

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 warning that is in that banner.

+3. Is the lead section of the article easy to understand? Does it summarize the key points of the article?

Yes the lead section is easy to understand and it summarizes key points of article.

+4. 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?”

Yes. Yes there are several headings. There are pictures in appropriate spot and there are references at the end.

++5. Are “the various aspects of the topic balanced well”? That is does it seem to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic?

Yes

+6. Does the article provide a “neutral point of view”? Does it read like an encyclopedia article instead of a persuasive essay?

yes it reads like an encyclopedia article

+7. 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.

Yes these are reliable sources.

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

The line up years were bad quaility to me because it had no info after the years. it went from 1999-2015 when above already showed asll names of lineup.

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

Yes

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

No

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

no

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

No

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

no

+f. does the article lack sufficient references or footnotes?

yes

+g. Look at the “View History” 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?

No just a little rude

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Part 2:

Evaluate the Wikipedia article you selected using the CARDIO method. Write your answers following each word below:

+Currency (When was the last update of this article? hint: check the View History)

September 4th, 2017

-Authority (What evidence do you find that the author(s) of this article have the appropriate credentials to write on this topic?)

+Relevance (to your research topic)

not relevant. this article talks about performances and special appearances from artists.

-Depth

-Information Format (I hope this one will be easy for you.)

+Object (what is the purpose for creating this article?)

The object of creating this article was to give more info about the festival and what goes on and who appears.