User:Cmccoy0913/Slump (sports)/BTayOkay Peer Review

Peer review

Complete your peer review exercise below, providing as much constructive criticism as possible. The more detailed suggestions you provide, the more useful it will be to your classmate. Make sure you consider each of the following aspects:

Lead

Guiding questions:

Has the Lead been updated to reflect the new content added by your peer?
Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Content

Guiding questions:

Is the content added relevant to the topic?
Is the content added up-to-date?
Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Tone and Balance

Guiding questions:

Is the content added neutral?
Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
Does the content added attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Sources and References

Guiding questions:

Is all new content backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
Does the content accurately reflect what the cited sources say? (You'll need to refer to the sources to check this.)
Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
Are the sources current?
Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
Are there better sources available, such as peer-reviewed articles in place of news coverage or random websites? (You may need to do some digging to answer this.)
Check a few links. Do they work?

Organization

Guiding questions:

Is the content added well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
Does the content added have any grammatical or spelling errors?
Is the content added well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Images and Media

Guiding questions: If your peer added images or media

Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
Are images well-captioned?
Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

For New Articles Only

If the draft you're reviewing is for a new article, consider the following in addition to the above.

Does the article meet Wikipedia's Notability requirements - i.e. Is the article supported by 2-3 reliable secondary sources independent of the subject?
How exhaustive is the list of sources? Does it accurately represent all available literature on the subject?
Does the article follow the patterns of other similar articles - i.e. contain any necessary infoboxes, section headings, and any other features contained within similar articles?
Does the article link to other articles so it is more discoverable?

Overall impressions

Guiding questions:

Has the content added improved the overall quality of the article - i.e. Is the article more complete?
What are the strengths of the content added?
How can the content added be improved?

Examples of good feedback

A good article evaluation can take a number of forms. The most essential things are to clearly identify the biggest shortcomings, and provide specific guidance on how the article can be improved.

Peer review of "Homemaking"
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Additional Resources

Check out the Editing Wikipedia PDF for general editing tips and suggestions.

General info

Whose work are you reviewing?

Cmccoy0913

Link to the current version of the article (if it exists)
Slump (sports)

Evaluate the drafted changes

Overall

Great job improving the article! I think you did a really good job picking important topics to highlight and organized everything really well. It is definitely a better article now that you have worked on it. I give you some suggestions to flesh things out a bit more, but the biggest improvements you could make have to do with citing and sources. All that being said I think you should be proud of the work you did!

Lead

Overall I think the lead is really good! Perhaps just add a line that lets people know about the "Famous slumps" section later. Something like, "Throughout history, there have been a number of famous slumps by high profile athletes."

Content

The three man sections of the article feel necessary and important. They show that you researched well and thought out what would make the biggest impact on the article.

I do think there is opportunities to flesh out more of the information. That could be more recent slumps or elaborating more on how to avoid slumps: the injury avoidance section really just says, "athletes should avoid injuries." How can athletes avoid injuries? based on your references of course.

Tone and Balance

Overall I think everything is very neutral and balanced. I made a couple little edits here and there to try and help with that. Nothing much. Just try and remember that examples are still facts and should be cited. Or, you should provided examples that are based off of what your references describe.

Organization

Organization is great! I don't see anyway this can be improved.

Sources and References

There is an opportunity for more citations and references to improve the article. I think the lead is cited really well. The "Psychological causes" section is also cited well, althought there is still one or two facts that could use a citation if you are able to find one.

"Physical causes" has two full paragraphs without a citation. I understand that these are examples you are providing, but they are still stated as facts. Facts should be cited. I wonder if you the references you've already used could be utilized in this case? If not, I'm sure you could find references somewhere that states that injuries cause a dip in performance and that bad habits diminish abilities.

"Avoiding slumps" is also cited pretty well, but again there are a few facts that could be cited if able.

I think the most important citation that needs citations is "Famous slumps." Find news articles or essays that cover these slumps or the events that occur within them. Unfortunately, when you are describing history, citations are all the more important.