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Peer review

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This is where you will complete your peer review exercise. Please use the following template to fill out your review.

General info

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Lead

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Guiding questions:

  • Has the Lead been updated to reflect the new content added by your peer?
    • Added some details about the diet and motion of the species.
  • Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
    • Yes it does
  • Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
    • Somewhat, goes over a summary of some but not all parts
  • Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
    • No
  • Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
    • It is concise

Lead evaluation

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Looks good, could add more of a summary of other parts of the article.

Content

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Guiding questions:

  • Is the content added relevant to the topic?
    • It is relevant to the topic and adds more to previous sections as well as new additions.
  • Is the content added up-to-date?
    • Some sources are from the 1990s but most are up to date.
  • Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
    • There could be more added to the reproduction and life cycle section.

Content evaluation

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Great use of adding to the sparse article, if more can be added to some sections that is great, but for the most part looks good.

Tone and Balance

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Guiding questions:

  • Is the content added neutral?
    • Yes
  • Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
    • There are none present
  • Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
    • None
  • Does the content added attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
    • No means of persuasion

Tone and balance evaluation

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Tone is balanced and does not sway too much into one topic in a biased way

Sources and References

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Guiding questions:

  • Is all new content backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
    • Yes it is
  • Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
    • They seem to reflect it, some could be more updated.
  • Are the sources current?
    • Some are outdated, could have a couple more recent works
  • Check a few links. Do they work?
    • Most appear to work

Sources and references evaluation

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Sources are looking good, but if there are any that are more current to add it would help the article more

Organization

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Guiding questions:

  • Is the content added well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
    • Yes it is
  • Does the content added have any grammatical or spelling errors?
    • I see none
  • Is the content added well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
    • Content is well organized

Organization evaluation

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Article is organized well and has no grammatical errors

Images and Media

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Guiding questions: If your peer added images or media (N/A)

  • 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?

Images and media evaluation

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For New Articles Only

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If the draft you're reviewing is a new article, consider the following in addition to the above. (N/A)

  • 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?

New Article Evaluation

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Overall impressions

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Guiding questions:

  • Has the content added improved the overall quality of the article - i.e. Is the article more complete?
    • The article is definitely more complete for the species.
  • What are the strengths of the content added?
    • Great organization of sections and use of overall information
  • How can the content added be improved?
    • Possibly finding more current sources and adding more to the summary section.

Overall evaluation

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Great article overall, you really put a lot of effort into improving the information on the jellyfish