User:Giraffes.2727

Bio

About Me:

I am a high school student doing the running start program which is where I take college classes while in high school. I like reading and listening to music as well as playing with my dog, my dog is a mutt so she is mixed with some things we don't know about but we do know she is partially rat terrier and most likely pitbull as well. I really enjoy listening to vinyls, the record player I have is the Crosley Ridgemont Entertainment Center and my favorite vinyls to listen to are Girl in Red, Lana Del Rey, The Cure, and Queen to name a few.

My Wikipedia Interests:

I don't use Wikipedia that often especially for school, however I enjoy looking up random fun facts on animals and Wikipedia pages are the first to pop up which is where I usually first click on. As I get older and go to college to research animals (hopefully Giraffes) I will possibly contribute to the Giraffe Wikipedia page as I learn more about them.

Article Evaluation

Thesis

I enjoy reading and researching topics on diseases and conditions which Whipples Triad is a series of symptoms that lead to a diagnosis of Hypoglycemia. I visited the Whipples Triad article on Wikipedia, and found three aspects worth commenting on: it has a good basis of information to start with, however it has some issues like lack of citations from reliable sources, the facts that are stated are the bare minimum of information and need to be expanded on, and lastly the majority of sources that are cited are very outdated aside from two that were from 2014 and 2016.

Citations

Within the article there are many facts stated on the Whipples triad but unlike other reliable articles this one failed to cite the majority of the information they used. This happened multiple times throughout the paper for example, “The criteria are now invoked far more often by endocrinologists than by surgeons. The radiological investigation of choice now is endoscopic and/or intraoperative ultrasonography.” This is an important fact in relation to the article however unreliable due to no citation.

Depth of Info

Another issue with this article is that even though there are a lot of facts being said the writer doesn’t go in depth in explaining how exactly it is relevant to the disease like in this sentence, “The use and significance of the criteria have evolved over the last century as understanding of the many forms of hypoglycemia has increased and diagnostic tests and imaging procedures have improved.” While the information is useful to the topic of the article, if someone had no knowledge whatsoever of any diseases or anything medical then they would struggle to understand due to the lack of explanation. As well as the overall length of the article it seems as though there is not enough information being said on the disease in order for it to be educating.

Outdated Sources

There are only five sources in the entirety of the article, three of them being written and last reviewed before 2010. While the information may still be true and relevant there can be doubts regarding the trustworthiness of the facts being stated. In this article there is a source that is dated to 1938, it’s being used to give the name and information behind the doctor who founded the disease and how he did, even if the information is still found to be correct the date of the citation is slightly concerning due to the fact that we don’t know how recently the information has been updated or checked.

Conclusion

Ultimately, I think this source has a lot of potential in being a good Wikipedia article. If the citations were fixed and properly made, the information on this article was more detailed, and have sources added that are more up to date this article could be very useful in the future.