Friday, September 21, 2012

Wikipedia Reliability Worksheet





Wikipedia Reliability Worksheet
Article title: Physical education
Answer the following questions to see how reliable a Wikipedia article is.
  1. Start with the main page. Does it have any cleanup banners that have been placed there to indicate problems with the article? (A complete list is available at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_messages/
    Cleanup
    .)
           
Any one of the following cleanup banners means the article is an unreliable source:
This article or section has multiple issues. no
This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. no
The neutrality of this article is disputed.

no
The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. no
This needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone or spelling.

no
This may contain material not appropriate for an encyclopedia. no
This article only describes one highly specialized aspect of its associated subject. no
This article requires authentication or verification by an expert. no
This article or section needs to be updated.

no
This article may not provide balanced geographical coverage on a region.

 no
This is missing citations or needs footnotes. no
This article does not cite any references or sources. no

  1. Read through the article and see if it meets the following requirements:
Is it written in a clear and organized way? yes
Is the tone neutral (not taking sides)? yes
Are all important facts referenced (you're told where they come from)? yes
Does the information provided seem complete or does it look like there are gaps (or just one side of the story)? yes



  1. Scroll down to the article's References and open them in new windows or tabs. Do they seem like reliable sources? (For help in determining the general reliability of a source, check out the Knowing What's What and What's Note: The 5 Ws (and 1 "H") of Cyberspace handout.)

    Reliable references:Sunday Inquirer Magazine: Life Lessons from Karate".


    Possibly unreliable references:Create Development". http://www.createdevelopment.co.uk.


    Definitely unreliable references: Is Arnis De Mano dead in the Philippines?


  2. Click on the Discussion tab. How is the article rated on the Rating Scale (Stub, Start, C, B, GA, A, FA)? What issues around the article are being discussed? Do any of them make you doubt the article's reliability?

The talk said it was USA bias but that was back in 2010 and has not been talked about since then.

This article has not  received any rating.



  1. Based on the above questions, give the article an overall ranking of Reliable, Partially Reliable or Unreliable.
    • You may use a Reliable article as a source (but remember that even if a Wikipedia article is reliable, it should never be your only source on a topic!)

    • You may use a Partially Reliable article as a starting point for your research, and may use some
      of its references as sources, but do not us it as a source.

    • You should not use an Unreliable article as a source or a starting point. Research the same topic in a different encyclopedia.
How did you rank this article (Reliable, Partially Reliable or Unreliable)? Give at least three reasons to support
your answer.


I ranked trusworthy because it  has been  messed with in a few years. None of the editors said that information was worng.Thw sources seemed pretty good to.


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