User:Saw041/Lizard Island/Nsr009 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"
Peer review of this article about a famous painting

Additional Resources

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

General info

Whose work are you reviewing?

(provide username)

Link to draft you're reviewing
Link to the current version of the article (if it exists)

Evaluate the drafted changes

Whose work are you reviewing?

Saw041

Link to draft you're reviewing: User:Saw041/Lizard Island
Link to the current version of the article (if it exists): Lizard Island

Evaluate the drafted changes[edit]

Lead

Has the Lead been updated to reflect the new content added by your peer? - Saw made major changes to the cology section of the article Lizard Island. Discusssing the most common animals and flora found on the Island.

Is the content added relevant to the topic? - Yes, these edit fill a mjor contnet gap in the article as the article only discusses the geography of Lizard Island otherwise.
Is the content added up-to-date? - The user adds over 10 sources each with in-text citation, relevent to the species development on lixard island.
Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? - The author is still working on edits, needs to complete coral reef section and maybe add information on plants found on the island or the diets of the animals.
Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? - Yes, Lizard Island is reserved for Native Pacfic Islanders' and researchers.

Tone and Balance

Is the content added neutral? - Yes
Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?: No

Sources and References

Is all new content backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? - Yes each clain is backed by a journal article.

Are the sources thorough - The sources are all peer reveiwed Jounral Articles/
Are the sources current? - Yes
Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?: Yes
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.) -. The author uses Mainly peer reveiwed journal articles and government websites.

Organization

Is the content added well-written - Yes the content is well written and describes each species of reptile, bird, and mammal on the island. More detail could be added on the role each animal plays in the ecosystem, but there are links to other wiki pages that talk about the aminal in more detail.
Does the content added have any grammatical or spelling errors? Yes, there are few errors with commas but other than that the article is very well written.
There are 11 species of lizards on the island. The most commonly found lizard is the yellow-spotted monitor (Varanus panoptes). Skinks and geckos are among some of the other reptiles roaming Lizard Island. The lowlands bar-lipped skink (Eremiascincus pardalis) and the sandy rainbow-skink (Carlia dogare) are endemic species of Queensland found on this island. The Chevert gecko (Nactus cheverti) is the only gecko on the island that's only endemic to Queensland. Pythons and tree snakes are common, while the most dangerous snake on the island, the brown-headed snake (Furina tristis), is rarely seen. Green marine turtles (Chelonia mydas) and loggerhead marine turtles (Caretta caretta) can be seen nesting on the island in the summer and are often spotted in the shallow water.

** is there supposed to be a dash in between rainbow and skink like it is above?**

Birds[edit]

Over 40 species of birds reside on or visit Lizard Island. Only about 20 species nest on the island, including terns. The island is home to many land and sea birds including the bar-shouldered dove (Geopelia humeralis), pheasant coucal (Centropus phasianinus), yellow-bellied sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis), white-bellied sea-eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster), and osprey (Pandion cristatus). Seasonal birds such as white-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) and dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) also appear on the island.

Mammals[edit]

Lizard Island is home to a few bat species, but the most common is the Black flying-foxes (Pteropus alecto). They typically roam around the island and congregate in the mangroves. Black flying-foxes will fly to the mainland when flowering is poor.

Overall impressions

Has the content added improved the overall quality of the article - i.e. Is the article more complete?/How can the content added be improved? - r I think more information could be added on the plant species and diets of the animals, but the author doesa great job of adding information and properly citing sources.
What are the strengths of the content added? The article does is easy to read and follow and contributes a signifcant amount of information to the text.

Does your peer have 5-7 reliable sources? Yes
Does the topic link in some way to our course material? Yes, the article is realted to Ecology
Does your peer add historical context to their article? The author uses serveral websites asscouated with Austrila and and Ecological Journals to add information to related to the text.
Based on what you know from course content, what do you think Wikipedia users should know about this topic? In other words, what would you recommend adding and/or considering further?
If the author is going to contiue to work ont his article I would give a small descriptoon of each animals added and possible go into the plant life avaible on the island.