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Article Evaluation

I chose to evaluate the article on "Earplug".

1. Everything in the article appears relevant, but the order of topics was distracting as it did not appear to have a logical order to them. The sections seem to bounce around with some topics in separate sections that should be put together. 2. Information does not appear out of date. When NIOSH Criteria for occupational noise exposure is discussed, the most recent version of those standards is referenced and talked about. 3. The article could be improved by following a more organized order. The order of topics should have a reason behind it. 4. The article is neutral and is not biased towards a certain point of view. There are no under or over-represented viewpoints. However, as many people in the talk section have had experience with swim plugs, there is more information on swimming protection than hearing protection. Although the information itself is not biased, the topic itself of swim protection is more represented than the topic of hearing protection. 5. The references that are present work and support the claims in the article, but there are several sections without citations such as the "History," "Electronic Earplugs," and "Flight Ear Protection" sections. 6. The information comes from reliable sources such as peer-reviewed journal reviews. 7. Conversations on the talk page are mostly about how much information to give on certain topics as well as people expressing difficulty in finding reliable sources to use for specific pieces of information. 8. This article is part of two WikiProjects, specifically "WikiProject Deaf," and "WikiProject Professional Sound Production". The article has been rated within the "WikiProject Professional Sound Production" as a C-class on the quality scale and has not been rated within the WikiProject Deaf. 9. The talk page has several people discussing their opinions on the effectiveness of earplugs, but the article itself does not have much information regarding this. Studies examining the levels of effectiveness of wearing earplugs should be mentioned. 10. The talk page has discussions that are different from discussions in class because they are mostly conversations with the public consumers of earplugs, not from audiologists or researchers. Therefore, there is a lot of discussion on confusion about how to make sure an earplug fits and is inserted correctly or if they work at all.Brennen.d.kar (talk) 22:18, 14 September 2018 (UTC)