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Identify a Relevant Subject Guide or Page
WikiProject Biography

This subject guide provided some helpful tips for writing biographies and highlights some supplemental WikiProject Biography information, such as the WikiProject's members, useful resources, and related WikiProjects. In specific, the "Structure" section provided many important factors to consider when writing a biography. The factors I thought were the most important were: (1) checking that the sources used are reliable, (2) making a clear reference as to why a person is "notable", and (3) keeping the content of the article balanced and neutral. I decided to read more into how to find reliable and acceptable sources for biographies because it was a little confusing to me how I could go about including a person's work without introducing any possible bias. After reading the Verifiability article, I learned that for sources to be verifiable, they need to be published (academic and peer-reviewed publications are the most ideal) and ideally contain a structure in place to analyze facts, evidence, and arguments. Fortunately for the article Fateha and I are doing (Abel Wolman), much of Wolman's work is published in reputable academic journals, meeting all the criteria Wikipedia has set for verifiable sources. Overall, the subject guide that I read has provided me with a better idea of how to approach writing an informative biography that is in line with Wikipedia's standards.