User:Kelseycluett/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Atwood

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

Margaret Atwood's wikipedia article was of interest to me as she is an important, female, Canadian figure. Her life has been filled with many memorable and scholarly moments that have been beneficial to women and scholars all over the world. My preliminary impression of this article is that it is very well-written, easy to read, great flow of knowledge and not much gap of research is present.

Evaluate the article
The development of Margaret Atwood's Wikipedia page meets many of the requirements when building a Wikipedia site. The page is structured in a way that makes finding information easy for the reader as it smoothly transitions from one topic to another. Through beginning the article with a brief biography, the authors include information about her early life, her personal affairs, and follow up with an in-depth examination of her successful career. Subsequent information about the significance of her writing and career is outlined, which is then followed up with the adaptions that were made as a result of her ability to tell stories and meaning in her written work. Atwood's Wikipedia site ends with highlighting her awards and honours, the books and poetry she has written, and finishes by citing all of the relevant sources used in order to curate the Wikipedia page itself. The sources used to write the Wiki page include, but are not limited to, different biographies written by news articles/broadcasters, books, and other scholarly sites. After looking at the citations used within the article, they are all in working order and from a multitude of different resources found on the internet.The article uses a neutral tone, and no biased tones or opinion based comments are used within the article.

After evaluating the Talk Page featured on Margaret Atwood's personal Wikipedia page, I have become aware of many slight changes made to the wording of the article and its information. It seems that there are a few anonymous users that are spreading misinformation on the article or disrupting the cleanliness of the page; thus, creating an annoyance for those that are dedicated to the article and its validity. Additionally, there seem to be some occurrences of missing content, but nothing of major importance. The spread of misinformation seems to be a constant discussion in the Talk Page regarding information such as her marital status, and religion.