User:Likethefig/Evaluate an Article
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Complete your article evaluation below. Here are the key aspects to consider: Lead sectionA good lead section defines the topic and provides a concise overview. A reader who just wants to identify the topic can read the first sentence. A reader who wants a very brief overview of the most important things about it can read the first paragraph. A reader who wants a quick overview can read the whole lead section.
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I recently rewatched The Matrix original trilogy to prepare myself for the new movie The Matrix Resurrections, and became interested in the two people who wrote these movies. Both sisters are transgender, which is interesting to me, and I was curious how respectfully the Wikipedia article would cover their life, as they wrote and directed the first three movies identifying as their assigned gender at birth, and were referred to as the Wachowski brothers at this time. At first impression, the article seems to cover their lives at length and successfully summarize Lana and Lilly's professional projects.
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One interesting thing about this Wikipedia article is that it encompasses The Wachowskis in one page -- Lana and Lilly do not have their own separate entries, just different paragraphs focusing on the individual as relating to the whole. This is likely because they are siblings, have worked on the same movies and projects together and also socially transitioned within a decade of each other, but I feel like each woman would deserve her own page if that was how Wikipedia organized their people. When detailing their different movie, comic books, video games, music video, and television projects, the data becomes a little confusing when distinguishing the two.
The tone appears neutral throughout the article, including quotes from both Lana and Lilly when discussing their personal lives and their passions.
There are many citations included at the end of the article (almost 250!) from a variety of sources, proving the amount of research it took to write this page. I was unable to find a broken link or unreliable source.
Overall, I would say this article is a reliable source for information about the Wachowskis.
(Most of the talk page for this article is just debating when to use deadnames -- either arguing against their usage that was then edited out, or claiming that citing currently-used names in past events is confusing.)