User talk:Ninamuell

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Genetic engineering

Hi! I saw that you chose to edit an article of high quality, meaning that it's of Good quality status. What this means is that the article is among the best articles on Wikipedia and as such, will be more complete than one of start or stub quality. This in turn means that it will be more difficult for you to find something to add, correct, or expand on than it would be for a lower quality article. High quality status articles are also more likely to be more heavily watched or edited, so there is a higher chance for pushback on any new edits.

This doesn't mean that you can't edit the page, but I would recommend reading over the article's talk page and posting about any potential edits prior to making them live, in order to gain consensus. This would be especially good if you plan to edit about anything that could be seen as controversial. You may also want to find an article of lower quality to work on, as this would be easier to expand and would likely have less pushback.

I also want to note that the article topic itself is controversial and deals with a medical topic, so ensuring neutrality and strong sourcing will be even more important. Taking the health, psychology and self module is extremely important. I also noted on your choice page that you marked the 19/20 coronavirus page as a consideration. This is one article I do not recommend editing, as it is very closely watched and heavily edited. The genetic engineering article isn't a strong choice for the assignment either, given that this is also a controversial, frequently watched and edited topic area. The editors are very likely to push back against any content that is not first discussed on the talk page and considered to benefit the article. Since it is not a necessity that the article choice be something that is a highly debated or discussed topic area, I would recommend choosing a stub article, as they will be far easier to expand. Since science seems to be of interest to you, you may want to look at the collection of science related stub articles. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:43, 1 May 2020 (UTC)