User:RyanMagraw

This is the page of a college student in a class taught by Stevenarntson. Please contact Steven at his talk page if you have any questions.

Bio

About Me

I'm a military child for all 19 years of my life. I have lived in seven different countries, starting in order its Germany, Idaho, Italy, Texas, Guam, New Jersey, and ending with Washington. I'm a college student, and I'm interested in pursuing a nursing career. After I finish college, I hope to be an RN ^[1]and work in the oncology^[2] area specifically. Outside of school and the future, I volunteer at the church I go to. It is something I'm very passionate about. I think that the best way to connect with people and spread the word is in person. I'm very into health and fitness^[3]. If I'm not at school or work, I'm probably at the gym. It has been a passion of mine this whole year, and I hope to continue for the foreseeable future. Moving to Washington, I was also able to be closer to my extended family as well as my best friends. I am a dog lover. I have an English bulldog, she lives with my parents in Japan, and her name is Gertie. I like to think that I'm a funny person and am easy to get along with.

My Wikipedia interest

I am starting to explore in depth of Wikipedia because before college, I was always told that it was an unreliable source. So I steered clear of it. So now that I have a little bit more information about it, and know that most things are backed up by links to real websites. It is not as scary as it once was. I think that one of the main interests that I have is how I can edit and improve other people's work in the most knowledgeable way possible. As well as how far I can take my knowledge about Wikipedia and use it in the future.

Article Evaluation

In choosing this article, I wanted to explore the most obscure thing I could find. While still fitting the criteria of the assignment, as well as something that I think I could find, even if it is of small interest. I chose the finger gun because it is something that people have been using for years and is very well-known. Like, no grey area when you say finger guns. It explains why you use your thumb and pointer to make a gun. There are variations of it, which is interesting. As I read the article, I actually gained an interest in it because it has caused some commotion in some places across the U.S. Which is unexpected from such a small topic. I think within the article, I can find things that need more attention and or backing to make the article more legitimate. I visited the finger gun article on Wikipedia and looked for policy violations, ways to develop the article, and other issues.

Policy

Upon first read, there is no real bias. They are simply stating that in certain areas of the world and in certain places, the act of using a finger gun can be misinterpreted. However, when discussing where not to use it, they do criticize it rather harshly. Whether they have a source to back it up or not. When they are describing the finger gun, they dont have a source to back it up, so it is safe to assume that someone did just go off the regular notion of what the finger gun is. That's not to say that throughout the article, there aren't valid sources. This can be showcased when they are talking about laws and ruling. They label it as a crime in the state of Pennsylvania. They took the source of NBC News. I also believe that the notability of this article is questionable. I feel like the finger gun does not hold such importance that it needs an article.

Development

The article is small, so there is not a lot of information. I feel the development of this article has not reached its full capacity. There are issues with each section, whether that be not enough sources or it being too much information for that section. For example, I think that they could have developed the law and rulings. They have exactly one sentence about the topic, when it should have more than one, considering it has to do with the government being involved, there should be more information. While there are areas that are underdeveloped, there are also areas that are overdeveloped that did not need as much spotlight as they did. I think that the film and sports category may be a bit overdeveloped. I think they go into too much detail about each topic, and the majority of the sources are from those two. They have too many likes for different articles to other things that are not needed.

Other issues

It was clear that there are issues that I had not discussed prior. I think that it is a little outdated for such an everyday gesture. It does say the last time that it was updated was September 8,2025. Though it was for minor things like spelling and things of such. In all, the article needs a total makeover, whether it be the information, the graphics, etc. There are only two graphics within the article, one of the gesture of the finger gun and the former president of Brazil.

Conclusion

In all this article needs help, there are areas that don't have relevance, such as the sports area and the movie area. As well as not having proper citations for certain pieces of work throughout the whole piece. I believe that this article has potential if it had a whole makeover, but besides that. The article does not really need to be here. When you give a hand gesture to an article that just reaches a bit. I hope to make vital changes to the article as well as see it prosper in the near and far future. Wherever it shall go.

References

1. "What Is a Registered Nurse?". Cleveland Clinic. Archived from the original on 2025-09-15. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
2. "What Is Oncology?". www.cancer.org. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
3. "7 great reasons why exercise matters". Mayo Clinic. Retrieved 2025-10-01.