User:Brendan McBride/sandbox

Assignment #17


 * 1. What stub did you choose? Why did you choose this one? Copy and past the URL link into your Sandbox


 * -I chose a stub on a random language spoken in Australia because I find Australia to be interesting and I never knew just how many different languages were spoken in the region. Here is the link for the Garawan languages article I am viewing for this assignment.


 * 2. How do you know that it's a stub: Identify where on the page that you know that this is a stub


 * -I know this is a stub article because I got to it by using Wikipedia's stub article link and it says "This Australian Aboriginal languages-related article is a stub" when one goes to this article and scrolls to the bottom of the page.


 * 3. What are some missing or under-developed parts of this stub? A good way to determine this is to compare your stub to a more developed article on the same topic and category. So for example, if you chose a stub-article on a horror novel, look for another Wikipedia article on another horror novel that is more fully developed. What is missing on your stub page in comparison? You should devote 4-5 sentences to answering this question.


 * -When one looks at this stub article there is almost nothing to it. This is especially noticeable when compared to a more developed article, such as the one for the English language. The history of this language is majorly underdeveloped when it is taken into consideration that the language of Garawan is still spoken. It had to start somewhere and possibly be altered during the time period from its creation to present. With this, pronunciations, grammar, and overall structure of the language could also use more development as we have no provided information on how it is spoken. It seems most of this information would have to come from a source involving someone who spoke the language or has been present for the history of it.


 * 4. In particular, locate the "References" section of the stub. What, if anything, is listed in the references? If the references are hyperlinked, do the links still work?


 * -There are only three references for this article and they all have hyperlinks within them that work. These sources provided the little information found for this article (because it is still underdeveloped).


 * 5. And, when you compare this stub to a well developed article of the same category type, what sections of the overall article are present, and what are missing?


 * -Comparing the Garawan language article to the English language article the only thing they have in common is a description of what each language is. Although, the description of the Garawan language is much shorter and is the only thing provided in that article. This means that it is missing everything else that the English language article has, such as the history, pronunciations, vocab, etc. One look at the English article shows the extreme difference between the two.

Assignment #18


 * Identify the three stub page titles and provide the URL links. They do not have to be on the same topic. I will check to see your three candidates after the deadline of 11pm Central time on June 25.


 * You should have these three candidates indicated (stub title and URL/web address of that stub article) in your Sandbox.


 * HIV-affected community: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV-affected_community


 * Ice on Fire (2019 film): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_on_Fire_(2019_film)


 * Crista galli: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crista_galli

Assignment #19


 * FIRST: Pick any one of the 3 stub articles that you chose last time.


 * -HIV-affected community: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV-affected_community


 * SECOND: Can you find a guide that connects to the topic of the stub you are working with (look back to the block with discussion on "Guides")? If so, take a moment to open that guide and find out what types of sources are okay, and what types are off limits. Please spend 1-2 sentences in your Sandbox identifying which, if any, guides are appropriate for this stub article.


 * -Assuming you are meaning sources when using "guides" in this last sentence, appropriate articles, explained by the Science Communication guide, seem to revolve around peer reviewed sources or press articles. One should not use sources such as press releases (because it needs to be a secondary source), blog posts, or university websites when editing a Wikipedia article that involves Science Communication.


 * THIRD: Let's visit your stub. What exactly is missing? Again, compare your stub to the guide that connects most closely to your topic. Also, compare your stub/underdeveloped page to one on a similar topic that is more developed. What sections are missing? What do you think you can contribute? In 2-3 sentences, what is missing in your chosen stub article compared to a more fully fleshed out article on a similar topic?


 * -Ultimately, this source could use development with the history of the disease and who it affected. With some sources I have viewed, there is a lot more detail to be mentioned on specific areas, groups of people, resources, etc. of the disease as the description provided on the HIV-affected Community article is very broad.


 * FOURTH: Now, let's go to the Lovejoy Library journal/trade magazine/newspaper databases. I'd like each of you to spend some time identifying and actually getting your hands on an appropriate source that you think brings something to you stub. Enter the bibliographic information from at least one source that is connected to your chosen stub article, in your Sandbox.


 * -Here I have provided the MLA citation for a source that I believe holds information important for the HIV-affected community article (although I am unsure of how to format it correctly in my sandbox, the information is all there):


 * Otto-Salaj, Laura L., et al. “Implementing Cognitive-Behavioral AIDS/HIV Risk Reduction Group Interventions in Community Mental..” Psychiatric Rehabilitation  Journal, vol. 21, no. 4, Spring 1998, p. 394. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1037/h0095283.


 * I also have tried to provide a permalink here.

Assignment #20


 * Enter the full bibliographic information for minimally two sources identified and located that you think will contribute useful information to stub #1.


 * Please fully cite both of the sources in your Wikipedia Sandbox. Save/publish your work. You do not have to use the source citation tool in Wikipedia (I'll show you that later), but I want to see evidence that you've located sources that you could potentially use.


 * Stub #1: HIV-affected community


 * -First source: Otto-Salaj, Laura L., et al. “Implementing Cognitive-Behavioral AIDS/HIV Risk Reduction Group Interventions in Community Mental..” Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, vol. 21, no. 4, Spring 1998, p. 394. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1037/h0095283.


 * Permalink for this article: https://login.libproxy.siue.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=644652&site=ehost-live&scope=site


 * -Second source: Kelly, Jeffrey A., and Debra A. Murphy. “Psychological Interventions to Prevent HIV Infection Are Urgently Needed.” American Psychologist, vol. 48, no. 10, Oct. 1993, p. 1023. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1037/0003-066X.48.10.1023.


 * Permalink for this article: https://login.libproxy.siue.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=9402172296&site=ehost-live&scope=site

Assignment #21


 * There are two pieces to this assignment:


 * 1. Complete the second-to-last Training Module "Adding Citations" (see the link just above this text box)


 * -This has been completed.


 * 2. Now turn to one of the other two stub articles that you identified (you've already been working with one of them). I want to see minimally two sources identified and located that you think will contribute useful information to stub #2.


 * Stub #2: Crista galli


 * -First source: Hajiioannou, Jiannis, et al. “Evaluation of Anatomical Variation of the Crista Galli Using Computed Tomography - Hajiioannou - 2010 - Clinical Anatomy - Wiley Online Library.” Clinical Anatomy, John Wiley &amp; Sons, Ltd, 1 Mar. 2010, onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ca.20957.


 * Permalink for this article: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ca.20957


 * -Second source: Manea, Claudiu, and Ranko Mladina. “Crista Galli Sinusitis – a Radiological Impression or a Real Clinical Entity.” DE GRUYTER, 2016.
 * (I am not sure I cited this second source correctly)


 * Permalink for this article: https://www.degruyter.com/downloadpdf/j/rjr.2016.6.issue-23/rjr-2016-0019/rjr-2016-0019.pdf


 * Please fully cite both of the sources in your Wikipedia Sandbox. Save/publish your work. You do not have to use the source citation tool in Wikipedia (I'll show you that later), but I want to see evidence that you've located sources that you could potentially use.


 * I will look for evidence of this work in your Sandbox after the deadline of June 27, 11pm Central time.

Assignment #22


 * Essentially, I will be looking for evidence of your working on this very process that I've been illustrating in the Zoom presentation. This really means that by now, you've committed on a stub article to edit and enhance, that you've followed along and found your sources that you will integrate into the stub article, that you are thinking about how your article will look and be organized as you enhance it, that you'll have begun adding some kind of text, and that you are drafting all of these changes into your Sandbox.


 * -I will be working on improving the HIV-affected community article


 * What the article already contains:

"The affected community (also known as the HIV-affected community) is composed of people who are living with HIV and AIDS, plus individuals whose lives are directly influenced by HIV infection."


 * My revisions: (still being edited)


 * "The affected community (also known as the HIV-affected community) is composed of people who are living with HIV and AIDS, plus individuals whose lives are directly influenced by HIV infection." This originally was defined as young to middle aged adults who associate with being gay or bisexual men, and or injection drug users. Research has shown that people more at risk for HIV are part of disenfranchised and inner city populations as drug use and sexually transmitted diseases(STDs) are more prevalent. Furthermore, people with mental illnesses that inhibit making decisions or overlook sexual tendencies are especially at risk for contracting HIV.


 * ==Community prevention==


 * Originally, contracting the HIV infection meant the result was almost certainly fatal. Years later, there is still no cure for HIV/AIDS, but a combination of continual therapy and medicine can allow the infected to have a longer life-span while also potentially preventing transmission. Nonetheless, the HIV-affected community steadily grows due to not only unsafe sex, but also due to the lack of information on the disease. This has led to a growth in increased HIV prevention efforts being implemented everywhere, especially the susceptible areas of the world. One example of this would be clinical trials, which happen to be very fast when it comes to HIV cases due to the urgency placed behind it. Furthermore, there have also been HIV preventive groups implemented for communities where anyone who has been affected by HIV can help make efforts towards ending it.

Assignment #23


 * After the deadline of 11pm Central time on Sunday 6/30, I'll be looking for your published updates/upgrades/enhancements to your final chosen Wikipedia Stub article.


 * -As of 6/30/19 my revisions to the HIV-affected community article will have been posted and I have mentioned these changes in the talk page with my reasoning.

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