User:CarpeDiem90/sandbox

Welcome to my sandbox page.

The Five Pillars
1. Wikipedia, is an online encyclopedia.

2. Wikipedia's point of view is neutral.

3. Wikipedia's content is free.

4. People using Wikipedia should be civil and respectful of others.

5. Wikipedia does not have firm rules.

Summary of characteristics of target article
This article assessment video was a great way to understand how to further edit articles to make them a B, GA, or even an A level on Wikipedia. After watching the article, I realized that many of the Wikipedia pages that I have been using as references for past homework aren't actually great assessment articles. I now understand the importance of using B, GA, A level articles for references for my future work. Here is a summary of what I understand about how to write a great article.

What I learned

 * proper formatting (headers, sections, references etc.)
 * multiple in-line citations
 * 100+ references (or at least, as many as you can get)
 * external links so that readers can read articles that relate to the specific topic
 * good quality pictures, and captions underneath the pictures
 * paragraphs of useful information with correct grammar, spelling, diction
 * bibliography

Reference Tool Citation Practice
An example of citation from the course demo page

===Oral Health and Risk for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma ===

A population based study was carried out in 46 counties of North Carolina to study the potential link of periodontal disease and oral health to the occurrence of Squamous Cell Carcinoma in the Head and Neck (SCCHN). While the study did not posses any strong evidence and support for the claim that tooth loss was a risk for SCCHN, evidence was supported for the claim that periodontal disease had correlation with SCCHN.

===Trichomoniasis === Trichomoniasis, the infection from trichomonas vaginalis is often neglected as a sexually transmitted due to the limited amoun of knowledge about the parasite, and its effects on the human body. However, studies show that Trichomonas related diseases are among the most preventable non-viral STD, even though the occurrence of its infections numbers to 3.7 million people in the United States