User:Catk6193/OLES2129

Tutorial 3

Activity 1: Quality and Importance Ratings in WikiProjects

The random article I found was Einar Juhl. The article has been rated as Stub-Class on the quality scale, and as Low-importance on the importance scale (as it is of little importance to WikiProject Denmark, yet covers a specific area of knowledge).

The reason this article has been rated as Stub-Class is due to the fact that it does not provide much information about the topic. It is a very short article, and though the information is relevant, it is insufficient. The article is about a Danish actor, and includes only his name, nationality, the date and location of his birth, the date and location of his death, and a list of the films he appeared in. The only reference used is his IMDb page, which is not a reliable source.

This article is consistent with the Stub-Class criteria, as it provides a limited, basic description of the topic with no significant information or credible citations. To improve this article and elevate it to A-Class, additional meaningful information will need to be added. This information must be organised well, and must provide a clear, complete, and well-written description of the topic. The article will need to satisfy the "five Cs": it must be concise, correct, clear, consistent, and comprehensible. Additionally, this article must be reviewed by impartial reviewers from a WikiProject (or elsewhere). The article must satisfy the criteria outlined in Article development. Ultimately, the article should be approaching the standards for becoming a featured article, with its minor style issues being its only disadvantage.

Information from a wide range of reliable sources must also be used. The sources used should be credible enough to verify the accuracy of the information provided. As well as being reliable, sources must be accessible. To satisfy the criteria for being an A-Class article, the information provided should also be presented from a neutral point-of-view and should not be original research (meaning that the information should come from a published, reliable source). Additionally, the sources used must not be plagiarised and any information added to the article must not violate the source's copyrights.

To summarise, the article Einar Juhl requires more information (which is meaningful and derived from an array reliable sources) to become an A-Class article. For example, information about the actor's life (such as his early life, acting career, filmography, and later life, among other details) should be included in order to provide a complete description of the subject which is of a reasonable length. This would vastly improve the quality of the article and would elevate it to A-Class status.

Activity 2: Citation Needed

The article I found was José Luciano de Castro. The article did not list any sources whatsoever. I added an individual message box (template:unreferenced) to indicate that the article contained zero references. On the article's talk page I explained that I added the message because the article contained zero references, and references were needed to substantiate facts used in the article.

Tutorial 4

Activity 1: Analysis of a Featured Article

On Featured articles, I found the article for Windsor Castle. The characteristics of a featured article are summarised below.

Featured articles must meet the policies regarding content, which applies to all Wikipedia articles. The article's title must be recognisable to English speakers, concise, easy to find, and consistent with other article titles. All images used should be as useful as possible and should relate to the section they correspond to; additionally, uploading non-free images should generally be avoided, and the image's sources and copyright details must be described on their description pages. In terms of what is written in the article, there are important guidelines that must be followed. Information should be presented from a neutral point of view, should be verified with sources whenever possible, and should not include unpublished information (such as ideas, data, theories, or arguments, among other things). If the article is a biography of a living person, a certain degree of sensitivity is required when writing the article. Concerning the details of the person's life, only high-quality sources must be used to ensure accuracy.

The article for Windsor Castle clearly follows these guidelines-- the title is concise, recognisable to English speakers, and makes the article easy to find; the images used all relate to their sections, are high quality, add value to the article, and their sources and copyright details are explained; and all the information in the article is informative, presented from a neutral point of view, and is verified using a number of credible, reliable sources.

As well as what is outlined above, a featured article must be well-written, comprehensive, well-researched, neutral, and stable. It must also follow the style guidelines. These include: a concise lead section which summarises the topic, as well as the information the reader will find in the following sections; an appropriate structure, which includes an appropriate number of section headings; and consistent citations. The article should have media such as images where appropriate. These images should have succinct captions, follow the image use policy, and have acceptable copyright status. If the images are non-free, they should be labelled accordingly, and must satisfy the criteria for the inclusion of non-free content. As for the length of the article, enough must be included for the article to provide a satisfactory summary of the main topic without going into unnecessary detail. This makes the article easy to read-- depending on the size of the topic, the article may need to be split up to prevent the article from being too long.

Activity 2: Finding a Topic for your very own article

The topic I have chosen for my own article is the Charles T. Webber. The requested articles page led me to look at which articles are requested for history, because I am interested in history. From looking at the requested articles page for North American history, I chose to write my article on Charles T. Webber, who was a famous painter. I am drafting my article on a branch of my user page.

Catk6193 (talk) 02:40, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

Tutorial 5

Activity 1: We've (almost) done this before!

In this article I added a citation in the section which says that Robert Burton became vicar of St. Thomas in London (section titled 'July-December'). I added this citation using the source editor. I found this article through Citation Hunt. I also linked his Wikipedia page using the source editor. After doing some more research, I found that the article had mistakenly referred to Robert as 'Richard Burton'. I changed this in the article, added another source using the visual editor, and I explained my changes in the article's talk page.

Activity 2: Keep working on your article

For the remainder of the tutorial, I kept working on my article.

Catk6193 (talk) 02:39, 7 September 2018 (UTC)

Tutorial 6

Today I worked on my article.

Tutorial 7

Activity: Find picture/s for your article

I found an on Wikimedia commons to use for my article. I added it to my draft branch.

Activity: Photograph, upload and categorise (optional)

As part of the Wikimedia module, I uploaded an to Wikimedia commons.

Catk6193 (talk) 01:57, 21 September 2018 (UTC)