User:Crythis.17/OLES2129

Week 3
Activity 2 - From Scratch

Saturn - (first edit: 5th November 2001) -

When reviewing the first edit of the Wikipedia page on 'Saturn', the creator states "It is probably best known for its famous rings..." , and, "he [Galileo Galilei] clearly did not know what to make of it" in which he makes subjective assumptions deeming the information unreliable and opinionated and thus unverifiable all of which do not comply with Wikipedia's 'Five Pillars' and 'Core Principles'. In regards to referencing his sources, the creator does not include citations or references to the scientific measurements and observations he includes about the planet, again deeming the information unverified and thus unreliable. If I was the second reader of this page I would make some edits to objectify the information and make it more factual to comply with Wikipedia's aim to be an online encyclopedia. I would also attempt to cite the information the creator uses to increase its verifiability. Additionally I would restructure the page to have the basic factual information at the beginning before explaining its history in order to give the article more flow.

Week 6
Activity 1 - Week 5 Seminar Review

The lesson in week 5 helped me to understand how to make my Wikipedia contributions fit the style and format of other Wikipedia articles. The information and skills I learnt will be useful for the upcoming proposal and my final article. I believe the most useful thing we learnt was how to use the citation tool and how to add titles, subtitles, paragraphs and other styles of writing.

Activity 2 - Articles in Need of Updating

I edited the Wikipedia Buzzfeed Article. I made some minor grammatical changes over the page. I also removed a sentence that was promotional. In addition, I also added a comment indicating that a citation was needed.