User:Jakesilb14/sandbox

I feel that two of the biggest takeaways from the Wikipedia training for me was how notability and verifiability can be applied to to the sources. When it comes to verifiability the goal is to make sure the that all the information is correct and comes from reliable sources. When editing Wikipedia it is important to remember that textbooks, literature reviews and books are the most reliable sources and provide great information to be used and information that is correct. For notability what stood out to me was the use of why. When it comes to information all types of information are vital but there will still be questions about why something will be on Wikipedia. I think notability and verifiability are related and when it comes to Wikipedia both are necessary to think about when using and editing Wikipedia. After my first assignment and readings I am feeling pretty excited about beginning to edit Wikipedia and learning how people view this site. I cannot wait to edit and see what can help improve Wikipedia.

What I did
I chose to edit the Wikipedia article for Michael Levin, a soldier in the Israeli army who was born in Pennsylvania and died after a rescue mission to bring back two captured Israeli soldiers.

I feel that this is an article that I will come back and edit overtime because there is more that needs to be added but the first thing I would like to add is about his early life and what connected him to Israel.

Levin was active in the United Synagogue Youth organization and attended Camp Ramah in the Poconos as a camper. In 2001 Levin participated in a high school study abroad program known as Alexander Muss High School in Israel (AMHSI). While in Israel Michael expressed his desire to make  Aliyah  (move to Israel and become an Israeli citizen) and serve in ZAHAL-the Israel Defense Forces.

Opinion of the Article
After reading the article I felt that it did not provide enough information about Levin's life before joining the Israeli army or an overview of his love and relationship with Israel. I looked at other Wikipedia pages about fallen soldiers who fought in the Israeli army and there seemed to be more information and more references and sources to go along with the information. I would have to give the article a rating of 5 because while it contained some important information there needs to be other sources as well.

Knowledge of citing in Wikipedia
I feel that I have a good grasp on citing Wikipedia pages. I think something I need to continue looking at moving forward is finding more sources that contain different information.

Conclusion
Now that I am finished with this wonderful assignment I am going to work on a paper for Dr. Bagley's class about gender and sport.

http://pjvoice.org/2012/04/24/a-philadelphia-hero-michael-levin-1984-2006/#.W6V_4y_MxZ0

http://www.aish.com/h/imd/48922547.html