User:Laneyhoward/sandbox

= Laney's Sandbox =

Homework 1: Wikipedia So Far
I learned a lot about Wikipedia in the assignments. I learned that even though we're being graded, other people can still come in and edit the work that we've done, perhaps even making incorrect "corrections," and how to deal with this if it happens. I learned that for every Wikipedia page, there's a disagreement or question, and that it's all discussed on the "Talk" page of the article. I learned how plagiarism is a double-whammy with Copyright infringement and that Wikipedia's notability guidelines should definitely be better advertised since they get a bad rep for being "fake news" in the academic world.

Moving forward, I think I have a pretty good handle on editing Wikipedia so far. The handbook and the assignment did a good job of familiarizing me with the platform, and I feel much more at ease with it than I did earlier this week. It's easier to use than I had expected, and I'm looking forward to learning all of its "ins and outs!"

What I did
I edited the Political Communication page. I added information about social media.

Social media experience relies heavily on the user themselves due to the platforms' algorithms which tailor consumer experience for each user. This results in each person seeing more like-minded news due to the increase in digital social behavior. Additionally, social media has changed politics because it has given politicians a direct medium to give their constituents information and the people to speak directly to the politicians. This informal nature can lead to informational mistakes because it is not being subjected to the same "fact-checking processes as institutional journalism."

Social media creates greater opportunity for political persuasion due to the high number of citizens that regularly engage and build followings on social media. The more that a person engages on social media, the more influential they believe themselves to be, resulting in more people considering themselves to be politically persuasive.

Opinion of the Article
I think the article was well-written for the most part, although I think it could definitely be expanded on. I give the article a 7.

Knowledge of Citing in Wikipedia
I feel that I understand how to cite in Wikipedia. They make it really easy and I enjoy the system.

And now..
...That I have finished this assignment, to celebrate, I will treat myself to a bag of Peanut M&Ms.