User:Pike81278

My name is Chris Smith. I am a sophomore at Georgia Southern University. GSU is an awesome party school in Statesboro, Georgia. I am currently an engineering major here at GSU. I graduated with honors from North Cobb High School. I am a member of Pike here at Georgia Southern and this is my user page.

My contributions to Wiki
I am currently working on my first article for Wikipedia. This article is for a project in my English 1101 class. I have also done some edits on new articles on Wikipedia. I am continuing to work on my article and keep it updated.

Relationship to technology
I am very fond of technology and the progresses made with technology within the recent years. I feel that the progress that we have made with technology have made everyday tasks easier and more enjoyable. I have been using Microsoft Word since middle school and have become very familiar with it. I am also familiar used Microsoft Excel and can use it for general applications. Throughout high school and college I have become experienced with Autocad which is an engineering program. I have taken several classes in both high school and college and can use it for many engineering applications.

Philosophy
In the past I have only used Wikipedia for definitions or quick explanations of a topic. Throughout grade school I was always told to never use Wikipedia due to its lack of reliability. I have to agree with my former teachers and do believe that it is not a reliable source of information. I think that Wikipedia is good for brief definitions and for short biographies but the fact that anyone can make an account and change something that someone else has posted tends to steer me away from the site. I think that Wikipedia has potential to be a reliable source of information but some things would have to be changed. I believe that if Wikipedia hired paid professionals that were qualified in their respected fields that it could become more reliable. If these professionals were the only ones to be able to edit and correct the articles that it would make it reliable. I also think that Wikipedia users should be able to make suggestions and corrections but they should be done in the form of a comment that the articles author can see and then make the changes.

Languages
The only language I am fluent in is English. I took three years of formal classes in Spanish but am nowhere close to being fluent in it.

Random Facts
I was born in Atlanta, Georgia and have lived there most my life. My parents are from San Diego, California and I lived there for about five years. I am a huge Chargers and Padres fan. I played golf in high school and still love to play in my free time. I love music and listen to just about everything. My favorite movie is inception because it actually makes you think. My two favorite quotes are: “Once a Pike, Always a Pike” –Robert Adger Smythe and “Rise and rise again until lambs become lions.” – Robin Hood the Movie, 2010