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 * Critiquing articles: What did you learn about Wikipedia during the article evaluation? How did you approach critiquing the article you selected for this assignment? How did you decide what to add to your chosen article? This article evaluations were just an introduction to wikipedia and how individual wrote and were critique on the information provide. Majority of the articles that I evaluated were articles that I had some interest in or want to know more about. I wanted to find topics that were relatable and were aligned with my current events in life. My occupation in the hospitality industry, a bartender, helped me choose my topic. I loved the story of the Blue Moon Tavern and the history of how it became and still operates successfully. I have the hopes of one day having my own establishment and remain as successful as the Blue moon Tavern as remained.
 * Summarizing your contributions: include a summary of your edits and why you felt they were a valuable addition to the article. How does your article compare to earlier versions? The edits that I provided for this page show the history after the 1970's, the original owners story, and how the business has remained open and successful over the years. The article prior had a great body of information, but needed updating to the present. I saw that the story of the original owner missing from the article and held an importance to this article to understand the true history of this iconic dive bar. I believe the information I provided was fact based and provided additional insight from the original article.
 * Peer review: If your class did peer review, include information about the peer review process. What did you contribute in your review of your peers article? What did your peers recommend you change on your article? For my peer reviews We reviewed two classmates articles and provided them with well rounded feedback to improve their article and quality of information. I reviewed DeLan article first, we had similar topic which made it easy to bounce ideas from each other. He was able to add fact based information that was relevant and straight to the point. I did see an article on SFGATE while reading my daily news about his tavern and shared that information with him to add the most current information. Since our topics had limited sources beyond newspapers or magazines this was great for him to have an additional quality source and he used the information in his article. He didn't need much change, just additional information to give the article more length and information that a person would want to know about the establishment. Aileen article focused on the podcast titles, dates and the number of podcast completed. I recommend that she highlight one or a few of the podcast that had importance to the brand. She did an excellent job providing the details of the podcast and making the page full, but still lacked some fact based information at the time.
 * Feedback: Did you receive feedback from other Wikipedia editors, and if so, how did you respond to and handle that feedback? I received feedback from both of the individuals that I reviewed which made it comfortable to have an open conversation with both. I was able to improve my article, but still not enough to move into the actual live page. I needed to make it more fact based with my words and make the wording neutral instead of being bias. I added more information and able to have more current information along with quality sourcing.
 * Wikipedia generally: What did you learn from contributing to Wikipedia? How does a Wikipedia assignment compare to other assignments you've done in the past? How can Wikipedia be used to improve public understanding of our field/your topic? Why is this important? This assignment was not an easy one for me and I think I was distracted with all the modules of training and reading then really grasping the assignment. I like that it was online and in a place where all the information is stored in one place. I didn't have look for multiple assignments or use any tools outside of the internet. In comparison to another class I had last semester where we had writing prompts, but created a page with information based off what we read, listened or watched. I also struggled with that assignment with the different readings and assignments, I was overwhelmed. I never really was able to grasp the full assignment because I was editing a page with images, information, sources and so much that I couldn't invest in the topics. Wikipedia is a source of information that people can add their input as long as it's factual and neutral in tone. It's important to understand so that this tool, Wikipedia, is deemed as safe and resourceful instead of bias and lacks sources.
 * Did your contribution address a major equity gap? Did your contribution improve Wikipedia's coverage of historically underrepresented or marginalized populations or topics? If so, were there any challenges unique to contributing in these subject areas? My contributions address the equity gap within the article, but not for the entire Wikipedia. This topic, the Blue Moon Tavern is a historical dive bar that has served the community for a long time, but doesn't hold a huge value.
 * Did the Wikipedia assignment affect your understanding of how information is constructed and shared? How do you now understand your own role within today's information landscape? During high school and in my early college days Wikipedia was not to be used ever. Wikipedia had this reputation of not having quality information and lacking sources. This assignment showed me that Wikipedia has developed into this powerhouse of information that has quality sources readily available for the reader to see and review. The information may not be presented to the reader in a way that it likes and then may be found to be bias. However now I know what to look for when reading a Wikipedia articles and finding out its ratings to see how developed the article really is. I understand that I can add information to this source and present it to the world to see by just finding quality information and maintaining a neutral tone.
 * Did the Wikipedia assignment affect your understanding of how information is constructed and shared? How do you now understand your own role within today's information landscape? During high school and in my early college days Wikipedia was not to be used ever. Wikipedia had this reputation of not having quality information and lacking sources. This assignment showed me that Wikipedia has developed into this powerhouse of information that has quality sources readily available for the reader to see and review. The information may not be presented to the reader in a way that it likes and then may be found to be bias. However now I know what to look for when reading a Wikipedia articles and finding out its ratings to see how developed the article really is. I understand that I can add information to this source and present it to the world to see by just finding quality information and maintaining a neutral tone.