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Mississippi State University

The article is well written and is a great article to learn basic information about the school. However, after reading it and looking at the talk page, the page has not been updated in a while and it shows. Things like recent stats and success in the athletic department have not been updated on the page. Also I think that the structure of how it is presented could be better and that they could include more about the history of some buildings on campus. After looking at the talk page, the last couple of edits where to fix links and not to update with new found information. I would give the article a 5 because it does give great general information about the school but is needing to be edited.

Cowbells are one of Mississippi State's many traditions. It has said to have started when Mississippi State played against Mississippi. After a sweeping victory and a jersey cow wandering on to the field, Mississippi State fans have adopted the tradition of the cowbell as a good luck charm. The cowbells were very common in the 1950s but became the symbol of Mississippi State in the 1960s.

5 years after the college opened in 1880, the first sports team which was the baseball team was formed. Ever since then, Mississippi State baseball has continued to rise in success where they recently made it to the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season.

When editing a Wikipedia article, it is best to read a source and understand before editing in a Wikipedia article. When adding information to a Wikipedia article, it has to be written in a neutral perspective and in your own words. It is also required that the information be cited with a reliable source. A reliable source can be a textbook, literature review, or books and and publications written by experts in the field

Now that I have completed this assignment, I will spend time with my family. :)

Throughout my school career, I've always been told to never look at Wikipedia nor should I ever cite it. However, after going through the tutorials and seeing the power of Wikipedia and all it entails as we've seen in class, I have come to realize that Wikipedia is a tool that many should use to their advantage. Wikipedia always has such a negative connotation for it potentially having false fabricated information, but there are thousands of Wikipedia users that can fix this information or discuss in the talk section of an article. What I really like is that while Wikipedia users are editing information, they are adding their credible sources. Even though teachers say don't use Wikipedia, they forget to tell you about the amazing credible sources that it can bring throughout the article. Having this class and going through the training's has shown Wikipedia in a much better light and is something that I can utilize to find sources. It can potentially help in research papers or for gaining new found information I might would have not been able to find anywhere else.