User talk:Dcb1986/NMAC 5108 Course Material

I would have missed the post about the location of our journal had I not come across your user page while exploring Wikipedia. Good catch. Ereed23 (talk) 06:40, 11 January 2020 (UTC)

My textbook came this afternoon. Dcb1986 (talk) 17:00, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

I forgot to bring my textbook to work, so no reading during lunch. I've made a ton of progress figuring Wikipedia out and learning to create/edit/format stuff. I uploaded my profile picture to use on my user page and it apparently counts as Wikimedia commons upload, and it is now under a creative commons license. Didn't know that would happen, I'm learning new stuff all of the time. I am kicking myself because I did not read Journal Requirement on the course page before creating this page, doing so would have saved me time and hassle. Dcb1986 (talk) 16:57, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

I set up a sandbox page and am currently using it to help me refine my personal user page, I plan on using the space to learn a bit more about the wiki markup system. I added a section on my user page that links to that sandbox, and I did discover that a link to a sandbox will not work within that same sandbox, lol. I also added a "helpful links" section to provide me (and others) a quick reference area. Currently it only is showing the user Infobox template, but I think I will expand on it as I come across relevant/useful material. Dcb1986 (talk) 17:00, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

I got my book in the mail today and plan on spending the weekend perusing it. I love Amazon Textbook Rentals. I think I am starting to get the hang of some of the cooler Wiki features. The whole concept of Wikis and creating/editing seems kind of analogous to web design, especially all of the various hierarchies and how they function and interact with each other. Also, I found a wiki on how to use local time on my signatures on comments, which I think I will also link on my homepage. Dcb1986 (talk) 00:47, 11 January 2020 (UTC)

Apparently journals like these are against Wikipedia policy, So I will probably be making some changes, namely re-structuring this page to contain useful links and whatnot, and using the talk page to keep a log of my activities (and moving everything here to said talk page). I guess I don't need to add a new dated section each day either, as the built in signature function I will use on the talk page should suffice. I am mulling ideas for articles to review, and new pages to create. I am def. open to suggestions, lol. Dcb1986 (talk) 04:01, 12 January 2020 (UTC)

I re-structured my "Journal" page to a general NMAC 5108 course material page (and re-named it as such), and moved the log entries to the talk page, in order to stay in compliance with Wikipedia Policies. I added back links/useful links to that page as well. I also replied to a couple of other classmates. I may not have much time to do any editing work over the next couple of days, but I do plan tomorrow to print out, read, and annotate the Mailer article that will be focus of the Main project this semester. I also hope over the next couple of days to get a head start on the modules and other work for week 2 of this class. Dcb1986 (talk) 00:23, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

I started reading the Mailer article today. It is fairly interesting. Dcb1986 (talk) 03:35, 14 January 2020 (UTC)

I did part of the Norris Church Mailer evaluation today. I also explored some topics for my article. There are a lot of stubs, smaller articles that need expansion, and requests for articles to choose from. Wikipedia has several specific categories that can help you locate these, it makes it really easy to find articles on all sorts of topics. Dcb1986 (talk) 03:03, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

Just glanced at the talk page for the Death of Kobe Bryant page. Whew, it sure contains some lively discussion. Including arguments as to it's notability, and the like. Dcb1986 (talk) 04:59, 27 January 2020 (UTC)

A bot keeps deleting the image/image name from the article that I am working on in my sandbox. I got it by copying the source of the original stub article, but apparently non-free images are only allowed in articles, not sandbox pages. Dcb1986 (talk) 01:19, 2 February 2020 (UTC)

Citation Issues
I had a difficult time trying to get through the citation training module, especially the part about re-using a citation. It turns out that my problem was that I was in source editing mode when I should have been in visual editing mode. I don't recall the tutorial specifying that visual mode should be used, it would have been nice if that had been the case. Dcb1986 (talk) 00:51, 18 January 2020 (UTC)

Peer Reviews
I did my first Peer Review (finally). Should have the second one finished soon. Dcb1986 (talk) 04:56, 23 February 2020 (UTC)

I just finished my second peer review as well. Next on the to-do list is working on completing my personal article and getting it moved over. Dcb1986 (talk) 05:41, 23 February 2020 (UTC)