Wikipedia talk:Education program archive/University of Toronto Mississauga/CCT110: The Rhetoric of Digital and Interactive Media Environments (W14)

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&#32;michaelh.dick (talk) 08:13, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Q: Hi, i'm having a lot of trouble in making my references repeat. I can't make my first source come up as 1 each time I use it. Deneille told me what to do but it's not working. Any advice? MirelaSab (talk) 22:26, 2 April 2014 (UTC)MirelaSab

Q: Hello! How do I add a heading and another section in the Wikipedia page I'm editing?(talk)

Q: Greetings, I am wondering what a "reviewer" is and what is the purpose of having one. Will the reviewer been looking over my edits before it is released onto the stub or will it be looked over after I have released it? XTeaBag3 (talk) 02:25, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

A: Unless your TA has specifically asked that you use this feature (if so, please contact them), there is no need to worry about this. Some courses on Wikipedia use the peer review feature of the course module to integrate a formal peer review process into this assignment. We've kept things a bit more informal this year. If you do happen to have any interactions with fellow editors or with your Campus Ambassadors, etc. on their respective talk pages, do feel free to include this with your assignment submission. &#32;michaelh.dick (talk) 15:19, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

Q: Hello, I made a history section for my stub. I want to know what the proper format should be. I looked at other wiki pages and the years, let's say, 2000, 2001, 2002 are in one large paragraph and another page has 2000, 2001, 2002 in different paragraphs (some paragraphs aren't even a paragraph-size but 2-sentences-size). I've already contacted the campus ambassador and people from teahouse, but I'm still confuse.Candicedelacruz (talk) 16:16, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

A: This will depend on what you're trying to accomplish and how you'd like to present your information. &#32;michaelh.dick (talk) 19:17, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

Q: Hey there, I just wanted to make sure that this assignment makes 10% of our grade, because on our Wiki page it says it makes 15% of the grade. Can you please clarify? Thanks. Sarayma (talk) 18:20, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

A: Yes, 10%. This is now fixed on the course page. &#32;michaelh.dick (talk) 19:17, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

Q: Hello, I just have a question about the edit part of the assignment. Are we allowed to add in new sections to the stub and within that section add the minimum required two paragraphs? Or do we have to add on to what others have edited on before? XTeaBag3 (talk) 19:35, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

A: Whatever is appropriate for your stub. &#32;michaelh.dick (talk) 01:21, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

Q: Hey, are things like "see also" and "book lists" included in the word count? Also, are we allowed to have a combination of both internal and external links in our lists? Also, do we sign the page when we finally edit it?Sarayma (talk) 19:50, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
 * On wikipedia word counts and character counts only include 'body text': no tables, lists, captions, titles, images, references, footnotes, redirects, etc, etc. There's a script for counting using the standard method at Did_you_know/DYKcheck. Stuartyeates (talk) 20:24, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

A: The above is correct. Many thanks! &#32;michaelh.dick (talk) 01:21, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

Q: Hey, do we have to provide citations under movies or video game pages that have a plot section? Other movie/video game Wikipedia pages don't have citations provided within the plot section, so I'm wondering if we can add a plot description without citations and not get penalized for the absence of a citation. Aprestooo (talk) 20:14, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Everything on wikipedia needs a secondary source. Look to review sites for plot summaries. Stuartyeates (talk) 20:24, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Sorry if I'm intruding here, but per WP:FILMPLOT plots don't necessarily need secondary sources. Sam Walton (talk) 17:35, 3 April 2014 (UTC)

A: The above is correct. Thanks again! &#32;michaelh.dick (talk) 01:21, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Also, thanks for the follow-up regarding plot summaries. They may certainly prove to be the exception rather than the rule as far as citations are concerned. &#32;michaelh.dick (talk) 23:16, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

Q: Hi, I saw the format of the reference list in wikipedia is different from those in OWL purdue APA. So which one should I follow? Thank you! Keijoanne (talk) 21:26, 2 April 2014 (UTC)Keijoanne

A: When working on Wikipedia, and for the purpose of your assignment, you are to follow the Wikipedia standard in regards to referencing and citing. There's a quick and easy "Cite" as well as "Help" section on the local navigation when writing/editing on Wikipedia. Hope this helped. Unburritoble (talk) 21:35, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

Q: The package that we have to hand in during tutorials should contain only the before and after pictures of the stub, or is there also something else that should be included?

A: This is covered on the course page in the assignment description. &#32;michaelh.dick (talk) 12:53, 3 April 2014 (UTC)

Q: When we move our edits from the sandbox to the actual article, do we include the course code banner? If so, where should it be placed? Xokellynguyen (talk) 04:07, 3 April 2014 (UTC)
 * The course code banner goes on the WP:talk page of the article you put the content into. Stuartyeates (talk) 04:40, 3 April 2014 (UTC)

A: The above is correct. &#32;michaelh.dick (talk) 12:53, 3 April 2014 (UTC)

Q: Hello, I was wondering when is an appropriate time to take off the course banner that we were instructed to put on our talk page for our respective stub. XTeaBag3 (talk) 23:56, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

A: The banner is written in both the present and past tenses, so it's probably best to keep it up for the time being. &#32;michaelh.dick (talk) 17:37, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

Discussion at WikiProject Video games
Your colleagues at WikiProject Video Games are discussing this class at their noticeboard and they also posted at the Education Noticeboard for Incidents.  Blue Rasberry  (talk)  18:49, 3 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I'll take a look and respond accordingly. &#32;michaelh.dick (talk) 02:08, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

Issue with one of the people taking the course
See  Enigma  msg  21:13, 3 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I'll take a look and proceed as appropriate. &#32;michaelh.dick (talk) 02:09, 4 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I declined the report, because I figured someone from the program could handle it better. I assume it's well-intentioned.  Enigma  msg 02:42, 4 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Sounds good. Thanks again for reaching out to us. &#32;michaelh.dick (talk) 02:20, 5 April 2014 (UTC)