If I were asked to edit an article on Wikipedia, my first reaction would be which one do I edit, and what could I possibly add? Wikipedia is full of a ton of articles pertaining to any subject imaginable. Since most of the articles contain a lot of information already, it is difficult to decide what should be edited. If an instructor told me to edit one single article, I would first have to find one that needs editing. Then I would have to carefully read the article in order to determine what I would like to add, remove, or adjust. This process would be tedious and time consuming. Therefore, I do not really care to edit any article on Wikipedia.
I do not particularly desire to edit a specific Wikipedia page, but if I had to choose, I would want to change something in an article that I am familiar with. I would probably want to choose a band or maybe even a movie that I know a lot about. If I couldn't find anything to change, I would do some research on the topic until I could find something to add. If I had to choose, I would want to add to a favorite band of mine so that more information was available on Wikipedia. However, I do not wish to edit any articles because it seems as though it would take a lot of time and effort. For now, I am happy just being a viewer on Wikipedia.
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I completely agree with what you are saying. Even if given the chance, I have no desire to edit anything on Wikipedia. If i did ever have the slightest desire to edit a page, I would want to it be something I am really familiar with. But I also feel like if I had to research a topic to write something then I shouldn't be editing that specific page in the first place.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good idea that you would actually research the topic before editing the page so that your changes could actually benefit the website. It also makes sense to edit the page of something you really enjoy as you can input your own opinion or theories about whatever movie you are reviewing.
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