I would not waste my time trying to change a Wikipedia entry that already exists into something that is obviously wrong or obscene. Wikipedia is too good at filtering their content, and it would be removed pretty quickly. I would pick something that I know about and attempt to contribute to that subject. For example, I might try to contribute to Ultimate, as I know a lot about that sport.
Friday, November 13, 2009
My Contribution
My initial reaction to my teacher asking me to edit a page on Wikipedia would be surprise, and I would probably laugh a little bit. But then I would look at it differently. My teacher is asking me to contribute to the greatest, and most well know, online community encyclopedia. I guess it's not really an honor because anybody can do it. But, it would feel good knowing that I had contributed to Wikipedia. After processing this request, I would think about how I would contribute.
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In my entry I wrote about how annoyed when faced with the task of editing a Wikipedia page. But after reading your blog I do agree that it would be really cool to be able to say you edited Wikipedia. I hadn't look at it that way before.
ReplyDeleteI never actually thought about how Wikipedia filters. Are they really that quick that people could not see this wrong information for some time? I like how you do not want to put the integrity of Wikipedia in question and you would like to contribute to the article.
ReplyDeleteI like how you show how something as big as changing the information on a worldwide website is longer a great feat as anyone can do it. Another important point is that Wikipedia is very efficient at filtering its information so one could not just make any ridiculous comment he wanted to on one of the pages.
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