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Wikipedia is a knowledge basic website on which users collaboratively modify and structure contents. Editing Wikipedia article was unique experience for me since I was advised in high school and university not to site Wikipedia. Even though, the online encyclopedia is the most popular and widely used websites in the world. This is due toContinue reading “Mastering Wikipedia”

I already wrote a blog about Wikipedia editing so to complete this part of my exam, I am writing an ‘update’ to that blog post. Part A was the most infuriating for one reason: I forgot my Wikipedia password and Wikipedia wasn’t sending and emails to me even though I requested it to do justContinue reading “Wikipedia: Update”

Over the course of this semester in Applied Plant Ecology I’ve acquired numerous new skills- one of them being Wikipedia editing. Prior to this class I had never edited a Wikipedia page and the task seemed quite daunting. I was hesitant at first because I thought it would be difficult to navigate, but after someContinue reading “The Wonderful World of Wikipedia”

Wikipedia has been my savior for years. From research projects to lab reports to entertainment, this site is one of my favourites to use for its versatility. You can use it to look up the list of episodes for a show you’re watching, to read up on a biography of a celebrity or to learnContinue reading “Working with Wikipedia”

Wikipedia is widely shunned open-access online encyclopedia. Throughout school it is constantly being said to be a bad citation given its tertiary literature form. Consequently, it is seldomly used or even looked at when students work on assignments and projects. Although, it is a great source of information, the real gold is in the resources,Continue reading “So You Want to Become a Wikipedian”

This past semester in the Applied Plant Ecology course, I learnt a lot of about Wikipedia I did not know. The thought process I had coming into this course was that Wikipedia isn’t a website that you should use and all the information on that website is incorrect. Learning about how Wikipedia works and howContinue reading “Learning the In’s and Out’s of Wikipedia”

For the final exam, we were asked to blog the process of how to become a Wikipedian. And here it is! I frequently use Wikipedia as a secondary source. Its super clear and easy to read. But on other hand when you try to edit or create a Wikipedia page, that’s a nightmare. See theContinue reading “Wikipedia assignment”

Wikipedia is normally seen as an unreliable source of citation in reference to gaining knowledge due it being a tertiary form of literature. However, professor Bazely introduced an opportunity in which the ecology class was able to gain knowledge through creating and editing Wikipedia pages. Professor Bazely’s “Wikipedia Editathon Chronicles Part 1” further explained howContinue reading “How I Became a Wikipedian?”

Prior to taking Applied Plant Ecology with Dr. Bazely, I didn’t know that “Wikipedia Editing” was something that the globe was raising awareness about. However, by completing my training modules on Wiki Education Dashboard, I have gained a lot of new knowledge about what goes into developing Wikipedia pages and editing them as well. IContinue reading “My Experience and Journey to Becoming a Student Wikipedia Expert”