Wikipedia is not new to me, but writing in it sure is! I can't believe how easy it was to add information to a page. I mean, I know we tell kids all the time that it isn't reliable for homework, etc etc. But I didn't even need to log in, or give my name or email or anything!!
I wasn't sure if I felt expert enough to edit information, so for this exercise, I went to my home town's wikipedia article (which was described as a "stub" in Wikipedia due to the lack of content), and added a sentence. And while I knew the information was correct, as I pulled it off of the town website, I still felt nervous making the change. I was almost fearful that the mayor was going to come after me and scold me for messing with their page, or something. (Of course, being a good librarian, I included the footnote and cited my source, so hopefully that should curb any suspicion from town council). Below is the link to the article (I wrote the "Poplar Grove" sentence).
Innisfail, ALBERTA
Wow. I'm published.
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Good job Valerie! I made an attempt to add an entire article and the process became a bit daunting. I think I will add a word... or maybe a letter:)
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