After entering a post on the American Chinese Cuisine wikipedia article last week, my post disappeared approximately 12 hours later, only to reappear an hour or so after that. I wrote about Tennessee American Chinese cuisine under the regional section where Hawaiian and San Franciscan cuisine were previously discussed. I have not posted sources yet and believe the article disappeared for this reason, but once references were checked and I linked to other wikipages my post was put back in place. I plan to write about eight more topics that I have researched, however I am having a bit of trouble citing references and need to read more on this help topic.
Due the nature of my subject the page does not have a lot of followers. So, I decided to do a little experiment and start a new page for the Economic Council that I am working for currently. The NEW page was removed within six hours for non-cited references. I used the Council's web page for references and citing and had not learned this was an invalid citing until it was removed. I will continue to do more research on appropriate citing.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
CouchSurfing
I have decided to to my Wikipedia project on the article about the website CouchSurfing. Its meaning and purpose varies among viewpoints. Fundamentally, it is an organization, website, and social networking tool. The article focuses on the website itself as an organization, how it operates, the concept behind the site and a few reference articles. I hope to find and incorporate social studies that have been revealed about the website and the concept.
I had a hard time choosing what to pick because there are so many interesting articles. I narrowed to CouchSurfing because it is personally relevant as I have used the website to host and surf many times, use it as a social tool, and appreciate the concept behind it. Memphis is a tourist destination and I work in the hospitality industry, so I can also see some similar concepts implemented in different ways.
The CouchSurfing article is not too vague of a concept or idea and not too specific or historical that I don't feel authorized to make any valid changes (or deconstruct lengthy academic resources). It has speculative information, biased positive tone and a history of revisions and controversy over how it is presented. The article needs some editing and revision, and should be interesting to watch the discussion page and do some digging for reputable resources.
Also, I want everyone to at least be aware of this site, and the class blog is a great forum of introduction.
I had a hard time choosing what to pick because there are so many interesting articles. I narrowed to CouchSurfing because it is personally relevant as I have used the website to host and surf many times, use it as a social tool, and appreciate the concept behind it. Memphis is a tourist destination and I work in the hospitality industry, so I can also see some similar concepts implemented in different ways.
The CouchSurfing article is not too vague of a concept or idea and not too specific or historical that I don't feel authorized to make any valid changes (or deconstruct lengthy academic resources). It has speculative information, biased positive tone and a history of revisions and controversy over how it is presented. The article needs some editing and revision, and should be interesting to watch the discussion page and do some digging for reputable resources.
Also, I want everyone to at least be aware of this site, and the class blog is a great forum of introduction.
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