This week in ALES 204,
we are contributing to Wikipedia by adding missing information or
correcting false information in a stub. Wikipedia is a “wiki,” defined
as a web site that allows anyone to add, delete, or revise content by
using a web browser, according to this online dictionary. Wiki originally came from the Hawaiian word wiki which means quick, fast, or to hurry, and is therefore completely applicable to Wikipedia and other wikis. Many people do not trust Wikipedia since anyone can edit the stubs on this online encyclopedia, however the pages are monitored frequently to ensure such things as vandalism does not occur.
I chose the Wikipedia stub of cardiorespiratory
fitness, which was a pre-existing web page. Since this stub was pre-existing, I ensured that the information given was accurate and that the references were valid and credited properly within the text. Therefore, I had to add the in-text citation, which in this case was a hyperlink to the references, into the existing sentences in order to properly credit the authors. I also had to put the existing references into the Wikipedia format with the appropriate hyperlinks (which was not easy!).
I
ensured that the information I added was pertinent and appropriate
to the topic. Cardiorespiratory fitness involves the cardiovascular
system, as well as the respiratory system, hence the “cardio” and
“respiratory” terms within. Therefore, I added information about the
cardiovascular system that involves cardiorespiratory fitness, and the
respiratory system adaptations that should be considered when
cardiorespiratory fitness is involved. I also added a temperature
regulation section to provide some background information about this
topic during cardiorespiratory fitness, as temperature of the body is
clearly important when fitness is involved. The in-text citations were
more difficult to complete due to the fact that different codes were
used to cite the same reference, and new codes were used to cite
different references. I also hyperlinked important and/or difficult
words to other Wikipedia pages in order for the reader to better
understand the text. I visited the help page numerous times to fix page errors, and I
started to feel a lot more confident in my work once I stopped getting the
error code on the web page. After I fixed all of the apparent errors, my Wikipedia stub started to look a lot more
professional!
Remaining healthy involves much more than just exercise and eating right, however food does play an important role in health. Lindsay’s latest blog is also about editing Wikipedia stubs, and she focuses on superfoods! If my Wikipedia page and/or blog interested you, you should definitely check Lindsay’s blog out! She highlighted some other key elements about Wikipedia that I did not, and she added onto the Superfood's Wikipedia stub, which can further increase your knowledge of cardiorespiratory fitness.
Until next time,
Janessa is out.
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| The original Wikipedia stub, a photo by 7Sulli7 on Flickr. |
I chose the Wikipedia stub of cardiorespiratory
fitness, which was a pre-existing web page. Since this stub was pre-existing, I ensured that the information given was accurate and that the references were valid and credited properly within the text. Therefore, I had to add the in-text citation, which in this case was a hyperlink to the references, into the existing sentences in order to properly credit the authors. I also had to put the existing references into the Wikipedia format with the appropriate hyperlinks (which was not easy!).
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| Completed Wikipedia stub, a photo by 7Sulli7 on Flickr. |
Remaining healthy involves much more than just exercise and eating right, however food does play an important role in health. Lindsay’s latest blog is also about editing Wikipedia stubs, and she focuses on superfoods! If my Wikipedia page and/or blog interested you, you should definitely check Lindsay’s blog out! She highlighted some other key elements about Wikipedia that I did not, and she added onto the Superfood's Wikipedia stub, which can further increase your knowledge of cardiorespiratory fitness.
Until next time,
Janessa is out.
