Wiki Articles: The Wrap Up

I thoroughly enjoyed the Wikipedia segment of this blog project. I frequent Wiki on a daily basis for all kinds of information and am thankful to all the people keeping articles up to date. It is now easier to understand what exactly open-source means and I have a greater appreciation for all the time that has gone into the creation and updating of each individual article. I'd now like to recap what I have accomplished on Wiki this semester and briefly discuss the evolution of each article.

The Last Five Years:
This play is one of my favorites and I was very impressed by what Wiki had to offer regarding the story and lyrics. There was more information that I had anticipated but there was still much to contribute. I first added an award that this show had won in 2002. The next two edits added content as well, but to the plotline. I felt it necessary to incorporate a few more lyrics into the telling of the story for added effect, because they are so heartfelt. I was surprised to see how often this article gets edited, and it is clear that it is usually done by the same few people. Mostly, people added information to different touring companies or international productions, and very little content was added. All in all, the evolution was pretty standard and I have a feeling this is because it is such a niche, and the people who wrote this article know tons and tons about the subject.

Hallstatt:
There was very little evolution on this article, which doesn't really surprise me. I do think, however, that my contributions were pretty helpful, especially for tourists trying to find out more information about this town. I started by discussing the toy town appeal it holds and how it is a great town to cover by foot. For the next two edits, I added different attractions: salt mines and ice caves. I thought these would be interesting for prospective tourists. Basically one user did most of the edits in between mine, adding content to the History section. Between the two of us, we were the main editors of this article for the past few months, which I think is really cool!

Trumbull:
I thought it would be neat to edit a wiki article on my hometown, and it turns out I was correct! Apparantly lots of other people thought this as well, because it was the most edited articles of all the ones I've followed. Most of the edits added content, especially to notable people and external links. There were a few grammatical edits and a few spelling corrections of people and places, which leads me to believe they were done by people closely associated with Trumbull and its history. In my first edit, I added that Trumbull was named after Jonathan Trumbull, because I thought this was extremely important regarding my town's history. The next edit entailed me adding a link to The Trumbull Times, our local newspaper, because there were a ton of other resources and this one was left out for some reason. My last edit added information about the evolution of the town name. I thought this was cool because it had to do with my first edit.

Las Cruces:
After visiting this town again in March, I thought it would be cool to add info on wiki about what I've learned. I can't believe how many people edit this article! There was much info added about trivia and demographics, and people are constantly correct grammer and spelling. Personally, I went for adding interesting content. My first edit added the fact that there are many art galleries in the downtown area, because this was left out among a long list of other activities offered. My second edit incorporated Stahman's Farm because it is one of my favorite places in Las Cruces, and I would like if tourists checked it out on their journeys. My last edit discussed the state question of "red or green" because this was something I found quite comical in my travels!