October 26, 2023
Feedback, ENGL 5106, Week 3
How’s it going, all? This week you were to analyze a web site and make corrections for either Wikipedia or LitWiki. I’m running a bit behind this week, so this feedback might be posted over the next couple of days. Also, please be sure you’re reading my feedback. While I have not looked at everyone’s blog posts for this lesson, I notice that several of the errors that I have pointed out in previous feedback posts have not been corrected. These errors will end up costing you more points on evaluations, so be sure you’re reading all feedback carefully. I added links to these on the schedule.
Wiki Edits
The instructions for this part of the assignment are: “Edit an existing Wikipedia (or LitWiki) article by correcting grammar, adding citations, or improving formatting.” Some of you made a single correction, while some of you revised writing and even added citations. Minimal effort here earned you a minimal grade. Those who went above-and-beyond did much better.
Some of you have asked how I know what work you’ve done. Well, this is super easy on Mediawiki—the software that runs Wikipedia and LitWiki. There are two ways of seeing wiki updates; the first is for every edit made on the wiki. In the menu on the left, choose “Recent changes.” For individual users, click on their user page, then in the left menu choose “Tools » User contributions.” The wiki keeps a detailed account of edits.[1] For articles, select “View history” to see every edit made and who made them.
Try not to save after every small edit. This uses resources on the wiki. Make all your edits before saving, if possible. Also, be sure to “Show preview” and proofread before saving. This habit is good for both writers and wiki editors.
For those of you who made Wikipedia user—good for you! Be sure you add something to your user page and link to your web site.
Finally, many of you did not do this assignment—perhaps you overlooked it. I’m always happy to give extensions, but I would like you to communicate with me ahead of time if you require one. If you received a 0, please complete the assignment and let me know when you do. If I gave you a 0 in error, please let me know.
Blog Posts
Coming soon.
notes
- ↑ Some of you outlined what you did when informing me of your username; as you can see, this is unnecessary.
