Wiki Edit Review

National Park followed in Manuel Antonio's footsteps and did flinch when I added content. I am going to venture to say that my edits were not ballsy enough or they were just thoroughly researched. ( I am hoping for the later.) The Melbourne article only axed my contribution to the After checking the history of all my articles I feel that I made contributions appealing to, or unobtrusive, to the wiki community as they were hardly ever even mentioned. In the Manuel Antonio article, I made a fair number of the additions since last September. Only one other individual had reoccurring additions. My best bet is that it is a US retiree spending his lazy mornings in the towns bustling Internet cafe/town hub. Hempfield High School and Corcovado grammar "errors". It turns out that I am not as familiar with Australian English as I had previously thought. I will definitely remember "transport", "favourite", and "centre" from now on.
All in all it seems, as I have previously stated above, that my article additions were pretty mild and did not cause much commotion among fellow editors. Even though my impact was fairly small to the wiki community, I am proud that I now know how to actively edit and contribute to share my experiential knowledge to the world...or maybe just with our class. :)

Manuel Antonio: Final Edit!

My very last wiki edit was done on Manuel Antonio. I added some illustrive words to describe the appeal of the beaches located within the park. I drew from memory and facts on the beaches' size and structure that: "With their large light sand berms, it is easy to see why they attract beach goers of all ages" and so added it to the article. To check out all of Manuel Antonio and its glory check out Wikipedia.

Final Wiki Edit: Melbourne

The final edit I made to the Melbourne article was to spruce up some of the working to make it more fun to read. My major contribution came in the form of: Cycling in Melbourne is a popular pastime,"as one can tell from the bevy of cyclists and paths that lay all throughout the city", as well as a spectator sport. I had to be careful when adding because this is a site monitored by the Australian gov't and they are always quick to delete additions not up to par. To see the Melbourne article for the last time click here.

Re: Slashdot Article: Porn Link Punishable by Law

As I scrolled down the postings on slashdot, I came across a header that read "Can you imagine posting a link to a website that would get you arrested by the police?" Well apparently your posting behavior is regulation worthy...at least in In Hong Kong. As we discussed in class, the Chinese Internet behavior is HEAVILY overseen by government regulations. One unlucky middle-age man was unfortunate enough to experience that first hand, as he has been heavily fined for posting a porn link in an adult discussion forum. According to the article, the Internet Society chairman Charles Mok Nai-kwong said the court case raised several concerns. 'In this case, the court has given a new direction to the public concerning the responsibility of Internet users,' he said. For more info on the porn posting that raised a ruckus, check out the indiscretions.

Re: Naked Conversations Blog

Can IPODS Disrupt Pacemakers?! This was the title in a very interesting posting on the Naked Conversations Blog. As the article read, a Michigan Student conducted a series of tests in regards to the distance of an ipod from a pacemaker and the disruption occurance. It turns out that when held 2 inches from a pacemaker, an ipod (while playing) cause disruptions in half of all tests. While the results have yet to be verified by officials the implications of the test is quite unnerving. There was no note to what style of music was playing...:)

Class Discussion: Personal Website

In lieu of our class discussion on html coding, I thought it would be fitting to research the steps in setting up your own personal website.

• The first step in setting up a site is finding an available domain name. This can be done by visiting a number of hosting sites; such as Godaddy.com or Hostmysite.com. It costs anywhere from $8-$20/ year to reserve the name.
• The second step is to find a server to host your site. This can also be done in correlation with the Godaddy.com or Hostmysite.com sites. They cost anywhere from $4-$80 dollars a month depending on what server service you opt for.
• The third step to setting up your very own website it to access the page through the editor. This is the step that opens your blank wesite! GET EXCITED
• AND FINALLY...START CODING!

There you have it, the 101 version to setting up your own site. Visit GoDaddy for more information.

Corcovado National Park: Final Edit

For my final Corcovado Park edit, I decided to add the participants in the conservation effort centered around the park. These additions can be found under the sub-category of creation and threats. To view the changes and get a feel for who is helping out click here.

Hempfield High School Final Wiki Edit

As my final post to the HHS article, I decided to wrap up the project with a positive statistic. I chose to add the 2006 test scores for the PSSA's relative to the rest of the state. Congrats are in order for those students who out performed the PA state average by 25-30% in each catagory. To check out the article addition, click this.