Markerman76

Today I registered for Wikipedia, wrote my bio, and tried posting a photo. Wikipedia kept giving me an error and wouldn't allow me to post the photo. It was a photo of myself that I owned. I will look into this further and look forward to learning the many layers and facets of Wikipedia.

@Markerman76: Hey Kyle. Wikipedia will only let you use public domain pictures (with the exception of Fair Use pictures, which can be added directly), you need to upload your photo to Wikimedia Commons (therefore making it public domain/Creative Commons). Once it is there, you should be able to add it to your bio. Also, remember to sign your talk page entries with four tildes, so the appropriate date stamp gets applied. Good luck :) Dcb1986 (talk) 05:28, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

Derp, looks like you already did that, my bad. How were you trying to post the photo? Dcb1986 (talk) 05:45, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

Picture

I added a basic user box to your user page that links the picture you uploaded to Wikimedia commons. You can add/edit more biographical info as desired. Have fun! Dcb1986 (talk) 04:52, 23 January 2020 (UTC)

Welcome!

Hello, Markerman76, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Shalor and I work with Wiki Education; I help support students who are editing as part of a class assignment.

I hope you enjoy editing here. If you haven't already done so, please check out the student training library, which introduces you to editing and Wikipedia's core principles. You may also want to check out the Teahouse, a community of Wikipedia editors dedicated to helping new users. Below are some resources to help you get started editing.

Handouts
Choosing an article to edit Editing an article • Add images to articles Citing sources on Wikipedia
Additional Resources
You can find answers to many student questions on our Q&A site, ask.wikiedu.org

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 22:29, 5 February 2020 (UTC)

Week 1 | 3 C's Log

1.11.2020 - Read Writing Top Ten; Carroll Chapters 1 and 2; A Primer for Newcomers; Introduction to Talk Pages; Editing Wikipedia; Evaluating Wikipedia
1.13.2020 - Created Wikipedia Account. - Finished Wikipedia Training: Wikipedia Policies and Sandboxes, Talk Pages, and Watchlists.
1.15.2020 - Did first log post and updated bio with info and photo.
1.22.2020 at 11:34 PM - Said hello/commented on User_talk:Dcb1986.
1.23.2020 at 11:34 PM - Said hello/commented on User_talk:Pfowler17.

- Kyle Tucker (talk) 03:22, 27 February 2020 (UTC) Kyle Tucker

Week 2 | 3 C's Log

1.18.2020 - Completed Reading the Faith of Graffiti
1.19.2020 - Completed Reading chapters 3 and 4
- Completed Reading “Editing Wikipedia Articles about Books"
- Completed Reading: Review “Evaluating Wikipedia"
- Completed Reading “How to Edit Your Writing in Three Passes.”
- Completed Wikipedia Training: Evaluating Articles and Sources
- Completed Wikipedia Training: How to Edit.
- Completed Wikipedia Referencing Tutorial
- Completed WikiEdu's Adding Citations
1.22.2020 - Completed Evaluation of Norris Church Mailer article and Posted it on Talk Page
- Completed Writing: Add your two sources to Graffiti Bibliography
- Completed Writing: Add to Graffiti's talk page what you plan to do next to help with article.
- Kyle Tucker (talk) 01:38, 27 February 2020 (UTC) Kyle Tucker

Week 3 | 3 C's Log

1.25.2020 - Completed Reading Carroll, Chapter 6
- Completed Reading: Read: “Editing Wikipedia,” p 6.
2.1.20 (Late) - Completed Evaluation of Georgia Historical Commission article.
- Chose to start original article, Georgia historical markers.
- Kyle Tucker (talk) 03:22, 27 February 2020 (UTC) Kyle Tucker

Week 4 | 3 C's Log

1.31.2020 Completed Reading: Carroll, Chapters 7 & 8
Completed Reading: “Editing Wikipedia,” p. 12 & 14.
- Kyle Tucker (talk) 03:23, 27 February 2020 (UTC) Kyle Tucker

Week 5 | 3 C's Log

ERROR: Repeated Assignment: Read Carroll, Chapters 7 & 8 (See Schedule for Weeks 4 & 5)
ERROR: Repeated Assignment: Read “Editing Wikipedia,” pp. 12 and 14. (See Sched. for Weeks 4 & 5)
2.22.2020 - Completed Writing: Did not receive a Peer Review done by class member, but did have critiques by an outside Wikipedian, Bensci54 reviewed my page and I have responded and/or fixed his critiques.

2.25.2020 (Late)
- Completed Peer Reviews of Capricorn Records and Macon Bacon.
- Kyle Tucker (talk) 03:21, 27 February 2020 (UTC) Kyle Tucker

Week 6 | 3 C's Log

2.16.2020
- Completed Reading Carroll, chs. 9 and 10
2.17.2020 - 2.18.2020
- Completed Improving Your Article,Added Links and Added Blue Star Memorial Marker
2.19.2020
- Completed Moving to Mainspace Training. Was horrified when after moving my article to the main space, another Wikipedian not in our class, decided to move it again just to alter the title of my article. It only changed Uppercase letters to lowercase letters. But it showed me the wide-open vulnerability of the Main Space.
ASSIGNMENT ISSUE: Do: Did You Know Nomination. My article at the time of this assignment did not meet the qualifications to nominate it, so I have postponed this assignment until after qualifications are met. Didn't want to waste Wikipedia volunteers time.
2.19.2020
- Completed Contributing Images and Media Training;
- Kyle Tucker (talk) 03:16, 27 February 2020 (UTC) Kyle Tucker

Week 7 | 3 C's Log

2.26.20
- Added and finished updating logs.
- 11 PM Experienced edit conlfict with Bubba73. Thought I merged content right but I published and I lost paragraphs of content. - Completed Reading "Editing Wikipedia,” p. 15.

Peer Review

Hey, I think you may have been looking at the wrong article/location when you did my peer review. I addressed it on the review's talk page. Anyway, the content is also now live on the mainspace page, jsyk. Dcb1986 (talk) 04:02, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

Reflective Essay

Critiquing Articles

I learned that Wikipedia has a very distinct format and style that keeps the whole website cohesive. I learned that although Wikipedia has a lot of content, the potential for new additions is almost endless. I critiqued the Georgia Historical Commission article and realized that although they had a page about their commission, there was not a page about their largest project, historical marker erecting. I used a Who? What? When? Where? Why? method/approach to my article. Multiple organizations have erected markers. I talked about the types of markers, I mentioned the main decades of marker planting and administration change. I mentioned that they are present in all 159 counties in Georgia. And I talked about initiatives. My edits were mostly laying out the entire article from sections to contents, photos,and references. They were valuable to the article because they are the foundation of the article itself. There was no earlier version of my article. It has more content and complements the Georgia Historical Commission article.

Peer Review

Peer Review was very interesting and I felt it really helped develop my vision and understanding of what a Wikipedia article should be like. However, on the WikiEdu page when I clicked on the links of my Peers articles to review, the links were to old revisions and I unknowingly reviewed an older revision. I reviewed user:Dcb1986 and his contributions to Macon_Bacon. Then I reviewed, User:KatieRob27 and her contributions to Capricorn_Records No peers reviewed my article. I had one other editor move my page to alter the uppercase on the title. My initial thought when I noticed my page had been moved, was shocked and violated. However, that taught me how Wikipedia is free territory and it is all for the betterment of knowledge and information. He recommended changes and I made the changes the best I could.

Wikipedia and Class General Thoughts

I learned that Wikipedia is unique medium and one who's appreciation comes with time. At first it felt very convoluted and difficult to maneuver through. But with time I learned its main in and outs. Assignments are Wikipedia are a unlike any other I ever done. The group assignment on the Faith of Graffiti page was frustrating. Editing conflicts was an issue and with 16 classmates and despite the talk page, I felt there was as much planning organization as I was accustomed to. I feel two group articles or for 16 students, 4 group articles would have helped appropriate the work load better and bring about better "traffic control"for working the article. Wikipedia is a very important tool, almost feeling universal and is a great medium for spreading awareness of my hobby of historic markers and would be a great starting point for those of grade school age, teachers and students, or just history lovers alike who want to learn Georgia history. History has been come cultural and political lately and its preservation and narrative has been become more vital than ever. Wikipedia and my article could help with that preservation.

Interesting that you found the group project on FOG frustrating. What "editing conflicts" did you have? I thought it went very smoothly. Thank you for your thoughts. —Grlucas (talk) 20:25, 28 February 2020 (UTC)