SOC 341 Urban Sociology Spr15 (Chenault): Week 1 Intro

Link to the pamphlet on Editing Wikipedia.

Thorough summary of the five pillars (more info also in the Online Student Tutorial)

Educational video explaining Wikipedia's concepts of "Verifiability" and "Neutral point of view". Notice these are also stressed in the 5 Pillars.

Required to complete "Welcome" and "The Core" sections, as well as "Getting Started" in the "Editing" section in Week 1. The "Getting Started" portion of the tutorial includes how to set up your username and the link to do so.

In a nutshell: DO NOT choose names which may be offensive, misleading, disruptive, or promotional. DO consider your privacy when creating a name and how anonymous you want to be.

Example of well done, comprehensive Wikipedia article on a burrough

Example of neighborhood entry in need of help

Example of current event on Wikipedia

Example of entry that has had to be locked for editing