I think that Wikipedia is such a great example of how the combined intellect of a group can be used for a lot of good. Anyone can add content to Wikipedia and that is great because knowledge and understanding is always changing. Everyone in Ales204 edited a Wikipedia stub, I chose to update a stub on Djent, a new emerging style of music that I've come to adore. Above is a screenshot of my work.
It took me while to get used to all the coding and referencing barriers but soon realized it was pretty simple. I was amazed how easy it is for someone to jump in and change and update knowledge on wikipedia. I use Wikipedia all the time in my day to day life so I was happy to contribute.
In the future I will search for topics not adequately covered by Wikipedia and add what I can to them. Wikipedia is in line with my belief that open access to knowledge should be available to everyone, it furthers society!!
I was very interested in the variety of topics covered by students in Ales204. Christina Luong updated an article on the heart and stroke foundation of Canada.
If any of you are interested in what Djent even is, below is a video giving a complete explaination:
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