WEEK3— Wikipedia editing practice—WENJIAYAO

 In the third week of Wikipedia editing practice, I gradually adjusted my editing thinking. From the beginning, I mainly focused on the number of edits completed to pay more attention to the quality, stability and actual value of editing. This week, I consciously avoided some popular articles that I had edited before and chose some relatively unpopular and low-attention pages, such as niche video games, local schools and some less well-known people or culture-related articles.


In addition, in the process of searching for information and adding citations, my understanding of "reliable sources" has become more specific and practical. At first, I tend to use some websites that look complete, but in practice, I find that such data aggregation or community-based platforms are often not accepted by Wikipedia. In contrast, sources such as official websites, mainstream news media and published books are more authoritative and easier to be recognized by other editors. This process made me realize that in a highly information-rich environment, identifying the reliability of information sources is itself an important media literacy ability, not just a technical operation problem.


Based on this week's experience, what I want to further discuss is: what kind of contribution is really regarded as a "high-quality contribution" in the editorial system of Wikipedia? In practice, should students give priority to ensuring the stability of editing, or try to expand more challenging content?

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  1. Nguyen Duc DuyMarch 21, 2026 at 7:09 AM

    Your reflection shows a good shift from focusing on quantity to quality. I agree that choosing less popular articles and using reliable sources makes your contributions more valuable. In my opinion, high-quality editing should prioritize accuracy and stability first, then gradually move to more challenging content.

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  2. LEE JOOWONMarch 22, 2026 at 2:07 AM

    It's a good approach to think about whether to prioritize the stability of editing or challenging expansion. I think what can be considered a high-quality contribution to Wikipedia editing is to keep the reliability and neutrality of the content rather than just adding a lot of writing. Therefore, when editing Wikipedia, I think we should prioritize the stability of editing and try increasingly challenging expansion.

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