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Reflection

Throughout this entire Wikipedia project, I learned that this information encyclopedia is way more complicated than what meets the blind eye. During the article evaluation, this lesson was emphasized, for data and information gaps can appear consistently in various articles--due to the compilation of various writers' work or the lack thereof. As I personally critiqued the article on "Cleats", I tried to analyze what I thought was important to the topic and what was not necessary. I applied this same mentality when I thought about what to add to the article we chose as a group, "football helmet".

The copyedits and additions I contributed to our article looked to not only maximize the efficient flow of information and synthesis, but also aimed to include all of the pertinent subcategories to the large umbrella of football helmets. When we first went through this article, we realized that it was very unorganized and also showcased a few information gaps. After our collective work, I believe that this article on football helmets is easier to read and includes more important recent information on the overall concept. Ultimately, a tool like Wikipedia and working to improve it makes you realize how it is an information landing page--which many teachers advise you to use as a starting board for more scholarly references.

Week 3: Article Evaluation Notes

Cleat (shoe)

• Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
  • Even though the title of the Wikipedia page is "Cleat (shoe)", the introduction specifically states that it is elaborating on the "protusions on the soles of certain shoes", not the shoe itself.
  • Organization:
    • History
    • Grass cleats (Association football, American football, Australian rules football, Baseball, Rugby)
    • Bicycle cleats
    • Ice cleats
  • "Football" (England) refers to soccer (rubber)
    • Grass cleats - focus on soccer
  • Transition to U.S. use of cleats --> baseball shoes (metal spikes)
    • Baseball shoes transitioned to American football
    • "Mud cleats" = football shoes
  • Focus on Adidas for creating "the first modern football boots" and introducing other innovations.
    • Reebok and Puma also mentioned
    • Nike?
  • Dirt/turf cleats?????
  • Many times throughout this article, comfort is mentioned; however, opinions on cleat comfort are not cited. How do we know which cleat is the most comfortable? This opinion can lead to the overrepresentation of specific shoes (not saying that it currently does).
  • Why highlight Australian rules football? There is barely any info on this topic and seems to overshadow other countries' specific variations on football.
    • Vs. Rugby, which is an appropriate differentiation (technical differences to other cleats)