My First Battle with WikiHow

WikiHow is the How-To Manual of the 21st century. Whenever we need help using or making something, wikihow provides a detailed answer with very accurate pictures. It's a thinking tank that accessible to the world and is fact checked by thousands of moderators. The system is perfect because it allows for truthful and useful post without any of the uselessness that’s posted on other help sites. In fact, upon posting on WikiHow, the creator will immediately get an email telling them that their post is under reviewed. If you’re lucky the post will pass the review and will immediately be posted. But the reality is that the review process will take at least a month as the reviewers are very detailed in their criticism. But all those reviews serve the purpose of being a perfect teacher for the idiot reading the post. 

An important part of WikiHow is visual examples. Words although very detailed won't provide the same type of definite detailing as pictures or videos. If you look at a Wiki post it has pictures which provide technique for the individual learning. Its intuitive to add visuals because WikiHow understands that people learn differently. For some people, words will be enough to provide a step by step guide. But other people are visual learnings and require a guide in which the process is clearly shown. Both ways of learning are represented in WikiHow by allowing visuals and words.

Another part of WikiHow is references. When trying to post something on the site, it may seem that all tutorials have already be done. But when you find an original idea those tutorials will serve as guides. They can be used to just learn how to format your ideal tutorial. Such as using exact wording to provide detail without being general. A unique thing about post is that you can preview the coding the publisher used. For those who don't know much about coding, they can review the code and learn what to use so they can construct their guide. And for those who have similar ideas to past post that's acceptable to. Instead of mimicking the post, the person should review similar post and then they'll know what not to use. Or better yet they use the post as inspiration to incorporate specific details that otherwise would've been criticized by the reviewers. The only thing that publishers should be worried about when referencing others work is plagiarism. But if you follow the rules, WikiHow is the home for any of those who wish to teach and learn. 

 

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Websites are the yellow pages of today's society. Whenever we've had a question or require services, we turn to the internet to provide the answer. It stands to reason that when it comes to self-promotion, the internet would be the location for it. The best way to promote yourself on a website is to highlight your best work. Whether it be writing, presentations, or videos anything is allowed on the website because the goal is to show talent. Along with the projects a bio is needed. The bio serves the purpose of providing a description of the individual that they deem important. Some information on the bio may be their education, passions, and career goals. Website portfolios should be used by more students because it showcases their work to potential employers. Now, whenever an employer Google’s their name they'll get a firsthand look at your best work. 

Creating a website and social media accounts in this digital age allows for students to cement themselves before even leaving school. With social media projects, it’s an entry point to a world filled with opinion. Everyone has a social media account, so it allows for user to zero in on a specific subject. Whether the social media account be focused on climate change or tourism, a community is given to users to speak freely on a subject. In some ways, social media accounts are an extension of oneself and it's being reviewed for the rest of the world for criticism/opinion. That takes a lot of courage. Website portfolios serve the same person. It’s an extension of a person's best work which will now be judged by future employer or those who're curious. 

However, although website portfolios are an asset, they require extreme attention to detail. Each line of coding in a website serves a person. Whether it be angels, links, or even a picture display the website is dependent entirely of how its coded. For those who aren't used to such detailed steps the process can become very aggravating. Aggravation may also come from the many different programs needed for a website. The inexperienced think coding occurs on one application than the site is launched, but coding is just one part. Those creating websites most also learn to make their content presentable and web ready. Applications that help prepare websites are Adobe Abstract and Adobe Photoshop. But even those applications can be extremely intuitive. Making a website is about dedication. If a person dedicates themselves to learning each application and patience, then their finished product is a website that displays a strong professional portfolio. Otherwise don't even bother.