So initially when the class went up to the computer lab to play around with the cicada page that resembled Wikipedia, I had a difficult time editing it. Most of our classroom was battling to make changes on the page, and after I had made mine it didn't matter because it was edited again immediately after. I tried to edit the book titles for our class by including information about Amy Shuen and Tapscott and Williams but after I clicked to edit, it did not go through. I saw to my left the other groups doing the same thing, and I asked them if they were having a hard time too and they agreed. I just think that because a number of people were on the same page at the same time the edits were not going through.
A week later I went back on the page and had no problem editing. I did some sentence changing and rearranging in the same area that I had tried before and the editing when straight through. It was very easy for my edit to be posted because I doubt that anyone in our class was on the page at the same time. This tool was interesting to work with and it reminded me of other sites that tend to slow down or not function when too many users are trying to accomplish the same thing. It's cool to think that I have the power to change a website though. Before this class I had no idea that Wikipedia had this option, and it makes me feel like my knowledge is of some importance.
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