You will be compiling your bibliography and creating an outline of the changes you will make in this sandbox.

Bibliography

As you gather the sources for your Wikipedia contribution, think about the following:

Is the source from a reliable publication?
- Reliable publications include established newspapers, academic journals and books, textbooks, and other published sources with reputations for accuracy and fact-checking.
- Unreliable sources include blog posts and other self-published works, press releases, and social media posts.
Is the source verifiable?
- In order for a source to be considered verifiable, other editors should be able to consult the source.
Is the source independent of the subject?
- Is the source connected in any way to the subject? This is especially important when writing biographies or about organizations.
- For example, if you were writing a biography, sources like the person's webpage or personal blog would not be considered independent.
Is the source primary or secondary?
- Primary sources include first-hand accounts, autobiographies, and other original content.
- Wikipedia allows limited use of primary sources, but typically only for straightforward, descriptive statements of facts, and only if they are published and verifiable without requiring specialized knowledge.
- Secondary sources should be the main basis for a biography on Wikipedia.
If you're working on a topic related to medicine or psychology, ensure that your sources follow these special guidelines.
If you're creating a new article, consider the following:
- Ensure that your topic meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines.
- In order for a topic to meet the notability requirement, you must be able to identify 2-3 sources that are reliable, verifiable, and independent of the subject you're writing about.
- Finding sufficient sources to establish notability can be especially hard when writing about people or organizations.
- Sources that are not independent of the subject might be useful additions, but don't count towards the notability requirement.
- Wikipedia has developed special guidelines for writing about living persons. Please follow these carefully.
- Wikipedia has a series of guidelines for writing about different categories of people, such as academics and artists. If you're trying to create a new entry about a living person, please look at these carefully.

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Bibliography

Abdeldaiem, A. (2019, April 12). Sports Illustrated. Retrieved from sportsillustrated: https://www.si.com/mlb/2019/04/12/alternative-baseball-atlanta-braves-taylor-duncan.

Taylor Duncan, who was diagnosed with moderate autism when he was four years old, had grown accustomed to being told he couldn’t do things. It started in elementary school, when he tried to sign up for a local baseball team and same with middle school as well. Taylor would go on to start his own league for people with disabilities on what he loves the most, baseball. Thus, Alternative baseball was created.

Autism Speaks Writers. (2020, October 15). Autism Speaks. Retrieved from autismspeaks: https://www.autismspeaks.org/provider/alternative-baseball-organization-inc

Alternative Baseball provides an authentic baseball experience for teens and adults 15+ with autism and special needs. The program conducts practices and exhibition games using Major League Baseball rules to teach physical and social skills for on and off the field.

INSIDE THE ISSUES STAFF. (2021, May 10). Spectrum News. Retrieved from spectrumnews1: https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/inside-the-issues/2021/05/10/alternative-baseball-gives-challenged-athletes-a-way-to-play-ball

Taylor Duncan has fought to play baseball, but being autistic has made that difficult. When he could not find acceptance, Duncan started his own nonprofit called the Alternative Baseball Organization. It offers people with special needs the opportunity to play ball. Duncan said everyone is welcome to play in these leagues, regardless of skill level. He states, "We really have a high emphasis on building friendships, building social skills and learning how to become motivational leaders in life off the baseball diamond."

Writers, A. N. (2020, August 31). ABC News. Retrieved from abcnews7: https://abc7news.com/baseball-league-for-children-and-adults-with-special-needs-bay-area-sports-autism-alternative/6397203/

The Alternative Baseball League follows the same Major League Baseball rules. This started in January 2016 in Duncan's small town of Dallas, Georgia. Today, Alternative Baseball can be found in 52 cities across 23 states. And according to Duncan, participating in the league offers players more than a chance to experience the American pastime, it can help teach life skills.

Writers, Alternative Baseball. (2022). Alternative Baseball FAQ. Retrieved from Alternative Baseball: https://www.alternativebaseball.org/faq.

Alternative Baseball is a true baseball experience which teaches social and physical baseball skills for teens and adults with autism and other special needs to apply both on and off the field. While you must be at least 15 years of age to participate, there is no maximum age limit.

Examples:

Luke, Learie. 2007. Identity and secession in the Caribbean: Tobago versus Trinidad, 1889–1980 Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press.
- This is a book published by a university press, so it should be a reliable source. It also covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (2013-11-08). "Sabinaria , a new genus of palms (Cryosophileae, Coryphoideae, Arecaceae) from the Colombia-Panama border". Phytotaxa.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source. It covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source for a specific fact. Since it only dedicates a few sentences to the topic, it can't be used to establish notability.

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Outline of proposed changes

Click on the edit button to draft your outline.

Now that you have compiled a bibliography, it's time to plan out how you'll improve your assigned article.

In this section, write up a concise outline of how the sources you've identified will add relevant information to your chosen article. Be sure to discuss what content gap your additions tackle and how these additions will improve the article's quality.

Consider other changes you'll make to the article, including possible deletions of irrelevant, outdated, or incorrect information, restructuring of the article to improve its readability or any other change you plan on making. This is your chance to really think about how your proposed additions will improve your chosen article and to vet your sources even further.

Note: This is not a draft. This is an outline/plan where you can think about how the sources you've identified will fill in a content gap.

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