User:TJBisset

Thank you for visiting my Wikipedia User Page! Here, I will tell you a little bit about myself and where I come from.

Bio

About Me

Current Ventures

I am currently enrolled at Everett Community College for an Engineering Transfer Degree. After my associate's, I will pursue a bachelor's at Washington State University of Everett for Mechanical Engineering. My goal is to design and build systems that provide clean water and air to people in the world that are lacking.

Past Ventures

I served nearly 11 years in the United States Navy as a Hospital Corpsman, working primarily as a First Aid and Survival Instructor, Project Manager, and Operations Specialist. During that time, I traveled to 24 countries and worked alongside countless other military units across the globe, and also performed humanitarian work in South America. I have seen a lot of things in this world. Some of it was good. Some of it was bad. All of it was worth seeing.

My Wikipedia Interests

Autodidact

I have always been a self-taught person. When I was younger (the early 2000's), I would go to Ask Jeeves for everything. Ask.com, as it is known now, is a question-answering e-business. Nowadays people "Google" everything, but I used to ask Jeeves a lot of questions! However, Google and YouTube are the most visited websites on the internet for a reason.

Through my self-learning, I discovered things that mainstream education doesn't always offer. I also learned to question things I find in books and online. As curious and hungry for knowledge as I am, I don't want to consume illegitimate and sour information.

Sharing Knowledge Encourages Intelligence

Since I was young, I lived to help other people. As I grew older, it became apparent that teaching people and solving problems were two very important things to do. Not only is it the right thing to do, but it's also something I enjoy and that I am pretty good at. Wikipedia, old negative stereotypes aside, is a go-to place to seek knowledge.

If I am ever curious about a topic, I will "Google" it, and Wikipedia will almost certainly be at the top. Because of the extensive topics covered and the large network of contributors, Wikipedia has grown to be a relatively credible source of information. Therefore, my interests in Wikipedia are vast.

Article Evaluation

Wikipedia

At the time of writing this article evaluation (April 2022), there are 6,486,273 pages on Wikipedia. As a philomath, I often find myself scouring the internet for new knowledge. In my current English Composition course, we are learning about the power of internet databases. I visited the Wikipedia page on Wikipedia, and found three aspects of it worth commenting on: how up-to-date it is, it's citation usage, and biases.

Up-To-Date

With consideration to the size of this article, it appears to be well-maintained and up-to-date. According to its revision history, the Wikipedia article page is constantly being updated. Nearly everyday, and sometimes multiple times a day, there is a revision or discussion about revisions.

Citations

There are 387 citations used as references in the Wikipedia article page. Of the hundreds of links (both internal and external), I was unable to find any dead links. There is currently a semi-protected lock on the page so only established, registered users can edit it.

Biases

Being a Wikipedia page about itself, people may think there would be some bias. However, what I have found is that this article discusses the controversial history of Wikipedia with proven facts. That being said, it does speak in a positive light about itself.

Final Thoughts

Doing this article evaluation has shown me just how in-depth Wikipedia articles are. The validity of Wikipedia is far more legitimate than its initial reception 20 years ago.

Wiki-Links

Everett Community College, Washington State University of Everett, United States Navy, Hospital Corpsman, philomath, Wikipedia.

External Links

Engineering Transfer Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Ask.com, Google, YouTube, Wikipedia, semi-protected lock on the page, initial reception.