User talk:Careymur

Hey! My name is Katie from class and I am trying to edit your article but it leads me to a page saying that it was deleted. If you don't mind posting it on your USERPAGE I can help you on there K8cummins (talk) 14:09, 6 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Input Requested - prediction market data for elections Hi, your input is requested on whether Prediction market data should be included on election wiki pages, in addition to election poll data - please leave a commnet here if interested in joining the discussion! Patriot1010 (talk) 02:15, 4 June 2012 (UTC) http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Wisconsin_gubernatorial_recall_election,_2012&action=edit&section=7[reply]

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Just an FYI: When you posted on my talk page, I noticed 2 things.

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Hey Carey. Looks like you've got the hang of things! Just wanted to let you know that you have a couple things due coming up on Friday, but otherwise, you're in good shape from what I can tell! Let me know if you have any questions or need any help! I'll have a look at your article selections on Wednesday or Thursday. AndrewN ^talk 07:27, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Mazie Hirono and her work with NOW

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It seems that you have material to add to the article Mazie Hirono. The way to do that is not by making a short sub-article like this (in Wikipedia terms a "content fork", but by editing the article directly. If you are not sure about your addition, you can propose it at Talk:Mazie Hirono and see what other editors think.

Your article has not been deleted, but moved to a user sub-page at User:Careymur/Mazie Hirono and her work with NOW so that the material is still available to you. Whn you no longer need that sub-page, put {{db-user}} at the top (two curly brackets each side) and it will be deleted. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 20:39, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) Hey Careymur. I've moved this page to your userspace so that it wouldn't be deleted, and you can find it at User:Careymur/Mazie Hirono and her work with NOW. It looks like you were trying to to complete one of your class assignments, "add a sentence to an existing article with a valid source." It appears you created a new article, and that's why it was tagged for deletion. What you need to do is to 1) Find an existing article related to your class, 2) Edit it to include your new sentence, 3) Make sure to include a valid reference, and 4) Save the page. Let me know if you need help! AndrewN ^talk 20:43, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Andrew - we have been edit-conflicting madly, but I think it's now sorted! JohnCD (talk) 20:47, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Mazie Hirono and her work with NOW

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Please do not continue to post this. I explained above that if you have some sourced information to add about Mazie Hirono, you should add it to that article, rather than create a very short "content fork" like this, which makes it more difficult for the interested reader to find the information. What you wrote would not be adequate as a stand-alone articlen, because there was no introduction to explain and set the context. There can be a use for content forks, but only when the main article has grown so large as to be unwieldy, and that is not the case here.

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Your addition to Talk:Mazie Hirono

I have moved this entry of yours to the bottom of the talk page, which is where new entries should go, and where people will look for them. If you add a new entry in the middle of the page, people won't see it.

Reading it, I think I see a misunderstanding which may explain why you have been reluctant to add your new material to the article. You wrote: "It would be helpful if Ms. Hirono could include about her activism... " which suggests you think that Ms. Hirono wrote and maintains her own page. That is not the case at all - that is how sites like Myspace and Facebook work, but as an encyclopedia Wikipedia is quite different: in order to maintain a neutral point of view people are strongly discouraged from writing about themselves or editing their own articles. You can see by clicking "View history" at the top of the article that it is the work of many different editors ("editor" means just the same as "user") over many years. Nobody, not its first author and certainly not its subject, "owns" a Wikipedia article, and you should not hesitate to edit it directly. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 19:18, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Peer Review

The National Organization for Women is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States. NOW has more than 500,000 contributing members and more than 500 local and campus affiliates in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Since inception in 1966, NOW's goal has been "to take action" to bring about equality for all women. Both the actions NOW takes and its position on the issues are principled, uncompromising and often ahead of their time. NOW is a leader, not a follower, of public opinion, and has been politically active for more than thirty-five years.

NOW's activities and the position it has taken throughout its history have been shaped primarily by the organization's internal political system. Established during the group's founding period, NOW's governance structure consists of a set of principles and institutional rules that continue to guide the group's internal political dynamics and its decision-making. Focusing on interactions between NOW leaders and rank-and-file members, the organization's internal structure affects its development and its participation in the wider political arena. The strategic change has always been such a contentious issue for the organization, the ways in which NOW enhances civic and political engagement. There are six core issues that NOW addresses, and they are: abortion rights and reproductive issues; violence against women; constitutional equality, promoting diversity and ending racism; lesbian rights; and economic justice.

Importantly, Mazie Hirono’s active participation in NOW’s issues has provided great relief for all women relating to violence against women (through early childhood education), constitutional equality and promoting diversity. As we examine the pursuit of gender equality from two viewpoints: the legal equality doctrine, which identifies gender neutrality, and the fairness doctrine, which recognizes differences between men and women. Focusing in-depth analysis and clear presentation of theory and history helps us to think critically about gender and about the challenges faced by women today and in the past. Extensive coverage of diversity among women and consistent attention to the intersections of race, class, and gender are important to these two viewpoints. Increase women representation in politics encourages women to run for office, and will be able to relate so some of the issues women face such as early education. Women’s voice can strive for quality early education for the children due to domestic violence. Typically, women have custody on the children with no means of support from their husband. Through quality early education from the government, mothers can rest assure that their children are getting a good education, which will prepare them for brighter future. Women will feel less concern knowing that good education will help their children to get out of the poverty line, and be productive citizens.

Mazie Hirono’s mission and support on early childhood education focuses on the reauthorization of the U.S. No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and legislation effecting early childhood education that would officially place the later under the law. U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has written a proposed Ready to Learn Act that would give funding for states to pay for pre-Kindergarten programs. Senator Bob Casey has also written a proposal for the Prepare All Kids Act and Representative Mazie K. Hirono also has proposed legislation.Careymur (talk) 19:50, 29 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

<Ford, Lynne E. Women and Politics: The Pursuit of Equality. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 2002. Print.> <Barakso, Maryann. Governing NOW: Grassroots Activism in the National Organization for Women. Ithaca: Cornell UP, 2004. Print.> <Carroll, Susan J. Women and American Politics: New Questions, New Directions. Oxford, UK: Oxford UP, 2003. Print.>

<"National Organization For Women." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6Th Edition (n.d.): 1. EBSCO: Academic Search Premier (EBSCO EIT) (XML). Web. 21 June 2012.> <Williams, Terrance. "National Federation Of Republican Women." Human Events 68.18 (n.d.): 28. EBSCO: OmniFile Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson) (EBSCO EIT) (XML). Web. 21 June 2012.> <Jacobson, Linda. "Congress Weighs Bills On Early-Childhood Education." Education Week 27.6(2007): 23-25. OmniFile Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson). Web. 21 June 2012.> <Jacobson, Linda. "Congress Weighs Bills On Early-Childhood Education." Education Week 27.6 (n.d.): 23. EBSCO: Academic Search Premier (EBSCO EIT) (XML). Web. 21 June 2012.> Careymur (talk) 22:12, 3 July 2012 (UTC)–––[reply]

Hi Carey, I have a few edits as far as grammer is concerned.

Paragraph 1: Both the actions NOW takes...(should this be expressed differently? I read it a few times and was trying to decide if it had a smooth flow).

Paragraph 3: Typically,....husband (should be husbands)

            Women will feel less concern....(should be concerned)
            Knowing that...children to get out (should be above)of the poverty line and be (should be become) productive citizens.

Now the review part: Is your article on NOW or Mazie Hirono? If it is on NOW, then it is a good informative article except when you introduced Mazie Hirono. She suddenly appeared in one sentence and then disappeared again, and then came back a paragraph later. If your article is on Mazie Hirono and how she is an active member of NOW and following their guidelines to help women gain their independence and autonomy, I don’t think it is coming through in the piece.

What is the significance of Hillary Clinton and Bob Casey’s proposals to the article? If you want to incorporate their proposals into the article then my suggestion would be to add those two sentences, involving Hillary Clinton and Bob Casey, a part of the third paragraph, where you said “women will feel less concerned…” and add how important political people like Hillary Clinton and Bob Casey are also proposing Ready to Learn Act and Prepare All Kids Act respectively.

I hope this helps. Any questions please send me an e-mail or a message in the talk page.

Thanks,Shampa R (talk) 23:28, 4 July 2012 (UTC)Shampa[reply]

Carey, A part of the edit showed up inside a box (when I check it on the "read" page)and I don't know why. Shampa R (talk) 23:32, 4 July 2012 (UTC)Shampa[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Mazie Hirono and her work with NOW

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A tag has been placed on Mazie Hirono and her work with NOW requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

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I think you need some assistance

I notice the page User:Careymur/Mazie Hirono and her work with NOW. where you haver an added reference--this page is the appropriate place to work on the article until it is ready for Wikipedia. We just can't have a page in mainspace redirect on user space--it confuses everyone , and it confused me, so, as reviewing administrator, I have deleted it.

But let me give you some advice over the topics--I think it is too specific, and that you would do much better to add a section on her work with NOW to the existing article on her. We normally do not have pages as specific as the one you intended. DGG ( talk ) 20:42, 4 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Carey, I know it is short notice but if you could do the peer reviewing for me that will be wonderful. Michelle was supposed to do it by today but she hasn't done it yet. Everything is due tomorrow. So, if it not too much trouble for you I would like to get your help in the matter. Thanks, Shampa R (talk) 03:43, 6 July 2012 (UTC)Shampa[reply]

P. S. My piece is on Michele Bachamann's immigration view and it is on my talk page. Thanks again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shampa R (talk • contribs) 04:20, 6 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

{{FAC}} should be substituted at the top of the article talk page

Final paper with peer review comments and edits.

Rep. Mazie Hirono

I am profiling Rep. Mazie Hirono who is running for U.S. Senate from Hawaii. The main thesis is to explain her role of representation for women and American politics through her work with the National Organization for women (NOW) with her passion of advocating for early education and equal pay between men and women in the workplace. It was Hirono’s humble beginning and struggle as a child when she, her brother and mother first moved to the U.S. to escape from domestic abuse that inspired me to write about her. Her mother’s hardship to support her children inspired Hirono to overcome discrimination and launch a distinguished career in public service. She perseveres and has the capacity to lead in the political arena and serves as a role model to all women citizens that they can make a difference if they have their voice heard. Hirono’s work with NOW shows her full support in equality for women in an equal partnership with men. Her passion for public service came when she was in college doing volunteer work and after watching what her mother went through to support her children.

Hirono was born in Fukushima, Japan. In 1955, Hirono's mother escaped an abusive marriage by immigrating to the United States with her children in search for a better life. Life was hard for many years, but Hirono’s mother was determined to strive for a better future for her children in the U.S. Hirono’s mom found work at a Japanese language newspaper, but the pay often didn’t go far enough. Hirono saved the dimes her mother gave her and vividly remembered when her mother had to break into her piggy bank to use those dimes to buy food for the family. It shows the hardship of a single mother has to endure to raise her family with limited education and resources in the society. In 1959, Hirono became a naturalized U.S. Citizen, the same year Hawaii became a state. Hirono was raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, and not knowing a word of English, Hirono enrolled in the school system, and upon graduating from high school, Hirono enrolled at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa. In 1970, she received B.A. in psychology, received her Juris Doctor in 1978. She returned to Honolulu where she practiced law. Hirono first job out of law school was to serve as deputy attorney general. She is the first immigrant woman of Asian ancestry to be sworn into senator and the first Asian-American woman senator.

	In 1980, Hirono was elected to Hawaii's 12th House District in a multi-member district (MMD) with Democrat State Representative David Hagino.  Hawaii eliminated MMDs and after redistricting, she ran for Hawaii's 20th House District and won. After redistricting again in 1984, she ran for the newly redrawn Hawaii's 32nd House District and won. In 1992, after redistricting, she ran in the newly redrawn Hawaii's 22nd House District. She was challenged in the Democratic primary and won the three candidate field with 91% of the vote. She won the general election and served only one term in the 22nd district before retiring in 1994 to run for statewide office. From 1980 to 1994, Hirono served in the Hawaii House of Representatives, passing more than 120 laws. She was honored by a coalition of leaseholders as Legislator of the Year in 1984.

From 1987 to 1992, she was the Chairman of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee. She ran for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii and won the Democratic primary defeating fellow State Representative Jackie Young 65%–26%.

In the general election, Hirono defeated three other candidates: Danny Kaniela Kaleikini (Best Party), State Representative Fred Hemmings (Republican Party), and Jack Morse (Green Party) 37%–31%–29%–4%. She ran for re-election in 1998. She was challenged in the primary by Nancy L. Cook and defeated her 89%–11%. In the general election, Hirono defeated Republican State Senator Stan Koki 50%–49%, a difference of 5,254 votes. In 1994, she joined the ticket of incumbent Lieutenant Governor Benjamin J. Cayetano and was consequently elected to an historic administration led by the first Filipino American governor and first Japanese immigrant lieutenant governor. During her tenure as lieutenant governor, Hirono was also president of the National Commission on Teaching, America's Future, as well as the Hawaiʻi Policy Group. She also spearheaded the first-in-the-nation comprehensive Pre-Plus program, a precursor to universal pre-school education in the United States.

In 2002 gubernatorial election, Hirono originally wanted to run for Mayor of Honolulu in a potential 2002 special election created by the vacancy of incumbent Mayor Jeremy Harris, who was planning to resign in order to run for Governor of Hawaii. However, due to internal controversies, Harris dropped out of the gubernatorial election and remained mayor for another two years. Hirono switched races. Hirono maneuvered to gain the support of potential Harris voters in her challenge against former State House Majority Leader Ed Case. Through the entire primary campaign season, Hirono and Case polled almost equally. Hirono defeated Case in the September 21 Democratic primary, 41%-40%, a difference of 2,613 votes. Only a few weeks later, Republican nominee and Mayor of Maui Linda Lingle defeated Hirono 52%-47%. She became Hawaii's first female governor. It is important to share her past campaign journey as it shows Hirono’s perseverance, strength, and leadership to make a difference in the society and to increase women representation in the political arena. With determination comes opportunity in which she can compete with other candidates as she is equally qualified as men.

In 2006, Hirono ran for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district, being vacated by incumbent U.S. Congressman Ed Case. The Democratic primary was very competitive. There were ten candidates, seven of which served in the Hawaii Legislature. Hirono's advantage was the fact that she was the only candidate who had held statewide office and as a result had the most name recognitions. She also raised more money than any other candidate in the race, mostly because of the endorsement of EMILY's List. As we relate to the class discussion on EMILY’s List and women participation in the political arena, it helps us to understand that all women can make a difference, and change the face of American politics. Due to the existence of EMILY’s List, there will be more women politicians running for office, and male candidates will no longer dominate the political arena. It provides viable political opportunities and support to recruit women candidates to run for office including training, resources and monetary assistance. EMILY’s List has contributed to Hirono’s campaign victory. She defeated Republican State Senator Bob Hogue in the general election. Hirono won re-election to a second term with 76% of the vote, and she outperformed Obama, a native of Honolulu, by three points. Hirono won re-election to a third term with 72% of the vote.

In the 2012 election, Hirono is running for U.S. Senate from Hawaii. If elected, she will fill the seat of retiring Senator Daniel Akaka. She is currently representing Hawaii’s second district. She was elected in 2006 and has served three terms in which National Organization for Women/Political Action Committee Site (NOW/PAC) endorsed her in all three races. A little bit of NOW/PAC background and its mission towards women’s equality. The statistics from NOW website shows it is the largest organization of feminist activists in the U.S, and it has more than 500,000 contributing members and more than 500 local and campus affiliates in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Since inception in 1966, NOW's goal has been "to take action" to bring equality for all women. Its position on the issues are principled, uncompromising and often ahead of their time. NOW is a leader, not a follower, of public opinion, and has been politically active for more than thirty-five years. NOW's activities and the position it has taken throughout its history have been shaped primarily by the organization's internal political system. Established during the group's founding period, NOW's governance structure consists of a set of principles and institutional rules that continue to guide the group's internal political dynamics and its decision-making. Focusing on interactions between NOW leaders and rank-and-file members, the organization's internal structure affects its development and its participation in the wider political arena. The strategic change has always been such a contentious issue for the organization, the ways in which NOW enhances civic and political engagement. There are six core issues that NOW addresses, and they are: abortion rights and reproductive issues; violence against women; constitutional equality, promoting diversity and ending racism; lesbian rights; and economic justice. It was Hirono experience in college that opened her eyes to social activism as a way to give back. She has consistently co-sponsored legislation to promote women’s rights and voted for NOW’s issues. She is acknowledged for her leadership in advancing quality early education for U.S. children, which is a relief for single mothers who escaped from domestic violence. Hirono’s support in passing the Pre-K Act, a national advocacy campaign of the Pew Center on the States, named her its 2008 “Pre-K Champion” for her work and determination out of the Committee on Educational and Labor.

Hirono is recognized as a national strong advocate for quality early education and families. Through the passing of Pre-K Act and her leadership in Congress have helped save or create 15,000 jobs in her state and secured $194 million in funding to prevent cuts to education. The Pre-K Act focuses on early childhood, elementary and secondary education including education of the disabled, the homeless and migrant and agricultural labor. It participates in school construction, overseas dependent schools, career and technical training, school safety and alcohol and drug abuse prevention. The children have the opportunity to explore educational research and improvement, including the Institute of Educational Sciences with the advantage of early care and education program and early learning programs. The expanded pre-K learning program will prepare them for success in school. Hirono is inspired by her brother’s struggle in school, and has decided to invest in children education. He never received those important early interventions because of the family's circumstances. The Pre-K Program also provides a great relief to single parents with children who often are poor working class women as it will provide early learning through the high school level for their children. Single mothers will no longer be concerned about the children’s education as all children will have access to quality education from the Pre-K Act. Both as lieutenant governor by leading the Pre-K program and upon her election to Congress, Mazie carried this commitment to give our youngest the strongest start, and more importantly, to provide women and their families a better future. By having a woman politician like Hirono, she represents all women, and can make a difference to change the laws to benefit all women in the society.

Besides Hirono’s active commitment in the Pre-K Act, she was also a great contributor in passing the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act that was signed by President Obama in 2009. Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act provides opportunity for women to challenge pay discrimination on the basis on sex, race, national, national origin, religion, age or disability. Statistics show each woman is paid 80 cents for every dollar a man makes for doing the same work. The wage gap in the workplace has once again placed men in a dominant position. The perceptions of women workers are viewed as weak and soft while men have the masculinity traits and fit to be leaders. Women are treated as second class citizens due to the fact that their roles and responsibilities are different from men. A woman’s place is at home taking care of the children and performs household responsibilities while a man’s role is the breadwinner of the family. Due to this stereotype elements, the disparity in pay hurts women once again when they retire since lifetime benefits tied to workers’ wage. Hirono in her own word strongly encourages all women to “keep up our fight for fair pay” and believes in “our women deserve better.” Her leadership and continuous effort to make changes to the law increase women’s representation in politics. Her contribution shows women’s voice do matters and can make a difference and changes the stereotype image in the political arena. Hirono serves as a role model to lots of young women, and encourages them to get involved in politics to increase women’s visibility in the male dominated disciplines. By having more women in politics, we can gradually reduce the gender gap in the political arena including achieve equality between men and women in the community.

As we examine the pursuit of gender equality from two viewpoints through the lens of Hirono’s campaign and her contribution to NOW: the legal equality doctrine, which identifies gender neutrality, and the fairness doctrine, which recognizes differences between men and women. Both doctrines provide clear presentation of theory and history help us to think critically about gender and about the challenges faced by women today and the presence of stereotype between men and women. Extensive coverage of diversity among women and consistent attention to the intersections of race, class, and gender are important to these two viewpoints. Increase women representation in politics encourages women to run for office, and will have their voice heard with the commitment to promote early education and equal pay in the workplace. It is a relief to single working class mother to provide education for their children. Typically, women have custody on the children with no means of support from their husband. Through quality early education from the government, mothers can rest assure that their children are getting a good education, which will prepare them for brighter future. Early quality education will enhance their living condition as it instills a good support system for the children to be productive citizens. Hirono believes that if we have the world's best educated workforce and equal pay for women and men in the workplace, we'll be able to close the inequality gap in the society.

My experience with Wikipedia was an eye-opening learning adventure with the perception of it was just a mass online resource for reference. To be exact, it is a free online, multilingual encyclopedia supported by a non-profit Wikimedia foundation. It is one of the most-visited sites I used for my research on any topic as it provides starting and stopping point for quick facts. I use Wikipedia for references, but not the updating, editing or adding Wikipedia pages to the articles. It was a new experience for me as I will be a Wikipedia editor and contributor in my Wikipedia Project in the Women and American Politics class. In the Wikipedia Project, my assignments include creating and updating Wikipedia pages on Rep. Mazie Hirono, a U.S. Senate in Hawaii. It gives me the opportunity to explore the features within the Wikipedia and ventured into interesting, but challenging features.

When I realized that I had a Wikipedia Project in this class, I was so lost and thought this was impossible. There was just so much to learn and to do with such a short period of time. After reading the overview of what was expected of me, I was still clueless and confused. I thought Wikipedia was just a web-based encyclopedia for reference, and had no idea I could edit and create pages within the site. The reality still hadn’t sunk in and still not sure where to start. I went through tutorial videos after videos hoping to help me to jumpstart the first assignments. It was hard at the beginning, and had trouble creating a user account let alone the assignments. I tried to stay optimistic, and hoped it would just get easier. Thankfully, with the assistance from the tutorial videos, I learned to navigate within the site, and gradually learned the necessary features to edit and create page, and add sentences to Wikipedia. My Wikipedia project focused on Mazie Hirono and her work with National Organization for Women (NOW). I hoped to create a section in her Wikipedia page about her involvement with NOW. I didn’t find information on Ms. Hirono’s work with NOW in Wikipedia, but found quite a few from the NOW website. Her leadership and effort to advance women’s rights and voted for NOW’s issues were critical, and should be included in her Wikipedia page.

The next step is to figure out which section in Ms. Hirono’s Wikipedia page should her accomplishment with NOW’s issues should be placed. I have decided to add the NOW paragraph below her “Early life, education, and law career”, which I thought would be an appropriate place before all her political accomplishments. I had problems remembering the formatting codes when I edit the Wikipedia articles. By reviewing the referencing handouts and videos, I felt more comfortable editing the articles. All the handouts and instructions appeared overwhelming, but when I tackled one assignment at a time, gradually the subsequent assignments got easier. I learned new terms and their roles such as talk page, course page, Online Ambassadors, sandbox. The Online Ambassador has a unique name and his or her role is similar to “helpdesk” or “contact us” found on typical websites.

I am pleased to know there is a filter system within the Wikipedia pages. The discovery of pages in need of editing welcomed new visitors to Wikipedia and share what they know, and perhaps update the articles to their fullest potential. This is the “encyclopedia that anyone can edit and facts check the articles people are interested in. The filter system acts as the ongoing process of proofreading, copyediting, fact checking, and rewriting by the community of Wikipedia users. Words defined, described, or referenced as words are all under reviewed through this filter system. The Wikipedia Project is an eye-opening experience as it provides great opportunity to explore the contents of the articles, and allows us to make changes to them as we see fit. Users’ contributions are important as people from all over the world can update the online encyclopedia and learn from each other. Collective collaborations and efforts from people with different backgrounds, ethnicity, class, education, gender, and nationality will foster stronger network of communication and share their knowledge through Wikipedia. Lastly, we all can depend on this mass online encyclopedia with updated and reliable information as references. Careymur (talk) 04:10, 6 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Carey, Thanks for the peer review. I will revisit my article with your suggestions in mind. Thanks again, 69.74.193.58 (talk) 13:15, 6 July 2012 (UTC) Shampa[reply]

Nominate my article as good article status

Please see article above Careymur (talk) 20:39, 6 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia: check out the Teahouse!

Hello! Careymur, you are invited to the Teahouse, a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors. Please join us!

I, and the rest of the hosts, would be more than happy to answer any questions you have! SarahStierch (talk) 19:01, 2 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]