Wikimedia -

I reviewed Wikiquote and Wikimedia Commons.  I chose these two because I have used or have needed them the most out of all the Wikimedia projects.

With Wikiquote, I like that you can search for quotes in a variety of ways.  Hopefully, however, you know a little about the quote for which you're searching - Wikiquote is easier to use if you're looking for a quote from a specific person, or from a specific television show or movie (Arrested Development is especially well indexed) than if you're just searching for a general quote about baseball or women's history (no subcategory exists for either of these - so while you can scroll through a variety of quotes about college football under the category "sports" or the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 under the category "history," you cannot do the same with baseball or women's history).

With Wikimedia Commons, I find the opposite to be true in searching.  It is easier for me to find and view many images on a general subject, even with a chosen parameter (ie: "coal miner black and white") than to find images from a certain source (ie: LIFE Magazine).  With Wikimedia Commons, it's very easy to end up in a place you never expected.  Like this.

Understanding Wikipedia -

Well, after reading through the tutorial and a handful of the links (biting the newbie was especially enlightening!), I don't know that I'll ever reaally understand Wikipedia.

It honestly never occurred to me that I could be an editor on Wikipedia.  I understood that it was open-source  and that anyone could be a contributor, but it just didn't cross my mind that anyone also meant me.  I have actively wondered why Asheville Community Theatre didn't have a page (it's the oldest continually operating theatre in Asheville, the third oldest community theatre in North Carolina, and has had its share of notable participants - ie: Charlton Heston was the second artistic director) and yet never thought about writing it myself.  However, it's encouraged for a user to not create a page about themselves or their employer - harder to keep the NPOV.  Hmmmmm - can I throw it out for discussion?  Would it be appropriate for me to create that page?

Wikiversity: Web 2.0 Course -

First of all, here's my change: http://en.wikiversity.org/w/index.php?title=Web_2.0&diff=prev&oldid=882595

It seemed really odd to me that the name of the creator of the wiki was listed incorrectly and also that the meaning of the word "wiki" was wrong.

As for the class, the activities section was very similar to what we're doing in this class.  I think the Michael Wesch videos that we were pointed towards have been very inspirational and thought-provoking, and they might be a nice addition to any Web 2.0 class.  It has been helpful going through the different platforms with classmates - especially knowing the audience for your blog right off the bat.  Otherwise, I think the Wikiversity Web 2.0 class is a good "do-it-yourself" class that can push people to try new programs and see which ones they like to use the most.