I listened to “Common Craft, Wikis”, read the info on How Stuff Works, revisted Wikipedia, newly visited Wikihow and Wetpaint. Wikihow did not have anything on Rose of Sharon bushes, how to grow lilacs, but did have an article on how to make your hair smell like lilacs (a situation that is rather dependant on actually being able to grow lilacs first, in order to harvest them for this experiment…. unless one is a REALLY fast runner, very tall, and can unconscionably steal some lilac blooms from a neighbor.) Wetpaint did not have anything on Rose of Sharon, lilacs, or foxhounds. There were some things that could be clicked on, but the pages were merely templates.
The editorial on editing a wiki was good, but the topic does demand detail (pages and pages of detail) and time to put that detail into practice if one is unfamiliar with html editing. I did not edit a real wiki, but did play in the sandbox. I will go back to this step next week, prior to the ending date, and edit the wiki page on “foxhounds,” to read: “Foxhounds DO make good pets and ARE of a watchdog nature. A most valuable thing to be learned from your foxhound buddy, should you be fortunate enough to have one, is that FOOD should NEVER be turned down (unless it is liver or other ick organ to be eaten by a human). Communication is important, even if it is late at night and the neighbors are sleeping …what’s a few loud barks among friends?” One can learn a lot from other species, but the real question comes in application of the learning. Do alpha animals war upon their brethern all the time, to the point that humans do? Some may be banished from the fold for trying to be alpha, but there are no secret prisons or torture chambers. (oops, off track here.)
I may create an article for Wikihow or Wetpaint on Rose of Sharon bushes, and upload my digital photos. I’ll let you all know if I do!
