After reading the assignment requirements, I came up with three topics for my Wikipedia article: a book called “An Unfinished Life” written by Yu Juan, Ming Chu-cheng, my favorite political scientist, and TCK Publishing, the publisher I love the most. Although the author of the book has a link on Wikipedia, there is no English version or English introduction for the book, making it potentially difficult for English readers to understand. In the case of Ming Chu-cheng, there is a Wikidata page that provides information about him. Furthermore, the Wikipedia article requirements suggest that writing about a person is the most challenging. Therefore, I decided to choose TCK Publishing as the subject for my first Wikipedia article.

Since 2018, I have been applying for writer or editor positions at TCK Publishing. The nonfiction editing test involves editing the founder’s speech about the company, its mission, services, and advantages. To meet the requirements of Wikipedia, I searched for reliable sources that discuss the company and its founder and CEO, Tom Corson-Knowles. I selected a few independent and trustworthy sources to use as references.

After gathering the necessary information, I created an outline for the article, including sections on the company’s background, values, business scale, and the authors they have published. I completed my paper in Microsoft Word using the Chicago style with endnotes. During this process, checking each author to see if they have a Wikipedia page took a significant amount of time, as there are 46 authors, some of whom share names with existing Wikipedia articles.

Although I read the requirements for creating a Wikipedia article, I still needed to study new knowledge. Therefore, I revisited the criteria, Article Wizard, and tutorials. I signed up to become a Wikipedian and created my page. I copied and pasted the content from my Word document onto my Wikipedia page. However, the linked items did not appear on my page, so I had to manually link the Wikipedia pages to the related authors, requiring careful attention to avoid mistakes.

The challenge I encountered was linking the endnotes to the cited sources. Adding references to the endnote numbers was simple, but I spent a long time figuring out how to properly fill in the author’s name, article title, URL, and retrieval time using the cited sources template. During the editing process, I frequently previewed the article to check for any necessary corrections. Once I was satisfied that everything was well-done, I submitted my article.

Through the creation of my first Wikipedia article, I learned the importance of writing with an objective attitude and maintaining a neutral point of view. I sent my article to TCK Publishing and received feedback suggesting that I provide more information about the company’s history. I will search for additional supporting sources to address this feedback. When comparing my article to those of other publishers on Wikipedia, I realize that I still need to learn how to add an infobox, divide my article into sections, and make the lead section more concise.