Toronto Maple Leafs: A Time To Contribute to Factual Accuracy
The Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t played in a while, which leaves all of us with a lot of free time on our hands. I have decided to use my free time wisely and educate others on hockey.
With the Toronto Maple Leafs season on pause, we are all looking for new sources of entertainment.
Some are playing video games, some are watching simulated games as if the season was continuing, and some, like me, here helping to spread accuracy through the internet.
Wikipedia is the largest online encyclopedia in the world. It is consistently ranked amongst the top five most visited websites, alongside Twitter, Amazon, Youtube, and Facebook.
Toronto Maple Leafs and Wikipedia
At the time of writing this, Wikipedia has 6,065,369 articles that anyone can access and read.
Personally, I have written 339 articles on athletes and various academics through my two years on the website.
What I didn’t know at the time was that writing on Wikipedia would open the door to new hockey-related opportunities. For example, the only reason I decided to apply for Editor In Leaf was because I messaged a current writer here to ask to use their photos on Wikipedia (BTW check out Nick’s amazing photos on Mitch Marner’s article!)
I am not writing this to brag or “toot my own horn.” I am writing this to encourage Toronto Maple Leafs fans to join the hockey community on Wikipedia during this lull in play and spread factual accuracy.
Who do you think creates all the articles on your favourite players? All those random articles you stumble on or use to prove friends wrong in an argument were all made by Toronto Maple Leafs fanatics like myself. If there aren’t hockey fans editing Wikipedia, how else are they made?
I’m sure many here are skeptical as they have been fed the “Wikipedia is full of lies” spiel teachers have ingrained in us since 2003.
However, there are thousands of editors on Wikipedia who are dedicated to providing readers with factually accurate information. Instead of spending time vandalizing, would it not be more productive to update information on your favourite player’s article? For example, when I found some interesting information on Jack Campbell I decided to add it to Wikipedia so others can learn.
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So, if you’re feeling bored at home and have nothing to do, try editing Wikipedia (constructively). It could change your life.
It’s a constructive, interesting hobby that any Toronto Maple Leafs fan could engage in. And it’s fun!