The+Richard+Burr+Discussion+Section


 * 1) The has been thousands and thousands of revisions on Richard Burr's wikipedia page. The first revision was made July 22, 2004 and the latest revision was made October 24, 2010. The highest number of edits was by Ammodramus. I noticed that when people would only edit within a years time, and then would stop making revisions; for example: Folic Acid made edits from May 31, 2007 - September 12, 2007, and 24.199.237.222 made edits from April 14, 2009 - July 17, 2009. It makes me wonder if they check the information to see if it's accurate even after they have edited.
 * 2) The first revision only had a short couple sentences describing Richard Burr, and his progress in the political world. On November 3, 004, Richard Burr finally had a picture on his page, and some external links to give further information on him. Slowly his page began to bloom into what it is now. The page has several subheading giving his biography, political career, political positions, etc. Under his picture is quick information (or outline) about his background such as his birth date, hometown, political information in the House of Senate and House of Representatives. His external links have increased drastically, and at the bottom of his page a detailed outline is given of his positions he has served as well as the people who served with him or ran against him.
 * 3) Most of the information proves to be factual. However, after reading the entire page I got the feeling that the person that revised or "made" the section about him and his political issues does not care for Mr. Burr very much. I also found a few grammar errors when using past and present tense, as well as a few spelling errors. I still think the page could be a good resource especially if it is just to learn about who he is. The electoral history is a great way to see when comparing to his rival candidates, and the external links are great because they provide more information about Richard Burr.
 * 4) The whole discussion, so far, is about Richard Burr's stance on environmental issues, and what he has done when it comes to voting on environmental bills. Revisers argued throughout the discussion about the wording under the environmental issues section in the article. Some said the wording was to harsh, and others thought that it was perfectly fine and should sound a little harsh. Then the discussion slowly moved to the topic of Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 where in the article it only says that Richard Burr voted against it. One reviser did not like that there was no description of the Act, and wanted more detail. The end result was the addition of minimal detail, and one unhappy reviser.
 * 5) One of the most active contributors on the wikipedia page is Ammodramus. He is from Nebraska and is extremely picky when it comes to punctuation, grammar, and spelling. He has also written several articles; one being The American Senator. DanielM is another frequent contributor on the Richard Burr page in fact Ammodramus bicker back and forth on the discussion page. DanielM has been editing pages for awhile, and enjoys a variety of music.