Comments on: What A Tangled Web We Weave

By: Lim Han Sheng

Lim Han Sheng — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:06:45 +0000

Hmm… very interesting sites. Very useful information. Really gained alot of new insights from it.

By: Wei Ting

Wei Ting — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:52:01 +0000

I prefer this blog format. Anyway, thanks for the interesting website.

By: jekkee

jekkee — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:00:13 +0000

Mr Grosse, why do you keep on changing the blog format???

By: Hazel Tan

Hazel Tan — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:19:58 +0000

Evidence
If you don’t know much about the subject, how would you know if the information was correct?

By: Hazel Tan

Hazel Tan — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:11:53 +0000

Who is the publisher?
What if they website does not show the publisher’s name, not even on a single page? Then what do we do? Do we trust the site or not?

By: Zera

Zera — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 09:14:07 +0000

Ex.1

Links to

Interesting information!

Links from

Why is : “Are the pages on another site or the same site? Domain?” important??

By: Zera

Zera — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:22:33 +0000

*Sorry…for the above comment, I meant “Why is this important?” (Line 6)

Ex.1

Who is the author?

The information given here is indeed very helpful. Now, I have a better idea on how to ensure the credibility of information on the web page by checking out the author’s experience in that particular area. Before this lesson, I did not even know how to use certain criteria to judge the reliability of information on the Internet and simply believed everything stated on the website. Thanks Mr. Grosse!

Is it current or up to date?

This website is really interesting…indeed, I never thought of it before that “updated” could mean a single typo error or just adding one link. Previously, I assumed that “updated” meant that the information on the website was altered to fit new discoveries. Perhaps, another way to check for reliability of the information on the website is to check out other websites to see if their results or information is similar to others.

By: Zera

Zera — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:06:52 +0000

Ex.1

2nd website – What is Bias??

Actually I find that it is natural to be biased against or for something as every one has his/her own point of view and own stand. However, I do not really understand these statements made in the website:

What are some indicators of bias on a website?
The author wishes to present a limited view of the topic. – What is this important?

Questions to keep in mind as you seek indicators of bias
Who is paying for the website? – What does this have to do with the credibility of the information on the website??

By: Zera

Zera — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:44:16 +0000

For Ex.1…

-The first website on “Who Is The Publisher?” really taught me that I should look out for the publisher in order to determine the reliability of the results. However, for Site 1…I wonder if the author really is helping people in Romania. Afterall, anyone can fake the information and pretend to be helping others right?? ( It’s a good way of earning money without much effort needed…)

-For the example on “Education Weekly”, I don’t really understand the paragraph after that. What does “…Does this imply and responsbility?” mean?

-One question: Does it mean that just because the publisher is an organization, the information is reliable??

Please answer my questions. Thank You

By: Isaac

Isaac — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:29:40 +0000

I experienced that deleting a comment from a blog is also called “updating”. Just now I was deleting IDIOTI( JEK KEE’s comments on my blog. sorry for the string of comments. I needed to find out something before I posted. sorry for the inconvenienced caused.