evolution of the california tortilla wikipedia article

Here is some more information of the evolution of the California Tortilla article and my edits...

Current update on my edits: (click on the links to see my original blog post about each edit)

Edit #1- On March 31st, I made my first edit to this article. When I began, this article was labeled a stub, because it has very little content. I didn't even know where to begin because there was nothing to actually edit. What I decided to do was add some headings about aspects of the restaurant. I added 4 sections: Location, Atmosphere, Menu and Promotions. I also provided some information about each of these headings. This was probably the most significant edit I made during the wikipedia project because I basically increased the content in the article by about 500%. All of the sections still remain in the wikipedia article several months later. The content in each section has been elaborated on, and one additional section has been added, but this basic format that I created has remained.

Edit #2- After making such a large edit, I wasn't sure what to do for my next edit. Finally, I decided to just add some more promotions to the list. I added two seasonal promotions and wrote a few sentences about each one. Unfortunately, since then, someone has deleted all of the seasonal promotions from this section and listed only the yearlong promotions. I guess I agree that the long list of promotions was unnecessary, but I felt like the promotions helped to explain the overall humor and feel of the restaurant.

Edit #3- Finally, I made my 3rd edit to the article on May 9th. For this edit, I simply added a reference link to "The Burrito Blog", a reference I found through a quick google search. It has been less than a week since this edit, and so far it has stayed!


Summary of the Evolution of the Article:
This article is rarely edited. Since my first edit, several months ago, only 3 different users have edited the article. In fact, until just last week, only two edits had been made in addition to mine. Clearly, this article is not a high priority to many people. Last week however, on May 11th, an unregistered user made 8 edits within a matter of minutes, and then minutes later, a registered user with the name "Caltort" made another 5 edits in a few more minutes. I am speculating two things. 1- that this unregistered user is actually "Caltort", and 2- that "Caltort" is someone who works for California Tortilla. Each of the 13 edits is very well done, gramatically correct, and logical. I think its an interesting thought to think about someone who works for the company can edit the article. Except for this recent edit frenzy, there was little activity. This recent string of edits has greatly improved the article and I believe that the article is on its way to having its "stub" status removed!

california tortilla edit #3

I just made my 3rd wikipedia edit on the california tortilla wikipedia article... which means, it was my last wikipedia edit! Well, at least for the class. Since I started doing these edits for this class project, I have actually edited a few other articles (for fun i guess) and will probably continue to do so sporadically after this class is over.

I decided to add a link to the references list. After performing a search in google, I found "The Burrito Blog." This blog is all about various burrito restaurants. Since they seemed like a pretty good source, I thought I would add this as a reference. I added the link to the California Tortilla section (http://www.burritoblog.com/multi_state_chains/california_tortilla/) and then entitled it "The Burrito Blog." No one else had added much to the wiki article so I figured this would be a good addition.

You can see my final cal tort edit here.

california tortilla edit #2

Today I made my second edit to the California Tortilla wikipedia article. Basically I've added almost all of the current content for the article so I wasn't really sure how to add to it. I decided to just add two more promotions to the list.

Under the promotions heading, I added two more bulleted items (formatted as the others) to the list. The two additional promotions look like this:

Animal Noise Day - Anyone who makes an animal noise for the cashier when purchasing their meal receives free chips and queso.
Valentine's Day Cupcakes - Free cupcakes on Valentine's Day

I think that the promotions are very memorable and a key aspect of the advertising strategy for California Tortilla so I think its important to have a lot of information about them on the wikipedia article.

My edit can be seen here.



They sell guacamole, but not stiuqxela at Cal Tort.

California Tortilla wiki edit #1

Today, I made my first wiki edit on the California Tortilla wikipedia article. Last year, I won a year's supply of free burritos so I've spent a lot of time at Cal Tort enjoying free burritos. Sadly, my year just ended but I figured I would commemorate the end of my free burritos by making a big edit on the wiki article.

Before I made my edit, the Cal tort edit had very little content. The article consisted of only a small paragraph with a few sentences about the restaurant and then a references list. For my first edit, I added a few sections to organize the page and then added some content. You can see my edit here.

These are the sections I added:


Locations
For the locations section, I wrote the following sentence:"Currently, California Tortilla has approximately 29 restaurant locations. They are located in 7 states (Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Florida and Washington DC), however roughly half of the restaurants are in Maryland alone. The world headquarters is also located in Maryland, in the city of Rockville."
I also added links to the wiki articles for each of the states listed.

Atmosphere
I added this sentence under atmosphere:"The atmosphere in California Tortilla restaurants is "spunky" according the company itself. The restaurant is decorated in bright, bold colors and patterns. Simple things such as pens to sign credit card slips are held to the counter by a large heavy chain to add a fun edge. Signs are also worded in a more humorous way."

Menu
For the menu section, I added a list of various types of menu items. I also added a few sentences describing other key aspects of the menu. Finally, I added links to the wikipedia articles for some of the food items listed.

Promotions
Under the promotion heading, I wrote a few sentences about Cal Tort promotions, especially the grand opening promotions. I also added a list of some of the promotions that Cal tort does and then described them.


Finally, I edited the original intro paragraph to better match the content I added. I think that the content I added greatly improved the quality of the article.