Making A Wiki Page!

         Making a Wiki page of any sort sounds like an easy enough task, but the generation of ideas is, at least for me, the hardest part. I have been mulling and mulling over what to write about for this past long Labor Day weekend, and coming up with just three topics proved to be quite the challenge. I looked at two distinct Wiki websites; BufWiki through LocalWiki which is a specific Wiki dedicated to local places in and around Buffalo, and WikiHow, which is exactly what it sounds like a Wiki website used to learn how to do new things. In weighing my options with both, I came up with a few topics that I could maybe cover, however unable to decide between the two, I came up with a topic for the BufWiki site, as well as two topics for the WikiHow page.
         There is this cafe on the Elmwood Village strip that I frequent named Cafe Aroma. If I were to do a BufWiki article, I would definitely do it on this place. I really like to go here for their good prices, good coffee, and general calming atmosphere. With that being said, I realized that I for sure needed more information on the place and that's partially my own fault for being generally oblivious to most things in everyday life, as well as only ever ordering coffee and not taking an actual look at the menu. Now, as of late I've been pretty busy with my course load and work. Although it's only been a week, I already have work I'm trying to keep up on and so I haven't had much time to go out for coffee. I probably won't until this upcoming weekend and so I thought of alternatives to my predicament. I thought about how I could simply do a Google search and come up with the information I need, but then I thought that's not exactly my style. For a task like this where I can actively go out and take photographs and notes on the café would be preferable. I absolutely love the idea and I will have some time coming up due to cutting my hours at work in an effort to make school my priority, (as it should be) so who knows? With that idea crossed off my list, at least for the time being, I decided to pool my efforts into brainstorming for the WikiHow page, which would be  a lot simpler for me to accomplish at least within this week.
          A national phenomenon at least within the past few weeks has been the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, which is one of those "social media movements" used to generate awareness. Anyhow, this challenge details somebody dumping a bucket of ice water on their head to stimulate how someone suffering from ALS feels and then nominating someone else to do the same. If the person nominated fails to do the same within 24 hours then they have to donate $100 dollars to the ALS fund. I was nominated twice and failed to do both within the 24 hours because I was too busy at the times of my nomination. Like, I could've done it and recorded it at night but I doubt anyone would've been able to see it and the point is to show the person's reaction. My mom and I were nominated together and so I also wanted to do it with her. We were just too busy during the day. If it were up to me I would change the rules and teach people HOW to do the challenge according to my rules. SO obviously this got me thinking of the WikiHow website. I would eliminate the deadline and make it so everybody had to donate at least a penny and show proof, this would not only generate awareness, but bring in more money for the ALS researchers. With all that on my backburner I had one more idea.
        As we grow up we all let go of certain childish antics, or at least we should. However, in my case there is one that I haven't given up since I was 6 years old and it's one that I have a sick amount of extensive knowledge on. Pokémon. Yes, Pokémon has been one of my constant companions since elementary school. I don't know why I haven't been able to stop, it's just one of my favorite things. I only play the games though so at least I'm not as bad as collecting cards or anything. Bleghh. *shudders* So recently, in anticipation of a remake of a Pokémon game I got in 2003 called Pokémon Ruby, I've been playing the game on an old Gameboy Advance. I noticed it was extremely hard to get past this ranked battling system in the game called the Battle Tower. I've been trying to beat it all summer and I figured what uncanny timing that as I'm trying to this task, I get the opportunity to create a WikiHow page. Low and behold, there is not a how-to on how to overcome this tower in the game and so I think as I'm finally beating it now, which I have never been able to do in my 15 years of playing, I would be the one to write it.
         After weighing these three topics, I find myself really leaning towards the Pokémon one for obvious reasons. The ice bucket challenge one would be a really cool way to finally do the challenge and get my Facebook friends to shut up, and I just love Café Aroma in general so if I ever do a BufWiki page that's a no brainer. I do still have some time to mull over all of these ideas and I may even come up with one that's not listed above. Knowing myself, this is more than possible. I'm one of the most indecisive people ever so we shall see. But, I am quite confident in my decision as of now. With that being said, stay tuned.