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Alien Workshop

Alien Workshop (AWS) is an independent American skateboarding company that was founded in 1990 by Chris Carter, Mike Hill, and Neil Blender in Dayton, Ohio. Following periods under the ownership of the Burton snowboard company and original team rider Rob Dyrdek in 2012, the company was acquired by Pacific Vector Holdings in October 2013. Alien Workshop produced skateboard decks, wheels, apparel, and other skateboard accessories prior to its closure in May 2014. In 2015, Alien Workshop was revived with an all-amateur team and distribution through Tum Yeto. They released a series of new skate decks and Bunker Down, the brand's sixth video. As of 2016, Alien Workshop, led by Mike Hill phased out working with Tum-Yeto and moved all operations back to the Mound Laboratories in Miamisburg, Ohio. After a tumultuous ownership history they have returned to operations as an independent company.

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Alien Workshop (AWS) is an independent American skateboarding company that was founded in 1990 by Chris Carter, Mike Hill, and Neil Blender in Dayton, Ohio. Following periods under the ownership of the Burton snowboard company and original team rider Rob Dyrdek in 2012, the company was acquired by Pacific Vector Holdings in October 2013. Alien Workshop produced skateboard decks, wheels, apparel, and other skateboard accessories prior to its closure in May 2014. In 2015, Alien Workshop was revived with an all-amateur team and distribution through Tum Yeto. They released a series of new skate decks and Bunker Down, the brand's sixth video. As of 2016, Alien Workshop, led by Mike Hill phased out working with Tum-Yeto and moved all operations back to the Mound Laboratories in Miamisburg, Ohio. After a tumultuous ownership history they have returned to operations as an independent company.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1990 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. publication date: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. publication date: 2014-05-20 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. publication date: 2014-05-23 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. release date: 1997 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. release date: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  7. release date: 2006 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1990". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the publication date is "2014". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the publication date is "2014-05-20". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the publication date is "2014-05-23". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the release date is "1997". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the release date is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. The record states that the release date is "2006". What evidence would count against this claim?
  9. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  10. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363573995

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