How do the two questions differ as experiences and why?

I have already posted my understanding of how previous experiences/knowledge presented a bias and less excitement for researching the Chicago Seven.  Knowing nothing about Ned Kelly, it was exciting and fun to find as much as possible about him and the history that surrounds him.  Also, I was much more open to looking at Ned through different perspectives than I was with the Chicago Seven. 

What are the implications of this learning adventure given the continuous concern over using the Web as a credible source of information? 

This learning adventure did provide me with a new respect for information that is available on the Web.  Most of the sites did seem to be credible sources but I'm stating this only after reading through 35+ sites on Ned Kelly and 15+ sites on Chicago Seven.  My method of determining what was credible was to go to pre-determined sites first (government, teaching institutions and such). Then I veered off to other sites and I was pleasantly surprised at the accuracy of these sites. 

Did any "less official" sites offer better information than more "official sites?" 

I'm not sure I can say that one had "better information" than the other.  Many had the same information while others had different perspectives of the same information.  In the case of Ned Kelly, there were many "less official" sites that had more interesting information than the "official sites.  Together, I believe I was able to put together a fairly solid picture of his life. 

I guess I could only say that one was "better" than the other if I had a very specific bit of history/information I was wanting to find on Ned Kelly or the Chicago Seven. With our open question and format, I had no clear preference. 

Why do you think I presented the two questions in the order I chose? 
I really dislike trying to figure out the methods of others but since you asked us to, here goes: 
1. You started with a question/subject matter that had less of a liklihood that any of the cadre members would have a connection to. 
2. You chose the first subject matter to be in an era that we have no direct knowledge/experience of what life was like at that time in order to eliminate a level of comfort/expertise. 
3. You also chose the first subject matter that was not associated with the U.S. so we would not have ownership over what Ned Kelly was accused of doing. 
4. You wanted us to come to some clear understanding (within ourselves) on how we would define a hero and then to understand that a hero can be defined in many different ways. Hero is much harder to define and relate to than a martyr for some (my opinion only). 
5. You chose to put the question about the Chicago Seven last because it might fuel some emotions which would then get in our way of truly looking at all the information available on the web.  And, this would allow us to 
personally experience how our own feelings, beliefs and biases influence our learning. 

Having stated all the above, I hope you don't say that you decided by drawing straws or flipping a coin. 

Gary, thanks for another great LC! And, my gut feeling that you are going to make us design a computer program is lessened some with this last LC.  And, I appreciate that as well!