Research Catalog

Title

Wikipedia: the missing manual/ John Broughton.

Author

Broughton, John.

Publication

Beijing ; Cambridge : O'Reilly, c2008.

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Holdings

Details

Description

xxi, 477 p. ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

• "Wikipedia may be the biggest group writing project ever, but the one thing you won't find in this amazingly comprehensive encyclopedia is easy-to-follow guidance on how to contribute. This Missing Manual helps you avoid beginners' blunders and get you sounding like a pro from your first edit"--Page 4 of cover.
• Provides information on editing, creating, and maintaining Wikipedia articles, collaborating with other editors, formatting and illustrating articles, and building a stronger encyclopedia.

Series Statement

Missing manual

Uniform Title

Missing manual.

Subject

• Wikipedia
• Wikis (Computer science) > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• User-generated content > Handbooks, manuals, etc

Genre/Form

Handbooks and manuals

Note

• "Wikipedia may be the biggest group writing project ever, but the one thing you won't find in this amazingly comprehensive encyclopedia is easy-to-follow guidance on how to contribute. This Missing Manual helps you avoid beginners' blunders and get you sounding like a pro from your first edit."--Back cover.
• Includes index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Editing for the first time -- Documenting your sources -- Setting up your account and personal workspace -- Creating a new article -- Who did what: page histories and reverting -- Monitoring changes -- Dealing with vandalism and spam -- Communicating with your fellow editors -- WikiProjects and other group efforts -- Resolving content disputes -- Handling incivility and personal attacks -- Lending other editors a hand -- Article sections and tables of contents -- Creating lists and tables -- Adding images -- Getting readers to the right article : naming, redirects, and disambiguation -- Categorizing articles -- Better articles: a systematic approach -- Deleting existing articles -- Customizing with preferences -- Easier editing with JavaScript.

ISBN

• 9780596515164 (pbk.)
• 0596515162 (pbk.)

OCLC

191883897

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library