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Wikipedia: The Missing Manual
Want to be part of the largest group-writing project in
human history? Learn how to contribute to Wikipedia, the
user-generated online reference for the 21st century.
Considered more popular than eBay, Microsoft.com, and
Amazon.com, Wikipedia servers respond to approximately
30,000 requests per second, or about 2.5 billion
per day.
It's become the first point of reference for people the
world over who need a fact fast.
If you want to jump on board and add to the content,
Wikipedia: The Missing Manual is your first-class ticket.
Wikipedia has more than 9 million entries in 250 languages,
over 2 million articles in the English language alone. Each
one is written and edited by an ever-changing cast of
volunteer editors. You can be one of them. With the tips in
this book, you'll quickly learn how to get more out of --
and put more into -- this valuable online resource.
Wikipedia: The Missing Manual gives you practical advice on
creating articles and collaborating with fellow editors,
improving existing articles, and working with the Wikipedia
community to review new articles, mediate disputes, and
maintain the site. Up to the challenge? This one-of-a-kind
book includes:
Basic editing techniques, including the right and wrong ways
to edit
Pinpoint advice about which types of articles do and do not
belong on Wikipedia
Ways to learn from other editors and communicate with them
via the site's talk pages
Tricks for using templates and timesaving automated editing
tools
Recommended procedures for fighting spam and vandalism
Guidance on adding citations, links, and images to your
articles
Wikipedia depends on people just like you to help the site
grow and maintain the highest quality. With Wikipedia: The
Missing Manual, you get all the tools you need to be part of
the crew.
CONTENTS:
---The Missing Credits
---Introduction
Part I. Editing, Creating, and Maintaining Articles
1. Editing for the First Time
2. Documenting Your Sources
3. Setting Up Your Account and Personal Workspace
4. Creating a New Article
5. Who Did What: Page Histories and Reverting
6. Monitoring Changes
7. Dealing with Vandalism and Spam
Part II. Collaborating with Other Editors
8. Communicating with Your Fellow Editors
9. WikiProjects and Other Group Efforts
10. Resolving Content Disputes
11. Handling Incivility and Personal Attacks
12. Lending Other Editors a Hand
Part III. Formatting and Illustrating Articles
13. Article Sections and Tables of Contents
14. Creating Lists and Tables
15. Adding Images
Part IV. Building a Stronger Encyclopedia
16. Getting Readers to the Right Article: Naming, Redirects, and Disambiguation
17. Categorizing Articles
18. Better Articles: A Systematic Approach
19. Deleting Existing Articles
Part V. Customizing Wikipedia
20. Customizing with Preferences
21. Easier Editing with JavaScript
Part VI. Appendixes
A. A Tour of the Wikipedia Page
B. Reader's Guide to Wikipedia
C. Learning More
Index
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