Wikipedia
Subtitle: the missing manual
By: John Broughton.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The missing manual
Publisher: O'Reilly
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Beijing; Sebastopol
Language: eng
Number of pages: 477
ISBN-13: 9780596515164
Subjects: Wikipedia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Wikis (Computer science) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; User-generated content -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Wikis (Computer science)
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Description: "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"--P. [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.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Editing for the first time; title: Documenting your sources; title: Setting up your account and personal workspace; title: Creating a new article; title: Who did what : page histories and reverting; title: Monitoring changes; title: Dealing with vandalism and spam; title: Communicating with your fellow editors; title: WikiProjects and other group efforts; title: Resolving content disputes; title: Handling incivility and personal attacks; title: Lending other editors a hand; title: Article sections and tables of contents; title: Creating lists and tables; title: Adding images; title: Getting readers to the right article : naming, redirects, and disambiguation; title: Categorizing articles; title: Better articles : a systematic approach; title: Deleting existing articles; title: Customizing with preferences; title: Easier editing with JavaScript.