02972nam 2200613 a 450 991078270410332120221214231012.01-59327-227-8(CKB)1000000000715484(EBL)1137543(OCoLC)830164388(SSID)ssj0000280434(PQKBManifestationID)11228861(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000280434(PQKBWorkID)10291784(PQKB)11458737(Au-PeEL)EBL1137543(CaPaEBR)ebr10310902(CaSebORM)9781593271763(MiAaPQ)EBC1137543(EXLCZ)99100000000071548420080602h2008 uy 0engtxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHow Wikipedia works and how you can be a part of it /Phoebe Ayers, Charles Matthews, Ben YatesFirst edition.San Francisco :No Starch Press,[2008]©20081 online resource (540 pages) illustrationsDescription based upon print version of record.1-59327-176-X 9781593271763 Includes bibliographical references and index.What's in Wikipedia? -- The world gets a free encyclopedia -- Finding Wikipedia's content -- Understanding and evaluating an article -- Basic editing -- Good writing and research -- Cleanup, projects, and processes -- Make and mend Wikipedia's web -- image, templates, and special characters -- The life cycle of an article -- Becoming a Wikipedian -- Community and communication -- Policy and your input -- Dispute, blocks, and bans -- 200 languages and counting -- Wikimedia commons and other sister projects -- The foundation and project coordination.Wikipedia is made up of people just like you: students, professors, and everyday experts and fans. With about 10,000 articles added to Wikipedia each week, there are plenty of opportunities to join this global community. How Wikipedia Works explains how you can make the Web's go-to source for information even better. You'll learn the skills required to use and contribute to the world's largest reference work-like what constitutes good writing and research and how to work with images and templates. Instead of wondering where to begin, the question will be "How far will you go?"User-generated contentElectronic encyclopediasSocial mediaUser-generated content.Electronic encyclopedias.Social media.030.285Ayers Phoebe925121Matthews Charles1954-1480684Yates Ben1480685MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782704103321How Wikipedia works3697408UNINA