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Inside Wikipedia : how it works and how you can be an editor / Paul A. Thomas.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Thomas, Paul A., 1992- author.
Contributor:
Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Wikipedia.
Wikipedia--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Authorship--Collaboration.
Authorship.
Electronic encyclopedias.
Genre:
Handbooks and manuals.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (187 pages)
Distribution:
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2022.
Place of Publication:
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2022]
Summary:
In this book, Paul A. Thomas-a seasoned Wikipedia contributor who has accrued almost 60,000 edits since he started editing in 2007-breaks down the history of the free encyclopedia and explains the process of becoming an editor.
Contents:
The history of Wikipedia
The wiki-ethos : what to know before you edit
Getting started : making your first edits
Growing as an editor : to wikitext and beyond
Concrete ways to make Wikipedia a better resource
Becoming a critical editor : countering bias
A short glossary of wiki-slang.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
ISBN:
979-88-8183-599-6
1-5381-6322-5
OCLC:
1305296385

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