How Wikipedia Works: And How You Can Be a Part of it
Myxomatosis. The Order of Canada. Noble gas. Catherine de' Medici. The History of Superman? Whether you're doing serious research on the Web or just settling an argument, it's easy to get caught up in Wikipedia's two million articles. And that's not such a bad thing. But how'd all the information get there in the first place? And how can you tell if it's reliable?\ Or say you want to become a part of Wikipedia and make your own contributions. Where do you begin?\ In How Wikipedia Works,...
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"How Wikipedia Works" explains how this vast, collaborative site functions, condensing thousands of hyperlinks of documentation into an easy to use handbook for current or aspiring editors.
Pt. I ContentCh. 1 What's in Wikipedia? 3Ch. 2 The World Gets a Free Encyclopedia 31Ch. 3 Finding Wikipedia's Content 59Ch. 4 Understanding and Evaluating an Article 99Pt. II EditingCh. 5 Basic Editing 131Ch. 6 Good Writing and Research 161Ch. 7 Cleanup, Projects, and Processes 199Ch. 8 Make and Mend Wikipedia's Web 231Ch. 9 Images, Templates, and Special Characters 261Ch. 10 The Life Cycle of an Article 287Pt. III CommunityCh. 11 Becoming a Wikipedian 301Ch. 12 Community and Communication 331Ch. 13 Policy and Your Input 363Ch. 14 Disputes, Blocks, and Bans 383Pt. IV Other ProjectsCh. 15 200 Languages and Counting 407Ch. 16 Wikimedia Commons and Other Sister Projects 419Ch. 17 The Foundation and Project Coordination 447App. A Reusing Wikimedia Content 459App. B Wikipedia for Teachers 463App. C Edit Summaries Jargon 467App. D Glossary 471App. E History (List of Wikipedia Pages Referenced in This Work) 477GNU Free Documentation License 491Index 499
