Wikipedia / John Broughton.
By: Broughton, John.
Material type: TextSeries: Missing manual: Publisher: Beijing ; Cambridge : O'Reilly, c2008Edition: 1st ed.General Notes: "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."--Back cover; Includes index.Description: xxi, 477 p. ill. 24 cm.ISBN: 9780596515164 (pbk.); 0596515162 (pbk.).Subject(s): Wikis (Computer science) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | User-generated content -- Handbooks, manuals, etcDDC classification: 004.693Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 004.693 B797 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003368131 |
"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."--Back cover.
Includes index.
Editing for the first time -- Documenting your sources -- Setting up your account and personal workspace -- Creating a new article -- Who did what: page histories and reverting -- Monitoring changes -- Dealing with vandalism and spam -- Communicating with your fellow editors -- WikiProjects and other group efforts -- Resolving content disputes -- Handling incivility and personal attacks -- Lending other editors a hand -- Article sections and tables of contents -- Creating lists and tables -- Adding images -- Getting readers to the right article : naming, redirects, and disambiguation -- Categorizing articles -- Better articles: a systematic approach -- Deleting existing articles -- Customizing with preferences -- Easier editing with JavaScript.
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