How Wikipedia Works: And How You Can Be a Part of It
by Phoebe Ayers, Charles Matthews, Ben Yates
Publisher: No Starch Press 2008
ISBN/ASIN: 159327176X
Number of pages: 536
Description:
This book was created by Wikipedians, it is a summary of how Wikipedia works. In How Wikipedia Works, 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.
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