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Author Thomas, Paul A. (Paul Anthony), author.

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

Publication Info. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2022]

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Location Call No. Status
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  005.72 THOMAS    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  030 THOMAS    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Wilson Branch - Adult Department  030 TH    Check Shelf
Description vii, 177 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Wikipedia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Wikipedia.
Authorship -- Collaboration.
Electronic encyclopedias.
Wikipedia. (OCoLC)fst01795979
Authorship -- Collaboration. (OCoLC)fst00822444
Electronic encyclopedias. (OCoLC)fst00907189
Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals. (OCoLC)fst01423877
Other Form: Online version: Thomas, Paul A. (Paul Anthony) Inside Wikipedia Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2022] 9781538163221 (DLC) 2022014022
ISBN 9781538163214 hardcover
1538163217 hardcover
9781538163221 electronic book
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