Inside Wikipedia: How It Works and How You Can Be an Editor

Length: 186 pages
Edition: 1
Language: English
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication Date: 2022-09-15
ISBN-10: 1538163217
ISBN-13: 9781538163214
Sales Rank: #510607 (See Top 100 Books)

Wikipedia is one of the most visited websites on the Internet, regularly bringing in millions of readers a day. But how exactly does a huge site like this work? What are its strengths? What are its weaknesses? Who edits the site? And perhaps most importantly how can you, the reader, help make the site better?

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.

Chapters include:

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

After reading Inside Wikipedia, you will be ready to contribute to the largest, most comprehensive knowledge base the world has ever seen. What will you write about?

Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: The History of Wikipedia
Chapter 2: The Wiki-Ethos: What to Know Before You Edit
Chapter 3: Getting Started: Making Your First Edits
Chapter 4: Growing as an Editor: To Wikitext and Beyond
Chapter 5: Concrete Ways to Make Wikipedia a Better Resource
Chapter 6: Becoming a Critical Editor: Countering Bias
A Short Glossary of Wiki-Slang
Image Attribution
Notes
Bibliography
About the Author