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Book Description

You don't have to understand how to edit Wikipedia in order to find the information you need and join the conversation. This booklet gives you just what you need to know in friendly, concise form so you can research any subject without getting lost in Wikipedia's labyrinth. With it, you'll be able to unlock the mysteries of the many links on every Wikipedia page and the sometimes cryptic buzzwords you see on Talk pages.

And, while this booklet focuses on Wikipedia readers, it also includes a tutorial for first-time editors and explains Wikipedia's editing tools. You'll find valuable advice on how to alert editors to flaws in articles and how to contribute to Talk pages without getting caught up in pointless disputes.

The author of Wikipedia Reader's Guide: The Missing Manual has edited more than 15,000 Wikipedia articles, and has written a comprehensive index to Wikipedia for editors to use in their daily work. His knowledge of Wikipedia is limitless and his passion is contagious. With this guide, you'll catch on quickly.

Table of Contents

  1. Preface
    1. About the Author
    2. Safari® Enabled
    3. Acknowledgements
  2. 1. Reader’s Guide to Wikipedia
    1. Some Basics
    2. How Good is Wikipedia?
    3. Navigating Within Wikipedia
      1. Searching Wikipedia
      2. Navigating from the Main Page
        1. Categories
        2. Portals
        3. The A-Z index
        4. Other entry points
      3. Categories
      4. Other Ways of Navigating
        1. Random article
        2. What links here
        3. Six degrees of Wikipedia
    4. Wikipedia on the Go
      1. Mobile Access
      2. Wikipedia on a Mobile Hard Drive
    5. What Wikipedia is Not
      1. Wikipedia’s Sister Projects
      2. Policy: What Wikipedia is Not
    6. Wikipedia in Other Languages
    7. You Can Help
      1. Articles with Problems
      2. Missing Information
      3. Missing Articles
  3. 2. Editing for the First Time
    1. The Wikipedia Way of Editing
    2. Practicing in the Sandbox
    3. Starting, Previewing, and Saving Your Edit
      1. Adding Text
      2. Previewing
      3. Saving
    4. Wiki Markup: From Edit Box to Screen
      1. Types of Markup
      2. How to Create Internal Links
      3. Understanding and Using Templates
    5. Editing Article Sections
      1. Editing One Section
    6. Editing the Lead Section
    7. Editing for Real
      1. Wordsmithing Versus Adding Information
      2. A Few Words about Content
      3. Selecting a Random Page
      4. Working on a Known Problem
  4. Index
  5. Copyright
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