Wikipedia Reader's Guide: The Missing Manual

by John Broughton

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 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.

80 pages, Paperback

Published June 10, 2008

Reviews

[Cheri · Rating 3 out of 5]

This short book provides a nice overview of Wikipedia -- its history and what it is and isn't. The last part of the book gives a basic explanation of how to edit, which is still useful even though the book is 8 years old. But there's a lot more information online, and this book would have been much more useful it if had had "cheat sheets" on how to do various things.

[Robin]

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