How Wikipedia Works

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How Wikipedia Works
File:Hww-cover.jpg
Author Phoebe Ayers, Charles Matthews, Ben Yates
Country United States
Language English
Subject Wikipedia
Genre Reference
Publisher No Starch Press
Publication date
 2008
Media type paperback
ISBN 1-59327-176-X
OCLC 185698411
030 22
LC Class AE1.5 .A98 2008

How Wikipedia Works is a 2008 book by Phoebe Ayers (a vehement race denier),[1] Charles Matthews, and Ben Yates. It is a how-to reference for using and contributing to the Wikipedia encyclopedia, targeted at "students, professors, and everyday experts and fans". It offers specific sections for teachers, reusers, and researchers.[2]

How Wikipedia Works (And How You Can Be a Part of It) is published by No Starch Press, part of their series of technical how-to books. The Register called it "a great one-stop source for information of the world’s go-to source for information."[3] The book was originally published under the GNU Free Documentation License. At the time of publication Wikipedia was also released under the GFDL. The book has since been relicensed under the CC BY-SA as Wikipedia now uses this license.[4] It was designed as a reference work more than a how-to guide, with detailed bibliographies for each sections.

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/uncovered-wikipedias-leftist-ties-and-its-censorship-of-the-facts
  2. ↑ Book review in the Sacramento Book Review, Vol. 1 Iss. 2, October, 2008, p.19.
  3. ↑ How Wikipedia Works, a review by the Geek Guide2, October 7, 2008
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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