Readers with a hankering to be a top-notch Wikipedia editor should find a copy of this how-to guide, grab it, and keep it close. It explains the intriguing history of Wikipedia, clarifies the unique ethos that makes Wikipedia so special, and provides detailed, technical instructions for writing entries, submitting them, and participating in Wikipedia's lively community of editors. Roughly half the text offers step-by-step instructions on editing Wikipedia articles, and this is the heart of this guide. Questions about entry layout, the user-option toolbar, the history tab, the visual editor, Wikitext, behind-the-scenes code, hyperlinks, peer review, locking articles, WikiProjects, and Taskforces are all answered with practical, nitty-gritty guidance and advice. Examples include the technical instructions for signing messages and how to load an article and lock in changes (and add an edit summary). This title is enthusiastically recommended for Wikipedia devotees. Even those with no interest in being a Wikipedia editor will find engaging and enlightening information about Wikipedia's history, its pros and cons, and its utility as an adjunct to traditional encyclopedias. edia editor will find engaging and enlightening information about Wikipedia's history, its pros and cons, and its utility as an adjunct to traditional encyclopedias.

edia editor will find engaging and enlightening information about Wikipedia's history, its pros and cons, and its utility as an adjunct to traditional encyclopedias.edia editor will find engaging and enlightening information about Wikipedia's history, its pros and cons, and its utility as an adjunct to traditional encyclopedias.