Wikipedia: The Missing Manual is a 2008 book by John Broughton. It is a how-to guide that explains the process of contributing to Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia.
Wikipedia: The Missing Manual is part of O'Reilly Media's Missing Manual series.
Release On January 26, 2009, O'Reilly announced that the content of the book was being released under a free license compatible with Wikipedia and that it would be available for editing in the Help area of Wikipedia. The book was released as part of O'Reilly Media's Missing Manual series which was created by David Pogue, technology columnist for The New York Times and Scientific American.
Spin-off The book has a spin-off, Wikipedia Reader's Guide: The Missing Manual, consisting of an expanded version of Appendix B and Chapter 1 from the book.
Reception "For anyone who is interested in becoming part of the noble experiment, this book is an excellent introduction," wrote reviewer Robert Slade."Wikipedia: The Missing Manual", BKWKPDMM.RVW, a review by Robert Slade, The Internet Review Project, 2008
Publications
See also Help: Wikipedia: The Missing Manual: Text as incorporated into Wikipedia's help pages How Wikipedia Works Bibliography of Wikipedia State Library of Queensland's Exploring Wikipedia Content Creation Training Manual at Wikimedia Commons
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External links
Wikipedia: The Missing Manual at O'Reilly Media.