[Foundation-l] "How Wikipedia Works" published

[David Moran]

I've ordered my copy!

Ford MF



On 9/19/08, phoebe ayers <phoebe.wiki at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> It's the season for books about Wikipedia!
>
> I am very pleased to announce that "How Wikipedia Works", by myself
> (Phoebe Ayers), Charles Matthews, and Ben Yates has now been published
> by No Starch Press.
>
> You can view a table of contents and find more information here:
> http://nostarch.com/wikipedia.htm
>
> We cover the background of Wikipedia and the motivations and core
> values behind the project, how to edit existing articles and develop
> new ones, policies and guidelines for content and editing, how the
> editing community works, and how to get involved in the community.
>
> Although we focus on the English-language Wikipedia, we also cover the
> wider world of other language Wikipedias, the Wikimedia Foundation,
> and Wikipedia's sister projects. We hope the book will be useful both
> as a reference for current contributors and as a comprehensive
> introduction to Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects for newbies.
>
> The book is licensed under the GFDL, and an online version will be
> forthcoming shortly. Any printed copies purchased will help support
> traditional publishers using free licenses successfully, and 5% of the
> authors' royalties will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation.
>
> We very much look forward to the community's feedback! For now, you
> can leave comments on the wiki here:
> http://wiki.phoebeayers.info
> or email or leave a talk page message for any of us.
>
> Many thanks to everyone who helped us out with this, particularly the
> folks at No Starch press who were very supportive of developing a
> free-content work; Benjamin Mako Hill, who provided technical and
> licensing support; and SJ Klein, who helped develop the book.
>
> best,
> Phoebe ([[en:user:phoebe]])
>
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