Want to be part of the largest group-writing project in human history? Learn  how to contribute to Wikipedia, the user-generated online reference for the 21st  century. Considered more popular than eBay, Microsoft.com, and Amazon.com,  Wikipedia generates approximately 30,000 requests per second, or about 2.5  billion per day. It's become the first point of reference for people the world  over who need a fact fast. If you want to jump on board and add to the content,  Wikipedia: The Missing Manual is your first-class ticket. Wikipedia has more  than 6 million entries in 250 languages, over 2 million articles in the English  language alone. Each one is written and edited by an ever-changing cast of  volunteer editors. You can be one of them. With the tips in this book, you'll  quickly learn how to get more out of and put more into this valuable  online resource. Wikipedia: The Missing Manual gives you practical advice on  creating articles and collaborating with fellow editors, improving existing  articles, and working with the Wikipedia community to review new articles,  mediate disputes, and maintain the site. Up to the challenge? This one-of-a-kind  book includes: Basic editing techniques, including the right and wrong ways to  edit Pinpoint advice about which types of articles do and do not belong on  Wikipedia Tips on using Wikipedia page histories and reversing inaccurate edits  Ways to learn from other editors and communicate with them via the site's talk  pages Tricks for using templates and timesaving automated editing tools Tools  for fighting spam and vandalism Guidance on adding citations, links, and images  to your articles You also learn about other Wikimedia services, such as  Wikinews, Wikiquote, and Wikibooks. Wikipedia depends on people just like you to  help the site grow and maintain the highest quality. With Wikipedia: The Missing  Manual, you get all the tools you need to be part of the crew.

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