How Wikipedia Works

2008 how-to reference book
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How Wikipedia Works

Summary

How Wikipedia Works is a version, edition or translation[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • How Wikipedia Works authored Phoebe Ayers[3].
  • How Wikipedia Works authored Charles Matthews[4].
  • How Wikipedia Works authored Ben Yates[5].
  • How Wikipedia Works's instance of is recorded as version, edition or translation[6].
  • How Wikipedia Works was published by No Starch Press[7].
  • How Wikipedia Works's genre is non-fiction[8].
  • How Wikipedia Works's genre is user guide[9].
  • How Wikipedia Works's Commons category is recorded as How Wikipedia Works[10].
  • How Wikipedia Works's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • How Wikipedia Works was distributed by printed book[12].
  • How Wikipedia Works's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • How Wikipedia Works was released on 2008[14].
  • How Wikipedia Works's official website is recorded as http://www.howwikipediaworks.net/[15].
  • How Wikipedia Works's main subject is Wikipedia[16].
  • How Wikipedia Works's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'How Wikipedia Works'}[17].
  • How Wikipedia Works's title is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cómo funciona Wikipedia'}[18].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Phoebe Ayers[3], a librarian[19], b. 2000[20], of United States[21]; Charles Matthews[4], a mathematician[22], b. 1954[23]; and Ben Yates[5]. How Wikipedia Works was published by No Starch Press[7].

Publication

How Wikipedia Works was released on 2008[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Genres include non-fiction[8] and user guide[9]. It was distributed by printed book[12].

Subject and Themes

How Wikipedia Works's main subject is Wikipedia[16].

Why It Matters

How Wikipedia Works has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . OCLC, Inc.. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . OCLC, Inc.. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . OCLC, Inc.. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Open Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Open Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Open Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.howwikipediaworks.net/
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    Publication date → +2008-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Distribution format → printed book
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