It is probable that the idea of an encyclopaedia may undergo very considerable extension and elaboration in the near future. Its full possibilities have still to be realized. … There is no practical obstacle whatever now to the creation of an efficient index to all human knowledge, ideas and achievements, to the creation, that is, of a complete planetary memory for all mankind. —H.G. Wells, 1937, World Brain This book was created by Wikipedians, and as a result, I have never read a better summary of how Wikipedia works. Anyone who wants to understand this miracle of the Internet should buy this book! —Jimmy "Jimbo" Wales, founder of Wikipedia To write every day is good advice, but to publish every day is even better. This book shows how your casual scholarship and the Wikipedia community work together so that you can be read tomorrow. —Ward Cunningham, creator of the wiki Frank, helpful, honest, endlessly informative—this book embodies the best of Wikipedia's values. —David Weinberger, author of Everything is Miscellaneous
published by?No Starch Press, 2008 |