Please post any comments to me on my talk page - thanks!
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[edit] A bit about me
My book, Wikipedia: The Missing Manual, was published by O'Reilly Media (Pogue Press) on January 25, 2008. It was the first book about how to edit Wikipedia; the second, How Wikipedia Works, was published in September 2008. You can find out more about my book at my website www.gopedia.org. (As of January 2009, it is also on Wikipedia, as a set of "Help:" pages that can be edited.)
- Note: I am offering two free copies of the book to school and university projects that have Wikipedia writing assignments. Please contact me via the "E-mail this user" link on the left side of this page, or via the email address at my website, above, or by posting a note on my user talk page.
Within Wikipedia, my primary accomplishment has been the creation of the Editor's index to Wikipedia (although that accounts for perhaps 20% of my edits), which I now help maintain.
I live in the Washington D.C. area. My LibraryThing page is here. And I'm not the Australian astronomer about whom Wikipedia has an article: John Broughton.
[edit] Other accounts (for the purpose of writing Wikipedia: The Missing Manual, and for instructional purposes)
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The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar |
| I, Aksi_great, award John Broughton this barnstar for going out of your way to help other users. Aksi_great (talk) 19:37, 17 December 2006 (UTC) |
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The Original Barnstar |
| Awarded by: Patricknoddy 14:39, 10 February 2007 (UTC) |
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The Special Barnstar |
| Wow, I saw the manual was scheduled to be shipped to Borders the other day, and while browsing Wikipedia, I find the author. This manual was a great idea, and hopefully will do well. Good luck, Malinaccier (talk) 00:08, 25 January 2008 (UTC) |
- I concur, from the limited previews I've read online, it looks excellent. Must get to a bookstore ASAP. :) Keilana|Parlez ici 00:09, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
This award seems tailor-made for your particular brand of achievement. Congratulations!
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The Real Life Barnstar |
| In recognition of your efforts in promoting responsible wiki-editing in the outside world. Thank you on behalf of the entire project! Fishal (talk) 07:59, 5 March 2008 (UTC) |
Well deserved! --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 23:50, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
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What a Brilliant Idea Barnstar |
| For your work on the Editor's index and your book, I award you this rather late barnstar. --Teratornis (talk) 20:14, 27 April 2008 (UTC) |
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The Writer's Barnstar |
| For authoring an amazing book about Wikipedia, I hereby award you "The Writer's Barnstar." RedThunder 14:15, 15 June 2008 (UTC) |
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John Broughton has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian,
and therefore, I've officially declared today as John Broughton's day!
For your excellent work with Wikipedia: The Missing Manual,
enjoy being the Star of the day, John Broughton!
Cheers,
bibliomaniac15
01:49, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
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Archives of American Art Barnstar |
| John - Thank you for your participation in the Archives of American Art Backstage Pass and your contributions to the articles about the 1913 Armory Show! We look forward to your continuous contributions and value your work about American art history. SarahStierch (talk) 13:56, 4 August 2011 (UTC) |
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