Richard Cooke

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@rgcooke

Author, "The Last Best Place On The Internet: A Human History of Wikipedia"

richardcooke.com Joined February 2009

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Richard Cooke @rgcooke Oct 30

I spent four years working on it and they…. Just tweeted it out.

clara the urbanist Verified account @SlopHq Oct 29

im four beers deep and i need everyone to understand that wikipedia is the last good thing. millions of strangers agreed to write down everything for free and then argue about citations forever. no ads. no paywall. this should not exist and it does and i'm crying about it
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Richard Cooke @rgcooke Oct 22

Engaging review of my new book, The Last Best Place On The Internet: A Human History of Wikipedia, featured in the New York Times. nytimes.com/video/books/10…

www.nytimes.com Video: Is Wikipedia the ‘Last Best Place on the Internet’? Richard Cooke’s book, “The Last Best Place on the Internet” retells the history of Wikipedia with an emphasis on the human. Jennifer Szalai, a New York Times book critic, reviews the book.

Richard Cooke @rgcooke Oct 9

A new Q&A interview with me on the Black Inc website about The Last Best Place On The Internet: A Human History of Wikipedia blackincbooks.com.au/news/qa-richar…

Richard Cooke @rgcooke Aug 13

Go and give this Kickstarter some money immediately.

Patrick Marlborough/Bang Bang Bart (new account) @cormac_mccafe69 Aug 13

7k in under 24 hours. Feels insane. Almost halfway there already. Let's make it happen!

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