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[[Image:Vineland_cover.jpg|310px|right]]<big>'''MediaWiki has been successfully installed.Welcome to the ''Vineland'' Wiki'''</big>
:[http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location= Getting started http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FVineland-Penguin-Twentieth-Century-Classics-Pynchon%2Fdp%2F0141180633%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1197350297%26sr%3D1-2&tag=hyperartspynchon&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325'''Order ''Vineland''''']* This is the newly created Wiki for [[Thomas Pynchon]]'s ''Vineland''. Besides using the page-by-page annotation, you can also take a look at [[Vineland covers|''Vineland'' covers]], read the [[Reviews of Vineland|reviews]], or [[Vineland Obs|provide insights or observations]]. <div style="border:1px solid #ccc; background:#efefef; padding:10px; margin:1em 0; width:300px">'''The new ''Vineland'' wiki has arrived!'''<br />The page-by-page annotation section has been seriously kick-started with the incorporation of the [http://www.mediawikimindspring.orgcom/~shadow88/ '''"Babies of Wackiness" – A Reader's Guide to Thomas Pynchon's ''Vineland'''''], thanks to the site's proprietors, John Diebold and Michael Goodwin. Their site still has excellent and insightful summaries of each chapter, but we've incorporated the page-by-page commentary. This wikiis Virgin Territory. Be the first on your block to amaze the world with your perspicacity! </Manualdiv> How to Use this Wiki The '''Spoiler-Free Annotations by Page''' allows the reader to look up and contribute allusions and references while reading the book, in a convenient and spoiler-free manner. Apart from that, it's up to you. ==Page by Page Annotations==An alternate form of commentary on the text. The guiding principle of these annotations is to remain spoiler-free, so that readers can follow along without the fear that later parts of the book will be revealed. The proprietors of [http:Configuration_settings Configuration settings //www.mindspring.com/~shadow88/ '''Babies of Wackiness'''], John Diebold and Michael Goodwin, graciously allowed us to incorporate their Reader's Guide to ''Vineland'' as a starting point for this section.{{Vineland PbP}}<br><p> ==Pynchon Wiki Help and Contributor Guidelines== [[Help:Contents|'''Click here for help with editing and creating pages.''']] We have a few conventions we ask that you follow: * When creating a new page, first check to make sure a page/article about what you want to write about hasn't already been created, by '''[[Special:Allpages|checking the listof all Wiki pages on the ''Vineland'' wiki]]'''. If a page already exists, please modify that one. * To open a discussion on an individual listing of the Alpha Index or Page by Page Annotations, give it a name that identifies the alpha listing (eg <nowiki>[[Discussion Subject|'''DISCUSSION''']]</nowiki>) and notice that the visible name will be "'''DISCUSSION'''" in bold and full caps, so it stands out a bit. * [[Help:Contents|More help for this wiki available here.]] ==External Links== * [http://www.mediawikihyperarts.orgcom/wikithomas-pynchon/ManualThomasPynchon.com]* [http:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ//www.jonathanrosenbaum.com/?p=7460 "The Spores of Paranoia" - Jonathan Rosenbaum]* [httpshttp://listswww.wikimediamindspring.orgcom/mailman~shadow88/listinfoBabies of Wackiness - A Reader's Guide to ''Vineland'']* [http:/mediawiki/www.themodernword.com/pynchon/ The Modern Word Pynchon page]: [http://www.themodernword.com/pynchon/pynchon_vineland.html The Modern Word: ''Vineland'']: [http://z11.invisionfree.com/thefictionalwoods/index.php The Fictional Woods] -announce MediaWiki release mailing lista Pynchon forum* [http://pynchonoid.blogspot.com/ Pynchonoid Blog]* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vineland Wikipedia: ''Vineland''] ==Featured Article==[[image:jonathan-rosenbaum.jpg|thumb|100px|caption|Jonathan Rosenbaum|left]]If you haven't read '''Jonathan Rosenbaum's''' excellent and insightful [http://www.jonathanrosenbaum.com/?p=7460 essay on ''Vineland''],"Pynchon's Prayer," originally published in 1990 in the [http://www.chicagoreader.com/ ''Chicago Reader''], now's your opportunity. It's available on [http://www.jonathanrosenbaum.com/?p=7460 his blog]. <div style="clear:both;"></div> ==Gallery==Below are some of the images you will find on Pynchon Wiki. {{Special:Newimages}} Enjoy...
