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| − | '''← [[Help: Contents]]''' | + | '''← [[Help:Contents]]''' |
| − | + | An '''edit summary''' is a summary of an edit you make. You can write it in the Summary box under an edit window. | |
| + | == Description == | ||
The text written here, up to 200 characters, will appear in italics on the ''Recent changes'' page and in the page revision history (see also below). You should write a short summary of the changes you have introduced into the article. In addition (or alternatively), the summary field could explain ''why'' the change to the article was made, in order to allay the concerns of other contributors (in the case of potentially controversial or confusing edits). Longer explanations should go on the [[Help:talk page|talk page]]s. | The text written here, up to 200 characters, will appear in italics on the ''Recent changes'' page and in the page revision history (see also below). You should write a short summary of the changes you have introduced into the article. In addition (or alternatively), the summary field could explain ''why'' the change to the article was made, in order to allay the concerns of other contributors (in the case of potentially controversial or confusing edits). Longer explanations should go on the [[Help:talk page|talk page]]s. | ||
'''Always try to fill the summary.''' In the day-to-day operations, with a dozen (or hopefully more!) people all making changes at various times, it's better to have some summary of the changes rather than no summary at all. The summary can help people decide whether they should go read all of the changes that were made in your edit, or whether it's not important enough. (This would be in addition to the "minor edit" feature. See also [[Help: Editing]].) | '''Always try to fill the summary.''' In the day-to-day operations, with a dozen (or hopefully more!) people all making changes at various times, it's better to have some summary of the changes rather than no summary at all. The summary can help people decide whether they should go read all of the changes that were made in your edit, or whether it's not important enough. (This would be in addition to the "minor edit" feature. See also [[Help: Editing]].) | ||
| − | ==Abbreviations== | + | == Abbreviations == |
Efficient contributors to Wikipedia have developed a number of abbreviations for the summary field: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_summary] | Efficient contributors to Wikipedia have developed a number of abbreviations for the summary field: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_summary] | ||
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| − | | | + | {{THT|Abbreviation(s)}} |
| − | + | {{TH|What it means}} | |
| − | + | {{TBT|"+" or "-"}} | |
| − | + | {{TB|Addition or removal, see ''rm'' or ''remove''}} | |
| − | | "+" or "-" | + | {{TBT|''typo''}} |
| − | | Addition or removal, see ''rm'' or ''remove'' | + | {{TB|Fixed typos (wags also use "tipo", "tyop", etc)}} |
| − | + | {{TBT|''sp''}} | |
| − | | ''typo'' | + | {{TB|Fixed spelling mistakes}} |
| − | | Fixed typos (wags also use "tipo", "tyop", etc) | + | {{TBT|''lk(s)'' or ''link(s)''}} |
| − | + | {{TB|Added link(s)}} | |
| − | | ''sp'' | + | {{TBT|''ext lk / link(s)''}} |
| − | | Fixed spelling mistakes | + | {{TB|Added external link(s)}} |
| − | + | {{TBT|''wikified''}} | |
| − | | ''lk(s)'' or ''link(s)'' | + | {{TB|Created links / converted markup, especially of new articles}} |
| − | | Added link(s) | + | {{TBT|''fmt'', ''fm'', ''formatting'', or ''MoS''}} |
| − | + | {{TB|Applied [[Wikisimpsons:Manual of Style|manual of style]] formatting}} | |
| − | | ''ext lk / link(s)'' | + | {{TBT|''<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[other page]]</nowiki>''}} |
| − | | Added external link(s) | + | {{TB|Made the page a redirect to <nowiki>[[other page]]</nowiki>}} |
| − | + | {{TBT|''copyedit''}} | |
| − | | ''wikified'' | + | {{TB|Miscellaneous copyediting}} |
| − | | Created links / converted markup, especially of new articles | + | {{TBT|''<nowiki>[[name of other article]]</nowiki>''}} |
| − | + | {{TB|Added the link name of other article (maybe a bit of text too); this is especially useful if the link is to a new article, to draw people's attention to that, for people who keep track of pages on their watchlist, but not systematically of all new pages.}} | |
| − | | ''fmt'', ''fm'', ''formatting'', or ''MoS'' | + | {{TBT|''rv''}} |
| − | | Applied [[Wikisimpsons:Manual of Style|manual of style]] formatting | + | {{TB|Reverted a previous edit (this short summary is sufficient only in the case of an obvious error or obvious vandalism)}} |
| − | + | {{TBT|''see Talk''}} | |
| − | | ''<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[other page]]</nowiki>'' | + | {{TB|An explanation/discussion of this edit is on the article's [[Wikisimpsons:Talk page|talk page]].}} |
| − | | Made the page a redirect to <nowiki>[[other page]]</nowiki> | + | {{TBT|''rm'' or ''remove''}} |
| − | + | {{TB|Additions and removals are also sometimes abbreviated as "+" and "-" (e.g. "+official website link")}} | |
| − | | ''copyedit'' | + | {{TBT|''dup''}} |
| − | | Miscellaneous copyediting | + | {{TB|Duplication, e.g. "-dup" or "rm dup"}} |
| − | + | {{TBT|''disambig''}} | |
| − | | ''<nowiki>[[name of other article]]</nowiki>'' | + | {{TB|[[Wikisimpsons:Disambiguation|Disambiguating]] a wiki link. (e.g. changing <nowiki>[[PDF]] to [[Portable Document Format|PDF]]</nowiki>)}} |
| − | | Added the link name of other article (maybe a bit of text too); this is especially useful if the link is to a new article, to draw people's attention to that, for people who keep track of pages on their watchlist, but not systematically of all new pages. | + | {{TBT|''ft''}} |
| − | + | {{TB|What follows gives the full added text, it does not make sense to open the article unless you want to see the text in context or want to make another edit.}} | |
| − | | ''rv'' | + | {{TBT|''cm''}} |
| − | | Reverted a previous edit (this short summary is sufficient only in the case of an obvious error or obvious vandalism) | + | {{TB|A comment was added to this page. This is most commonly used on [[Help:Talk page|talk pages]].}} |
| − | + | }} | |
| − | | ''see Talk'' | ||
| − | | An explanation/discussion of this edit is on the article's [[Wikisimpsons:Talk page|talk page]]. | ||
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| − | | ''rm'' or ''remove'' | ||
| − | | Additions and removals are also sometimes abbreviated as "+" and "-" (e.g. "+official website link") | ||
| − | |||
| − | | ''dup'' | ||
| − | | Duplication, e.g. "-dup" or "rm dup" | ||
| − | |||
| − | | ''disambig'' | ||
| − | | [[Wikisimpsons:Disambiguation|Disambiguating]] a wiki link. | ||
| − | |||
| − | | ''ft'' | ||
| − | | What follows gives the full added text, it does not make sense to open the article unless you want to see the text in context or want to make another edit. | ||
| − | |||
| − | | ''cm'' | ||
| − | | A comment was added to this page. | ||
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==Upload summary== | ==Upload summary== | ||
| − | When uploading an image, you can add an upload summary | + | When uploading an image, you can add an upload summary. If the upload is the first for a specific file name (i.e. it's creating a new Image: page), then the upload summary will also serve as the image description until it is edited. In all cases, the upload summary will be applied to the individual images that are uploaded. |
{{Help}} | {{Help}} | ||
[[Category: Help]] | [[Category: Help]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:29, June 29, 2014
An edit summary is a summary of an edit you make. You can write it in the Summary box under an edit window.
Contents
Description[edit]
The text written here, up to 200 characters, will appear in italics on the Recent changes page and in the page revision history (see also below). You should write a short summary of the changes you have introduced into the article. In addition (or alternatively), the summary field could explain why the change to the article was made, in order to allay the concerns of other contributors (in the case of potentially controversial or confusing edits). Longer explanations should go on the talk pages.
Always try to fill the summary. In the day-to-day operations, with a dozen (or hopefully more!) people all making changes at various times, it's better to have some summary of the changes rather than no summary at all. The summary can help people decide whether they should go read all of the changes that were made in your edit, or whether it's not important enough. (This would be in addition to the "minor edit" feature. See also Help: Editing.)
Abbreviations[edit]
Efficient contributors to Wikipedia have developed a number of abbreviations for the summary field: [1]
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Avoid "-" (single hyphen) as separation sign, it gives confusion with the meaning "remove".
"Post a comment" feature[edit]
When starting a new thread on a Talk page, optionally the "Post a comment" feature can be used. Then the edit summary is automatically the same as the new section header.
Places where the edit summary appears[edit]
The following pages generated by the MediaWiki software will display the edit summaries:
Searching[edit]
The Wikisimpsons search can not search edit summaries, and they are not indexed by Google.
Upload summary[edit]
When uploading an image, you can add an upload summary. If the upload is the first for a specific file name (i.e. it's creating a new Image: page), then the upload summary will also serve as the image description until it is edited. In all cases, the upload summary will be applied to the individual images that are uploaded.
Help pages
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| Archiving • Categories • Copyrights • Edit conflicts • Edit summary • Editing • How to log in/Create an account • Licensing Images • Image markup • Interwiki links • Introduction • Minor edits • Namespaces • New pages • Orphans • Page history • Preferences • Recent changes • Redirects • Related changes • Rename a Page • Searching • Table markup • Talk pages • Using templates • Upload files • User contributions • User style • Watchlist • What links here • Wiki markup | ||
| Admin only | ||
| Delete a page • Protect a page | ||
