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MDGarcia: chg references to proper help files

2018-12-14T16:50:42Z

chg references to proper help files

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	{{policy}}		{{policy}}
	::''The following guide is adapted from the document written and executed by [[memoryalpha:Always fill summary field\|Memory Alpha]].''		::''The following guide is adapted from the document written and executed by [[memoryalpha:Always fill summary field\|Memory Alpha]].''
	When [[Help:Editing\|editing]] an article on the TRMN Wiki, there is a small field labeled "Add a summary of your edit" either above or to the right of the main edit-box.		When [[mediawikiwiki:Help:Editing\|editing]] an article on the TRMN Wiki, there is a small field labeled "Add a summary of your edit" either above or to the right of the main edit-box.

	The text entered in the summary box, up to 200 characters, will appear in italics on the [[Help:Recent changes\|Recent changes]] page and in the page revision history (see 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 pages\|talk pages]].		The text entered in the summary box, up to 200 characters, will appear in italics on the [[mediawikiwiki:Help:Recent changes\|Recent changes]] page and in the page revision history (see 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 [[mediawikiwiki:Help:Talk pages\|talk pages]].

	'''Always fill the summary''' is one of the TRMN Wiki's {{mp\|Policies and guidelines\|guidelines}}. In the day-to-day operations, with many 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 "[[Help:Editing#Minor edits\|minor edit]]" feature.) There are a few [[Help:Automatic edit summaries\|automatically generated edit summaries]], but these are only used in special circumstances.		'''Always fill the summary''' is one of the TRMN Wiki's {{mp\|Policies and guidelines\|guidelines}}. In the day-to-day operations, with many 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 "[[mediawikiwiki:Help:Editing#Minor edits\|minor edit]]" feature.) There are a few [[mediawikiwiki:Help:Automatic edit summaries\|automatically generated edit summaries]], but these are only used in special circumstances.

	==Abbreviations==		==Abbreviations==
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	\|-		\|-
	\| ''cm''		\| ''cm''
	\| Comment. Commonly used on [[Help:Talk pages\|talk pages]].		\| Comment. Commonly used on [[mediawikiwiki:Help:Talk pages\|talk pages]].
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''copyedit''		\| ''copyedit''
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	\|-		\|-
	\| ''re'' or ''rep(s)''		\| ''re'' or ''rep(s)''
	\| Reply. Commonly used on [[Help:Talk pages\|talk pages]].		\| Reply. Commonly used on [[mediawikiwiki:Help:Talk pages\|talk pages]].
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''ref''		\| ''ref''
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	\|-		\|-
	\| ''see talk''		\| ''see talk''
	\| An explanation/discussion of this edit is on the article's [[Help:Talk pages\|talk page]].		\| An explanation/discussion of this edit is on the article's [[mediawikiwiki:Help:Talk pages\|talk page]].
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''sk'' or ''sort''		\| ''sk'' or ''sort''
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	==Searching==		==Searching==
	Note that the [[Help:Search\|search]] function cannot search edit summaries, and they are not indexed by Google.		Note that the [[mediawikiwiki:Help:Search\|search]] function cannot search edit summaries, and they are not indexed by Google.

	==Upload summary==		==Upload summary==
	When uploading an image, you can add an upload summary (see [[Help:File description page\|file description page]]). If the upload is the first for a specific file name (i.e. it is creating a new File: page), then the upload summary will also serve as the file description until it is edited. In all cases, the upload summary will be applied to the individual files that are uploaded.		When uploading an image, you can add an upload summary (see [[mediawikiwiki:Help:File description page\|file description page]]). If the upload is the first for a specific file name (i.e. it is creating a new File: page), then the upload summary will also serve as the file description until it is edited. In all cases, the upload summary will be applied to the individual files that are uploaded.


	[[Category:Wiki guidelines\|Always fill summary field]]		[[Category:Wiki guidelines\|Always fill summary field]]

MDGarcia: /* Abbreviations */ rm codes not needed on TRMN wiki

2018-12-14T16:47:08Z

Abbreviations: rm codes not needed on TRMN wiki

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	\| "+" or "-"		\| "+" or "-"
	\| Addition or removal, see ''rm''.		\| Addition or removal, see ''rm''.
	\|-
	~~\| ''at''~~
	~~\| Article type. Generally when adding the {{tl\|article type}} template.~~
	\|-
	~~\| ''bg''~~
	~~\| Background. Generally used with ''info'' for ''bginfo''.~~
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''cat''		\| ''cat''

MDGarcia: /* Abbreviations */ rm legacy MA reference, adding TRMN

2018-12-14T16:45:24Z

Abbreviations: rm legacy MA reference, adding TRMN

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	==Abbreviations==		==Abbreviations==
	Efficient contributors to ~~Memory Alpha~~ use a number of abbreviations for the summary field:		Efficient contributors to the TRMN Wiki use a number of abbreviations for the summary field:

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"

MDGarcia: /* Abbreviations */ correcting template mp

2018-12-14T15:27:21Z

Abbreviations: correcting template mp

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	\| ''disambig''		\| ''disambig''
	\| {{ma\|Disambiguation}}. Used when disambiguating a link or adding a disambiguation link to the top of the article.		\| {{mp\|Disambiguation}}. Used when disambiguating a link or adding a disambiguation link to the top of the article.
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''ex'' or ''ext''		\| ''ex'' or ''ext''
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	\| ''fm'', ''fmt'', ''format'', or ''MoS''		\| ''fm'', ''fmt'', ''format'', or ''MoS''
	\| Formatting. Applied {{ma\|Manual of Style\|manual of style}} formatting.		\| Formatting. Applied {{mp\|Manual of Style\|manual of style}} formatting.
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''ft''		\| ''ft''
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	\| ''sk'' or ''sort''		\| ''sk'' or ''sort''
	\| Sortkey. Changes made to the {{ma\|Category sort keys\|category sort key(s)}}.		\| Sortkey. Changes made to the {{mp\|Category sort keys\|category sort key(s)}}.
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''sp''		\| ''sp''

MDGarcia: using correct namespace

2018-12-14T15:26:23Z

using correct namespace

New page

{{policy}}
::''The following guide is adapted from the document written and executed by [[memoryalpha:Always fill summary field|Memory Alpha]].''
When [[Help:Editing|editing]] an article on the TRMN Wiki, there is a small field labeled "Add a summary of your edit" either above or to the right of the main edit-box.

The text entered in the summary box, up to 200 characters, will appear in italics on the [[Help:Recent changes|Recent changes]] page and in the page revision history (see 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 pages|talk pages]].

'''Always fill the summary''' is one of the TRMN Wiki's {{mp|Policies and guidelines|guidelines}}. In the day-to-day operations, with many 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 "[[Help:Editing#Minor edits|minor edit]]" feature.) There are a few [[Help:Automatic edit summaries|automatically generated edit summaries]], but these are only used in special circumstances.

==Abbreviations==
Efficient contributors to Memory Alpha use a number of abbreviations for the summary field:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Abbreviation(s)
! What it means
|-
| "+" or "-"
| Addition or removal, see ''rm''.
|-
| ''at''
| Article type. Generally when adding the {{tl|article type}} template.
|-
| ''bg''
| Background. Generally used with ''info'' for ''bginfo''.
|-
| ''cat''
| Category. Changes to the category (wags also use "dog").
|-
| ''chg''
| Change. Could be used in conjunction with several other abbreviations.
|-
| ''cite''
| Citation. Usually used when requesting or adding a citation.
|-
| ''cm''
| Comment. Commonly used on [[Help:Talk pages|talk pages]].
|-
| ''copyedit''
| Miscellaneous copyediting.
|-
| ''dup''
| Duplication, e.g. "-dup" or "rm dup".
|-
| ''disambig''
| {{ma|Disambiguation}}. Used when disambiguating a link or adding a disambiguation link to the top of the article.
|-
| ''ex'' or ''ext''
| External. Generally used with ''lk'' for adding or removing external link(s).
|-
| ''fm'', ''fmt'', ''format'', or ''MoS''
| Formatting. Applied {{ma|Manual of Style|manual of style}} formatting.
|-
| ''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.
|-
| ''fx''
| Fix. This is generally used when a page (''lk fx'') or image (''img fx'') as been moved, requiring the links to be updated.
|-
| ''info''
| Information. Generally used with ''bg'' for ''bginfo''.
|-
| ''lk(s)''
| Link(s). Could be used in conjunction with several other abbreviations.
|-
| ''rd''
| Redirect. Used when creating a redirect.
|-
| ''re'' or ''rep(s)''
| Reply. Commonly used on [[Help:Talk pages|talk pages]].
|-
| ''ref''
| Reference. Usually used when requesting or adding a reference.
|-
| ''rm'' or ''remov''
| Remove. Additions and removals are also sometimes abbreviated as "+" and "-".
|-
| ''rv''
| Revert.
|-
| ''see talk''
| An explanation/discussion of this edit is on the article's [[Help:Talk pages|talk page]].
|-
| ''sk'' or ''sort''
| Sortkey. Changes made to the {{ma|Category sort keys|category sort key(s)}}.
|-
| ''sp''
| Spelling. Fixed spelling mistakes.
|-
| ''typo''
| Fixed typos (wags also use "tipo", "tyop", etc).
|-
| ''wikified''
| Created links / converted markup, especially of new articles.
|-
| ''wording''
| Changes to the wording of the article.
|-
| ''<code><nowiki>[[name of other article]]</nowiki></code>''
| Added the link <code><nowiki>[[name of other article]]</nowiki></code> (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.
|}

Avoid "-" (single hyphen) as separation sign, since it is used as a shorthand for "remove".

=="Post a comment" feature==
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==
The following pages generated by the MediaWiki software will display the edit summaries:

* [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent changes]]
* [[Special:Contributions|User contributions]]
* Page history
* [[Special:Watchlist|User watchlists]]
* [[Special:Relatedchanges|Related changes]]
* [[Special:Newpages|New pages]]

==Searching==
Note that the [[Help:Search|search]] function cannot search edit summaries, and they are not indexed by Google.

==Upload summary==
When uploading an image, you can add an upload summary (see [[Help:File description page|file description page]]). If the upload is the first for a specific file name (i.e. it is creating a new File: page), then the upload summary will also serve as the file description until it is edited. In all cases, the upload summary will be applied to the individual files that are uploaded.

[[Category:Wiki guidelines|Always fill summary field]]