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::''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 | When [[mediawikiwiki:Help:Editing|editing]] an article on the Tenth Fleet 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 | '''Always fill the summary''' is one of the Tenth Fleet 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== | ||
Efficient contributors to | Efficient contributors to the Tenth Fleet Wiki use a number of abbreviations for the summary field: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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| "+" or "-" | | "+" or "-" | ||
| Addition or removal, see ''rm''. | | Addition or removal, see ''rm''. | ||
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| ''cat'' | | ''cat'' | ||
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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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| ''disambig'' | | ''disambig'' | ||
| {{ | | {{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 {{ | | Formatting. Applied {{mp|Manual of Style|manual of style}} formatting. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''ft'' | | ''ft'' | ||
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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'' | ||
| Sortkey. Changes made to the {{ | | Sortkey. Changes made to the {{mp|Category sort keys|category sort key(s)}}. | ||
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| ''sp'' | | ''sp'' | ||
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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]] | ||