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add alternate version to "User"
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A wiki '''user page''' is a page on a [[wiki]] that contains information about a user. On wikis which use only [[WikiIndex:RealNames|real names]], said user pages will be about real people, using their real name; whereas on wikis which have no requirement for real names, user pages may be created under either their logged-in pseudonym or their real name. | A wiki '''user page''' is a page on a [[wiki]] that contains information about a user. On wikis which use only [[WikiIndex:RealNames|real names]], said user pages will be about real people, using their real name; whereas on wikis which have no requirement for real names, user pages may be created under either their logged-in pseudonym or their real name. | ||
Typically, the user page is reserved for the user themself to edit, although some users, e.g. [[Jimbo Wales]], state on their user pages that they are okay with other users making edits (as had been the wiki community standard for 6 years prior to the Wikipedia software). | Typically, the user page is reserved for the user themself to edit, although some users, e.g. [[Jimbo Wales]], state on their user pages that they are okay with other users making edits (as had been the wiki community standard for 6 years prior to the Wikipedia software). WikiMedia wikis may have blanket policies stating user pages may only be edited by their user, whereas other wikis may have a policy which freely allows folks to edit others user pages, as is the case with WikiIndex. However, irrespective of what blanket policy may be in force, it would always be a good idea to respect the desires of the actual wishes of the user regarding their own user pages. | ||
== Removing the internal term "User" == | |||
A wiki '''account page''' is a page on a [[wiki]] that contains information about a person. On wikis which use only [[WikiIndex:RealNames|real names]], said account pages will be about real people, using their real name; whereas on wikis which have no requirement for real names, account pages may be created under either their logged-in pseudonym or their real name. | |||
For MediaWiki wiki, the account page is often reserved for the person themselves to edit, although some people, e.g. [[Jimbo Wales]], state on their account page that they are okay with other people making edits (as had been the wiki community standard for 6 years prior to the Wikipedia software). WikiMedia wikis may have blanket policies stating user pages may only be edited by their account holder, whereas other wikis may have a policy which freely allows folks to edit others account pages, as is the case with WikiIndex. However, irrespective of what blanket policy may be in force, it would always be a good idea to respect the desires of the actual wishes of the individual regarding their own account pages. | |||
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