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A '''user page''' is a page on a [[wiki]], usually found within a specific [[WikiIndex:Namespace conventions|namespace]] such as <tt>User:</tt>, that contains information about individual {{tag|Wiki | A '''user page''' is a page on a [[wiki]], usually found within a specific [[WikiIndex:Namespace conventions|namespace]] such as <tt>User:</tt>, that contains information about individual {{tag|Wiki people|wiki users}}. On [[WhatIsWiki|wikis]] which use only [[WikiIndex:Real names|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 [[:Category:User page moved to real name|real name]]. | ||
Typically, the user page is reserved for the user themselves to edit, although some users, e.g. [[Jimmy Wales|Jimbo Wales]], state on their user pages that they are okay with other users making edits (as had been the wiki community standard for six years prior to the [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] software). [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] 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 here on WikiIndex. However, irrespective of what blanket policy may be in force, it would always be a good idea, and good manners, to respect the desires of the actual wishes of the user regarding their own user pages. | Typically, the user page is reserved for the user themselves to edit, although some users, e.g. [[Jimmy Wales|Jimbo Wales]], state on their user pages that they are okay with other users making edits (as had been the wiki community standard for six years prior to the [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] software). [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] 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 here on WikiIndex. However, irrespective of what blanket policy may be in force, it would always be a good idea, and good manners, to respect the desires of the actual wishes of the user regarding their own user pages. | ||
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*[[:Category:User page moved to real name]] — lists the 'redirect' of a WikiIndex user who prefers to be known by their real name | *[[:Category:User page moved to real name]] — lists the 'redirect' of a WikiIndex user who prefers to be known by their real name | ||
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