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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. Some 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. | 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). Some 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. | ||
[[Category:WikiIdea]] | [[Category:WikiIdea]] | ||
[[Category:Guidelines]] | [[Category:Guidelines]] | ||
Revision as of 00:13, 10 May 2014
A wiki user page is a page on a wiki that contains information about a user. On wikis which use only 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). Some 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.