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'''WikiIndex:Talk Pages for Wiki People''' — this [[project page]] describes specific [[namespace]] pages – commonly known as '[[talk page]]s', also known as ' | '''WikiIndex:Talk Pages for Wiki People''' — this [[project page]] describes specific [[namespace]] pages – commonly known as '[[talk page]]s', also known as 'discussion' pages – which are available to all registered users, and also all [[IP address]] pages which have edited the [[wiki]]. | ||
==Alerting to messages== | ==Alerting to messages== | ||
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If two or more other persons edit your user talk page, the message banner has some subtle changes in its display; for example, should three persons have edited your user talk page, it would appear as follows:<div class=usermessage><div class=plainlinks>You have <font color=#002CC8>[[Special:MyTalk|new messages]]</font> from 3 users (<font color=#002CC8>[[Special:MyTalk|last changes]]</font>).</div></div> | If two or more other persons edit your user talk page, the message banner has some subtle changes in its display; for example, should three persons have edited your user talk page, it would appear as follows:<div class=usermessage><div class=plainlinks>You have <font color=#002CC8>[[Special:MyTalk|new messages]]</font> from 3 users (<font color=#002CC8>[[Special:MyTalk|last changes]]</font>).</div></div> | ||
In the above example, it can be deduced that three edits (and maybe more) have been made to your user talk page. When you click on the 'last changes' link, your user talk page will open on a '[[diff]]' display – as in: ''Difference between revisions of "User talk:Your Username"''. This will show an aggregated view of all edits, alongside your last-viewed version of your user talk page; and will state in brackets the number of ' | In the above example, it can be deduced that three edits (and maybe more) have been made to your user talk page. When you click on the 'last changes' link, your user talk page will open on a '[[diff]]' display – as in: ''Difference between revisions of "User talk:Your Username"''. This will show an aggregated view of all edits, alongside your last-viewed version of your user talk page; and will state in brackets the number of 'hidden' revisions, for example: ''(4 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)''. If you wish to view each individual edit consecutively, click on 'Older edit' near the top of the left column, then click on the 'Newer edit' in the right column, and again on 'Newer edit' until you reach the latest version. | ||
:''Please note: the above example banners are for illustrative purposes only, as they do not contain [[diff]] links. | :''Please note: the above example banners are for illustrative purposes only, as they do not contain actual [[diff]] links. | ||
==Wiki-etiquette about user talk pages== | ==Wiki-etiquette about user talk pages== | ||
The convention on [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], its [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|related projects]], and several derived works – is that nobody should alter anything that someone else has written on anybody else's [[user talk]] page – unless they wish to fix [[red link]]s or disambiguations, or if it's offensive, etc., (and maybe not even if it is - it may be useful evidence!) | The convention on [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], its [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|related projects]], and several derived works – is that nobody should alter anything that someone else has written on anybody else's [[user talk]] page – unless they wish to fix [[red link]]s or disambiguations, or if it's offensive, etc., (and maybe not even if it is - it may be useful evidence!) | ||
Users occasionally {{tag|TalkPage Archives|archive}} the older parts of their [[user talk]] pages, with a [[wikilink]] to their archive (which can easily be a | Users occasionally {{tag|TalkPage Archives|archive}} the older parts of their [[user talk]] pages, with a [[wikilink]] to their archive (which can easily be a sub-page of their talk page); for example, <code><nowiki>[[User talk:Robin Patterson/archive1|Archive Aug-Nov 2005]]</nowiki></code>. Please see [[Template:TalkPageArchive]], as this will auto-include any archived talk page and/or user talk page into [[:category:TalkPage Archives]]. | ||
==Talk pages in general== | ==Talk pages in general== | ||
Question has come up here on WikiIndex about the usefulness of having information on two pages, when it would easily fit onto one page, thus using the talk page in a different way than Wikipedia. | Question has come up here on WikiIndex about the usefulness of having information on two pages, when it would easily fit onto one page, thus using the talk page in a different way than [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]. | ||
:Is this a question about {{tag|Wiki People|wiki people}} talk pages or talk pages in general? [[TedErnst]] | <small>[[User talk:TedErnst|talk]]</small> 14:03, 22 May 2006 (EDT) | :Is this a question about {{tag|Wiki People|wiki people}} talk pages or talk pages in general? [[TedErnst]] | <small>[[User talk:TedErnst|talk]]</small> 14:03, 22 May 2006 (EDT) | ||