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Discussion or questions about a particular page can be made on the 'discussion' or '[[Talk page|talk]]' page associated with that [[article]], [[category]], or [[user page]]. If your question is a general matter, and not confined to a single page (or [[:Category:Wiki Topic|subject matter]]), see [[Talk:Wiki Index]]. Please remember to 'sign and date' your questions, and / or replies on <u>all</u> talk pages by typing four tildes, as in <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>, at the end of your message, so that other readers know 'who (and when) asked the question, and who to reply to'. | Discussion or questions about a particular page can be made on the 'discussion' or '[[Talk page|talk]]' page associated with that [[article]], [[category]], or [[user page]]. If your question is a general matter, and not confined to a single page (or [[:Category:Wiki Topic|subject matter]]), see [[Talk:Wiki Index]]. Please remember to 'sign and date' your questions, and / or replies on <u>all</u> talk pages by typing four tildes, as in <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>, at the end of your message, so that other readers know 'who (and when) asked the question, and who to reply to'. | ||
If you see an <span style=color:orange>orange</span> banner containing '[[WikiIndex:Talk Pages for Wiki People#Alerting to personal messages|You have a new message . . .]]' (or similar wording) at the top of any page, it means that another WikiIndex [[user]] has left a message for you on your own [[WikiIndex:Talk Pages for Wiki People|user talk]] or discussion page. If you edit another WikiIndex member's user talk page, it is they who will be the one seeing the same orange banner message. If / when you do place a message on another person's talk page, it is commonly considered to be a [[:Category:WikiIdea|good idea]] to add their said talk page to your own '[[Special:Watchlist|watchlist]]', as this [[:Category: | If you see an <span style=color:orange>orange</span> banner containing '[[WikiIndex:Talk Pages for Wiki People#Alerting to personal messages|You have a new message . . .]]' (or similar wording) at the top of any page, it means that another WikiIndex [[user]] has left a message for you on your own [[WikiIndex:Talk Pages for Wiki People|user talk]] or discussion page. If you edit another WikiIndex member's user talk page, it is they who will be the one seeing the same orange banner message. If / when you do place a message on another person's talk page, it is commonly considered to be a [[:Category:WikiIdea|good idea]] to add their said talk page to your own '[[Special:Watchlist|watchlist]]', as this [[:Category:Wiki concept|feature]] allows you to track when they reply to your comment (on their own user talk page). | ||
One way you can help is to keep an eye on the '[[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]]', where all recent edits, new pages, uploaded [[file]]s, and more, along with their authors are listed. Anonymous edits (colloquially known as an '[[IP editor]]'), especially, may need checking in case they are [[spam]] and / or [[vandal]]ism. | One way you can help is to keep an eye on the '[[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]]', where all recent edits, new pages, uploaded [[file]]s, and more, along with their authors are listed. Anonymous edits (colloquially known as an '[[IP editor]]'), especially, may need checking in case they are [[spam]] and / or [[vandal]]ism. | ||