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Fix red link following category rename, interwiki templates
Hoof Hearted (talk | contribs) (grammar tweaks) |
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An '''edit summary''' is one of the fundamental {{tag| | An '''edit summary''' is one of the fundamental {{tag|Wiki concept|concepts}} of most, if not all [[:Category:Wiki Engine|wiki engines]], and is generally considered a good {{tag|WikiIdea|idea}} to always fill in the edit summary field accurately. | ||
When [[Help:Editing|editing]] an article here on [[WikiIndex]], there is a small field labeled ' | When [[Help:Editing|editing]] an article here on [[WikiIndex]], there is a small field labeled '{{Wp|Help:Edit summary|Summary:}}' under the main [[edit box]].<!-- It looks like this: | ||
<div class="mw-summary" style="width:50em; margin-left:30px; background-color:#eeeeee; padding:5px"> | <div class="mw-summary" style="width:50em; margin-left:30px; background-color:#eeeeee; padding:5px"> | ||
{{int:summary}} | {{int:summary}} | ||
{{Inputbox| }} | {{Inputbox| }} | ||
</div>--> | </div>--> | ||
The text written in the edit summary will appear verbatim on the [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]] list, in the | The text written in the edit summary will appear verbatim on the [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]] list, in the {{Wp|Help:Page history|page revision history}} of its related article, on the {{Mw|Help:Diff|diff page}}, and in the {{Mw|Help:Watching pages|watchlists}} of [[user]]s who are watching that article. See {{Mw|Help:Edit summary}} at [[MediaWiki.org]] for full information on this feature. | ||
Filling in the edit summary field greatly helps your fellow contributors in understanding what you changed, so please always fill in the edit summary field. If you are adding a new section, please do not just keep the previous section's header in the edit summary field; please fill in your new section's name instead. Thank you. | Filling in the edit summary field greatly helps your fellow contributors in understanding what you changed, so please always fill in the edit summary field. If you are adding a new section, please do not just keep the previous section's header in the edit summary field; please fill in your new section's name instead. Thank you. | ||
;''See also | ;''See also | ||
* | *{{WMF-Meta|Help:Edit summary}} — at [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]] | ||
*[[WikiIndex:Editing etiquette]] | *[[WikiIndex: Editing etiquette]] | ||
[[Category:WikiIndex]] | [[Category:WikiIndex]] | ||