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	== Editing conventions on talk pages ==		== Editing conventions on talk pages ==

−	{{Contributor Help badge}} Having discussions on a free-form wiki page will seem strange at first. It helps if everyone follows some simple editing conventions:	+	{{Contributor Help badge}}Having discussions on a free-form wiki page will seem strange at first. It helps if everyone follows some simple editing conventions:

	*Always [[Sign your name]] after your comments. Use the four tildes '<tt><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></tt>' wiki syntax (or the toolbar button)		*Always [[Sign your name]] after your comments. Use the four tildes '<tt><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></tt>' wiki syntax (or the toolbar button)

Cottrells: Reverted edits by Fosamaxclassaction2012 (talk) to last revision by Lotje2

2012-11-20T17:04:50Z

Reverted edits by Fosamaxclassaction2012 (talk) to last revision by Lotje2

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−	~~<br>~~ '''What is a discussion or talk page? '''Every page has an associated Discussion or Talk page which can be used for discussion and communicating with other users. For example, an article on London birth records will have a discussion page where Wiki users might make suggestions for improving the article or call into question the article's accuracy.~~ [http://fosamaxclassaction.wordpress.com Shell's Fosamax Class Action Blog]~~	+
		+	'''What is a discussion or talk page? '''Every page has an associated Discussion or Talk page which can be used for discussion and communicating with other users. For example, an article on London birth records will have a discussion page where Wiki users might make suggestions for improving the article or call into question the article's accuracy.

	'''How to add your comments to a discussion page.'''		'''How to add your comments to a discussion page.'''
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	If you don't get a response to your user talk page message, try looking for other contact details which they may have supplied on their user page.		If you don't get a response to your user talk page message, try looking for other contact details which they may have supplied on their user page.

−	Note that the messages are not private, and others can join in the conversation.	+	Note that the messages are not private, and others can join in the conversation.

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Fosamaxclassaction2012 at 16:47, 20 November 2012

2012-11-20T16:47:06Z

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−		+	<br> '''What is a discussion or talk page? '''Every page has an associated Discussion or Talk page which can be used for discussion and communicating with other users. For example, an article on London birth records will have a discussion page where Wiki users might make suggestions for improving the article or call into question the article's accuracy. [http://fosamaxclassaction.wordpress.com Shell's Fosamax Class Action Blog]
−	'''What is a discussion or talk page? '''Every page has an associated Discussion or Talk page which can be used for discussion and communicating with other users. For example, an article on London birth records will have a discussion page where Wiki users might make suggestions for improving the article or call into question the article's accuracy.	+

	'''How to add your comments to a discussion page.'''		'''How to add your comments to a discussion page.'''
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	If you don't get a response to your user talk page message, try looking for other contact details which they may have supplied on their user page.		If you don't get a response to your user talk page message, try looking for other contact details which they may have supplied on their user page.

−	Note that the messages are not private, and others can join in the conversation.	+	Note that the messages are not private, and others can join in the conversation.

−	{{Contributor help-navbox}}	+	{{Contributor help-navbox}}

	{{featured article}}		{{featured article}}

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Lotje2: removed template

2012-11-19T07:57:22Z

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−	~~<br>~~'''What is a discussion or talk page? '''Every page has an associated Discussion or Talk page which can be used for discussion and communicating with other users. For example, an article on London birth records will have a discussion page where Wiki users might make suggestions for improving the article or call into question the article's accuracy.	+	'''What is a discussion or talk page? '''Every page has an associated Discussion or Talk page which can be used for discussion and communicating with other users. For example, an article on London birth records will have a discussion page where Wiki users might make suggestions for improving the article or call into question the article's accuracy.

	'''How to add your comments to a discussion page.'''		'''How to add your comments to a discussion page.'''

Lotje2: navbox

2012-07-24T08:30:00Z

navbox

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Lotje2: bread crumb

2012-07-24T02:19:04Z

bread crumb

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Gbo17: added bronze star

2012-05-30T18:18:54Z

added bronze star

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−	Note that the messages are not private, and others can join in the conversation.	+	Note that the messages are not private, and others can join in the conversation.

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Gbo17: added bronze star

2012-05-30T18:16:50Z

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−	Note that the messages are not private, and others can join in the conversation.	+	Note that the messages are not private, and others can join in the conversation.

	{{Featured Article}}		{{Featured Article}}

	[[Category:Help\|{{PAGENAME}}]]		[[Category:Help\|{{PAGENAME}}]]

Gbo17: added bronze star

2012-05-30T18:15:47Z

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	<br>'''What is a discussion or talk page? '''Every page has an associated Discussion or Talk page which can be used for discussion and communicating with other users. For example, an article on London birth records will have a discussion page where Wiki users might make suggestions for improving the article or call into question the article's accuracy.		<br>'''What is a discussion or talk page? '''Every page has an associated Discussion or Talk page which can be used for discussion and communicating with other users. For example, an article on London birth records will have a discussion page where Wiki users might make suggestions for improving the article or call into question the article's accuracy.
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	== Editing conventions on talk pages ==		== Editing conventions on talk pages ==
−	~~{{Contributor Help badge}}~~
−	~~Having discussions on a free-form wiki page will seem strange at first. It helps if everyone follows some simple editing conventions:~~

−	*Always [[~~sign~~ your name]] after your comments. Use the four tildes '<tt><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></tt>' wiki syntax (or the toolbar button)	+	{{Contributor Help badge}} Having discussions on a free-form wiki page will seem strange at first. It helps if everyone follows some simple editing conventions:
		+
		+	*Always [[Sign your name]] after your comments. Use the four tildes '<tt><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></tt>' wiki syntax (or the toolbar button)
	*Start a new discussion with a <tt><nowiki>==level 2 heading==</nowiki></tt> at the bottom of the page (or use the '+' tab)		*Start a new discussion with a <tt><nowiki>==level 2 heading==</nowiki></tt> at the bottom of the page (or use the '+' tab)
	*Indent replies with colons (':') at the beginning of the line.		*Indent replies with colons (':') at the beginning of the line.
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	Here is an example discussion, following the talk page conventions:		Here is an example discussion, following the talk page conventions:

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−	<br><tt><nowiki>== More spiders information needed ==</nowiki></tt><br><tt><nowiki>This page has a lot of detail about the web, but I really dont understand a single word of it, and it doesn't mention the spider once -- Bob Smith 18:07, 26 August 1991 (UTC)</nowiki></tt><br><tt><nowiki>: No no. This page is talking about the "world wide web". I have added a clarification at the top - Simon Brown 11:21, 28 August 1991(UTC)</nowiki></tt><br><tt><nowiki>:: Oh I see... So what's the big deal about hyperlinked documents? Seems like a stupid idea to me. -- Bob Smith 14:11, 3 September 1991 (UTC)</nowiki></tt><br><tt><nowiki>::: Well I think we should have some information about it here on our wiki, but you're probably right. It'll never catch on. -- Simon Brown 21:55, 3 September 1991 (UTC)</nowiki></tt>	+	<br><tt><nowiki>== More spiders information needed ==</nowiki></tt><br><tt><nowiki>This page has a lot of detail about the web, but I really dont understand a single word of it, and it doesn't mention the spider once -- Bob Smith 18:07, 26 August 1991 (UTC)</nowiki></tt><br><tt><nowiki>: No no. This page is talking about the "world wide web". I have added a clarification at the top - Simon Brown 11:21, 28 August 1991(UTC)</nowiki></tt><br><tt><nowiki>:: Oh I see... So what's the big deal about hyperlinked documents? Seems like a stupid idea to me. -- Bob Smith 14:11, 3 September 1991 (UTC)</nowiki></tt><br><tt><nowiki>::: Well I think we should have some information about it here on our wiki, but you're probably right. It'll never catch on. -- Simon Brown 21:55, 3 September 1991 (UTC)</nowiki></tt>

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	== Editing discussions ==		== Editing discussions ==
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	The contributor will see a note at the top of every wiki page when they have received a message. They may be notified by email as well, although this cannot always be relied upon (since the email notification feature must be activated by supplying a valid email address, and clicking a confirmation link).		The contributor will see a note at the top of every wiki page when they have received a message. They may be notified by email as well, although this cannot always be relied upon (since the email notification feature must be activated by supplying a valid email address, and clicking a confirmation link).

−	You can leave a message inviting the contributor into a discussion in [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/forumdisplay.php?f=5 the forums] where more contributors gather.	+	You can leave a message inviting the contributor into a discussion in [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/forumdisplay.php?f=5 the forums] where more contributors gather.

	If you don't get a response to your user talk page message, try looking for other contact details which they may have supplied on their user page.		If you don't get a response to your user talk page message, try looking for other contact details which they may have supplied on their user page.

−	Note that the messages are not private, and others can join in the conversation.	+	Note that the messages are not private, and others can join in the conversation.
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		+	{{Featured Article}}

	[[Category:Help\|{{PAGENAME}}]]		[[Category:Help\|{{PAGENAME}}]]

VasquezJL: added detail/direction to the user talk page part

2012-02-02T09:15:45Z

added detail/direction to the user talk page part

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	== User Talk pages ==		== User Talk pages ==

−	A "user talk page" is a talk page associated with ~~somebody's~~ "user page" (~~See~~ [[Help:User page\|Help:User page]]) ~~This is a place to leave messages for a particular wiki user~~.	+	A "user talk page" is a place where you can leave a message for a specific wiki contributor. The user talk page is associated with their "user page" (see [[Help:User page\|Help:User page]]).

−	~~This can function as~~ a ~~kind~~ of ~~messaging system. Users receive a prominent notification~~ when ~~new messages~~ have ~~been left on their talk page~~. They may be notified by email as well, although this cannot always be relied upon (since the email notification feature must be activated by supplying a valid email address, and clicking a confirmation link). If you don't get a response to your user talk page message, try looking for other contact details which they may have supplied on their user page.	+	The contributor will see a note at the top of every wiki page when they have received a message. They may be notified by email as well, although this cannot always be relied upon (since the email notification feature must be activated by supplying a valid email address, and clicking a confirmation link).
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		+	You can leave a message inviting the contributor into a discussion in [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/forumdisplay.php?f=5 the forums] where more contributors gather.
		+
		+	If you don't get a response to your user talk page message, try looking for other contact details which they may have supplied on their user page.

	Note that the messages are not private, and others can join in the conversation.		Note that the messages are not private, and others can join in the conversation.

	[[Category:Help\|{{PAGENAME}}]]		[[Category:Help\|{{PAGENAME}}]]