Help:Talk page

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Talk pages are for communicating with other users, especially about articles and improving this wiki. There is a talk page attached to every other page; just click the "discussion" or "talk page" link at the top or side of any page to find it.

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[edit] Using talk pages

Comments on talk pages can be picked up by Google and other search engines, and are available under the GFD License, so keep that in mind when you write.

It's possible to add a new section to a talk page without opening the whole edit page. Just click the "Leave message" or "+" link at the top of the article. You will be given spaces to enter a title for your new section, and to enter your comment. You can then save, and the comment will be added as a new section at the bottom of the page.

If any talk page gets too long, you can create an archive by typing [[/Archive]] (or any other name you like to use) onto the talk page. You can click the new link (preferably in a new window), and copy over the older comments then delete them from the current page when they are saved.

Some other hints for talk pages:

• Sign your comments by typing "~~~~" (four tildes). This will add your name and the date.
• Add comments to the end of the page.
• Keep your comments polite and friendly. It's always best to be civil, even if things get heated.

[edit] Centric talk pages

While other talk pages should be used to discuss the improvement of it's parent article, there are talk pages used to discuss the entire Gislewiki operation.

• Community Portal
  Used to discuss matters of the entire Gislewiki complex; suggestion of new practises, pages, projects and policies.
• Resources
  Used to discuss formatting and uniforming the wiki; gnome work and making things run smoother.

[edit] Indenting

To preserve certain readability, please indent your replies. You can indent rows by using the colon (:) sign. Use as many colons as the number of the reply is. As an example:

Should this page be merged? Angela 13:21, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I think it should. Sysrq868 13:54, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

No, I disagree. Jack Phoenix 10:15, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Should this page be merged? '''[[User:Angela|Angela]]''' 13:21, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
:Yes, I think it should. '''[[User:Sysrq868|Sysrq868]]''' 13:54, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
::No, I disagree. '''[[User:Jack Phoenix|Jack Phoenix]]''' 10:15, 2 January 2008 (UTC)