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GregSmith: /* top */Bot replace {{FairMormon}} with {{Main Page}} and remove extra lines around {{Header}}

2024-04-13T20:22:02Z

top: Bot replace {{FairMormon}} with {{Main Page}} and remove extra lines around {{Header}}

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FairMormonBot: Bot: Automated text replacement (-{{Articles(.*)}} +)

2017-06-09T01:42:19Z

Bot: Automated text replacement (-{{Articles(.*)}} +)

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	*[[Wikipedia:edit summary legend\|Edit summary legend]] - common abbreviations often seen in edit summaries.		*[[Wikipedia:edit summary legend\|Edit summary legend]] - common abbreviations often seen in edit summaries.
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FairMormonBot: Bot: Automated text replacement (-{{Articles FAIR copyright}} +{{FairMormon}})

2017-06-08T16:11:22Z

Bot: Automated text replacement (-{{Articles FAIR copyright}} +{{FairMormon}})

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RKMBot: Bot: Removing fr:Edit Summary

2017-06-05T22:11:16Z

Bot: Removing fr:Edit Summary

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GregSmithBot: GLSBot: Adding footers to all articles

2010-05-24T01:45:04Z

GLSBot: Adding footers to all articles

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GregSmithBot: GLSBot: Adding headers to all articles

2010-05-15T07:52:15Z

GLSBot: Adding headers to all articles

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GregSmith: robot Adding: fr:Edit Summary

2010-05-02T03:44:41Z

robot Adding: fr:Edit Summary

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	*[[Wikipedia:edit summary legend\|Edit summary legend]] - common abbreviations often seen in edit summaries.		*[[Wikipedia:edit summary legend\|Edit summary legend]] - common abbreviations often seen in edit summaries.

			[[fr:Edit Summary]]

Fisherad: /* See also */

2005-09-15T17:04:25Z

Fisherad at 17:04, 15 September 2005

2005-09-15T17:04:00Z

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	~~{{guideline}}~~		When editing an article on a wiki there is a small field labelled "Edit summary" under the main edit-box. It looks like this:
	~~{{shortcut\|[[WP:ES]]}}~~
	When ~~[[Wikipedia:How to edit a page\|~~editing]] an article on ~~[[Wikipedia]]~~ there is a small field labelled "Edit summary" under the main edit-box. It looks like this:

	:[[Image:Edit_Summary-2.png\|Edit summary text box]]		:[[Image:Edit_Summary-2.png\|Edit summary text box]]

	The text written here, up to 200 characters, will appear on the ''Recent changes'' page, in the page revision history, on the ~~[[m:MediaWiki User's Guide: Diff\|~~diff page]], and in the ~~[[meta:MediaWiki User's Guide: Using the Watchlist\|~~watchlists]] of users who are watching that article~~. See '''[[m:Help:Edit summary]]''' for full information on this feature~~.		The text written here, up to 200 characters, will appear on the ''Recent changes'' page, in the page revision history, on the diff page, and in the watchlists of users who are watching that article.

	== Guidelines ==		== Guidelines ==
	'''Always fill the summary field''' ~~is one of Wikipedia's [[wikipedia:Policies and guidelines\|guidelines]].~~ Even a short summary is better than no summary. Accurate summaries help people decide whether it is worthwhile for them to check a change. Summaries often pique the interest of Wikipedians with an expertise in the area. This may not be as necessary for "minor changes", but (e.g.) "fixed spelling" would be nice even then.		'''Always fill the summary field.''' Even a short summary is better than no summary. Accurate summaries help people decide whether it is worthwhile for them to check a change. Summaries often pique the interest of Wikipedians with an expertise in the area. This may not be as necessary for "minor changes", but (e.g.) "fixed spelling" would be nice even then.

	When uploading an image one should supply an upload summary. ~~Please see [[Wikipedia:Image description page]] for full information on this feature.~~		When uploading an image one should supply an upload summary.

	=== Use of edit summaries in disputes ===		=== Use of edit summaries in disputes ===
	If a ~~[[Wikipedia:Dispute resolution\|~~content dispute]] develops, proper use of edit summaries is critical. Edit summaries should accurately summarize the nature of the edit, especially if it may be controversial; if the edit involves ~~[[Wikipedia:How to revert a page to an earlier version\|~~reverting previous changes]], it should be marked as a revert in the edit summary. However, edit summaries are not the place to carry on debates or negotiation over the content. Doing this will actually exacerbate the situation, because it naturally encourages the other party to respond in the same manner - in other words, by making an edit and using the edit summary - and what might have been productive dialogue instead becomes an ~~[[Wikipedia:~~edit war~~\|edit war]]~~. The proper place to discuss changes to article content is on the ~~[[Wikipedia:talk page\|~~talk page]].		If a content dispute develops, proper use of edit summaries is critical. Edit summaries should accurately summarize the nature of the edit, especially if it may be controversial; if the edit involves reverting previous changes, it should be marked as a revert in the edit summary. However, edit summaries are not the place to carry on debates or negotiation over the content. Doing this will actually exacerbate the situation, because it naturally encourages the other party to respond in the same manner - in other words, by making an edit and using the edit summary - and what might have been productive dialogue instead becomes an edit war. The proper place to discuss changes to article content is on the talk page.

	==See also==		==See also==

Fisherad at 16:56, 15 September 2005

2005-09-15T16:56:57Z

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{{guideline}}
{{shortcut|[[WP:ES]]}}
When [[Wikipedia:How to edit a page|editing]] an article on [[Wikipedia]] there is a small field labelled "Edit summary" under the main edit-box. It looks like this:

:[[Image:Edit_Summary-2.png|Edit summary text box]]

The text written here, up to 200 characters, will appear on the ''Recent changes'' page, in the page revision history, on the [[m:MediaWiki User's Guide: Diff|diff page]], and in the [[meta:MediaWiki User's Guide: Using the Watchlist|watchlists]] of users who are watching that article. See '''[[m:Help:Edit summary]]''' for full information on this feature.

== Guidelines ==
'''Always fill the summary field''' is one of Wikipedia's [[wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|guidelines]]. Even a short summary is better than no summary. Accurate summaries help people decide whether it is worthwhile for them to check a change. Summaries often pique the interest of Wikipedians with an expertise in the area. This may not be as necessary for "minor changes", but (e.g.) "fixed spelling" would be nice even then.

When uploading an image one should supply an upload summary. Please see [[Wikipedia:Image description page]] for full information on this feature.

=== Use of edit summaries in disputes ===
If a [[Wikipedia:Dispute resolution|content dispute]] develops, proper use of edit summaries is critical. Edit summaries should accurately summarize the nature of the edit, especially if it may be controversial; if the edit involves [[Wikipedia:How to revert a page to an earlier version|reverting previous changes]], it should be marked as a revert in the edit summary. However, edit summaries are not the place to carry on debates or negotiation over the content. Doing this will actually exacerbate the situation, because it naturally encourages the other party to respond in the same manner - in other words, by making an edit and using the edit summary - and what might have been productive dialogue instead becomes an [[Wikipedia:edit war|edit war]]. The proper place to discuss changes to article content is on the [[Wikipedia:talk page|talk page]].

==See also==
*[[Wikipedia:edit summary legend|Edit summary legend]] - common abbreviations often seen in edit summaries.

[[Category:Wikipedia feature|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Wikipedia guidelines|{{PAGENAME}}]]

[[cs:Wikipedie:Shrnutí editace]]
[[da:Wikipedia:Beskrivelse]]
[[de:Wikipedia:Zusammenfassung]]
[[fr:Wikipédia:Toujours commenter vos modifications dans la boîte de résumé]]
[[id:Wikipedia:Ringkasan]]
[[ja:Wikipedia:常に要約フィールドに記入する]]
[[nl:Help:Samenvatting]]
[[sv:Wikipedia:Sammanfattning]]
[[zh:Wikipedia:编辑摘要]]

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	~~[[Category:Wikipedia feature\|{{PAGENAME}}]]~~
	~~[[Category:Wikipedia guidelines\|{{PAGENAME}}]]~~

	~~[[cs:Wikipedie:Shrnutí editace]]~~
	~~[[da:Wikipedia:Beskrivelse]]~~
	~~[[de:Wikipedia:Zusammenfassung]]~~
	~~[[fr:Wikipédia:Toujours commenter vos modifications dans la boîte de résumé]]~~
	~~[[id:Wikipedia:Ringkasan]]~~
	~~[[ja:Wikipedia:常に要約フィールドに記入する]]~~
	~~[[nl:Help:Samenvatting]]~~
	~~[[sv:Wikipedia:Sammanfattning]]~~
	~~[[zh:Wikipedia:编辑摘要]]~~