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+section: Users will be notified if their discussion pages have been edited. Optionally preferences can be configured to also send an email; +-headings: More spelled out; +-Some more bold important keywords
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Giving a comprehensive and concise edit summary will help other understand the revision history. | Giving a comprehensive and concise '''edit summary''' will help other understand the revision history. | ||
'''Why''' the edit was done is more useful than '''what''' was edited — a diff will show '''what''' was edited but not '''why'''.}} | '''Why''' the edit was done is more useful than '''what''' was edited — a diff will show '''what''' was edited but not '''why'''.}} | ||
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You can help fighting spam by checking [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]] when you log in on the wiki.}} | You can help '''fighting spam''' by checking [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]] when you log in on the wiki.}} | ||
{{Wiki help navbar}} | {{Wiki help navbar}} | ||
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'''Tracking changes''' on the wiki is relatively easy. One of the main characteristics of the MediaWiki software the FlightGear wiki is using is that the revision history of all pages are preserved and available to everyone. This allows for very transparent collaboration. | '''Tracking changes''' on the wiki is relatively easy. One of the main characteristics of the MediaWiki software the FlightGear wiki is using is that the revision history of all pages are preserved and available to everyone. This allows for very transparent collaboration. | ||
== Recent changes == | == Notification of edits to your discussion page == | ||
You will be notified if someone else edit your discussion page. The next time you log in on the wiki or load a page you will see a notification that there are new messages on your discussion page. | |||
You can also optionally change your preferences so that you will receive an email if your discussion page have been edited. | |||
== Recent changes to the wiki == | |||
The page [[Special:RecentChanges]] is a list of all the recent changes on the wiki. | The page [[Special:RecentChanges]] is a list of all the recent changes on the wiki. | ||
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* The time of the revision (in the time zone set in your preferences (see [[Special:Preferences|Preferences]] link on the top right of every page) | * The time of the revision (in the time zone set in your preferences (see [[Special:Preferences|Preferences]] link on the top right of every page) | ||
* A link with the title of the page to the revision of the page | * A link with the title of the page to the revision of the page | ||
* A link | * A link '''cur''' linking to a [[#Diffs|diff]] comparing the revision with the current revision | ||
* A link | * A link '''prev''' linking to a diff comparing the revision with the previous revision | ||
* The number of characters added or removed in the edit | * The number of characters added or removed in the edit | ||
* A link with the name of the user who did the edit linking to his user page | * A link with the name of the user who did the edit linking to his user page | ||
* A link | * A link '''talk''' linking to the users discussion page | ||
* A link | * A link '''contrib''' linking to to a list of the users contributions | ||
* A link to the article section that was edited if the user edited a specific section (click the right arrow) | * A link to the article section that was edited if the user edited a specific section (click the right arrow) | ||
* The edit summary if the user wrote one | * The edit summary if the user wrote one | ||
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If there is a huge amount of minor edits you can hide them by clicking ''Hide minor edits'' in the ''Recent changes options'' box at the top of the page. | If there is a huge amount of minor edits you can hide them by clicking ''Hide minor edits'' in the ''Recent changes options'' box at the top of the page. | ||
== | == Your watchlist == | ||
The ''watchlist'' will help you keep track of interesting pages if the recent changes page is too busy. | The ''watchlist'' will help you keep track of interesting pages if the recent changes page is too busy. | ||
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The revision history allow you to look at and compare selected revisions using ''page diffs'' (or often just ''diffs''), as well as link to a certain revision or comparison of revisions. | The revision history allow you to look at and compare selected revisions using ''page diffs'' (or often just ''diffs''), as well as link to a certain revision or comparison of revisions. | ||
== | == Page diffs == | ||
{{tip|If you need to compare two separate pages you can do so with [[Special:ComparePages]].}} | {{tip|If you need to compare two separate pages you can do so with [[Special:ComparePages]].}} | ||
{{tip|By pressing the ''Show changes'' button when you edit a page you can see your changes as a diff. It can be useful when writing the edit summary.}} | {{tip|By pressing the ''Show changes'' button when you edit a page you can see your changes as a diff. It can be useful when writing the edit summary.}} | ||
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{{tip|If [[User:Johan G|Johan G]] above had used the ''Show preview'' button more he might have remembered to add the other changes as well.}} | {{tip|If [[User:Johan G|Johan G]] above had used the ''Show preview'' button more he might have remembered to add the other changes as well.}} | ||
== Finding a specific edit == | == Finding a specific edit to a page == | ||
[[File:Finding an edit using successive approximation.png|left|thumb|200 px|Finding an edit through successive approximation.]] | [[File:Finding an edit using successive approximation.png|left|thumb|200 px|Finding an edit through successive approximation.]] | ||