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'''User pages''' for contributors must be in the format <nowiki>[[</nowiki> | '''User pages''' for contributors must be in the format <nowiki>[[</nowiki>User:''Fasname''<nowiki>]]</nowiki>, where ''Fasname'' is the Fedora [[Account System]] username for the user. | ||
{{admon/note|Quickly getting to your user page|An easy way to get to this page is by clicking your name in the top-right hand corner of the wiki.}} | {{admon/note|Quickly getting to your user page|An easy way to get to this page is by clicking your name in the top-right hand corner of the wiki.}} | ||
Old Moin-style user pages (i.e., <nowiki>[[</nowiki>[[IanWeller]]]]) need to be [[metawikipedia:Moving a page|moved]] to the User:-namespace style. | Old Moin-style user pages (i.e., <nowiki>[[</nowiki>[[IanWeller]]<nowiki>]]</nowiki>) need to be [[metawikipedia:Moving a page|moved]] to the User:-namespace style. | ||
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== Other people's user pages == | |||
As mentioned above, you will see links to other people's user pages, in various places throughout the wiki. | |||
=== User Contributions === | |||
When viewing another person's user page, an additional link “{{lcfirst:{{int:contributions}}}}" appears in the “{{lcfirst:{{int:toolbox}}}}” of the [[Help:Navigation#Sidebar|sidebar]]. This takes you to a list of all of this user's wiki edits. Use this to get an idea of how prolific a contributor somebody is, or to track down edits made by a user who is causing trouble/making bad wiki edits. | |||
=== Editing someone else's page === | |||
It's generally considered bad etiquette to rewrite or reword another person's user page. Editing is not disallowed, but you should avoid adding information (or especially opinions) which might be misinterpreted as coming from that user, in situations where this could potentially cause upset. Some types of edit are widely acceptable, and unlikely to cause upset: | |||
* Fixing internal links, when a page has been [[Help:Moving a page|moved]] | |||
* Fixing broken external links | |||
* Categorizing or fixing categories of user pages. | |||
=== User talk pages === | |||
Every user page has an associated talk page; a "{{lcfirst:{{ns:3}}}} page". This is a special kind of talk page, for leaving messages directed at a particular user. See [[Help:Talk]]. | |||
Latest revision as of 08:21, 29 August 2010
For policy pages, accuracy and clarity are important. You are encouraged to edit the wiki to improve it. If you have any substantive changes to make to this page, use the talk page to discuss the changes with other page maintainers. Do this before making the changes.
User pages for contributors must be in the format [[User:Fasname]], where Fasname is the Fedora Account System username for the user.
An easy way to get to this page is by clicking your name in the top-right hand corner of the wiki.
Old Moin-style user pages (i.e., [[IanWeller]]) need to be moved to the User:-namespace style.
Other people's user pages
As mentioned above, you will see links to other people's user pages, in various places throughout the wiki.
User Contributions
When viewing another person's user page, an additional link “user contributions" appears in the “tools” of the sidebar. This takes you to a list of all of this user's wiki edits. Use this to get an idea of how prolific a contributor somebody is, or to track down edits made by a user who is causing trouble/making bad wiki edits.
Editing someone else's page
It's generally considered bad etiquette to rewrite or reword another person's user page. Editing is not disallowed, but you should avoid adding information (or especially opinions) which might be misinterpreted as coming from that user, in situations where this could potentially cause upset. Some types of edit are widely acceptable, and unlikely to cause upset:
- Fixing internal links, when a page has been moved
- Fixing broken external links
- Categorizing or fixing categories of user pages.
User talk pages
Every user page has an associated talk page; a "user talk page". This is a special kind of talk page, for leaving messages directed at a particular user. See Help:Talk.