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If you are not satisfied, you can make additional changes and preview the page as many times as necessary. Then write a short edit summary in the small text field below the edit box and press "Save page" when finished. Depending on your browser, pressing the "Enter" key while the edit box is not active (i.e. there is no typing cursor in it) may have the same effect as pressing "Save page". | If you are not satisfied, you can make additional changes and preview the page as many times as necessary. Then write a short edit summary in the small text field below the edit box and press "Save page" when finished. Depending on your browser, pressing the "Enter" key while the edit box is not active (i.e. there is no typing cursor in it) may have the same effect as pressing "Save page". | ||
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==Minor edits== | |||
[[File:Minor Edit.png|frame|The '''Minor Edit''' checkbox is found above the "Save page" button. Click the checkbox to mark the edit as minor.]] | [[File:Minor Edit.png|frame|The '''Minor Edit''' checkbox is found above the "Save page" button. Click the checkbox to mark the edit as minor.]] | ||
A '''Minor Edit''' is an edit that doesn't really change the content of a page, but rather, fixes small details or mistakes, and other such maintenance work. When editing a page, users have the option of marking the edit as minor. To do so, simply click the checkbox above the "Save page" button (as pictured) prior to saving the page. An "<span class=explain style=color:inherit title="This is a minor edit">'''m'''</span>" will then be displayed alongside the edit on the [[Special:Recentchanges|list of Recent Changes]], the page's history, watchlists, and the user's list of contributions, thus indicating that the edit was minor. This feature is important, because users can choose to hide minor edits in their view of the recent changes to keep the volume of edits down to a manageable level. | A '''Minor Edit''' is an edit that doesn't really change the content of a page, but rather, fixes small details or mistakes, and other such maintenance work. When editing a page, users have the option of marking the edit as minor. To do so, simply click the checkbox above the "Save page" button (as pictured) prior to saving the page. An "<span class=explain style=color:inherit title="This is a minor edit">'''m'''</span>" will then be displayed alongside the edit on the [[Special:Recentchanges|list of Recent Changes]], the page's history, watchlists, and the user's list of contributions, thus indicating that the edit was minor. This feature is important, because users can choose to hide minor edits in their view of the recent changes to keep the volume of edits down to a manageable level. | ||
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Please note that neither of these lists are exhaustive, with common sense being the best tool in determining whether an edit is minor or not, and when in doubt, simply do not mark an edit as minor. Remember that different users have slightly different takes on what "minor" entails, and so some may be quick to mark their edits as minor, while others may be quite hesitant to mark any of their edits. However, if a user fails to mark ''large amounts'' of edits as minor, or often marks substantial mainspace edits as "minor", they are committing a [[MarioWiki:Warning Policy#Level One Offenses|level one offense]], and a {{tem|Reminder}} may be issued to inform them of the problem. When doing so, keep in mind that the user may not have been aware they were breaking any rules, so be sure to explain the policy and possibly even link here for further reference. | Please note that neither of these lists are exhaustive, with common sense being the best tool in determining whether an edit is minor or not, and when in doubt, simply do not mark an edit as minor. Remember that different users have slightly different takes on what "minor" entails, and so some may be quick to mark their edits as minor, while others may be quite hesitant to mark any of their edits. However, if a user fails to mark ''large amounts'' of edits as minor, or often marks substantial mainspace edits as "minor", they are committing a [[MarioWiki:Warning Policy#Level One Offenses|level one offense]], and a {{tem|Reminder}} may be issued to inform them of the problem. When doing so, keep in mind that the user may not have been aware they were breaking any rules, so be sure to explain the policy and possibly even link here for further reference. | ||
===Dummy edit=== | |||
If the wikitext is not changed no edit will be recorded and the edit summary is discarded. | |||
A dummy edit is a change in wikitext that has no effect on the rendered page. This allows an edit summary, and is useful for correcting a previous edit summary, or an accidental marking of a previous edit as "minor" (see below). Also it is sometimes needed to refresh the cache of some item in the database. | |||
===Page protection=== | |||
In a few cases the link labeled "{{MediaWiki:Editthispage}}" is replaced by the text "{{MediaWiki:Protectedpage}}" (or equivalents in the language of the project). In that case the page can not be edited. | |||
==The wiki markup== | ==The wiki markup== | ||
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*<nowiki><noinclude> and </noinclude>. Adds text between the tags onto the template page, but not when the template is used on another page ({{</nowiki>''name''<nowiki>}}).</nowiki> | *<nowiki><noinclude> and </noinclude>. Adds text between the tags onto the template page, but not when the template is used on another page ({{</nowiki>''name''<nowiki>}}).</nowiki> | ||
*<nowiki><includeonly> and </includeonly> does the exact opposite. Text between the tags will only be seen when the template is used, not on the template page itself.</nowiki> | *<nowiki><includeonly> and </includeonly> does the exact opposite. Text between the tags will only be seen when the template is used, not on the template page itself.</nowiki> | ||
[[Category:Help|{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:Help|{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
{{Shortcut|MW:EDIT|MW:SYNTAX}} | {{Shortcut|MW:EDIT|MW:SYNTAX}} | ||