Help:Edit summary
The edit summary feature provides a concise explanation of the changes made in an edit to update other contributors to the particular article.
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Adding a summary
When editing an article on MechBay, you will notice a field called "Summary" under the text box. You can enter up to 200 characters in this field. State the type of change made and, where necessary, explain why the change was made. This is to inform other contributors about the changes made, especially for those who are following the particular article. Longer explanations should go on the talk pages of the articles.
Where a summary appears
The text will appear in italics on the Recent changes page and in the edit history of the aricle.
Always add a summary
It is important and polite to provide an edit summary for every edit you make. A summary helps others to decide if they should read all the changes that were made in your edit, or if it is not important enough for their attention. There are a few automatically generated summaries. However, it is easier for you to use simple abbreviations to indicate the type of change.
Summary abbreviations
| Abbreviation(s) | Meaning |
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"+" or "-" |
Addition or removal |
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creation |
Creation of a new article |
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fm or MoS or formatting |
Made formatting changes according to the Manual of Style |
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sp |
Fixed spelling errors |
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typo |
Fixed typos |
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copyedit |
Miscellaneous copyediting |
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#REDIRECT [[page name]] |
Redirected the page to page name |
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wikified |
Added wiki markup to the article |
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[[name of other article]] |
Added a link to "name of other article" |
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lk(s) or link(s) |
Added link(s) |
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ext lk(s) or ext link(s) |
Added external link(s) |
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rv |
Reverted a previous edit — This is only for obvious errors or vandalism. A more detailed explanation is required for other reasons for reverting. |
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cm |
Commented on the page — usually used on talk pages |
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re username |
Replied to a comment by "username" |
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see Talk |
A detailed explanation of the edit is on the article's talk page |
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disambig |
Disambiguation of a link, for example changeing [[edit summary]] to [[Help:Edit summary|edit summary]] |
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dup or -dup |
Removed duplication |
