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Edit summaries are an important part of the Wiki, as they are useful to explain an edit that may be controversial or otherwise needs an extra notes. There are some occasions when making an edit summary is not important- however, other situations require a more detailed edit summary in order to avoid future conflict. | Edit summaries are an important part of the Wiki, as they are useful to explain an edit that may be controversial or otherwise needs an extra notes. There are some occasions when making an edit summary is not important- however, other situations require a more detailed edit summary in order to avoid future conflict. | ||
Edit summaries can be entered in the thin, white text box just below the text box where the main edits are made, under the word "Summary:" and above the | Edit summaries can be entered in the thin, white text box just below the text box where the main edits are made, under the word "Summary:" and above the checkboxex with "Watch this page" and "This is a minor edit". The summary box does, however, have a text limit, and it is suggested that if a summary becomes too lengthy, rather than shortening it and possibly leaving out important information, it should be moved to the talk page immediately following the edit, and include some form of summary stating that the reasoning will be posted on the talk page. | ||
Always be sure to read an edit summary ''before'' acting on someone's edit. Edit summaries can be seen in [[Special:RecentChanges]] or the history of the page. This way, the full information of the edit is understood by all parties. | Always be sure to read an edit summary ''before'' acting on someone's edit. Edit summaries can be seen in [[Special:RecentChanges]] or the history of the page. This way, the full information of the edit is understood by all parties. |