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User pages also have associated discussion pages (for example, [[User_talk:Khider]]). When the LinkedEarth team and other editors need to contact you, they can leave you a message on your talk page.
 
User pages also have associated discussion pages (for example, [[User_talk:Khider]]). When the LinkedEarth team and other editors need to contact you, they can leave you a message on your talk page.
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== Where to find discussion pages==
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When viewing any pages on the LinkedEarth Wiki, a link to the corresponding discussion page appears on the "Discussion" tab at the top of the page. Click this tab to switch to the discussion page; you can view the discussion page, edit it, to view its history like any other LinkedEarth wiki page.
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If the "discussion" link is in red, it means that the discussion page has not been started yet. Click on the red link to create the page.
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== Discussion page use==
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This guide aims to identify '''good layout practices''' and makes '''general recommendations''' for the ordering of content. This guide cannot cover every possibility likely to be encountered over the course of the project, so please always use [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules common sense] and good editorial judgement.
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===Layout===
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The LinkedEarth wiki uses the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Talk_page_layout Wikipedia layout] for discussion pages.
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=== Sign your contribution===
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You should [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Signatures sign and date] all your contributions on the discussion page. To do this easily, type four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>) at the end of your comment. This will be automatically converted into a user signature and the data and time. (You can change the form of your signature using your [[Special:Preferences | user preferences]]).
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Unsigned comments will be periodically removed by the Editorial Board.
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===Indentation===

Revision as of 23:09, 8 August 2016

The LinkedEarth wiki supports talk pages (also know as discussion pages). A discussion page is a page which editors can use to discuss improvements to the LinkedEarth ontology or to an article on the wiki. When viewing a page on the LinkedEarth wiki, a link to the corresponding discussion page appears on the "Discussion" tab at the tops of the page. Click this tab to switch to the discussion page.

Location of the discussion tab.

User pages also have associated discussion pages (for example, User_talk:Khider). When the LinkedEarth team and other editors need to contact you, they can leave you a message on your talk page.

Where to find discussion pages

When viewing any pages on the LinkedEarth Wiki, a link to the corresponding discussion page appears on the "Discussion" tab at the top of the page. Click this tab to switch to the discussion page; you can view the discussion page, edit it, to view its history like any other LinkedEarth wiki page.

If the "discussion" link is in red, it means that the discussion page has not been started yet. Click on the red link to create the page.

Discussion page use

This guide aims to identify good layout practices and makes general recommendations for the ordering of content. This guide cannot cover every possibility likely to be encountered over the course of the project, so please always use common sense and good editorial judgement.

Layout

The LinkedEarth wiki uses the Wikipedia layout for discussion pages.

Sign your contribution

You should sign and date all your contributions on the discussion page. To do this easily, type four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your comment. This will be automatically converted into a user signature and the data and time. (You can change the form of your signature using your user preferences).

Unsigned comments will be periodically removed by the Editorial Board.

Indentation