Wiki editors have found that good '''editing etiquette''' can reduce the arguments that frequently occur between editors with opposing viewpoints.
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<big>Wiki editors have found that good '''editing etiquette''' can reduce the arguments that frequently occur between editors with opposing viewpoints.</big>
== '''Edit Or Discuss First?''' ==
== '''Edit Or Discuss First?''' ==
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Edit histories allow other editors to see how an article was changed, and who changed it. Editors can also "step through" the edit histories to follow a series of changes.
Edit histories allow other editors to see how an article was changed, and who changed it. Editors can also "step through" the edit histories to follow a series of changes.
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Following are some guidelines for making this easier on other users.
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'''Following are some guidelines for making this easier on other users.'''
===Etiquette rule:===
===Etiquette rule:===
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In your user preferences, you can select to have the software remind you if you don't include an edit comment.
In your user preferences, you can select to have the software remind you if you don't include an edit comment.
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==Minor Edit box==
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'''Checking "Minor Edit" is a feature that allows you to mark a change as not significant.''' Examples of insignificant edits would be typo corrections, where only ''superficial differences'' exist between the current and previous versions, like rearrangement of text ''without modifying content'', etc. In short, a minor edit is one that the editor believes requires no review and could never be the subject of a dispute. Such edits are marked in the page revision history with a lower case, bolded '''"m"'''.