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| | Discussion pages are designed to help improve existing articles. Every article has a tab above it for discussion. New users may not be familar with how to use discussion pages on a [[wiki]]. | | Discussion pages are designed to help improve existing articles. Every article has a tab above it for discussion. New users may not be familar with how to use discussion pages on a [[wiki]]. |
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| − | 1. Starting a new discussion topic - To start a new discussion topic press the "+" tab at the top of the discussion page. [[Image:Talk .JPG]] | + | 1. Starting a new discussion topic - To start a new discussion topic press the "+" tab (marked in red) at the top of the discussion page. [[Image:Talk .JPG]] |
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| − | 2. Please sign your comments to the discussion page. To do so, please put <nowiki>~~~~ </nowiki>or click on the signature button on the edit toolbar to identify yourself to the other discussion participants. | + | |
| | + | 2. Please sign your comments to the discussion page. To do so, please put <nowiki>~~~~ </nowiki>or click on the signature button on the edit toolbar (arke in red) to identify yourself to the other discussion participants.<br> |
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| | 3. In order to differentiate messages from various users please use a colon or mutiple colons to indent messages when necessary. The more colons you use the farther your message will indent. Do not indent more than 6 colons. If the post above you has reached six, go back to none. This keeps the pages from introducing a scroll bar. | | 3. In order to differentiate messages from various users please use a colon or mutiple colons to indent messages when necessary. The more colons you use the farther your message will indent. Do not indent more than 6 colons. If the post above you has reached six, go back to none. This keeps the pages from introducing a scroll bar. |
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| | 4. Please do not "Ping-Pong" conversations on User pages. Have your settings configured to add pages you post on to your "Watched Pages" list. If you post a question on someone's page, they should respond to you there, and vice-versa. This keeps the entire conversation together in one place, so is easier to follow. | | 4. Please do not "Ping-Pong" conversations on User pages. Have your settings configured to add pages you post on to your "Watched Pages" list. If you post a question on someone's page, they should respond to you there, and vice-versa. This keeps the entire conversation together in one place, so is easier to follow. |
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| − | '''Below is an example of discussion page dialog:''' | + | '''Here is an example of discussion page dialog:''' |
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| − | | + | <blockquote>Why did you say that historians consider George Washington as one of the greatest U.S. presidents? Please give a source. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 20:12, 31 March 2007 (EDT)conservative |
| − | Why did you say that historians consider George Washington as one of the greatest U.S. presidents? Please give a source. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 20:12, 31 March 2007 (EDT)conservative | |
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| | :The source is from a Washington biography I just read. I will add it to the citations on the page. Thanks for reminding me! <font color="#0002AC" face="Comic Sans MS">[[User:TK|şŷŝôρ-₮K]]</font><sup><font color="OOFFAA">[[User_Talk:TK|Ṣρёаќǃ]]</font></sup> 21:47, 21 August 2007 (EDT) | | :The source is from a Washington biography I just read. I will add it to the citations on the page. Thanks for reminding me! <font color="#0002AC" face="Comic Sans MS">[[User:TK|şŷŝôρ-₮K]]</font><sup><font color="OOFFAA">[[User_Talk:TK|Ṣρёаќǃ]]</font></sup> 21:47, 21 August 2007 (EDT) |
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| | [[Category:Conservapedia Maintenance]] | | [[Category:Conservapedia Maintenance]] |