Help:Edit summary

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An edit summary allows you to give a brief description of the changes you have made to the page. They should be used for every edit, except when creating a new entry, as they are exceedingly useful. (Do not use them when creating a new page: the software will fill in a useful edit summary automatically.) They are limited by the software to 255 characters.

[edit] Edit summaries help

  • Those who are looking at a page's history to work out how the page has changed over time.
  • People who have the page Watchlisted to see whether they are interested in your change.
  • Anyone watching recent changes to get an impression of what sort of edits are going on.

[edit] A good edit summary

  • Contains a brief description of all the changes that were made.
  • May include a brief reason for making the edit.
  • Does not include excessive justification for the edit.
  • Never makes accusations or unpleasant comments about previous versions or their authors.
  • Is sensibly abbreviated.

[edit] Abbreviations include

+
added (e.g. + ety)
++
adding to a list, such as Derived terms or Related terms
-
removed
2c
two cents
def
Definition
ety
Etymology
fl
Fixing links
(m)fmt
(Minorly) adjusted the formatting
cat(s)
Categorizing the page
hdr
Changed the headings
img
Adding an image
iw
Adding a link to another Wiktionary
L[x]
Altering a heading to be at level [x]
lk
Link
pron
Pronounciation
rm / rem
Removed
rv(v)
Undoing the last change (it was vandalism)
sc
Adding something in the right script
sp
Correcting spelling
tr(ans(l))
Translations
tr(anslit)
Transliteration
usex
Adding a usage example
wp
Added a link to Wikipedia
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