PoetsWiki:Editing/Your first edit - Revision history

Matt at 08:34, 16 April 2025

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	This is '''part 1''' of the series of [[PoetsWiki:Editing\|editing guides]] for Poets.Wiki. This guide is a step-by-step process to '''your first edit''' - or, '''how to edit plain text with the visual editor'''.		This is '''part 1''' of the series of [[PoetsWiki:Editing\|editing guides]] for Poets.Wiki. This guide is a step-by-step process to '''your first edit''' - or, '''how to edit plain text with the visual editor'''.

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	*[[PoetsWiki:Style guide\|Style guide of Poets.Wiki]]		*[[PoetsWiki:Style guide\|Style guide of Poets.Wiki]]

	*'''Note:''' A portion of the text above is originated from the [https://runescape.wiki/ RuneScape Wiki] under [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ CC BY-NC-SA 3.0] license.
	{{Short description\|Step-by-step process to your first edit with VisualEditor}}		{{Short description\|Step-by-step process to your first edit with VisualEditor}}
	[[Category:PoetsWiki editing guides]]		[[Category:PoetsWiki editing guides]]
	[[Category:Help]]		[[Category:Help]]
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Matt: /* Reviewing changes */

2025-04-16T07:36:08Z

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	==== Reviewing changes ====		==== Reviewing changes ====

	[[File:Diff.jpg\|400px\|center\|thumb]]		[[File:Diff.jpg\|400px\|center\|thumb\|class=pageimage]]

	Changes are shown to you as a ''diff'' (which you may be familiar with if you use tools like git). The left column of text (with the green theme) is the currently viewable page, and the right column (with the blue theme) is the text as you've changed it. Lines with something that has changed have a thick left border, and lines with nothing changed are flat grey. Text that was added, changed, or removed is highlighted in green on the left, and the replacement (and new) text is highlighted in blue on the right. This text is in a markup language known as ''wikicode'' (covered in greater detail with [[PoetsWiki:Editing/Source mode basics\|later guides]]).		Changes are shown to you as a ''diff'' (which you may be familiar with if you use tools like git). The left column of text (with the green theme) is the currently viewable page, and the right column (with the blue theme) is the text as you've changed it. Lines with something that has changed have a thick left border, and lines with nothing changed are flat grey. Text that was added, changed, or removed is highlighted in green on the left, and the replacement (and new) text is highlighted in blue on the right. This text is in a markup language known as ''wikicode'' (covered in greater detail with [[PoetsWiki:Editing/Source mode basics\|later guides]]).

Matt at 10:45, 15 April 2025

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	[[Category:PoetsWiki editing guides]]		[[Category:PoetsWiki editing guides]]
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Matt at 18:18, 14 April 2025

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	This is '''part 1''' of the series of [[PoetsWiki:Editing\|editing guides]] for Poets.Wiki. This guide is a step-by-step process to '''your first edit''' - or, '''how to edit plain text with the visual editor'''. Please note that currently all examples below relate to the [https://starcitizen.tools Star Citizen Tools Wiki]. Both wikis are set up similarly, but you may find it helpful to compare the two sites for differences.		This is '''part 1''' of the series of [[PoetsWiki:Editing\|editing guides]] for Poets.Wiki. This guide is a step-by-step process to '''your first edit''' - or, '''how to edit plain text with the visual editor'''.

	This guide is made from the perspective of a logged-in user with default preferences.		This guide is made from the perspective of a logged-in user with default preferences.

Matt at 18:15, 14 April 2025

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	*'''Note:''' A portion of the text above is originated from the [https://runescape.wiki/ RuneScape Wiki] under [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ CC BY-NC-SA 3.0] license.		*'''Note:''' A portion of the text above is originated from the [https://runescape.wiki/ RuneScape Wiki] under [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ CC BY-NC-SA 3.0] license.
	{{Short description\|Step-by-step process to your first edit with VisualEditor}}		{{Short description\|Step-by-step process to your first edit with VisualEditor}}
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	[[Category:PoetsWiki editing guides]]		[[Category:PoetsWiki editing guides]]

Matt: /* Saving */

2025-04-14T18:05:24Z

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	Now, we just click save. After a short time (don't close or reload the page during this; your edit may be lost if you do!), the edit is saved and the page automatically reloads to show the newest version of your page.		Now, we just click save. After a short time (don't close or reload the page during this; your edit may be lost if you do!), the edit is saved and the page automatically reloads to show the newest version of your page.

	[[File:~~YFE - edit complete~~.~~png~~\|400px\|center\|thumb]]		[[File:EditComplete.jpg\|400px\|center\|thumb]]

	And that's it! The edit has been saved and is viewable to all.		And that's it! The edit has been saved and is viewable to all.

Matt: /* Saving */

2025-04-14T18:04:11Z

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	Clicking ''Return to save form'' brings us back to the previous form. Here we're going to add an edit summary and finally save the page.		Clicking ''Return to save form'' brings us back to the previous form. Here we're going to add an edit summary and finally save the page.

	[[File:~~SaveChanges~~.jpg\|400px\|center\|thumb]]		[[File:EditSummary.jpg\|400px\|center\|thumb]]

	An edit summary is a comment attached to your edit that isn't visible on the page itself, but is publicly viewable when looking at the changes that have been made. You should try to succinctly summarise your edit so that other editors can see what you've done. You can be as brief or descriptive as you like, but bear in mind there is a 255 character limit. You can also use wikicode links in edit summaries if you like.		An edit summary is a comment attached to your edit that isn't visible on the page itself, but is publicly viewable when looking at the changes that have been made. You should try to succinctly summarise your edit so that other editors can see what you've done. You can be as brief or descriptive as you like, but bear in mind there is a 255 character limit. You can also use wikicode links in edit summaries if you like.

Matt: /* Saving */

2025-04-14T18:03:43Z

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	Clicking ''Return to save form'' brings us back to the previous form. Here we're going to add an edit summary and finally save the page.		Clicking ''Return to save form'' brings us back to the previous form. Here we're going to add an edit summary and finally save the page.

	[[File:~~YFE - edit summary~~.~~png~~\|400px\|center\|thumb]]		[[File:SaveChanges.jpg\|400px\|center\|thumb]]

	An edit summary is a comment attached to your edit that isn't visible on the page itself, but is publicly viewable when looking at the changes that have been made. You should try to succinctly summarise your edit so that other editors can see what you've done. You can be as brief or descriptive as you like, but bear in mind there is a 255 character limit. You can also use wikicode links in edit summaries if you like.		An edit summary is a comment attached to your edit that isn't visible on the page itself, but is publicly viewable when looking at the changes that have been made. You should try to succinctly summarise your edit so that other editors can see what you've done. You can be as brief or descriptive as you like, but bear in mind there is a 255 character limit. You can also use wikicode links in edit summaries if you like.

Matt: /* Saving */

2025-04-14T18:03:06Z

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	Edit summaries aren't subject to most style policies/guidelines, but they are subject to community ones (i.e. if you are rude to other users in a summary, that is grounds for a block as much as an edit). Edit summaries can't be changed after the fact, only deleted by an administrator (and only within certain criteria).		Edit summaries aren't subject to most style policies/guidelines, but they are subject to community ones (i.e. if you are rude to other users in a summary, that is grounds for a block as much as an edit). Edit summaries can't be changed after the fact, only deleted by an administrator (and only within certain criteria).

	I've gone by simply describing the edit as "~~rewritten introduction~~".		I've gone by simply describing the edit as "removed duplicate word".

	Now, we just click save. After a short time (don't close or reload the page during this; your edit may be lost if you do!), the edit is saved and the page automatically reloads to show the newest version of your page.		Now, we just click save. After a short time (don't close or reload the page during this; your edit may be lost if you do!), the edit is saved and the page automatically reloads to show the newest version of your page.

Matt: /* Reviewing changes */

2025-04-14T18:00:54Z

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	[[File:~~YFE - review your changes~~.~~png~~\|400px\|center\|thumb]]		[[File:Diff.jpg\|400px\|center\|thumb]]

	Changes are shown to you as a ''diff'' (which you may be familiar with if you use tools like git). The left column of text (with the green theme) is the currently viewable page, and the right column (with the blue theme) is the text as you've changed it. Lines with something that has changed have a thick left border, and lines with nothing changed are flat grey. Text that was added, changed, or removed is highlighted in green on the left, and the replacement (and new) text is highlighted in blue on the right. This text is in a markup language known as ''wikicode'' (covered in greater detail with [[PoetsWiki:Editing/Source mode basics\|later guides]]).		Changes are shown to you as a ''diff'' (which you may be familiar with if you use tools like git). The left column of text (with the green theme) is the currently viewable page, and the right column (with the blue theme) is the text as you've changed it. Lines with something that has changed have a thick left border, and lines with nothing changed are flat grey. Text that was added, changed, or removed is highlighted in green on the left, and the replacement (and new) text is highlighted in blue on the right. This text is in a markup language known as ''wikicode'' (covered in greater detail with [[PoetsWiki:Editing/Source mode basics\|later guides]]).