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| − | + | : It's good practice to always leave a short comment about what work we did in the [[Help:edit summary|edit summary]] (the text entry field just above the {{button|Publish changes}} and {{button|Show preview}} buttons). | |
| − | : This helps other editors tell at a glance what you have done. Sometimes, without an edit summary, your work may be considered | + | : This helps other editors tell at a glance what you have done. Sometimes, without an edit summary, your work may be considered <em>thoughtless</em> or <em>belligerent</em>, and be undone. |
| + | : Summaries are also especially useful when reviewing [[Help:page histories|page histories]], to see without the need to load and visually [[parse]] each [[Help:diff|diff]], what each of possibly thousands of edits changed. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:37, 1 August 2019
- It's good practice to always leave a short comment about what work we did in the edit summary (the text entry field just above the Publish changes and Show preview buttons).
- This helps other editors tell at a glance what you have done. Sometimes, without an edit summary, your work may be considered thoughtless or belligerent, and be undone.
- Summaries are also especially useful when reviewing page histories, to see without the need to load and visually parse each diff, what each of possibly thousands of edits changed.