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Gpaigem: /* E-mail preferences */

2012-04-03T20:19:58Z

E-mail preferences

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	: I don't see an 'Email this user' option in the footer of [[User:Johnsonth\|Tom Johnson's user page]]. The wiki states "scroll to the Toolbox section of the footer and click E-mail this user." I don't see 'Email this user' whether or not I'm logged in. I see an email address in the contact information manually added on the user page, but not in the footer. Maybe I'm not the only one? --[[User:gpaigem]] 14:09, 3 April 2012		: I don't see an 'Email this user' option in the footer of [[User:Johnsonth\|Tom Johnson's user page]]. The wiki states "scroll to the Toolbox section of the footer and click E-mail this user." I don't see 'Email this user' whether or not I'm logged in. I see an email address in the contact information manually added on the user page, but not in the footer. Maybe I'm not the only one? --[[User:gpaigem]] 14:09, 3 April 2012

	: Figured out the miscommunication. A user will only see the 'Email this user' option on someone else's user page if they have also added an email to ~~their~~ Preferences. That wasn't really clear; the wiki sounds like a user would be able to email others depending on if ''~~they~~'' have an email ~~address~~ added, but it matters that ''the user'' has one added as well. --[[User:gpaigem]] 14:18, 3 April 2012		: Figured out the miscommunication. A user will only see the 'Email this user' option on someone else's user page if they have also added their email to My Preferences. That wasn't really clear; the wiki sounds like a user would be able to email others depending on if ''others'' have email addresses added, but it matters that ''the user'' has one added as well. If that makes sense. --[[User:gpaigem]] 14:18, 3 April 2012

	== Creating pages ==		== Creating pages ==

Gpaigem: more explanation

2012-04-03T20:18:53Z

more explanation

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	: I don't see an 'Email this user' option in the footer of [[User:Johnsonth\|Tom Johnson's user page]]. The wiki states "scroll to the Toolbox section of the footer and click E-mail this user." I don't see 'Email this user' whether or not I'm logged in. I see an email address in the contact information manually added on the user page, but not in the footer. Maybe I'm not the only one? --[[User:gpaigem]] 14:09, 3 April 2012		: I don't see an 'Email this user' option in the footer of [[User:Johnsonth\|Tom Johnson's user page]]. The wiki states "scroll to the Toolbox section of the footer and click E-mail this user." I don't see 'Email this user' whether or not I'm logged in. I see an email address in the contact information manually added on the user page, but not in the footer. Maybe I'm not the only one? --[[User:gpaigem]] 14:09, 3 April 2012

			: Figured out the miscommunication. A user will only see the 'Email this user' option on someone else's user page if they have also added an email to their Preferences. That wasn't really clear; the wiki sounds like a user would be able to email others depending on if ''they'' have an email address added, but it matters that ''the user'' has one added as well. --[[User:gpaigem]] 14:18, 3 April 2012

	== Creating pages ==		== Creating pages ==

Gpaigem: more explanation

2012-04-03T20:12:47Z

more explanation

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	: The whole point of that section is that people need to set their e-mail preferences so that the option to e-mail them will appear in the Toolbox. It does appear in [[User:Johnsonth\|Tom Johnson's user page]], so I don't think that was particularly confusing. But I did add another clause to make it clear that if users don't set their preferences properly, the option for "E-mail this user" won't even appear in the Toolbox, and that is why you won't be able to send them e-mail. -- [[User:Aebrown\|Aebrown]] 00:51, 3 April 2012 (UTC)		: The whole point of that section is that people need to set their e-mail preferences so that the option to e-mail them will appear in the Toolbox. It does appear in [[User:Johnsonth\|Tom Johnson's user page]], so I don't think that was particularly confusing. But I did add another clause to make it clear that if users don't set their preferences properly, the option for "E-mail this user" won't even appear in the Toolbox, and that is why you won't be able to send them e-mail. -- [[User:Aebrown\|Aebrown]] 00:51, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

			: I don't see an 'Email this user' option in the footer of [[User:Johnsonth\|Tom Johnson's user page]]. The wiki states "scroll to the Toolbox section of the footer and click E-mail this user." I don't see 'Email this user' whether or not I'm logged in. I see an email address in the contact information manually added on the user page, but not in the footer. Maybe I'm not the only one? --[[User:gpaigem]] 14:09, 3 April 2012

	== Creating pages ==		== Creating pages ==

Aebrown: Add headings so formatting is standard for talk pages

2012-04-03T00:53:24Z

Add headings so formatting is standard for talk pages

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			== Merging editing tutorial with guidelines ==
	I realize some of the content here overlaps with the instruction in [[LDSTech:Guidelines]]. Eventually I'd like to merge these two pages. --[[User:Johnsonth\|Tom Johnson]] 22:23, 26 March 2012 (UTC)		I realize some of the content here overlaps with the instruction in [[LDSTech:Guidelines]]. Eventually I'd like to merge these two pages. --[[User:Johnsonth\|Tom Johnson]] 22:23, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

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	:Just demonstrating.--[[User:Johnsonth\|Tom Johnson]] 16:20, 30 March 2012 (UTC)		:Just demonstrating.--[[User:Johnsonth\|Tom Johnson]] 16:20, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

			== E-mail preferences ==
	In the 'Setting your e-mail preferences' section, you give an example of your user page to teach about emailing another user, but the option to email you isn't in the footer. This might cause some confusion. --[[User:gpaigem]] 18:00, 2 April 2012		In the 'Setting your e-mail preferences' section, you give an example of your user page to teach about emailing another user, but the option to email you isn't in the footer. This might cause some confusion. --[[User:gpaigem]] 18:00, 2 April 2012

	: The whole point of that section is that people need to set their e-mail preferences so that the option to e-mail them will appear in the Toolbox. It does appear in [[User:Johnsonth\|Tom Johnson's user page]], so I don't think that was particularly confusing. But I did add another clause to make it clear that if users don't set their preferences properly, the option for "E-mail this user" won't even appear in the Toolbox, and that is why you won't be able to send them e-mail. -- [[User:Aebrown\|Aebrown]] 00:51, 3 April 2012 (UTC)		: The whole point of that section is that people need to set their e-mail preferences so that the option to e-mail them will appear in the Toolbox. It does appear in [[User:Johnsonth\|Tom Johnson's user page]], so I don't think that was particularly confusing. But I did add another clause to make it clear that if users don't set their preferences properly, the option for "E-mail this user" won't even appear in the Toolbox, and that is why you won't be able to send them e-mail. -- [[User:Aebrown\|Aebrown]] 00:51, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

			== Creating pages ==
	I can imagine the 'Creating pages' exercise to get confusing in that they aren't supposed to really create a page. Also the 'Deleting pages' exercise. --[[User:gpaigem]] 18:10, 2 April 2012		I can imagine the 'Creating pages' exercise to get confusing in that they aren't supposed to really create a page. Also the 'Deleting pages' exercise. --[[User:gpaigem]] 18:10, 2 April 2012

	: Some confusion is possible, but we don't want people creating a bunch of pointless pages that they are powerless to remove. That would just create a lot of work for administrators to clean up. -- [[User:Aebrown\|Aebrown]] 00:51, 3 April 2012 (UTC)		: Some confusion is possible, but we don't want people creating a bunch of pointless pages that they are powerless to remove. That would just create a lot of work for administrators to clean up. -- [[User:Aebrown\|Aebrown]] 00:51, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

			== Special pages ==
	I don't really understand Special Pages. --[[User:gpaigem]] 18:10, 2 April 2012		I don't really understand Special Pages. --[[User:gpaigem]] 18:10, 2 April 2012

	: Special Pages do all sorts of, well, '''special''' things. They do such a wide variety of things that it's difficult to give a simple definition. But you can find a pretty good explanation, and a brief description of the special pages on Meta at [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Special_page Help:Special page]. -- [[User:Aebrown\|Aebrown]] 00:51, 3 April 2012 (UTC)		: Special Pages do all sorts of, well, '''special''' things. They do such a wide variety of things that it's difficult to give a simple definition. But you can find a pretty good explanation, and a brief description of the special pages on Meta at [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Special_page Help:Special page]. -- [[User:Aebrown\|Aebrown]] 00:51, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

Aebrown: Respond to questions

2012-04-03T00:51:12Z

Respond to questions

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	In the 'Setting your e-mail preferences' section, you give an example of your user page to teach about emailing another user, but the option to email you isn't in the footer. This might cause some confusion. --[[User:gpaigem]] 18:00, 2 April 2012		In the 'Setting your e-mail preferences' section, you give an example of your user page to teach about emailing another user, but the option to email you isn't in the footer. This might cause some confusion. --[[User:gpaigem]] 18:00, 2 April 2012

			: The whole point of that section is that people need to set their e-mail preferences so that the option to e-mail them will appear in the Toolbox. It does appear in [[User:Johnsonth\|Tom Johnson's user page]], so I don't think that was particularly confusing. But I did add another clause to make it clear that if users don't set their preferences properly, the option for "E-mail this user" won't even appear in the Toolbox, and that is why you won't be able to send them e-mail. -- [[User:Aebrown\|Aebrown]] 00:51, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

	I can imagine the 'Creating pages' exercise to get confusing in that they aren't supposed to really create a page. Also the 'Deleting pages' exercise. --[[User:gpaigem]] 18:10, 2 April 2012		I can imagine the 'Creating pages' exercise to get confusing in that they aren't supposed to really create a page. Also the 'Deleting pages' exercise. --[[User:gpaigem]] 18:10, 2 April 2012

			: Some confusion is possible, but we don't want people creating a bunch of pointless pages that they are powerless to remove. That would just create a lot of work for administrators to clean up. -- [[User:Aebrown\|Aebrown]] 00:51, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

	I don't really understand Special Pages. --[[User:gpaigem]] 18:10, 2 April 2012		I don't really understand Special Pages. --[[User:gpaigem]] 18:10, 2 April 2012

			: Special Pages do all sorts of, well, '''special''' things. They do such a wide variety of things that it's difficult to give a simple definition. But you can find a pretty good explanation, and a brief description of the special pages on Meta at [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Special_page Help:Special page]. -- [[User:Aebrown\|Aebrown]] 00:51, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

Gpaigem at 00:23, 3 April 2012

2012-04-03T00:23:00Z

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	I can imagine the 'Creating pages' exercise to get confusing in that they aren't supposed to really create a page. Also the 'Deleting pages' exercise. --[[User:gpaigem]] 18:10, 2 April 2012		I can imagine the 'Creating pages' exercise to get confusing in that they aren't supposed to really create a page. Also the 'Deleting pages' exercise. --[[User:gpaigem]] 18:10, 2 April 2012

			I don't really understand Special Pages. --[[User:gpaigem]] 18:10, 2 April 2012

Gpaigem at 00:08, 3 April 2012

2012-04-03T00:08:46Z

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	:Just demonstrating.--[[User:Johnsonth\|Tom Johnson]] 16:20, 30 March 2012 (UTC)		:Just demonstrating.--[[User:Johnsonth\|Tom Johnson]] 16:20, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

	In the 'Setting your e-mail preferences' section, you give an example of your user page to teach about emailing another user, but the option to email you isn't in the footer. This might cause some confusion. -- [[User:gpaigem]] 18:00, 2 April 2012		In the 'Setting your e-mail preferences' section, you give an example of your user page to teach about emailing another user, but the option to email you isn't in the footer. This might cause some confusion. --[[User:gpaigem]] 18:00, 2 April 2012

	I can imagine the 'Creating pages' exercise to get confusing in that they aren't supposed to really create a page. Also the 'Deleting pages' exercise. -- [[User:gpaigem]] 18:10, 2 April 2012		I can imagine the 'Creating pages' exercise to get confusing in that they aren't supposed to really create a page. Also the 'Deleting pages' exercise. --[[User:gpaigem]] 18:10, 2 April 2012

Gpaigem at 00:08, 3 April 2012

2012-04-03T00:08:28Z

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	In the 'Setting your e-mail preferences' section, you give an example of your user page to teach about emailing another user, but the option to email you isn't in the footer. This might cause some confusion. -- [[User:gpaigem]] 18:00, 2 April 2012		In the 'Setting your e-mail preferences' section, you give an example of your user page to teach about emailing another user, but the option to email you isn't in the footer. This might cause some confusion. -- [[User:gpaigem]] 18:00, 2 April 2012

			I can imagine the 'Creating pages' exercise to get confusing in that they aren't supposed to really create a page. Also the 'Deleting pages' exercise. -- [[User:gpaigem]] 18:10, 2 April 2012

Gpaigem at 00:03, 3 April 2012

2012-04-03T00:03:56Z

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	::I know we can copy in help files from Mediawiki that are in the public domain. I wouldn't mind doing that, if you want. We can also just point people to links on other sites, but those articles tend to be comprehensive and perhaps intimidating. I added this page to accompany the simple mediawiki presentation I'm giving on Friday at the LDSTech Conference. --[[User:Johnsonth\|Tom Johnson]] 23:00, 26 March 2012 (UTC)		::I know we can copy in help files from Mediawiki that are in the public domain. I wouldn't mind doing that, if you want. We can also just point people to links on other sites, but those articles tend to be comprehensive and perhaps intimidating. I added this page to accompany the simple mediawiki presentation I'm giving on Friday at the LDSTech Conference. --[[User:Johnsonth\|Tom Johnson]] 23:00, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
	:Just demonstrating.--[[User:Johnsonth\|Tom Johnson]] 16:20, 30 March 2012 (UTC)		:Just demonstrating.--[[User:Johnsonth\|Tom Johnson]] 16:20, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

			In the 'Setting your e-mail preferences' section, you give an example of your user page to teach about emailing another user, but the option to email you isn't in the footer. This might cause some confusion. -- [[User:gpaigem]] 18:00, 2 April 2012

Johnsonth at 16:20, 30 March 2012

2012-03-30T16:20:45Z

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	::I forgot about the capitalized headings. I'll fix that. I wrote this content a couple of years ago on the [http://tech.lds.org/ldshelp/index.php5/Integrated_Catalog:_Editing_this_Wiki ldshelp wiki]. That wiki has been more or less discontinued except for the Integrated Catalog content, which is still being used by the Church Library people.		::I forgot about the capitalized headings. I'll fix that. I wrote this content a couple of years ago on the [http://tech.lds.org/ldshelp/index.php5/Integrated_Catalog:_Editing_this_Wiki ldshelp wiki]. That wiki has been more or less discontinued except for the Integrated Catalog content, which is still being used by the Church Library people.
	::I know we can copy in help files from Mediawiki that are in the public domain. I wouldn't mind doing that, if you want. We can also just point people to links on other sites, but those articles tend to be comprehensive and perhaps intimidating. I added this page to accompany the simple mediawiki presentation I'm giving on Friday at the LDSTech Conference. --[[User:Johnsonth\|Tom Johnson]] 23:00, 26 March 2012 (UTC)		::I know we can copy in help files from Mediawiki that are in the public domain. I wouldn't mind doing that, if you want. We can also just point people to links on other sites, but those articles tend to be comprehensive and perhaps intimidating. I added this page to accompany the simple mediawiki presentation I'm giving on Friday at the LDSTech Conference. --[[User:Johnsonth\|Tom Johnson]] 23:00, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
			:Just demonstrating.--[[User:Johnsonth\|Tom Johnson]] 16:20, 30 March 2012 (UTC)