Help:Editing/Talk pages and discussions

This guide is written for use with the Source Mode editor. If you have not already switched to the Source Mode editor you can find out how to here.

Main article: GSWiki:Talk page

All pages on the wiki have an associated talk page. Talk pages can be used to discuss changes to articles on the wiki. Talk pages are found in the Talk: name space. You can find a page's talk page by clicking the Discussion button next to the Page tab.

Editing a talk page

If no one has posted a message on the talk page before, you will be prompted to create it while posting your message.

If a talk page already exists you can select Add topic to make a new section with your comment. If you want to make an edit in a previous section choose Edit source at the top of the page, or next to a section header, if you want to edit that section.

Editing a talk page is similar to editing any other page: see source mode basics for basic editing help if you haven't already. Additionally you may need to add indentation to show when your comment is in response to someone else's. This is done by adding adding a colon (:) before your comment. E.g:

Comment
:Reply
::Another reply

Gives:

Comment

Reply

Another reply

You should also always sign after your comment so that other editors can tell who left a message and when it was posted. Sign your comment by writing ~~~~ or by hitting the signature button (). E.g:

Comment. ~~~~

Gives:

Comment. GS      Banri     Talk 15:18, January 21, 2017 (UTC)

New users will leave a standard signature which has plain links to their user page and shows the time at which their post was made. If you like you can create a custom signature (like the one above); you can find out more about doing that here.

User talk pages

All users also have talk pages. These kind of talk pages are found in the User talk: name space, e.g. For User:Example would have the talk page User_talk:Example. User talk page can be used to communicate directly with other editors.

If you have made an account you can access your own talk page by the Talk button next to your account name at the top right of your screen. If someone leaves you a message on your talk page you will have a notification that displays until you dismiss it or you view your talk page.

Archiving your talk page

If you want to remove messages from your talk page you should archive them rather than just deleting them. To archive your talk page create a new page as a subpage of your user talk: for example for User_talk:Example you could create User_talk:Example/Archive1. Cut and paste any messages you want to archive onto your new page. Make sure that your subpage is linked on your main talk page.

See also

• GSWiki:Signatures

Want some more help?

• Ask for help with this topic on the article's talk page.
• Ask for general editing help at GSWiki:User help.
• Request help from an administrator at GSWiki:Administrative requests if you need help which requires an administrator's tools.
• Chat to other editors in our Discord channel.