Discussion & Question Instruction
If you have details to add to an article, just add them. We are all Reviewing Recent Changes, so don't be worried whether the details are beautifully written - rather than not have them, it's better to have them less than perfect, it gives everyone else a place to start from.
If you disagree with something, have concerns, or a question, add a discussion. If you see a discussion, add additional information you might have.
Contents
Adding a discussion to an article
- click on the "edit" link next to the heading of the topic you want to comment on (or the edit tab at the top of the article)
- right in the place where your question comes up, add a
{{Discussion}}
* <replace this with your comment/question>
to add the discussion template
- Show preview, and then save, which will
- put the article into the category:Questions, providing a list of all articles that need review
- add the picture
, making it obvious where in the article there are concerns
How to work with a discussion
- click on the "edit" link (on the right side of the heading above the question, or at the top of the page)
Simple question, simple answer
If the comment is a simple question and you are pretty sure you have the right answer, just fix the article so there would not have been a question and delete the discussion. This is the best way for a discussion on the wiki to work! It leaves a clean and better document.
Responding to a point
In the next line after the point you are responding to
- put one more "*" than the specific comment you are responding to and write your text
- end it with ~~~~, which will translate into your signature and the time when you save
- optionally, press the "Show Preview" button to see what your comment will look like
- press the Save Page button
Conflict
If the updated content is wrong, fix it, but also start a conversation with the person, ideally in person, to find out why you disagreed on the content. Direct-edits are a great way to make documentation better quickly, but they are not good to resolve deeper problems in how we understand a process. Ideally talk to the editor in person and come to a common understanding, then fix the article.
If there is no article for the topic you want to discuss
Make a new article and follow the instructions above.
