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==Minor edits== | ==Minor edits== | ||
When editing a page, | [[File:Minor Edit.png|frame|The '''Minor Edit''' box is found above the Save Page button. Check the box to mark the edit as Minor.]] | ||
A '''Minor Edit''' is an edit that doesn't really change the content of a page, but rather, fixes small details or mistakes, and other such maintenance work. When editing a page, users have the option of marking the edit as minor. To do so, simply click the checkbox above the "Save page" button (as pictured) prior to saving the page. An "<span class=explain style=color:inherit title="This is a minor edit">'''m'''</span>" will then be displayed alongside the edit on the [[Special:Recentchanges|list of Recent Changes]], the page's history, watchlists, and the user's list of contributions, thus indicating that the edit was minor. This feature is important, because users can choose to hide minor edits in their view of the recent changes to keep the volume of edits down to a manageable level. | |||
Edits that can be marked as minor include: | |||
*Correcting coding errors | |||
*Fixing spelling or grammar mistakes (however, please note that British and American spellings should not be interchanged) | |||
*Fixing typos and misinformation (unless this involves significant rewriting) | |||
*Adding or modifying {{tem|Aboutfile}} | |||
*Adding, exchanging or removing [[MarioWiki:Navigation Templates|navigation templates]] or [[MarioWiki:Categories|categories]] | |||
*Exchanging an image that is pending deletion for the replacement image (i.e. a blurry JPEG being replaced by a crisp PNG) | |||
*Maintenance work done on large amounts of pages at a time, creating floods of edits (usually, this involves one or more of the above types of edits to begin with) | |||
Edits that should '''not''' be marked as minor include: | |||
*Removing, changing or adding to the written content of an article, including image captions or any other text besides the main body paragraphs | |||
*Incorporating Trivia and other maintenance work that involves rewriting parts of a page | |||
*Conducting a substantial amount of maintenance work on any given page (i.e. adding or reorganizing many templates or categories, fixing numerous grammar errors, etc.) | |||
*Adding or removing tables or infoboxes | |||
*Adding an image to or removing an image from an article, or replacing an image with a completely different image | |||
*Adding a gallery to an article or moving a preexisting gallery to a subpage | |||
Please note that neither of these lists are exhaustive, with common sense being the best tool in determining whether an edit is minor or not, and when in doubt, simply do not mark an edit as minor. Remember that different users have slightly different takes on what "minor" entails, and so some may be quick to mark their edits as minor, while others may be quite hesitant to mark any of their edits. However, if a user fails to mark ''large amounts'' of edits as minor, or often marks substantial mainspace edits as "minor", they are committing a [[MarioWiki:Warning Policy#Level One Offenses|level one offense]], and a {{tem|Reminder}} may be issued to inform them of the problem. When doing so, keep in mind that the user may not have been aware they were breaking any rules, so be sure to explain the policy and possibly even link here for further reference. | |||
==The wiki markup== | ==The wiki markup== | ||