User talk:Rmg08057

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Thanks Aristophanes68 - very nice to get a welcome. I do have some questions. It seems to me that when someone creates and then strongly edits a page, they kinda take ownership of it, or perhaps a better term is "stewardship". They seem to have the primary editorship... is that correct? Or am I seeing that subsequent visitors are being respectful of that initial editor's efforts. So my question is... is there such a role or position as steward or primary editor for a page? Thanks mate! From Ralph in Auckland.

That role is strongly discouraged. It is even the subject of its own policy: Wikipedia:Ownership of articles--SPhilbrick T 22:26, 28 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

What is permitted is something quite unofficial. For example, I am interested in the article Geno Auriemma. If someone comes along and starts rewriting it in a negative way, and someone else notices, but doesn't want to get involved, they could look at the template on the talk page Talk:Geno Auriemma and see that if they contact me I will look into it. It doesn't give me any special authority over anyone else, it simply means that I care enough to follow up on any issues that might arise. Note, in particular, that the template clearly states that I do not have ownership.--SPhilbrick T 22:33, 28 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If my answer isn't sufficient, please feel free to ask me to elaborate at my talk page, or use the helpme template if you want to hear from someone else, or ask at the Help desk.--SPhilbrick T 22:35, 28 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Ahh... the OWNERSHIP link was very illuminating. There is a page I wanted to edit and there has been one main and several minor editors. I guess the best approach is to put the proposed change up on the TALK page, get any feedback, then take it from there. How long would you wait for feedback on the TALK page? Rmg08057 (talk) 18:51, 29 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Read WP:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle. The idea is that you should be BOLD and make your change, but then discuss if it gets reverted. Having said that, though, it is prudent to propose any major change on the talk page first, particularly on an active page. Depending on page activity, I would suggest waiting 3 days to a week. JohnCD (talk) 23:09, 28 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]