User:Chzz/help/strike

On user talk pages, if you want to move or change your own comment, it's better to strike it out. It avoids potential misunderstanding. Example,

Example thread

Sausages are cool. example 1 (talk · contribs) 17:21, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

I hate sausages. example 2 (talk · contribs) 17:22, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

Me too! example 3 (talk · contribs) 17:23, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

User "Example 2" wants to change their comment.

Moving - bad

Sausages are cool. example 1 (talk · contribs) 17:21, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

Me too! example 3 (talk · contribs) 17:23, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

I hate sausages. example 2 (talk · contribs) 17:22, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

The problem is, it appears that the 3rd user thinks sausages are cool. That is incorrect. User 3 hates sausages.

Strike-out is much better

Instead of moving it, strike it, and add a note. ie :<s>I hate sausages. [[User:Example 2|Example 2]] ([[User talk:Example 2|talk]]), 16 December 2011 (UTC) </s> <small> Struck my earlier comment {{subst:user|example 2}} ~~~~~ </small>

Sausages are cool. example 1 (talk · contribs) 17:21, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

I hate sausages. example 2 (talk · contribs) 17:22, 16 December 2011 (UTC) Struck my earlier comment example 2 (talk · contribs) 17:23, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

Me too! example 3 (talk · contribs) 17:23, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

This is clear. It's much better.