User talk:2601:1C2:4680:48C0:7C0E:F7BC:7B4A:CE0A

August 2024 Welcome, having an account, adding edit summaries

Hello 2601:1C2:4680:48C0:7C0E:F7BC:7B4A:CE0A, I'm Quaerens-veritatem. I noticed you just started editing Wikipedia with about 30 edits in July and beginning of August. Welcome to Wikipedia editing. To help you along:

(1) Please take some time to familiarize yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia.

(2) Consider creating an account for yourself or logging in with an existing account. An account provides privacy including about your Vancouver area location. Logging in under a user name lets you build trust and respect through a history of good edits, and makes it easier for veteran users to assume good faith, communicate and collaborate. Having a good name (or a pseudonym to protect your identity) promotes more responsible editing, and more civil discourse.

(3) Please provide a summary of every edit you make. The summaries are very helpful to people browsing an article's history. Summaries help other editors by (a) providing a reason for the edit, (b) saving the time to open up the edit to find out what it's all about, and (c) providing information about the edit on diff pages and lists of changes (such as page histories and watchlists).

Edit summary content is visible in:

Please use the edit summary to explain your reasoning for the edit and a summary of what the edit changes. You can give yourself a reminder to add an edit summary by setting Preferences → Editing →

Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary.

When editing Wikipedia, there is a field labeled "Edit summary" below the main edit box. It looks like this:

Edit summary (Briefly describe your changes)

Many who are ignorant of the Wikipedia policy on edit summaries fail to add them. Some ignore this basic brief task; however, failure seems arrogant and inconsiderate specially since summaries are so easy to add. According to Wikipedia's consensus policy, all edits should be explained —either by clear edit summaries, or by discussion on the associated talk page.

(4) If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk.

Welcome again, and thank you for your consideration.

Quaerens-veritatem (talk) 03:31, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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