ArchWiki talk:Contributing
History clarity
about ArchWiki:Contributing#Always properly use the edit summary note to ease searchability and history readability
- auto summary the section title by clicking it's [Edit] button instead of the Edit on top of the page
- in case of title/section rename also add to summary (after the above): rename [[#section title]] to [[#new section title]]
― Ubone (talk) 05:40, 16 August 2018 (UTC)
- That's a good idea but I prefer the comment syntax over regular section links in edit summaries. Draft:
- When editing a section use its [Edit] link to automatically prefix
/* Section name */
to the edit summary. The text between/*
and*/
becomes a section link in the edit summary. You can also use this syntax to make your edit summary more accessible, e.g.rename /* Install */ to standard /* Installation */
.
- When editing a section use its [Edit] link to automatically prefix
- --Larivact (talk) 06:15, 16 August 2018 (UTC)
- It would keep summaries cleaner if
/* */
remains only as auto summary for the section being edited. To correct my initial example:/* (auto) section title */ rename to [[#new section title]]
. I wouldn't use/* */
simply because it's easier for me to press [ or ] than shift-8 for * ― Ubone (talk) 07:36, 16 August 2018 (UTC)
- It would keep summaries cleaner if
- Good points, everybody. Updated draft:
- To edit a section use its [Edit] link to automatically prefix
/* Section name */
to the edit summary. When mentioning section names, link them using[[#Section links]]
. Example:/* Install */ rename to standard [[#Installation]]
.
- To edit a section use its [Edit] link to automatically prefix
- --Larivact (talk) 08:22, 16 August 2018 (UTC)
- Good points, everybody. Updated draft:
[[#Section links]]
should be[[#Section name]]
to avoid confusion and possibly point to links syntax with something like 'see #Resources for Help:Editing' --Ubone (talk) 15:00, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
- The look of
/* Section name */
has changed since this discussion started. Instead of just an arrow, now the whole text is a link. Since some people seem to confuse it with some sort of comment syntax, I tried explaining what it is in Special:Diff/715163. -- nl6720 (talk) 11:19, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
- The look of