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== User data == | == User data == | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
User data | User data | ||
Your email*: | Your email*: | ||
o Disable | o Disable email from other users | ||
Your nickname (for signatures): | Your nickname (for signatures): | ||
Change password | Change password | ||
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
* '''Your | * '''Your email''': You may optionally register your email address (it will not be shown publicly on the site). This will enable you to reset your password by clicking the "Mail me a new password" box on the log in screen at the top right, if you forget it. Additionally, it will enable other registered users to send email to you from the "E-mail this user" link on your user page unless you've checked the ''disable'' box (see below). | ||
*'''Disable | *'''Disable email from other users''': If you check this, users will not be able to send you email by way of the "E-mail this user" feature. | ||
===Your nickname=== | ===Your nickname=== | ||
Although your username is not necessarily your real name and could therefore be called a nickname, the term "nickname" is used here for a name you may optionally specify, different from your username, for when you enter your signature with <code><nowiki>~~~</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>. However, there is even more versatility. The software enters <small>'''<code><nowiki>[[User:Name|</nowiki></code>'''</small> in front and <small>'''<code><nowiki>]]</nowiki></code>'''</small> in the back of your signature. So entering <small>'''<code><nowiki>]] | [[User talk:Name|Talk</nowiki></code>'''</small> as your signature will also include a link to your talk page. | Although your username is not necessarily your real name and could therefore be called a nickname, the term "nickname" is used here for a name you may optionally specify, different from your username, for when you enter your signature with <code><nowiki>~~~</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>. However, there is even more versatility. The software enters <small>'''<code><nowiki>[[User:Name|</nowiki></code>'''</small> in front and <small>'''<code><nowiki>]]</nowiki></code>'''</small> in the back of your signature. So entering <small>'''<code><nowiki>]] | [[User talk:Name|Talk</nowiki></code>'''</small> as your signature will also include a link to your talk page. | ||
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=== Password === | === Password === | ||
To change your password, enter your old password, the new password, and the new password a second time. (If you're merely changing the other preferences, you do not need to enter your password.) | To change your password, enter your old password, the new password, and the new password a second time. (If you're merely changing the other preferences, you do not need to enter your password.) | ||
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== QuickBar settings == | == QuickBar settings == | ||
This selection only works in the Classic and Cologne Blue skins (see below). In Monobook there is a left panel anyway; in Nostalgia there is none. | This selection only works in the Classic and Cologne Blue skins (see below). In Monobook there is a left panel anyway; in Nostalgia there is none. | ||
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== Skin == | == Skin == | ||
'''Skin'''<br> | '''Skin'''<br> | ||
* Halopedia | * Halopedia | ||
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==Date format== | ==Date format== | ||
The following is rendered depending on preferences: | The following is rendered depending on preferences: | ||
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
* '''Time diff'''. This is the number of hours to be added or subtracted from UTC to find your time zone. This time zone is used when calculating displayed page update timestamps, and may become temporarily incorrect from time to time if you observe daylight saving time -- don't forget to update it to match ''your'' local time, because the | * '''Time diff'''. This is the number of hours to be added or subtracted from UTC to find your time zone. This time zone is used when calculating displayed page update timestamps, and may become temporarily incorrect from time to time if you observe daylight saving time -- don't forget to update it to match ''your'' local time, because the wiki doesn't know where you are or precisely when you celebrate DST. (Also, the server's clock may be slightly offset from reality, much as Wikipedia articles may be.) A scattering of typical (and possibly incorrect!) time diff values are below. If yours isn't listed, try [http://www.timeanddate.com/time/abbreviations.html this link] or add and subtract a few hours as needed. | ||
** -10 (DST -9) Hawaii and western Aleutian Islands. (Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time) | ** -10 (DST -9) Hawaii and western Aleutian Islands. (Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time) | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
If you want to change your username, it is recommended that you do this retroactively in the sense that your previous user contributions are recorded under the new name. Users and sysops cannot do this, one can ask a developer to do so. Signatures are not changed and therefore will no longer match page histories of the talk pages concerned. However, you can edit signatures manually. Also other occurrences of your name on talk pages are not retroactively changed. The deletion log and the upload log are not altered. | If you want to change your username, it is recommended that you do this retroactively in the sense that your previous user contributions are recorded under the new name. Users and sysops cannot do this, one can ask a developer to do so. Signatures are not changed and therefore will no longer match page histories of the talk pages concerned. However, you can edit signatures manually. Also other occurrences of your name on talk pages are not retroactively changed. The deletion log and the upload log are not altered. | ||
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==Browser preferences== | ==Browser preferences== | ||
Browsers usually also allow you to specify preferences, e.g. font size and font type. The standard skin is compatible with your browser setting of font size and font type. The Cologne Blue skin has most text in a fixed font size, ignoring your browser setting. Some browsers, e.g. IE, allow you to specify that font size specified in the web page is ignored. In that case the font size in Cologne Blue is as specified in the browser, but with the line height not adjusted accordingly. Therefore a large font gives a messy result. | Browsers usually also allow you to specify preferences, e.g. font size and font type. The standard skin is compatible with your browser setting of font size and font type. The Cologne Blue skin has most text in a fixed font size, ignoring your browser setting. Some browsers, e.g. IE, allow you to specify that font size specified in the web page is ignored. In that case the font size in Cologne Blue is as specified in the browser, but with the line height not adjusted accordingly. Therefore a large font gives a messy result. | ||
==External | ==External links== | ||
*[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Preferences Wikimedia Help] | *[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Preferences Wikimedia Help] | ||
{{Halopedia HAGP}} | {{Halopedia HAGP}} | ||
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