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There are two types of '''talk pages''' - standard talk pages are used to discuss an article, whilst user talk pages are used to communicate with other users or leave them messages. Every page has an associated talk page, except pages in the ''Special | {{Status|Halopedia}} | ||
There are two types of '''talk pages''' - standard talk pages are used to discuss an article, whilst user talk pages are used to communicate with other users or leave them messages. Every page has an associated talk page, except pages in the ''Special'' [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Namespace|namespace]]. If there is no discussion of a page, the link to its talk page will be red. You can still discuss the page - you will just be the first person to do so. | |||
==Accessing a talk page== | ==Accessing a talk page== | ||
To access a talk page look for a link labelled ''Talk'', ''Discussion'' or ''Discuss this page''. These links will be found either at the top of the page or on the left hand side (near ''Edit this page''). | To access a talk page look for a link labelled ''Talk'', ''Discussion'' or ''Discuss this page''. These links will be found either at the top of the page or on the left hand side (near ''Edit this page''). | ||
A talk page adds ''Talk:'' to the beginning of the main page's title. If the main page has a prefix then talk is added after this prefix. For example, a talk page associated with the main article namespace simply has the prefix ''Talk:'', while a talk page associated with the user namespace has the prefix ''User talk:''. This article is in the ''Help:'' namespace, so the talk page for this article is [[Help talk:Talk | A talk page adds ''Talk:'' to the beginning of the main page's title. If the main page has a prefix then talk is added after this prefix. For example, a talk page associated with the main article namespace simply has the prefix ''Talk:'', while a talk page associated with the user namespace has the prefix ''User talk:''. This article is in the ''Help:'' namespace, so the talk page for this article is [[Help talk:Talk pages]]. The [[Main Page|main page]] is in the main namespace (because it has no prefix), so its talk page is simply [[Talk:Main Page]]. | ||
After someone else edits your user talk page, the alert "You have new messages" is automatically displayed on all pages you view, until you view your user page. | After someone else edits your user talk page, the alert "You have new messages" is automatically displayed on all pages you view, until you view your user page. | ||
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<nowiki>~~~ = Username</nowiki> | <nowiki>~~~ = Username</nowiki> | ||
<br><nowiki>~~~~ = Username 19:36, 10 January 2006 (UTC)</nowiki>. | <br><nowiki>~~~~ = Username 19:36, 10 January 2006 (UTC)</nowiki>. | ||
<br><small>See [ | <br><small>See [[metawikimedia:Help:Automatic conversion of wikitext|Automatic conversion of wikitext]] for more information.</small> | ||
On a talk page, "this page" usually refers to the main page (i.e. the page the talk page is associated with). If the talk page itself is referred to, write "this talk page". | On a talk page, "this page" usually refers to the main page (i.e. the page the talk page is associated with). If the talk page itself is referred to, write "this talk page". | ||
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::Not too bad.. --George<br> | ::Not too bad.. --George<br> | ||
:::I made it myself! --Bob<br> | :::I made it myself! --Bob<br> | ||
I think the soup-discussion should be moved to [[ | I think the soup-discussion should be moved to [[Special:WikiForum|the forums]].. --Lisa<br> | ||
:I tend to disagree. --George<br> | :I tend to disagree. --George<br> | ||
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{{Halopedia HAGP}} | {{Halopedia HAGP}} | ||
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