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==Signatures== | ==Signatures== | ||
Every comment you leave on a talk page must be signed. You do this by adding four tildes ({{sign}}) to the end of your comment. When you save, this will add your name and the date/time. | Every comment you leave on a talk page must be [[Help:Signature|signed]]. You do this by adding four tildes ({{sign}}) to the end of your comment. When you save, this will add your name and the date/time. | ||
This must only be done on talk pages, to sign your comments, never in articles. You can always click the History button to see who made a certain edit. | This must only be done on talk pages, to sign your comments, never in articles. You can always click the History button to see who made a certain edit. | ||
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==Structure== | ==Structure== | ||
When starting a new conversation, click 'Add | When starting a new conversation, click 'Add Message' at the top, rather than 'Edit'. This will allow you to enter a title, and will mean you don't need to enter an edit summary. | ||
When replying to a conversation on a talk page, you should first indent your reply, by using a colon : at the start of every paragraph. The next reply should use two colons (::) and so on, until about 5 indents when the next person should start off without any indents. If you're replying to a reply, you can un-indent again to put your comment in line with your previous comment. | When replying to a conversation on a talk page, you should first indent your reply, by using a colon : at the start of every paragraph. The next reply should use two colons (::) and so on, until about 5 indents when the next person should start off without any indents. If you're replying to a reply, you can un-indent again to put your comment in line with your previous comment. | ||