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A '''talk page''' is a special [[SpinProfiles]] page containing discussion about
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A '''talk page''' is a special Powerbase page containing discussion about
 
the contents of its associated "subject" page.
 
the contents of its associated "subject" page.
To view the talk page of an article, click on the "Discuss this page" link in the
 
sidebar or at the bottom of the screen.
 
When you are in the talk page, clicking on "View article" will take you back
 
to the main article.
 
  
On SpinProfiles, the primary purpose of a talk page is to help to improve the contents of the main page.
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To view the talk page of an article, click on the 'Discussion' link at the top of the page.
Questions, challenges, excised text (due to truly egregious confusion or bias,
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When you are in the talk page, clicking on 'project page' at the top of the page will take you back to the main article.
for example), arguments relevant to changing the text, and commentary on the
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main page is all fair play.
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Some guidelines relating to [[Powerbase:Etiquette#Using Talk Pages|etiquette]] on talk pages should also be followed.
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On Powerbase, the primary '''purpose''' of a talk page is to help to improve the contents of the main page.
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Questions, challenges, excised text (for example: information without a source. See [[Powerbase:A Guide to Referencing|referencing]] and [[Powerbase:A Guide to Sourcing#Guidelines for the use of Sources|sourcing]] for more info on this), arguments relevant to changing the text, and commentary on the main page are all fair play.
  
Your user page has a talk page as well, and that one has some special features.
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Your '''user page''' has a talk page as well, and that one has some special features.
For one thing, there is a link to it in the header next to your name (if you
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To find you user talk page, follow the link at the top right of a page next to your user name.  
use a "skin" other than the default it may be somewhere else).
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If edits are made to your talk page by others, a message will appear the next time you're logged in to Powerbase to notify you.
Also, if edits are made to it by others, an asterisk (*) will appear next to
 
the link to notify you.
 
 
These pages can be used for occasional personal communication among users;
 
These pages can be used for occasional personal communication among users;
but note that these pages are public.
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but note that ''these pages are public''.
 
If you want to communicate privately, use e-mail.
 
If you want to communicate privately, use e-mail.
  
A few community standards do apply to talk pages: for example, comments grow
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A few '''community standards''' do apply to talk pages: for example, comments grow
 
by adding text to the ''bottom'' of the existing discussion, so readers can
 
by adding text to the ''bottom'' of the existing discussion, so readers can
 
follow the discussion chronologically.
 
follow the discussion chronologically.
Unlike the articles themselves, comments on talk pages are often signed by
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Unlike the articles themselves, comments on talk pages should be '''signed''' by
 
their author.
 
their author.
The software even makes that easy by letting you type three or four tilde
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The software even makes that easy by letting you type in <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>, which
characters ('''~''', often in the upper-left corner of your keyboard), which
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will be turned into your user name along with the date and time you signed it. This is done by clicking on the signature icon at the top of the editing box. What you get (when you've ''saved'' the page) will look something like this...
will be turned into your user name if you are logged in (four tildes will
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produce your name and the date).
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--[[User:Lynn Hill|Lynn Hill]] 14:36, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
There is also a "nickname" feature in your user preferences for customizing
 
this signature.
 
  
''Acknowledgment: the content of many of the help pages in SpinProfiles have been adapted from Wikipedia.''
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If you want to reply to a message left for you, simply click on the person's signature (their name that shows up in blue as above), then click on their discussion tab at the top of the page. Don't forget to sign the message you leave too.
  
[[Category:SpinProfiles Help]]
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[[Category:Powerbase Help]]

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A talk page is a special Powerbase page containing discussion about the contents of its associated "subject" page.

To view the talk page of an article, click on the 'Discussion' link at the top of the page. When you are in the talk page, clicking on 'project page' at the top of the page will take you back to the main article.

Some guidelines relating to etiquette on talk pages should also be followed.

On Powerbase, the primary purpose of a talk page is to help to improve the contents of the main page.

Questions, challenges, excised text (for example: information without a source. See referencing and sourcing for more info on this), arguments relevant to changing the text, and commentary on the main page are all fair play.

Your user page has a talk page as well, and that one has some special features. To find you user talk page, follow the link at the top right of a page next to your user name. If edits are made to your talk page by others, a message will appear the next time you're logged in to Powerbase to notify you. These pages can be used for occasional personal communication among users; but note that these pages are public. If you want to communicate privately, use e-mail.

A few community standards do apply to talk pages: for example, comments grow by adding text to the bottom of the existing discussion, so readers can follow the discussion chronologically.

Unlike the articles themselves, comments on talk pages should be signed by their author. The software even makes that easy by letting you type in --~~~~, which will be turned into your user name along with the date and time you signed it. This is done by clicking on the signature icon at the top of the editing box. What you get (when you've saved the page) will look something like this...

--Lynn Hill 14:36, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

If you want to reply to a message left for you, simply click on the person's signature (their name that shows up in blue as above), then click on their discussion tab at the top of the page. Don't forget to sign the message you leave too.