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| − | A '''user page''' is a page about a | + | <!--ATTENTION - BEFORE YOU EDIT: This page is part of the CPAPtalk.com CPAP Wiki Help section. Unless you are making a minor correction, please discuss your changes on the associated talk page and make sure there is a consensus about your proposed changes.--> |
| + | A '''user page''' is a page about a CPAPtalk.com CPAP Wiki user. If you have registered, you can create your own user page. When logged in, your user page is linked on the top left where you can see your username. More importantly, others will see links to your user page from various places which assist wiki collaboration. This includes the 'Recent changes' and page 'history' displays (See [[Help:Tracking changes]]). You can also link to your user page within the text of a wiki page, which is mainly useful on [[Help:Talk pages|talk pages]] when you sign your name. | ||
== What to put on your user page == | == What to put on your user page == | ||
User pages are just as flexible as any other wiki page, and it's a page all about you, so generally people will leave you to freely write your user page in whatever format you like. Think of it as a 'profile' page. It's a feature to help other people know who you are, and to bring the online community closer together. You might like to mention where you are from and what your job is. You can also state what your main areas of interest are in relation to the topic of the wiki, and describe contributions you have made or are areas where you are interested in contributing. | User pages are just as flexible as any other wiki page, and it's a page all about you, so generally people will leave you to freely write your user page in whatever format you like. Think of it as a 'profile' page. It's a feature to help other people know who you are, and to bring the online community closer together. You might like to mention where you are from and what your job is. You can also state what your main areas of interest are in relation to the topic of the wiki, and describe contributions you have made or are areas where you are interested in contributing. | ||
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| + | === Your user page is a blog === | ||
| + | You can use your own user page for blogging. | ||
| + | [[Help:Blog|See Blog Help]] for more. | ||
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| + | === Editing your user page === | ||
| + | It's easy. Be bold. Dive in and go for it. | ||
| + | [[Help:Editing|View Editing Help]] | ||
=== User scratchpad / development area === | === User scratchpad / development area === | ||
| − | You can use your user page as a scratchpad | + | You can use your user page as a scratchpad; an area for developing ideas without cluttering the main namespace (see [[Help:Namespaces]]). If subpages are enabled (see [[Help:Subpages]]), you may find them useful for creating sub pages under your user page. However you should avoid expending too much effort within your own area of the wiki. Be bold! Edit the main wiki articles! You can also use a shared [[CpapWiki:Sandbox|Sandbox]] page for quick (non-permanent) wiki experimentation. |
== Other people's user pages == | == Other people's user pages == | ||
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=== User Contributions === | === User Contributions === | ||
| − | When viewing another person's user page, an additional link "''user contributions''" appears in the 'toolbox' area (bottom left). This takes you to a list of all of this user's wiki edits. Use this to get an idea of how prolific a contributor somebody is, or to track down edits made by a user who is causing trouble | + | When viewing another person's user page, an additional link "''user contributions''" appears in the 'toolbox' area (bottom left). This takes you to a list of all of this user's wiki edits. Use this to get an idea of how prolific a contributor somebody is, or to track down edits made by a user who is causing trouble or making bad wiki edits. |
=== Editing someone else's page === | === Editing someone else's page === | ||
Latest revision as of 16:47, 22 October 2008
A user page is a page about a CPAPtalk.com CPAP Wiki user. If you have registered, you can create your own user page. When logged in, your user page is linked on the top left where you can see your username. More importantly, others will see links to your user page from various places which assist wiki collaboration. This includes the 'Recent changes' and page 'history' displays (See Help:Tracking changes). You can also link to your user page within the text of a wiki page, which is mainly useful on talk pages when you sign your name.
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What to put on your user page
User pages are just as flexible as any other wiki page, and it's a page all about you, so generally people will leave you to freely write your user page in whatever format you like. Think of it as a 'profile' page. It's a feature to help other people know who you are, and to bring the online community closer together. You might like to mention where you are from and what your job is. You can also state what your main areas of interest are in relation to the topic of the wiki, and describe contributions you have made or are areas where you are interested in contributing.
Your user page is a blog
You can use your own user page for blogging. See Blog Help for more.
Editing your user page
It's easy. Be bold. Dive in and go for it. View Editing Help
User scratchpad / development area
You can use your user page as a scratchpad; an area for developing ideas without cluttering the main namespace (see Help:Namespaces). If subpages are enabled (see Help:Subpages), you may find them useful for creating sub pages under your user page. However you should avoid expending too much effort within your own area of the wiki. Be bold! Edit the main wiki articles! You can also use a shared Sandbox page for quick (non-permanent) wiki experimentation.
Other people's user pages
As mentioned above, you will see links to other people's user pages, in various places throughout the wiki.
User Contributions
When viewing another person's user page, an additional link "user contributions" appears in the 'toolbox' area (bottom left). This takes you to a list of all of this user's wiki edits. Use this to get an idea of how prolific a contributor somebody is, or to track down edits made by a user who is causing trouble or making bad wiki edits.
Editing someone else's page
It's generally considered bad etiquette to rewrite or reword another person's user page. Editing is not disallowed, but you should avoid adding information (or especially opinions) which might be misinterpreted as coming from that user, in situations where this could potentially cause upset. Some types of edit are widely acceptable, and unlikely to cause upset:
- Fixing wiki links, when a page has been moved or deleted
- Fixing broken external links
- Categorizing or fixing categories of user pages.
User talk pages
Every user page has an associated talk page; a "user talk page". This is a special kind of talk page, for leaving messages directed at a particular user. See Help:Talk pages#User Talk pages.