User talk:Alphax/Threads

Synchronous Threaded Discussions

  1. How does it work?
  2. * A discussion (or "thread") is placed into a subpage (like on VFD) which is then transcluded into each page that it appears on.
  3. How do I reply to a thread?
  4. * Follow the [edit] link next to the section heading. If you want to make the pages the thread appears on, you can use the {{purge}} template or (to give me a "you have new messages") edit my talk page without changing anything.
  5. How to I start a threaded discussion on your talk page?
  6. * Go to the end of my talk page and type the following: {{/new|(2-digit number starting at 01)}}
  7. * Preview the result
  8. * Copy and paste the text of the resulting redlink to replace the {{/new}} (eg. {{User_talk:Alphax/{{CURRENTYEAR}}{{CURRENTMONTH}}{{CURRENTDAY}}-01}}). The number must have 10 digits - 8 before the hyphen, 2 after. During the first 9 days of the month, you will need to insert a 0 (zero) to get something like 20050101-01. This is an issue with MediaWiki.
  9. * Save the page
  10. * Click on the redlink, and leave your comment in a new section there by using a level 2 heading (eg. == Regarding the edit you made to (some article) ==). Save the page.
  11. *# Type {{}}
  12. *# Paste what you copied to get something like {{User talk:Alphax/20050327-01}}
  13. * Save!
  14. Now what?
  15. * If well all click on the "edit section" link, the discussion will be synchronised on both pages.
  16. * You may need to insert the {{purge}} template on your talk page. This is generally a good idea.