Help:Edit summary

An edit summary allows you to give a brief description of the changes you have made when you edit a page. They should be used for every edit, except when creating a new entry, as they are exceedingly useful. (Do not use them when creating a new page: the software will fill in a useful edit summary automatically.) They are limited by the software to 255 characters.

Edit summaries help …

 * … those who are looking at the page's to work out how the page has changed over time.
 * … people who have the page watchlisted to see whether they are interested in your change.
 * … anyone watching Recent changes to get an impression of what sort of edits are going on.

A good edit summary …

 * … contains a brief description of all the changes that were made.
 * … may include a brief reason for making the edit.
 * … does not include excessive justification for the edit.

Abbreviations used in edit summaries include …

 * … ISO 639-1 or ISO 639-2 language codes.
 * … the name of any templates used.
 * … shortcuts to relevant policies or guidelines.
 * … any abbreviation listed at Glossary or Appendix:Glossary.
 * … other abbreviations, including those listed below.


 * +:added (e.g. + ety)
 * ++:adding to a list, such as Derived terms or Related terms
 * -:removed
 * 2c:two cents
 * def:Definition
 * ety:Etymology
 * fl:Fixing links
 * (m)fmt:(Minorly) adjusted the formatting
 * cat(s):Categorizing the page
 * hdr:Changed the headings
 * img:Adding an image
 * iw:Adding a link to another Wiktionary
 * L[x]:Altering a heading to be at level [x]
 * lk:Link
 * pron:Pronounciation
 * re:reply
 * rm / rem:Removed
 * rv(v):Undoing the last change (it was vandalism)
 * sc:Adding something in the right script
 * sp:Correcting spelling
 * tr(ans(l)):Translations
 * tr(anslit):Transliteration
 * usex:Adding a usage example
 * wp:Added a link to Wikipedia

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