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If you have details to add, disagree with an idea, have concerns, or a question, please write it under a discussion "heading".


If you have details to add, disagree with an idea, have concerns, or a question, please write it under discussion.
== Adding to an existing discussion ==
* click on the "edit" link on the right side of the screen next to the existing "Discussion" heading, next to the [Image:Questions.gif].
* see [[Discussion & Question Instruction#How to communicate inside a discussion | How to communicate inside a discussion]] below


*To create a discussion in an article, which will automatically be placed in the question category, select EDIT Tab and type: Discussion with two curly bracket at the beginning and at the end of this word. When you save page, you will see the following picture. Image:Questions.gif
== Adding a discussion to an article ==
*Under this section do the following:
* click on the "edit" link next to the heading of the topic you want to comment on
**for a new point, put a * and your text
* count the number of "=" signs used for that heading
**to respond to a point, put ** after the point and your response
* go to the end of the section and  
**to respond to a response, put *** and then your response optionally
** add a <nowiki> {{Discussion}} </nowiki> to add the discussion template, which will add the picture and put the article into the [[:category:questions questions]] category
o end comments with [[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 00:05, 23 December 2008 (CST) to sign and date at the bottom of the screen
** add the sub-heading <nowiki>=Discussion=</nowiki> with '''one more''' "=" than the earlier heading; this listsin the index of the article at the top where the discussion is
**press SAVE PAGE when you are done.
**A discussion created in this manner will automatically be posted in the QUESTION category.
**you can edit a discussion section by clicking on the "edit" tab at the top or on the "edit" link to the right of the "Discussion" header.


*If an article does not have a discussion section yet, add one to the end of the article by adding the following before any [['''Category''':...]] entries (you can cut-and-paste these 3 lines from here):
== How to communicate inside a discussion ==
=== Responding to a point ===
After the point you are responding to
* put one more "*" than the previous comment
* write your text
* end it with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>, which will translate into your signature and the time when you save
* optionally, press the "Show Preview" button to see what your comment will look like
* press the '''Save Page''' button


=== Making a new point ===
* Go to the end of the existing comments
* Add '''two blank lines''' after the end of the existing point to put a blank line to separate your point from the previous
* put a "*" at the beginning of the line
* add your question/comment
* end the line with a <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>, which will translate into your signature and the time when you save
* optionally, press the "Show Preview" button to see what your comment will look like
* press the '''Save Page''' button


 
== If there is no article for the topic you want to discuss ==
Discussion {{Discussion}}
 
* your point...


If an article for the topic you are concerned about does not exist yet (i.e. you have typed any keywords you can think of into the "search" box and clicked on the "search" button), create an article on the topic. Add the tag Discussion to the article to categorize it as a question.
If an article for the topic you are concerned about does not exist yet (i.e. you have typed any keywords you can think of into the "search" box and clicked on the "search" button), create an article on the topic. Add the tag Discussion to the article to categorize it as a question.
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=="Discussion" Tab==
=="Discussion" Tab==
We are not using the discussion tab at the top of the page to prevent people from missing that there is a discussion going on.


We are not using the discussion tab at the top of the page to prevent people from missing that there is a discussion going on.
[[Category: Wiki Usage]]
[[Category: Wiki Usage]]

Revision as of 09:53, 2008 December 23

If you have details to add, disagree with an idea, have concerns, or a question, please write it under a discussion "heading".

Adding to an existing discussion

Adding a discussion to an article

  • click on the "edit" link next to the heading of the topic you want to comment on
  • count the number of "=" signs used for that heading
  • go to the end of the section and
    • add a {{Discussion}} to add the discussion template, which will add the picture and put the article into the category:questions questions category
    • add the sub-heading =Discussion= with one more "=" than the earlier heading; this listsin the index of the article at the top where the discussion is

How to communicate inside a discussion

Responding to a point

After the point you are responding to

  • put one more "*" than the previous comment
  • write your text
  • end it with ~~~~, which will translate into your signature and the time when you save
  • optionally, press the "Show Preview" button to see what your comment will look like
  • press the Save Page button

Making a new point

  • Go to the end of the existing comments
  • Add two blank lines after the end of the existing point to put a blank line to separate your point from the previous
  • put a "*" at the beginning of the line
  • add your question/comment
  • end the line with a ~~~~, which will translate into your signature and the time when you save
  • optionally, press the "Show Preview" button to see what your comment will look like
  • press the Save Page button

If there is no article for the topic you want to discuss

If an article for the topic you are concerned about does not exist yet (i.e. you have typed any keywords you can think of into the "search" box and clicked on the "search" button), create an article on the topic. Add the tag Discussion to the article to categorize it as a question.


"Discussion" Tab

We are not using the discussion tab at the top of the page to prevent people from missing that there is a discussion going on.

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