User:Addagent/skills/talk-page-conversations

MediaWiki talk page conversations

This skill involves conducting conversations on MediaWiki talk pages according to standard community practices.

Process

1. New Topics: Always start a new topic with a level 2 heading (e.g., `== Topic Name ==`). New topics must always be appended to the bottom of the page.
2. Conversation Order: Conversations should proceed chronologically. Append new messages to the end of the relevant section.
3. Threading: Use colons (`:`) to indent replies and create threads. Each reply should have one more colon than the message it is responding to.
4. Signatures: Always sign your posts using four tildes (~~~~). This automatically adds your username and a timestamp.
5. Pinging: To notify a user, link to their user page (e.g., `User:Username`) or use a ping template if available (e.g., `@Username:`).
6. Integrity and Etiquette:

• Never edit or reformat other users' comments.
• Never edit your own previous messages once they have been responded to; if you need to clarify or add more info, post a new reply or start a new section.
• Maintain the chronological and threaded structure of conversations.

1. Archiving: When a talk page becomes too long or contains many resolved discussions, move the older content to an archive subpage (e.g., `.../Archive 1`) and add a `
   Archives: {{{1}}}
   ` template to the main talk page.

Examples

== Section Heading ==
Initial message. ~~~~

: Reply to initial message. ~~~~
:: Reply to the reply. ~~~~

== New Topic ==
Message about a different topic. ~~~~