Help:Talk pages

💬 Talk pages
How to use discussion pages on the RTC Wiki

Every article, template and user page on the wiki has a talk page for discussing it.

Opening a talk page

Click the Discussion tab at the top of any page, or go to Talk:Article name.

Starting a new topic

The easiest way is the Add topic button on the talk page. Type a subject and your message and click Add topic. Your signature is added for you.

To do it in the source editor instead:

Click Edit source on the talk page.
Add a section heading at the bottom: == Your topic ==
Write your message.
Sign it by typing ~~~~ at the end. This adds your username and the time.
Click Save changes.

Replying

Click Reply after the comment you are answering. The reply tool indents and signs your reply for you.

In the source editor, indent replies with colons at the start of the line and sign with ~~~~:

:Reply to the original message ~~~~
::Reply to a reply ~~~~

Etiquette

Stay on topic: discuss the article, not other editors.
Be constructive: suggest how to improve the article.
Do not edit other people's comments; reply below them.
Sign every post, so others know who said what and when.

Where to post

Situation	Where to post
A question about a specific article	That article's talk page
A general question about the wiki	Village Pump (General)
A technical problem with the wiki	Village Pump (Technical)
A policy discussion	Village Pump (Policy)
An idea for a new article	Idea Lab