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==User | ==User profile== | ||
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User data | User data | ||
Your email*: | Your email*: | ||
o Disable | o Disable email from other users | ||
Your nickname (for signatures): | Your nickname (for signatures): | ||
Change password | Change password | ||
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Retype new password: | Retype new password: | ||
o Remember password across sessions | o Remember password across sessions | ||
* Email (optional): Enables people to contact you through the website | * Email (optional): Enables people to contact you through the website | ||
without you having to reveal your email address to them, and it can be | without you having to reveal your email address to them, and it can be | ||
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
*'''Your | *'''Your email''': You may optionally register your email address (it will not be shown publicly on the site). This will enable you to reset your password by clicking the "Mail me a new password" box on the log in screen at the top right, if you forget it. Additionally, it will enable other registered users to send email to you from the "E-mail this user" link on your user page unless you've checked the ''disable'' box (see below). | ||
*'''Disable | *'''Disable email from other users''': If you check this, users will not be able to send you email by way of the "E-mail this user" feature. | ||
=== | ===Signature=== | ||
Although your username is not necessarily your real name and could therefore be called a nickname, the term "nickname" is used here for a name you may optionally specify, different from your username, for when you enter your signature with <code><nowiki>~~~</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>. However, there is even more versatility. The software enters <small>'''<code><nowiki>[[User:Name|</nowiki></code>'''</small> in front and <small>'''<code><nowiki>]]</nowiki></code>'''</small> in the back of your signature. So entering <small>'''<code><nowiki>]] | [[User talk:Name|Talk</nowiki></code>'''</small> as your signature will also include a link to your talk page. | Although your username is not necessarily your real name and could therefore be called a nickname, the term "nickname" is used here for a name you may optionally specify, different from your username, for when you enter your signature with <code><nowiki>~~~</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>. However, there is even more versatility. The software enters <small>'''<code><nowiki>[[User:Name|</nowiki></code>'''</small> in front and <small>'''<code><nowiki>]]</nowiki></code>'''</small> in the back of your signature. So entering <small>'''<code><nowiki>]] | [[User talk:Name|Talk</nowiki></code>'''</small> as your signature will also include a link to your talk page. | ||
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You can also include font tags, images, and templates, but until version 1.4 a signature with a template can not be used more than five times on one page. Note that changes in the images and templates are retroactive, which on one hand may be confusing, but on the other hand, to rectify annoying signatures, may be convenient. To avoid retroactivity, use a new image or template name. | You can also include font tags, images, and templates, but until version 1.4 a signature with a template can not be used more than five times on one page. Note that changes in the images and templates are retroactive, which on one hand may be confusing, but on the other hand, to rectify annoying signatures, may be convenient. To avoid retroactivity, use a new image or template name. | ||
You can make a | You can make a custom signature by clicking the "Raw Signatures" box on the preferences. This will remove the <small><nowiki>[[User:Name|</nowiki></small> and the <small><nowiki>]]</nowiki></small> from your signature. Thus, you can add full links into your signature, such as: <small><nowiki>[[User:Name|Name]] | [[User talk:Name|Talk]]</nowiki></small>, without the confusion of brackets at the front and end. | ||
Note that: | Note that: | ||
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If you want to use ''remember my password'' you have to change your password if it was generated by Mediawiki and emailed to you. This is a security feature but very often causes trouble for new users. | If you want to use ''remember my password'' you have to change your password if it was generated by Mediawiki and emailed to you. This is a security feature but very often causes trouble for new users. | ||
== | ==Appearance== | ||
===Skin=== | |||
==Skin== | |||
'''Skin'''<br> | '''Skin'''<br> | ||
O MonoBook<br> | O MonoBook<br> | ||
O | O Vector | ||
---- | ---- | ||
A MediaWiki skin is a style of page display. There are differences in the HTML code the system produces (but probably not in the page body), and also different style sheets are used. | A MediaWiki skin is a style of page display. There are differences in the HTML code the system produces (but probably not in the page body), and also different style sheets are used. The default is the Monobook skin. | ||
===Date format=== | |||
= | |||
==Date format== | |||
The following is rendered depending on preferences: | The following is rendered depending on preferences: | ||
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*January 15 | *January 15 | ||
*15 January | *15 January | ||
By default the rendering is as usual for links. However one can specify as preference that all of the first five are rendered the same, in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th way. If the 4th or 5th way is selected, the 6th and 7th line are not affected. | By default the rendering is as usual for links. However one can specify as preference that all of the first five are rendered the same, in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th way. If the 4th or 5th way is selected, the 6th and 7th line are not affected. | ||
If the 2nd or 3rd way is selected, the 6th and 7th line are rendered accordingly, without the year. | If the 2nd or 3rd way is selected, the 6th and 7th line are rendered accordingly, without the year. | ||
== | ===Time offset=== | ||
== | |||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
Time zone | Time zone | ||
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
*'''Time diff'''. This is the number of hours to be added or subtracted from UTC to find your time zone. This time zone is used when calculating displayed page update timestamps, and may become temporarily incorrect from time to time if you observe daylight saving time -- don't forget to update it to match ''your'' local time, because the | *'''Time diff'''. This is the number of hours to be added or subtracted from UTC to find your time zone. This time zone is used when calculating displayed page update timestamps, and may become temporarily incorrect from time to time if you observe daylight saving time -- don't forget to update it to match ''your'' local time, because the wiki doesn't know where you are or precisely when you celebrate DST. (Also, the server's clock may be slightly offset from reality, much as Wikipedia articles may be.) A scattering of typical (and possibly incorrect!) time diff values are below. If yours isn't listed, try [http://www.timeanddate.com/time/abbreviations.html this link] or add and subtract a few hours as needed. | ||
** -10 (DST -9) Hawaii and western Aleutian Islands. (Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time) | ** -10 (DST -9) Hawaii and western Aleutian Islands. (Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time) | ||
** -9 (DST -8) All of Alaska, except for western Aleutian Islands. (Alaska Standard Time) | ** -9 (DST -8) All of Alaska, except for western Aleutian Islands. (Alaska Standard Time) | ||
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Keep this in mind when copying an excerpt from Recent Changes, a revision history listing, etc. to a Talk page. Convert manually to UTC or temporarily set the preferences to a zero offset before producing the revision history etc. to be copied. | Keep this in mind when copying an excerpt from Recent Changes, a revision history listing, etc. to a Talk page. Convert manually to UTC or temporarily set the preferences to a zero offset before producing the revision history etc. to be copied. | ||
==Recent changes | ==Editing== | ||
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Editing | |||
Rows: Columns: | |||
o Edit box has full width | |||
o Show edit toolbar | |||
o Show preview before edit box and not after it | |||
o Add pages you edit to your watchlist | |||
o Mark all edits minor by default | |||
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*'''Rows''', '''Columns'''. Here you can set up your preferred dimensions for the textbox used for editing page text. | |||
*'''Edit box has full width'''. If this box is checked, the edit box (when you click "Edit this page") will be the width of the browser window, minus the quickbar width. | |||
*'''Show edit toolbar'''. In compatible browsers, a toolbar with editing buttons can be displayed. | |||
*'''Show preview before edit box and not after it'''. If you select this option, the preview will be displayed above the exit box when you click the "Show preview" button while editing a page. | |||
*'''Add pages you edit to your watchlist'''. If this option is selected, any articles that you create or modify will be automatically added to your watchlist. | |||
*'''Mark all edits minor by default'''. This option automatically selects the "This is a minor edit" checkbox when you edit pages. | |||
==Recent changes== | |||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
Number of titles in recent changes: | Number of titles in recent changes: | ||
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*'''Threshold for stub display''': see Stub feature. | *'''Threshold for stub display''': see Stub feature. | ||
== | ==Watchlist== | ||
Your watchlist allows you to easily keep track of changes made to certain pages on the wiki. | |||
===Display options=== | |||
;Days to show in watchlist: The number of days' worth of changes to show in your watchlist. | |||
;Maximum number of changes to show in expanded watchlist: This controls how many recent changes to show for each watched article when "Expand watchlist" is switched on under "Advanced options". | |||
===Advanced options=== | |||
;Expand watchlist to show all changes, not just the most recent: This option will expand the watchlist to include all changes made to an article within the time-frame of your watchlist, up to a maximum number (as set in "Display options"). Normally, only the most recent modification is shown. | |||
;Hide minor edits from the watchlist | |||
;Hide bot edits from the watchlist | |||
;Hide my edits from the watchlist | |||
;Hide edits by anonymous users from the watchlist | |||
;Hide edits by logged in users from the watchlist: Use these options to filter out unwanted revisions from the watchlist. | |||
;Hide patrolled edits from the watchlist: Use this option to filter out patrolled edits (edits made by administrators and so forth). This is particularly useful when monitoring vandalism, as patrolled edits can only be made by trusted users. | |||
;Add pages and files I edit to my watchlist | |||
;Add pages and files I move to my watchlist | |||
;Add pages I create and files I upload to my watchlist | |||
;Add pages and files I delete to my watchlist: Automatically select the check box to "Watch this page" when performing any of these actions. You can de-select the check box on a page if you do not wish to watch that particular page. The final option is only available to users that have the ability to delete pages, such as administrators. | |||
===Token=== | |||
;Watchlist token: This token is used to generate a RSS feed from your watchlist. Anyone who knows this token can use it to access your watchlist. If the token is discovered by someone else, you can use the "Click here if you need to reset it" link to create a new token. Once you have done this, you will need to edit the URL of your feed subscription in your feed reader to account for the new token. | |||
==Gadgets== | |||
Additional settings that have been added to the wiki: | |||
;Require confirmation before performing rollback on mobile: Must have the rollback right to be eligible | |||
;Reference Tooltips: Roll over any inline citation to see reference information, instead of having to jump away from the article text. | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Preferences Wikimedia Help] | *[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Preferences Wikimedia Help] | ||
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