Help:DiscussionTools/fi

This will be the help page for Wikipedia editors and other end users who are using.

Replying
Links are added after each comment for posting quick replies to existing discussions.

Getting started

 * 1) At the end of each signed message, there will be a [ #| ] link. Click that link to reply to the message.
 * 2) A box will open. Your message will be placed where the box is located.
 * 3) Type your reply in the box. Your signature and the date will be added to your reply automatically.
 * 4) When you are ready to post your reply, click the  button.

Features

 * You can switch between visual and wikitext source editing modes.
 * In the wikitext source mode, a live preview shows what your message will look like while you are typing it.
 * In both the source and visual modes, you can use keyboard shortcuts to make links, to @-mention the person you're replying to, and to add character formatting.

Limitations

 * As of 2021, this tool does not work with multi-line templates or wikitext codes that must be placed at the start of a line (e.g., wikitext table syntax). You will not be able to switch to visual mode if your comment contains this syntax. See Reply tool visual mode limitations.
 * The tool will only show on:
 * Pages in talk namespaces
 * Pages in namespaces which have been configured to show the 'add signature' tool . For most Wikimedia wikis this is the project and help namespaces.
 * Pages which have manually added the button using
 * The Reply tool is visible when it detects a link to a user account and a timestamp on the same line. Some custom signatures will not be detected. See Why can't I reply to this comment?.

Starting a new discussion

 * 1) At the top of the page, click the "" tab.
 * 2) A box will open at the end of the page. Your message will be placed where the box is located.
 * 3) Type a subject heading in the box, where it says "". A subject heading is required.
 * 4) Type your message in the big box. Your signature and the date will be added to the end of your message automatically.
 * 5) When you are ready to post your message, click the  button.

Features and limitations
The features and limitations are very similar to the features and limitations of the Reply tool. Complex formatting, such as tables, is allowed.


 * You can switch between visual and wikitext source editing modes.
 * In the wikitext source mode, a live preview shows what your message will look like while you are typing it.
 * In both the source and visual modes, you can use keyboard shortcuts to make links, to @-mention other people, and to add character formatting.

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This option provides the Reply tool and the New Discussion tool on the mobile web site. It offers automatic signing.

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 * Using the Reply tool requires "".
 * The comment box shows vertical placement of your comment. It does not show horizontal placement ("indentation"). This is because many mobile screens are narrow.

Topic subscriptions


The topic subscriptions feature adds a link to [ ] at the end of the discussion section headings. Click the [ ] link to receive notifications if and when new comments are added to that section in the future.

You can enable automatic topic subscriptions in >. If you begin a new discussion or post a comment in a discussion, you will automatically be subscribed to that discussion.

After you have subscribed to this section, there will be an [ ] link. Click that to stop receiving notifications about new comments in that section.



You can see a list of your subscriptions at Special:TopicSubscriptions.

Information and appearance
Discussion pages will show additional information about each section. Discussion pages will not look the same as article pages, to help newcomers recognize them as places for talking to other users.

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 * You will be able to turn off this feature in Special:Preferences.