Help:Talk pages/sco

Ilka wiki page haes aen associatit tauk page, that can be uised fer taukin n communicatin wi ither uisers. Tauk pages can be accessed bi clapin oan the “” tab at the tap o the page. Simplie eedit the page aes normal tae add yer comment. Ae tauk page is actuallie fair siclike til onie ither wiki page, bit it's in the “   ” namespace, tae keep it separate fae the airticles in the “” namespace (See Help:namespaces.) Aes wi onie wiki page, ye can eedit it, link til it, n see the eeditin histerie.

Eeditin conventions oan tauk pages
Haein discussions oan ae free-form wiki page will seem dfferant at first. It heelps gif awbodie follaes some simple eeditin conventions:
 * Aye sign yer name efter yer comments. Uise the fower tildes “ ” wiki syntax (or the signatur button Insert-signature.png in the tuilbaur abuin the eeditin texkist). Fer mair information see Signaturs.
 * Stairt ae new tauk wi ae  at the bottom o the page (or uise the “” tab).
 * Indent replies wi colons at the beginnin o the line.

Example
Here's aen example o ae tauk, follaein the tauk page conventions: {| class="wikitable" !style="width:50%" |Wiki tex !style="width:50%" |Rendered tauk page  == Soup == 

 Hou's the soup? --Bob 18:07, 26 August 1991 (UTC) 

 : It's wunnerfu!! --Simon 11:21, 28 August 1991 (UTC) 

 :: Ah cuikt it masel! -- Bob 14:11, 3 September 1991 (UTC) 

 Ah think the soup-tauk shid be muived til Talk:Soup.. -- Lisa 21:55, 3 September 1991 (UTC) 



Soup
Hou's the soup? --Bob 18:07, 26 August 1991 (UTC)


 * It's wunnerfu!! --Simon 11:21, 28 August 1991 (UTC)


 * Ah cuikt it masel! -- Bob 14:11, 3 September 1991 (UTC)

Ah think the soup-tauk shid be muived til Talk:Soup.. -- Lisa 21:55, 3 September 1991 (UTC)
 * }

Eeditin tauks
Haein tauks oan ae free-form wiki page will seem differant at first. It haes some advantages ower the conventional rigid forum format, bit it can get ae wee bit messie. Aes wi ither wiki pages, oniebodie can heelp wi tidiein up taukss, tae conform til the eeditin conventions, e.g., add signaturs n heidins whaur thay'r missin.

Clearlie we hae the opportunitie tae eedit ither fawk's comments ava. It is generallie bad eteequette tae modifie anither bodie's wairdin. (Better tae jist add yer ain comment wi yer corrections.) Bit it can be acceptable tae ...
 * Modifie the tauk heidins
 * Chynge wairdin or append wairds til the tauk heidins, tae better describe the topeec o the tauk. Mynd that guid descreepteeve heidins become important whan monie tauks stairt tae fil the page.


 * Muiv tauks til ae differant page
 * Gif tauks ar pit in the wrang steid oan the wiki, n ar better assoceeatit wi differant tauk page, than ye coud jist muiv the tauk bi cut & paste. This is potentiallie confusin, fer the fawk postin, bit can be important fer keepin things tidy. Ye coud lea the tauk in the wrang steid fer ae few days/weeks grace afore tidiein it. Ye coud lea ae link ahint explainin that ae tauk wis muived, or gif na, ye shid link wiin the eedit ootline.


 * Delyte tauks whan thay'r oot-o-date
 * Tauks can aften get left lyin aroond oan ae tauk page lang efter the issue is nae langer reelavant. It's uissuallie ae guid idea tae replie til sayin "Ah think this is nou resolved", but sooner or later it's time tae jist blaw awa the auld tauks (thay ar o course preserved in the eeditin histerie).


 * Split a post into several discussions
 * It may be appropriate to do this, if somebody has raised several points that need to be answered separately. However, you should always be respectful of other people's words. Does their post still make sense if you split it up?

Building articles - Discussing articles
It is usually best to keep focused on the task of building a wiki article, and use discussion pages only to support this process. The topic of conversation should generally revolve around what needs to be done to make the associated article better. Remember that editing the article itself is often a more effective means of communicating. It can be more difficult, requiring you to balance your views alongside those of others, but it can also be more rewarding. This is how the community of wiki editors will make progress. Often it will feel more natural to engage in heated debate on a talk page (or indeed any other contact channel) but in fact the wiki article itself can offer a powerful means of reaching middle-ground. Think about how to portray both sides of the argument (e.g., listing advantages and disadvantages) and you may find the debate evaporates.

User talk pages
A "    page" is a talk page associated with somebody's "     page" (See Help:User page.) This is a place to leave messages for a particular wiki user.

This can function as a kind of messaging system. Users receive the following prominent notification when new messages have been left on their talk page: The message will continue to be displayed on all pages until users visit their talk page.

They may be notified by email as well, although this cannot always be relied upon (since the email notification feature must be activated by supplying a valid email address, and clicking a confirmation link). If you don't get a response to your user talk page message, try looking for other contact details that they may have supplied on their user page.

Note that the messages are not private, and others can join in the conversation.