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This page is a help guide to using '''talk pages'''. They are generally used for discussing changes an improvements to an article or other page.
==Personal talk pages==
Personal talk pages are for notifying an individual that you have information that requires their attention; changes made to that page notify the user visually while browsing a wiki, and depending on their preferences, may also notify them by email.
Logged-in contributors have a personal talk page where other users can leave messages. This is found in the same way, by clicking the '''"discussion"''' or '''"talk page"''' link at the top of a [[help:user page|user page]]. If you have a new message on your talk page, you will see a bright banner across the top of all other Wikia pages you visit. Click the link in the message (or the userbar link '''"My talk"''') to go to your talk page.▼
▲Logged
There are talk pages for non-logged-in contributors too, but these may not always be useful. Because they are linked to IPs, and IPs can change between visits, the messages may not get to the right person. They are used to explain blocks of IPs and may identify where a user is, but may not be very useful for real communication. This is another good reason to [[Help:Why create an account|create an account]].▼
▲There are talk pages for
==Using talk pages==
Comments on talk pages can be picked up by Google and other search engines, and the text contributions are available under the
It's possible to add a new section to a talk page without opening the whole edit page.
If any talk page gets too long, you can create an archive by typing '''<nowiki>[[/Archive]]</nowiki>''' (or any other name you like to use) onto the talk page.
Some other hints for talk pages:
* Sign your comments by typing '''"<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>"''' (four tildes).
* Add comments to the end of the page.
* Keep your comments polite and friendly.
== Attribution ==
The original policy page is from [https://gamicus.fandom.com/wiki/Help:Talk_pages Codex Gamicus].
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