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Discuss edits: The talk page is particularly useful to talk about edits. If one of your edits has been reverted, and you change it back again, it is good practice to leave an explanation on the talk page and a note in the edit summary that you have done so. The talk page is also the place to ask about another editor's changes.
When viewing an article (or any other non-talk page), a link to the corresponding talk page appears on the "Talk" tab at the top of the page. (On mobile apps the link may be in a different location) Click this tab to switch to the talk page; you can then view the talk page and its history, and edit it if you want to add a question or comment.
A screencast demonstrating how to use a talk page. (2:43 min) Every article on Wikipedia has a talk page, reached by clicking the "Talk" tab just above the title (for example, Talk:Alexander the Great). There, editors can discuss improvements to the content of an article. If you ever make a change that gets reverted by another editor, discuss the
Making an edit is often just the start of your editing! You'll be able to make suggestions, comment on edits, even help decide what Wikipedia should be. Most pages on Wikipedia have a Talk page behind it: articles, user pages, even sandbox pages. Click on the "Talk" or "Discussion" tab in the upper left corner of any page to access its talk page.
For larger or more significant changes, the edit summary may not give you enough space to fully explain the edit; in this case, you may leave a note on the article's talk page as well. Remember too that notes on the talk page are more visible, make misunderstandings less likely, and encourage discussion rather than edit warring .
If you have a question, concern, or comment related to improving a Wikipedia article, you can put a note on that article's talk page. You get to the talk page by clicking the "Talk" tab at the top of the article. If the tab shows up in red, it just means no one has commented yet; feel free to start a discussion. When you start a new discussion ...
Use clear and informative edit summaries Edit summaries for talk pages should note who the comment is intended for and give a brief summary of the point made. Do not use edit summaries to pursue a separate thread of conversation, and in particularly do not use edit summaries to carry on an argument over and above the talk page discussion.
Making an edit is often just the start of your editing! You'll be able to make suggestions, comment on edits, even help decide what Wikipedia should be. Most pages on Wikipedia have a Talk page behind it: articles, user pages, even sandbox pages. Click on the "Talk" or "Discussion" tab in the upper left corner of any page to access its talk page.