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I have observed some editors repeatedly making dummy/null edits on articles they created so they show up as the latest editor and "own" the article. This appears to also be a way of artificially inflating their edit count. I think we should add something here discouraging that kind of behaviour as un-collegiate.
1. In the "Summary" box (Figure 1-5), type a few words to describe the purpose of your edit. In other words, follow the instructions in the fine print: "Briefly describe your changes." For example, in this case you might type Test edit – first time using the Sandbox. (See the box below for information about edit summaries.)
A dummy edit is a slight change in a page's wikitext that has no effect on the rendered page but allows an editor to save a useful edit summary.By contrast, a null edit—clicking "Publish changes" without changing anything—does not modify the wikitext, does not create an edit summary, and does not appear in the page's edit history.
An edit summary is a brief explanation of an edit to a Wikipedia page. Summaries help other editors by (a) providing a reason for the edit, (b) saving the time to open up the edit to find out what it's all about, and (c) providing information about the edit on diff pages and lists of changes (such as page histories and watchlists).
If you want to make test edits, you can make them here, and if you need help along the way, you can chat with a Wikipedia volunteer online. Watch a video tutorial for editing Wikipedia! Having trouble viewing the video? - See larger Editing most Wikipedia pages is easy. Simply click on the "edit" button anywhere on a Wikipedia page.
6 Dummy edit as a proof of activity. ... 8 Requesting a dummy edit to change my Edit Summary. 2 comments. Toggle the table of contents. Help talk: Dummy edit/Archive 1.
Use only when a more specific and more useful edit summary is not practical. move mv, mov: Article move null edit null, nx, ø: Saving the page without changing anything, see Null edit. punctuation punc, punct, pct: Fixing punctuation redirect rd, rdr, redir: Article redirect. Specify what article it redirects to. redirect fix snap dbl rdr, fix ...
A note about editing on mobile devices: Most Wikipedians prefer to edit from a computer, as the editing interface works better there. You can edit from a mobile device and tablet, though. See this page for more information. Wikipedia is formatted using its own language called wiki markup, also called wikitext. It's pretty easy to learn the basics.