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  • 11:46, 14 September 2006 User:72.136.63.119 (→Things to remember - Link Help:dummy edit in mainline text)
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  • 22:46, 6 September 2004 contribs)| (The ability to mark changes as minor is an extra reason for the community to appreciate users to register an account with {{SITENAME}}, provided that they use this feature properly, of course.)
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[edit] From Meta:Help talk:Minor edit

[edit] Failure to mark an edit as "minor"

What is the proper thing to do if I made an edit that is in fact minor but failed to mark it as minor? JY.public 00:38, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Likewise, what is the proper thing to do if an edit was mistakenly marked as minor when it is not minor? Op12 17:39, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Minor comment

Does all vandalism have to be marked as minor? Simply south 20:40, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Yes, anybody performing vandalism should mark their edits as minor.--Father Goose 18:59, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] categories

I know that adding links is generally considered minor, but what about adding a given article to an existing category? Should that be marked as minor? Phoenix Flower 23:07, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Should the addition of a new item to a disambiguation page be considered minor? Gcpeart 18:25, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What to do with minor edits on talk pages?

There's no guidelines to when you should mark talk page additions as minor. Seems self-explanatory enough, but it wouldn't hurt to have it all spelled out. Any thoughts? Kennard2 03:04, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

I agree. I will add some text. If it is not acceptable, feel free to modify or revert it. Lightmouse 09:47, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Accidental Minoring

I am constantly double-clutching on hitting the 'Save page' button and checking the minor edit box instead, and then hitting 'Save page' before my brain can catch up. Anyone have a work-around for this (other than faster brain and/or slower, move accurate fingers?) --Clay Collier 09:55, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Not a minor edit, yet not a major edit either.

It seems to me that Wikipedia is big enough that it would be useful perhaps add a third type of edit category, something in between Major and Minor, Can't think of a good name though.... Medium edit? Hypereides 14:07, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Special Protection

This page is a part of the master manual, and despite a "Do not Edit" warning at top, it is editable. Shouldnt it be protected to prevent vandalism?—Preceding unsigned comment added by Sneidich88 (talk • contribs)

Only if it's frquently vandalized. Even help pages are written by self-selected contributors. And the "master page" line just means this is a copy of a page on a different server.--Father Goose 02:06, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] When to mark an edit as minor

Does requesting a citation (e.g. via "Template|Fact") count as a minor edit? --Shooter tx 14:13, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

I'd say so. If you don't think so, don't mark it as minor, otherwise, do.--Father Goose 17:09, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
I'd have though it better not to mark this as minor. You want editors who have previously contributed to the page (including the one who added the fact) to see your addition on their watchlist. Depending on their preferences, a minor edit may not show. Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 09:24, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
I would say adding a template which says, "I think this is a problem" is, by definition, not minor. To quote, a minor edit "could never be the subject of a dispute". Addition of such a tag indicates you're disputing something. It may be a perfectly professional, amicable, good-faith, all-around happy dispute, but you're still saying something is wrong. That can't be a minor edit, in my view. —DragonHawk (talk|hist) 19:49, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] cosmetic untidiness in in the "master document"

The "Disputed page" and "Limitation on users not logged in" paragraphs in the "Wikipedia-specific help" section caught my eye when reading this page through. Cause arnt they just repetition of statements made further up in the document? They are slightly fleshed out but nothing that couldent be incorporated in the original statements. Mokopila (talk) 22:22, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Contradiction?

Perhaps if the person that added the contradiction template could also explain what's contradicting what? CapnZapp (talk) 10:27, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

I clarified it. Cheers. Carlosguitar (ready and willing) 15:42, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Always minor

There are some editors who always mark their edits as minor. How bad is it? Is it bad enough to give them a block warning? There is no guideline for them now. - TAKASUGI Shinji (talk) 06:40, 23 April 2008 (UTC)