WikiQueer:Edit summary legend

This is a list of commonly used edit summary abbreviations. ''This page does not lay down any official guidelines on how to fill out an article's edit summary. WikiQueerians are encouraged to write accurate and detailed summaries. For more information, see Help:Edit summary.''

A more concise list is available in the quick reference. You can find other WikiQueer terms in the glossary. See also WikiQueer abbreviations.

Addition of category

 * cat, +cat
 * Meaning: I added a category to the page
 *   will put a link to the appropriate category page into the edit summary

Addition of comment

 * cm, cmt or re followed by either the comment itself or the topic. Also +com.
 * Meaning: I added a comment to this page
 * Examples:
 * cm rattlesnake
 * re : rattlesnake

Addition of external links

 * EL, xl, ext lk, ext lks, ext lnk, ext lnks, ext link, ext links, URL, http
 * Meaning: I have added an external link to the article.
 * If there is possibility for confusion, name the link specifically.
 * Example: ext lk: filipino strategy guide

Addition of links

 * lk, lks, link, links, lnk, ln, wikilink, wl, wf, wfy.
 * Meaning: I have created a link from this WikiQueer article to another one.
 * In the summary, put the link between single apostrophes ('), or copy it from the edit box so that it appears in double brackets
 * This is especially useful when the link is to a new article: people watchlisting the current page are likely to be interested in the new page.
 * Examples:
 * link: 'Train' 
 *  train 
 * lks: 'snow', 'hail' 
 * +wl
 * See also: Addition of external links (this page).

Addition or rephrasing of a short text

 * ft followed by the full text that has been added (perhaps with a little context), or the new version of what was changed.
 * Thus the edit summary fully informs about the edit; there's no need to open the article unless you want to read the text in the context of the article.

Addition of text

 * +, add, addition
 * Meaning: I have added text to the article, and here's a summary.
 * Example:
 * +Future expeditions or add:Future Expeditions


 * May also be used to indicate that the user has added his support/opposition on consensus building; it is then usually preceded by the section name
 * Example:
 * → Support: +
 * or
 * → Oppose: +me

Alphabetization

 * alpha, abc
 * Meaning: I have put this list in alphabetical order.

Capitalization

 * cap, caps, capital, cpt, lc, lcase, uc, ucase
 * WikiQueer's article titles are case-sensitive, except for the first letter of the article, which always appears as a capital. Also, according to WikiQueer:Manual of Style, only the first letter of the first word in section headings should be capitalized. The above abbreviations indicate fixing of capitalization mistakes, or lowercasing or uppercasing specific words. cap, capital, cpt indicate general fixing of capitalization. caps is for those instances when every letter of a word is capitalized, when the word is to be made ALL CAPS. lc and lcase mean lowercasing the first letter of some word, and uc and ucase mean uppercasing the first letter of some word.

Cleanup

 * cl, cleanup
 * Meaning: "I have made some general "tidying-up edits." These may include reformatting, spelling and grammar fixes, markup fixes, and other such minor edits. Useful if you make many different kinds of small changes in a single edit.

Copy edit

 * copyedit, cpyed, ced, c/e, ce
 * Miscellaneous copy editing.
 * It is encouraged that you specify the changes.
 * Examples:
 * copyedit: major reorganization, left original text
 * cpyed: from 'Tell Joe and I to ...' to 'Tell Joe and me to ...' 
 *  'It took 4 years to build...' -> 'It took four years to build...' 

Creation of a new article

 * creation, new
 * Meaning: I have created a new article.
 * If there are remarks you wish to make, add them after two single dashes (-).
 * No other abbreviations need to be used since the article is new.
 * Examples:
 * creation
 * new
 * creation – NPOV check please
 * new – NPOV check please

Disambiguation

 * See Removal of ambiguity (this page)

Edit that is explained on the article's Talk Page

 * see Talk, see talk
 * Meaning: I have discussed / explained this edit on the article's talk page.
 * If possible, combine with other text, e.g rephrased, see Talk.

Formatting

 * fm, fmt, frmt, formatting, MoS, mos, MOS
 * Meaning: "I have applied formatting to this article". For example, to adhere to WikiQueer's Manual of Style, or to make the article look consistent, etc.
 * There is no need to specify the formatted text.

Grammar

 * gm, gr, grmr
 * Meaning: I have fixed the grammar of a sentence or sentences.

Headers

 * head, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6
 * Meaning: I have fixed header markup or changed header wording. Often seen when a page has been incorrectly laid out with level 3 headers at the top level (=== text ===) instead of level 2 headers (== text ==).

Interwiki

 * iwk, iw
 * Meaning: I added one or more interwiki links to this page.

Merge

 * mrg, mrgd, merged in
 * Meaning: I have merged some other article(s) into this article.
 * All the articles merged should be specified.
 * Example (for United States of America): mrgd: USA & United States of America

Miscellaneous

 * misc
 * Miscellaneous edits
 * Use only when a more specific and more useful edit summary is not practical.

Manual of Style

 * MOS
 * Meaning: I have made minor edits in conformance with WQ:MOS, the English WikiQueer Manual of Style.
 * Compare with: Formatting

Move

 * mv
 * Meaning: I have moved the article or part of it to another location. (The new location should be specified.)
 * Or: I have added some material which comes from another article.

(Where it comes from should be specified)


 * Examples:
 * mv to 'United States' (mrgd)
 * mv from 'America' 

Null edit

 * null, nx, ø
 * The edit window has been opened and the page re-saved with no change of text (occasionally necessitated by non-automated changes, like those to templates included in the page).

Original research

 * OR, NOR
 * Meaning: I believe something to be in conflict with the original research policy.

Point of view

 * POV, NPOV
 * Meaning: I believe something to be in conflict with the neutral point of view policy.

Punctuation

 * punc, punct, pct
 * Meaning: I have made edits to rectify punctuation. (Elaborate as needed).

Re-categorization

 * re-cat, recat
 * Meaning: I have made changes to a pre-existing category link or links.
 * If the change is specified, put the category link(s) between single apostrophes (') or double brackets (e.g., ).
 * Examples:
 * re-cat 
 * recat 'Old category' to 'New category' 
 * recat to  

Redirect

 * REDIRECT 'Article Name', rd 'Article name', redir 'Article name' 
 * Meaning: I have made the page redirect to another place.
 * The page that the article redirects to should be specified.

Reference

 * ref, refs
 * Meaning: adding or fixing source citation(s)


 * Examples:
 * +refs
 * fixd ref

Removal of ambiguity

 * disambiguation, disambig, disamb, disam, dab, byp disambig
 * Changing a wiki link to a disambiguation page to point to the appropriate page.
 * There is no need to specify any disambiguation changes.

Removal of text

 * -, rm, remove, del
 * Meaning: I have removed some text from the article.
 * Examples:
 * -some crazy folk
 * remove: some crazy folk

Reply

 * r, re
 * Meaning: I have replied to another editor's comment.
 * Note that r is also listed in Revert to a previous edit.

Revert to a previous edit

 * revert, rv, r
 * Reverted to a previous edit.
 * This short summary is insufficient on its own—you should always briefly explain the reason for reverting.
 * Examples:
 * rv: accident
 * rv: vandalism
 * revert blanking
 * rv unexpl del—revert unexplained deletion
 * rv changes by User:Second user to last version by User:First user; see talk
 * rvv or rv/v = revert vandalism
 * rvs or rv/s = revert spam
 * Note that r is also listed in Reply, so rv is preferred.
 * Note that rvv in some fonts reads as rw, so rv/v is preferred.

Sandbox

 * sandbox, Sandbox
 * Edit to the Sandbox.
 * This is especially useful for WikiQueerians checking the Recent changes as it lets them know that they should ignore it.

Snap double redirect

 * snap dbl rdr, fix redir
 * Turned a double redirect into a single redirect

Spelling

 * sp, spelling
 * Meaning: Correcting spelling mistakes.
 * It is not usually necessary to specify the spelling change but if you must, format it like this:
 * desparate -> desperate

Tweaks

 * A wide range of minor changes (rather than a specific one) including:
 * making article conform to the Manual of style and to consensus
 * removing stub messages
 * adjusting categories
 * fixing typos
 * rationalising, adding and fixing links
 * adjusting article layout
 * using if appropriate

Typo

 * typo, typos, tpyo, tpyos, tyop, tyops
 * Fixed typos.
 * There is no need to specify the corrected typos.

User experienced edit conflict

 * (ec) or e/c or ''(e/c)