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A '''user page''' is a page about a wiki user; someone who registered on the wiki, and is (most probably) a contributor. If you have registered, you can create your own user page. Your user page is linked in the top right. More importantly, others will see links to your user page from various places which assist wiki collaboration. This includes the 'Recent changes' and page 'history' displays (See [[Help:Tracking changes]]). You can also link to your user page within text of a wiki page, which is mainly useful on [[Help:Talk pages|talk pages]] when you sign your name.
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MediaWiki allows all logged in users to have a '''user page'''. Anonymous users also have user pages, but they will share these with other users of the same IP. This can facilitate communication among participants in the project. If your username is ''JohnDoe'':
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* Your '''user page''' is the page at [[User:JohnDoe]]
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* Your '''user talk page''' is the page at [[User talk:JohnDoe]]
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* Your '''user subpages''', are pages of the form [[User:JohnDoe/blah]] or [[User talk:JohnDoe/blah]].
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* Your '''user space''' is the collection of all the above.
  
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== What to put on your user page ==
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User pages are linked to from page histories, [[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes]], the [[Special:Listusers|list of users]] and from any page where you sign your name.  
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User pages are just as flexible as any other wiki page, and it's a page all about you, so generally people will leave you to freely write your user page in whatever format you like. Think of it as a 'profile' page. It's a feature to help other people know who you are, and to bring the online community closer together. You might like to mention where you are from and what your job is. You can also state what your main areas of interest are in relation to the topic of the wiki, and describe contributions you have made or are areas where you are interested in contributing.
 
  
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=== User scratchpad / development area ===
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Details about yourself generally shouldn't go in the main [[Help:Namespace|namespace]], which is reserved for content related to the project, such as encyclopedic information on Wikipedia, or dictionary definitions on Wiktionary.
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You can use your user page as a scratchpad. An area for developing ideas without cluttering the main namespace (see [[Help:Namespaces]]). If subpages are enabled (see [[Help:Subpages]]), you may find them useful for creating sub pages under your user page. However you should avoid expending too much effort within your own area of the wiki. Be bold! Edit the main wiki articles! You can also use a shared [[Sandbox]] page for quick (non-permanent) wiki experimentation.
 
  
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== Other people's user pages ==
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For more information about appropriate content for a user page, see
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*[[ar:ويكيبيديا:صفحة المستخدم|ويكيبيديا:صفحة المستخدم]] (Arabic)
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*[[ca:Viquipèdia:Pàgina d'usuari|Viquipèdia:Pàgina d'usuari]] (Catalán)
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*[[da:Wikipedia:Normer for brugersider|Wikipedia:Normer for brugersider]] (Danish)
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*[[de:Hilfe:Benutzernamensraum|Hilfe:Benutzernamensraum]] (German)
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*[[nl:Wikipedia:Gebruikerspagina|Wikipedia:Gebruikerspagina]] (Dutch)
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*[[en:Wikipedia:User page|Wikipedia:User page]] (English)
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*[[es:Wikipedia:Página de usuario|Wikipedia:Página de usuario]] (Español)
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*[[fi:Wikipedia:Käyttäjäsivu|Wikipedia:Käyttäjäsivu]] (Finnish)
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*[[fr:Wikipédia:Pages personnelles|Wikipédia:Pages personnelles]] (French)
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*[[el:Βικιπαίδεια:Σελίδα χρήστη|Βικιπαίδεια:Σελίδα χρήστη]] (Greek)
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*[[he:ויקיפדיה:דף משתמש|ויקיפדיה:דף משתמש]] (Hebrew)
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*[[ja:Wikipedia:利用者ページ]] (Japanese)
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*[[fa:ویکی‌پدیا:صفحه‌های کاربری|ویکی‌پدیا:صفحه‌های کاربری]] (Persian)
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*[[pt:Wikipedia:Página de usuário|Wikipedia:Página de usuário]] (Portuguese)
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*[[es:Wikipedia:Página de usuario|Wikipedia:Página de usuario]] (Spanish)
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*[[sv:Wikipedia:Användarsidor|Wikipedia:Användarsidor]] (Swedish)
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*[[tr:Vikipedi:Kullanıcı sayfası|Vikipedi:Kullanıcı sayfası]] (Turkish)
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*[[vi:Wikipedia:Trang cá nhân|Wikipedia:Trang cá nhân]] (Vietnamese)
  
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As mentioned above, you will see links to other people's user pages, in various places throughout the wiki.
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=== User Contributions ===
 
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When viewing another person's user page, an additional link "''user contributions''" appears in the 'toolbox' area (bottom left). This takes you to a list of all of this user's wiki edits. Use this to get an idea of how prolific a contributor somebody is, or to track down edits made by a user who is causing trouble/making bad wiki edits.
 
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=== Editing someone else's page ===
 
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It's generally considered bad etiquette to rewrite or reword another person's user page. Editing is not disallowed, but you should avoid adding information (or especially opinions) which might be misinterpreted as coming from that user, in situations where this could potentially cause upset. Some types of edit are widely acceptable, and unlikely to cause upset:
 
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* Fixing wiki links, when a page has been [[Help:Moving a page|moved]] or [[Help:Deleting a page|deleted]]
 
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* Fixing broken external links
 
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* Categorizing or fixing categories of user pages.
 
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=== User talk pages ===
 
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Every user page has an associated talk page; a "user talk page". This is a special kind of talk page, for leaving messages directed at a particular user. See [[Help:Talk pages#User Talk pages]].
 
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Latest revision as of 22:02, 10 October 2013

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MediaWiki allows all logged in users to have a user page. Anonymous users also have user pages, but they will share these with other users of the same IP. This can facilitate communication among participants in the project. If your username is JohnDoe:

User pages are linked to from page histories, recent changes, the list of users and from any page where you sign your name.

Details about yourself generally shouldn't go in the main namespace, which is reserved for content related to the project, such as encyclopedic information on Wikipedia, or dictionary definitions on Wiktionary.

For more information about appropriate content for a user page, see

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