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While the FeministWiki infrastructure offers many ways for members to keep in touch (email, forum, chat), the wiki also has its own system for talking to another editor, which might be the best option when you want to talk about something on the wiki, especially since you can't know whether the other editor uses any of the additional communication methods offered by the FeministWiki. | While the FeministWiki infrastructure offers many ways for members to keep in touch (email, forum, chat), the wiki also has its own system for talking to another editor, which might be the best option when you want to talk about something on the wiki, especially since you can't know whether the other editor uses any of the additional communication methods offered by the FeministWiki. | ||
To talk to another editor through the wiki, click on the little "(talk)" link beside their username. This will open the "talk page" of that editor. | To talk to another editor through the wiki, click on the little "(talk)" link beside their username. This will open the "user talk page" of that editor, which is a lot like the regular talk pages we've covered in the previous section. You will find the same "Add topic" button at the top of this user talk page, where you can write something that the editor will most certainly see when they log in to the wiki, because they will be automatically notified of additions to their personal talk page. | ||
When you want to discuss about a disagreement in a specific article of the FeministWiki, then it's | [[File:help-wiki-07-1-user-talk-link.png|thumb|none|900px|One way to reach an editor's user talk page is by opening the "View history" section of an article where they've made changes, then click on the "talk" link to the right of their name.]] | ||
When you want to discuss about a disagreement in a specific article of the FeministWiki, then it's best to use that article's talk page for this, instead of writing on another editor's user talk page. A typical strategy is to add a topic to the regular talk page, and then just write a small notification on the user's talk page where you can link them to the original talk page. | |||
[[File:help-wiki-07-user-talk.png|thumb|none|900px|Example message to Admin by writing to their user talk page. Don't forget to use the "Add topic" function so you can add a Subject line.]] | |||
=== How exactly do we "talk" to each other on a discussion page? === | === How exactly do we "talk" to each other on a discussion page? === | ||