HRWiki talk:Talk page etiquette
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Reminders to myself: When is it necessary to note an edit conflict. When is it undesirable. What are some options when you get a conflict. — It's dot com 05:59, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
- Even though Dot com's just talking to himself over here, it makes for good conversation. We all tend to put "edit conflict" in our summaries or even our edits themselves when we get cut off, mostly because of how annoying it is. But in the end, we probably shouldn't be doing it; everyone's just trying to edit the same page and we already know. — Lapper (talk) 06:10, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
- More notes: Something like: Good posts are written to flow from one to the next and with an eye toward the creating a discussion that stands up over a long period of time. Getting an edit conflict is frustrating, especially if you get several in a row, but it is usually unnecessary to note the fact that you experienced any as you were editing a talk page. Noting a conflict breaks up the flow of a discussion and ignores the fact that talk pages are read minutes, hours, days, or even years after the fact. If you do get an edit conflict, often whatever you had to say could simply be posted (perhaps with one additional colon) right in the thread. Or maybe you could rewrite part of what you wrote to reflect the fact that someone else has just said something very similar. You could even agree with the post that caused the edit conflict. ... And then some more words or something. — It's dot com 06:28, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
Well, a few days have passed. There is one open question above - is what I have currently sufficient on the topic of edit conflicts, or should there be more detail as Dot com wondered? Of course, if other users have comments, pro or con, they are welcome. - Qermaq - (T/C) 22:25, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
- I like it for the most part. I do agree with Dot Com that edit conflict should be it's own point with a more involved comment similar to what he included. - ISTC 22:31, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
- I believe the edit conflict part should be changed a bit. I don't agree with the advice to never note edit conflicts (I find it's sometimes helpful), and I have no reason to believe the community's consensus is against noting them when they're helpful. Heimstern Läufer 22:50, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
Time
Something should probably be noted about replying to really old posts. I've seen that done alot. - The Joe(Talk) 22:31, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
- The only issue I see with that is there have been a couple of occasions where an old comment seemed unanswered to me and I felt the need to bring it back up. So if we want to say something about the time issue, maybe it can be worded such as "Please do not reply to posts in outdated discussions, if you feel the topic is still in need of discussion please begin a new line of discussion stating the subject again in your own words with nothing more than a general reference to the previous discussion if needed." Just some thoughts - ISTC