User:Niteowlneils/edit summary glossary


 * avoid redir msg=avoid a "redirected from" message
 * cap or de-cap=changed capitalization of the first letter of a word; if plural, multiple letters and/or words
 * clarify=make subject or facts more specific to reduce confusion and/or ambiguity
 * crex=corrected facts
 * dab=changed link to avoid either a "redirected from" message, or a disambiguation page
 * d'oh!=fixed minor mistake I made on previous edit
 * fix date=a correction, or better linkage
 * fxd=fixed (IE a commonly misspelled word)
 * fixed link=turned red link into blue link, usually by making a small word all lowercase, or by moving a plural "s" outside the ]]
 * fmt=any sort of formatting, plus adding the subject to the intro (can include adding links if it's a new, raw-text submission
 * gram=changed wording, punctuation, etc. to read better, or, more often, just to be more correct English
 * imdb=added imdb.com link
 * locate=make it more clear where in the world the subject is
 * rdndnt=redundant (I've used a few different shorter forms, actually)
 * -sig=removed previous contributor's name or date/time/name stamp from an article
 * sp=corrected spelling
 * stub=added stub msg
 * tweak=assorted changes that change presentation, but not basic content
 * typo=minor correction of cap, gram, or sp
 * wik=combination of fmt and linkage (short for wikify, basically)

From what I remember, I believe any others I use are common and/or obvious