Wikipedia:Tip of the day/August 9, 2007

Abbreviating edit summaries

Please help others keep track of what's happening to a page by filling in the edit summary.

Yes, this can be a pain, but did you know Wikipedia has short forms for the most commonly used edit summaries? These can reduce time spent summarizing your edits, so you can concentrate on writing. See Wikipedia's edit summary legend.

You may also find standardized correction "marginal marks" useful (many are abbreviations) for summarizing edits. Here are a couple of links:


 * List of proof correction marks (UK)
 * Proofreaders' Marks (USA)

Read more: Proof reading '''Copy editing

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