Editing User talk:Idiffer (section)

== Idiffer's Beta Files ==

A suggestion. Rather than creating a temp/test page in the main namespace, it would be better if you moved it to [[User:Idiffer/Sandbox]]. The slash(/) ensures that it stays under your own personal user space. and a back link to your page is automatically created. [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] -  17:16, 3 August 2012 (CDT)

There are many different namespaces used in MediaWiki based sites. User-space is the space given to users. When you write User:[YOUR_USER_NAME_HERE] and put a slash after that and write a page name, like the link I gave above, you create a subpage. Please use that for temporary text, testing and archival purposes. For example: [[User:Zero2001/Sandbox]], I use this page to create/test templates before I finalize and put them in the Template-space. And [[User Talk:Zero2001/Archive 1]], I use this for storing my outdated messages. Anyways it's complex to explain the fine details. Just use the link I gave in the above post, You'll see it is a part of your own user space with an automatically generated link to your user page. It's better than putting it on the main-space which is for project or volume or chapter pages, etc. [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] -  18:34, 3 August 2012 (CDT)

You're welcome. BTW. Did you know you can edit your signature to include a direct link to your talk page like I have? [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] -  10:48, 4 August 2012 (CDT)

It's actually very easy and a lot like wiki coding. Go to your preferences (top right). Scroll down until you get to the Signature section (It's in the User Profile). Write/Copy the following into the textbox in that section: <nowiki>"[[User:Idiffer|Idiffer]] - [[User Talk:Idiffer|Talk]] - "</nowiki> (Note the spaces, they're important, copy everything ''inside'' the speechmarks). Make sure the "Treat signature as wikitext (without an automatic link)" checkbox is checked. You will see a preview of your signature (minus the timestamp) above the textbox. You can modify it as you want. It's just the same as writing and linking on the wiki. See, easy peasy. It certainly helps (and is less annoying) going directly to a user's talk page rather than going through the user page over and over. [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] -  13:05, 4 August 2012 (CDT)