Thread:Superblooner1/@comment-24668482-20150917103115

Hi, and once again welcome to the wiki.

Thank you for taking the time to edit some of the articles. We really can use all the people willing to pitch in and help that we can get here, so it is great to see someone taking the time to edit articles. It is quite refreshing to see someone trying to help out, rather than just leaving information in the comments and expecting someone else to come by after them and do all the work. So we really could use more people like you. I hope you can stick around and get involved more if you are interested.

Unfortunately, there were a number of small problems with some of the edits you made yesterday. You may have noticed some of them being reverted this morning. I don't want to risk needlessly discouraging you from editing, so thought I'd leave you a message to explain, so you don't feel unwelcome. Sometimes little errors do happen by accident, as the system definitely takes some getting used to, but they are always easy to fix so I hope it doesn't put you off editing.

So here is a list of the edits and why they needed to be changed:

It is important to be careful when editing articles to make sure that the edit does not have any unexpected side effects to the rest of the page. A handy tool when you are editing is the 'review your edits' button. This is located in the confirmation box after you press save changes on a page:
 * 1) Your edit to the blocks article, to add a sentence about not needing to use tools: this edit removed 7,030 bytes of data (or 72% of the content) from the page. Everything after the novice puzzles subheading was deleted. This included all of the puzzle solutions; the related section and the pages categories. I have reverted the edit to restore the deleted content.
 * 2) Your edit to the Picture levels article (I could not see the intended change in log): this edit removed 32,330 bytes of date (or 96% of the content) from the page. Everything after the Picture Level progress gallery at the top of the page was deleted. This included all of the information about the different rates of progress of the different pictures/puzzles at different levels; the special item requirements for pictures at different levels; the current issues with the system; the related section; the page's categories; and potentially the change you had intended to make (as it was not in the 4% of the page that remained afterwards). I have reverted this edit to restore the deleted content.
 * 3) Your edit to the List of Wiki Secret Society Players page, to add your player information: this edit removed information from another player's entry. This page has it own unique set of rules, the main one being you are not allowed to edit other people's information without their permission. This is to avoid vandalism. I have reverted the edit to restore that other player's information. You are welcome to edit the page again to add your own game information, but please be mindful of other peoples entries.
 * 4) You edits to the Japanese House article, to change its name to Window to Metropolis: We endeavour to have uptodate and accurate information about the game here. Old information, that has been changed by previous updates to the game, are very welcome (and even encouraged to create a detailed record of the history of the game), but the hope is to have the most correct and uptodate information in the main body of each article, and the previous changes kept to sub-sections of the main pages, or in the Information Graveyard where that isn't possible. This picture has been re-vamped and named Japanese House for well over a year now (since February 2014). It appears in its current incarnation with the name Japanese House in all versions of the game. The level to unlock Window to Metropolis was level 6, just like the current level required for Japanese House (it is the same picture after all, just redecorated and renamed). Most people will agree with you that the original version of the picture was more attractive and easier to play than the current version. The change was generally unwelcome among most players. But that doesn't change the fact that the change has been made. And more importantly, players who have started the game for the first time in the last 19 months will never have heard of Window to Metropolis, know what it looked like, or know it is referring to the new picture Japanese House. They would not be able to find the Japanese House information as they would not know to search for this old name. These edits have been reverted to restore the correct name to the picture and correct information about opening it. The article does mention the change and old name, and provides a link to the article that gives information about the update that changed it. If someone has a screen grab of the original version of the picture, it would be very welcome (in addition to the current version picture already in the article), along with other details of how it originally looked, as people might find that interesting history, but other than that the page should reflect the current incarnation of the picture, so that it can be useful to players playing the current version of the game.



Pressing this will bring up a comparison between the old page and the new version you will be creating, which highlights all the changes made and allows you to see any unwanted side effects of the edit before you save the page:



(I've just added an extra 'e' to the word 'game' here to show how it works).

It is also a good idea to enter a summary of your edit in the box provided when saving the edit. This helps others see what the edit was for.

Wikia have some great help articles about editing articles, that really are worth a read through if you are having problems:


 * Help:Editing
 * Help:VisualEditor
 * Help:Classic_editor

There is always a risk that editing that causes damage to articles can be mistakenly viewed as purposeful acts of vandalism, so communication is important in community projects like wikis. If you have any problems, feel free to ask for help on my message wall or in the community forum. Everyone will be very happy to help out. 