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A dummy edit is a slight change in a page's wikitext that has no effect on the rendered page but allows an editor to save a useful edit summary. By contrast, a null edit—clicking "Publish changes" without changing anything—does not modify the wikitext, does not create an edit summary, and does not appear in the page's edit history.
Through a dummy edit, an edit summary can be provided, aimed at:
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Category:Attribution templates. (Be aware also that though most Wikia sites are compatibly licensed, not all are.)The template {{ attribution repair}} is available, and may assist in formulating proper wording for a compliant repair of insufficient attribution statement.
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[1]Note that an attempted dummy edit may result in a substantive change if done incautiously; e.g., excess blank lines can result in inadvertent paragraph breaks. It may also make the page more difficult to edit if the method of making the dummy edits causes poor text spacing (for example, extra spaces between two words in a sentence).
This is an
information page. It is not one of
Wikipedia's policies or guidelines; rather, its purpose is to explain certain aspects of Wikipedia's norms, customs, technicalities, or practices. It may reflect differing levels of
consensus and
vetting. |
A dummy edit is a slight change in a page's wikitext that has no effect on the rendered page but allows an editor to save a useful edit summary. By contrast, a null edit—clicking "Publish changes" without changing anything—does not modify the wikitext, does not create an edit summary, and does not appear in the page's edit history.
Through a dummy edit, an edit summary can be provided, aimed at:
{{
copied}}
to the talk page.{{
Translated page}}
to the talk page.{{
wikia content}}
template to the article's references. For equivalent templates for other types of sites, see
Category:Attribution templates. (Be aware also that though most Wikia sites are compatibly licensed, not all are.)The template {{ attribution repair}} is available, and may assist in formulating proper wording for a compliant repair of insufficient attribution statement.
<!-- dummy edit; can be deleted. -->
to a page will not affect its presentation.}}</ref>
" so that it appears as "}} </ref>
" allows for an edit summary without affecting the appearance of the page.<code>
, <pre>
, <
syntaxhighlight>
).
[1]Note that an attempted dummy edit may result in a substantive change if done incautiously; e.g., excess blank lines can result in inadvertent paragraph breaks. It may also make the page more difficult to edit if the method of making the dummy edits causes poor text spacing (for example, extra spaces between two words in a sentence).