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==Block comments on a particular page==
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THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE IN CONSTRUCTION--NOT FINAL
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==Block Comment Function on a Particular Page==
  
  
 
1. Login as a System Operator (Sysop).
 
1. Login as a System Operator (Sysop).
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You need special permission to become a Sysop: email OutHistory to request Sysop privileges.
 
You need special permission to become a Sysop: email OutHistory to request Sysop privileges.
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go to the Comment <discuss> section and use the url with ‘Discuss:as
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go to the Comment <discuss> section
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and use the url with Discuss: as
  
  
 
http://www.outhistory.org/wiki/Discuss:Fdsa
 
http://www.outhistory.org/wiki/Discuss:Fdsa
  
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3. Protect the discuss page.
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==Delete Comment Texts==
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To delete comment texts after they have been posted, a Sysops must edit the Discuss page manually to delete any comment posted.
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Log in, then go to Discuss page and do one of the following:
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1. Click Special Pages > Click All Pages > Select  Discuss namespace and search for the page.
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2. Click Recent Changes > Click ‘Discuss’ link beside any Article link
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3. You can also go to any Discuss page by doing the following.
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If a there is an article titled Test and the link is
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http://outhistory.org/wiki/Test
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just add Discuss: before the article name
  
  
3. Protect the discuss page.
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and browse http://outhistory.org/wiki/Discuss:Test

Revision as of 09:33, 1 December 2009

THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE IN CONSTRUCTION--NOT FINAL


Block Comment Function on a Particular Page

1. Login as a System Operator (Sysop).


You need special permission to become a Sysop: email OutHistory to request Sysop privileges.


2. Go to the Comment <Discuss?> section of an article, at the bottom of the page.


Example: if a page link is


http://www.outhistory.org/wiki/Test.


go to the Comment <discuss> section


and use the url with Discuss: as


http://www.outhistory.org/wiki/Discuss:Fdsa


3. Protect the discuss page.


Delete Comment Texts

To delete comment texts after they have been posted, a Sysops must edit the Discuss page manually to delete any comment posted.


Log in, then go to Discuss page and do one of the following:


1. Click Special Pages > Click All Pages > Select Discuss namespace and search for the page.


2. Click Recent Changes > Click ‘Discuss’ link beside any Article link


3. You can also go to any Discuss page by doing the following.


If a there is an article titled Test and the link is


http://outhistory.org/wiki/Test


just add Discuss: before the article name


and browse http://outhistory.org/wiki/Discuss:Test