Difference between revisions of "EditHint"

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==EditHint according to WikiWikiWeb==
 
==EditHint according to WikiWikiWeb==
http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?EditHint
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The [[WikiWikiWeb]] page about [http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?EditHint EditHint] says the EditHint is:
  
A marker set by a person, perhaps even the original author, to point out places where edits would be of benefit, but where the hinter feels unable to make the changes themselves. Examples include not understanding the original intent, subtle code that appears to be wrong, insufficient grasp of the discussion domain to be able to make judgements, or would rather a more democratic approach or second opinion be applied to decisions.
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:A marker set by a person, perhaps even the original author, to point out places where edits would be of benefit, but where the hinter feels unable to make the changes themselves. Examples include not understanding the original intent, subtle code that appears to be wrong, insufficient grasp of the discussion domain to be able to make judgements, or would rather a more democratic approach or second opinion be applied to decisions.
  
EditHint is in a way the super-tag or default of the following specialized refactoring tags:  
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The [http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?EditHint EditHint] page also states:
*RefactorMe
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*AnswerMe
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*DeleteThisPageSoon
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*DeleteThisPageSomeTime
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*TooLargeToGrasp
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*BrokenLink
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*BrokenWhitespace
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*ToDo?
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*http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?DeleteWhenCooked
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:EditHint is in a way the super-tag or default of the following specialized refactoring tags:
*http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?DeleteMe
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:*RefactorMe
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:*AnswerMe
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:*DeleteThisPageSoon
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:*DeleteThisPageSomeTime
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:*TooLargeToGrasp
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:*BrokenLink
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:*BrokenWhitespace
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:*ToDo
  
*http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiBadge
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The [http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiTag WikiTag] page lists EditHint as a [[WikiTag]] (a temporary [[WikiBadge]]). The [[WikiTag]]s listed therein include:
*http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiTag
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*AnswerMe
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*EditHint
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*FixMe
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*RefactorMe
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*RenameMe
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*RestoreMe
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*PleaseComment
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*WhatHappened
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*CopyrightViolation
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*[[DeleteMe]]
  
A WikiTag is a temporary WikiBadge such as AnswerMe, EditHint, FixMe, RefactorMe, RenameMe, RestoreMe, PleaseComment, WhatHappened, CopyrightViolation or DeleteMe.
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The above would all seem to be EditHints.
  
==EditHint on MeatballWiki==
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==EditHint on other wikis==
There is no EditHint page on MeatballWiki.
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*MeatballWiki: no EditHint page
 
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*Wikipedia: the equivalent of EditHint would seem to be Template messages: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_messages
==EditHint on Wikipedia==
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On Wikipedia the equivalent of EditHint are various Tags for which there are Template messages:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_messages
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[[Category:Wiki Concepts]]
 
[[Category:Wiki Concepts]]

Latest revision as of 21:22, 18 October 2007