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"WP:TP" මෙතැනට යළියොමුවෙයි. template guidelines සඳහා,
Help:Template
බලන්න.
මෙම පිටුව how talk pages work පිලිබඳ වේ. talk page etiquette සඳහා,
Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines
බලන්න. guidelines about user talk pages සඳහා,
Wikipedia:User pages
බලන්න.
මෙම පිටුව ඉංග්‍රීසි ව්‍යාපෘතියෙන් මෙහි ගෙනවිත් ඇත. අන්තර්ගතය අපගේ ව්‍යාපෘතිය සමඟ 100% නොගැලපෙනමුත් අපගේ අවශ්‍යතාවයන් වලට අනුකූලව ගොඩනගා ගැනීම සඳහා මූලික පියවර ලෙස භාවිතා කළ හැකිය.
මෙම උදවු පිටුව
කෙලෙසද-මාර්ගෝපදේශනයකි
මෙය විකිපීඩියාවේ ප්‍රතිමාන සහ ක්‍රියාමාර්ගවල සමහර ලක්ෂණ විස්තර කරයි. එය
විකිපීඩියාවේ ප්‍රතිපත්ති සහ මාර්ගෝපදේශන
අතුරින් එකක් නොවේ, and may reflect varying levels of
consensus
and
vetting
. මෙම පිටුව තුල කිසිවක් අසංගත නම් එම ප්‍රතිපත්ති සහ මාර්ගෝපදේශන වෙත යොමු වන්න
කෙටි මං
WP:TP
WP:TPHELP
WP:TALKPAGE
H:TP
ඔබ නවකයෙක් ද?
සාදරයෙන් පිළිගනිමු!
මෙම පිටුවේ සරල කළ අනුවාදයක්
උදවු:සාකච්ඡා පිටු ගැන හැඳින්වීම
හි ඇත.
Talk pages
(also known as
discussion pages
) are
administration pages
where editors can discuss improvements to articles or other Wikipedia pages. The talk page associated with an article is named "Talk:Example", where "Example" is the name of the article. For example, the talk page for discussion of improvements to the article
Australia
is named
Talk:Australia
. The talk page associated with a page in another namespace is named by adding "talk" after the namespace label; for example, the talk page for
Wikipedia:About
is called
Wikipedia talk:About
When viewing an article (or any other non-talk page) on the desktop Wikipedia, a link to the corresponding talk page appears on the "Talk" tab at the top of the page. Click this tab to switch to the talk page. On the mobile Wikipedia, type "Talk:" and the article's name in the search bar. (There are
plans
to provide easier talk access on mobile.)
User pages
also have associated talk pages (for example,
User talk:Jimbo Wales
for
Jimbo Wales' userpage
.). When other editors need to contact you, they will usually do this by leaving a message on
your talk page
. When someone has left you a message that way, you will either see an
orange information notice
the next time you log in or view a page on Wikipedia if you are editing as an IP address, or a
red badge next to your username
if you are logged in.
Video introduction
සංස්කරණය
Video on how to use a talk page, 2m 30s (8 MB)
This introductory video covers:
What are talk pages
How to post a new message
Indentation
Keys to a good discussion
Watchlist
0:14
0:59
1:25
1:48
2:12
Where to find talk pages
සංස්කරණය
Location of the talk page tab (here, on the page
Encyclopedia
Location of the article talk page in Wikipedia mobile (
Android
) app normally appears in more options or at the bottom of the article labelled "View talk page" (here, on the page
Giraffe
When viewing an article (or any other non-talk page), a link to the corresponding talk page appears on the "Talk" tab at the top of the page. (The
mobile version
has a button at the bottom for logged-in users, while
apps
may have no link.) Click this tab to switch to the talk page; you can then view the talk page and its
history
, and
edit
it if you want to add a question or comment.
If the "Talk" link is
red
, it means no talk page has been started yet. Click the red link to begin a talk page for that article and follow the instructions in
Starting a new thread
below. (It is also possible for a talk page to exist while the corresponding non-talk page is a red link; this often occurs in
User space
, when a user has received talk page messages but has not started a user page yet.)
To go back to the article page from its talk page, use the leftmost tab at the top of the page, labeled "article". For pages other than articles, this tab may say something different, like "user page" or "project page".
Identifying yourself
සංස්කරණය
When you post a message on a talk page you should always
sign and date your comment
so other editors can follow the thread of the conversation. To do this easily, type four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your comment, or just click the signature button
on the row of buttons above the edit box. Once you publish the edit, this will be
automatically converted
into a user signature with a link to your user page, your user talk page, and the date and time that you save your edit. (You can change the form of your signature using your
user preferences
.)
Code
Result
~~~~
Username
talk
) 22:17, 24 අප්‍රේල් 2026 (UTC)
If you choose to contribute without logging in, regardless of whether you have an account, you should still sign your posts. In this case your IP address will take the place of your username, and will link to your contributions history.
වැඩිදුර තොරතුරු:
Wikipedia:Signatures
Starting a new thread
සංස්කරණය
කෙටි මග
WP:TPNEW
The "new section" tab on article talk pages (here,
The weather in London
) lets you start a new section.
To discuss a topic that's not already covered on the article or user talk page, start a new topic.
Click on the
"New section"
link at the top of the talk page screen.
Be sure to enter a section header in the "Subject/headline" box with a suitable title, preferably not something generic like "Question" or "Problem".
Sign. At the end of your post, type four tildes (~~~~), which will automatically add your user name and the date.
Click "Publish changes"
A new section can also be started by editing the whole page or an existing section, going to a new line and typing
== Heading ==
, replacing "Heading" with a suitable title, but make sure to add new discussions at the
bottom
of the page. A new section automatically adds the heading to the "Contents" box on pages with at least four sections.
Replying to an existing thread
සංස්කරණය
"WP:THREAD" redirects here. You might be looking for
Wikipedia:Avoid thread mode
or
Wikipedia:Thread-mode disclaimer
කෙටි මං
WP:THREAD
WP:TALKREPLY
To respond to a discussion already in progress:
Click the
"Edit"
link on the right end of the bar of the section you want to reply to.
Add your comment below the last entry in the discussion. If you want to respond to a specific comment, you can place your response directly below it. Use a colon (:) to indent your message to create a threaded message. See
Indentation
below for more information on indenting talk pages with colons.
Sign. Type four tildes (~~~~), which will automatically add your username and the date.
Click "Publish changes"
Indentation
සංස්කරණය
මේවාත් බලන්න:
Wikipedia:Indentation
සහ
Help:List
Indentation is used to keep talk pages readable. Comments are indented using one or more initial colons (
), each colon representing one level of indentation. Each comment should be indented one more level than the comment it replies to, which may or may not be the preceding comment. For example:
Code
Result
== Header ==

The first comment in a section has no colons before it. ~~~~

:The reply to the first comment is indented one level. ~~~~
::The reply to the second comment should be indented one more level. ~~~~
::Another reply to the second comment is also indented one more level than the comment being replied to. ~~~~
:A subsequent reply to the first comment is indented one level. ~~~~
Header
The first comment in a section has no colons before it.
Editor 1
talk
) 10:44, 21 September 2016 (UTC)
The reply to the first comment is indented one level.
Editor 2
talk
) 16:40, 21 September 2016 (UTC)
The reply to the second comment should be indented one more level.
Editor 1
talk
) 16:57, 23 September 2016 (UTC)
Another reply to the second comment is also indented one more level than the comment being replied to.
Editor 4
talk
) 08:27, 25 September 2016 (UTC)
A subsequent reply to the first comment is indented one level.
Editor 3
talk
) 03:15, 24 September 2016 (UTC)
Some pages (deletion discussions, for example) use asterisks (
) rather than colons for indentation. Generally, colons and asterisks should not be mixed; if you see asterisks are being used in a page, use them as well. Complex discussions may mix them (and numbered lists, too); in such a case, avoid
mangled list formatting
with this simple rule of thumb:
Use the same indentation and list formatting as what you are replying to, plus one level at the end of the indent/list code.
E.g., if you are replying to something in a complicated discussion that starts with
#:::*
, just copy-paste that and add a
, resulting in
#:::*:
in front of your reply (or use
#:::**
if you feel it is necessary for your reply to begin with a bullet point).
Avoid placing double line breaks between indented lines of text, since this can create problems for users of screen reader software (see
Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility § Indentation
).
If you practice these techniques, be sure to practice on a talk page, such as
User talk:
your user name
/sandbox
. The
Cascading Style Sheets
for talk pages are different from articles, and the visual appearance of list-formatted text can be different. Also,
should not be used for visual indentation in articles, as it is actually markup
specifically for description lists
(See
Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Indentation § Notes
for how to indent single lines and blocks of text in articles; for block-quoting, see
Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Block quotations § Notes
.)
Additionally, to ensure clarity in a rapidly-moving or otherwise complex discussion, it is possible to use {{
reply to
}} to make clear to whom the comment is addressed. This also has the added feature of leaving the other editor a notification that you have replied to them.
Reply tool
සංස්කරණය
ප්‍රධාන පිටුව:
Wikipedia:Talk pages project#Reply tool
The new 'Reply tool' was turned on for all desktop users, whether logged-in or not, on 7 March 2022. A [reply] link now appears at the end of every signed comment to facilitate posting quick responses to an existing discussion. Any logged-in user can opt out by going to
Preferences
and deselecting "Enable quick replying" under Discussion pages.
As of August 2022, the Reply tool is not
available for mobile users
at the English Wikipedia.
Getting started
සංස්කරණය
Screenshot of the visual mode
At the end of each signed message, there will be a
[reply]
link. Click that link to reply to the message. A box will open for your response.
Type your reply in the box. Your signature and the date will be added to your reply automatically.
Ping
editors if you need to, by typing
or clicking on the icon to search for an editor's name. No one will be pinged unless you link to a username in your comment or your
edit summary
. However, all editors who are subscribed to the thread will be notified of your comment even if you don't ping anyone.
When you are ready to post your response, click the
Reply
button.
Features
සංස්කරණය
Automatic signatures
Automatic indentation
Automatic live preview as you type
Automatic resolution of most edit conflicts
If it can't resolve the edit conflict automatically, it'll give you an error message. (You can copy your comment and reload the page.)
In both the Source and Visual modes, you can use
keyboard shortcuts
to make links, to @-mention the person you're replying to, or to add character formatting.
Keyboard shortcuts for cancelling (
Escape
) and posting (e.g.,
⌘ Command
Return
Preference setting: Your choice whether you use it. Easy to opt-out.
Toolbar in the visual mode
Keyboard shortcuts for linking, pinging, formatting, etc. in the visual mode
Search tool for linking and pinging in the visual mode
You can switch between visual and
source editing
modes.
Edits made with Reply tool are tagged as such in
Special:RecentChanges
Limitations
සංස්කරණය
As of 2022, this tool will not work with multi-line templates or wikitext codes that need to be placed at the start of a line. (e.g.,
wikitext table syntax
). You will not be able to switch to visual mode if your comment contains this syntax. See
Reply tool visual mode limitations
The Reply tool will only show on:
Pages in talk namespaces
Pages in namespaces which have been configured to show the 'add signature' tool (
$wgExtraSignatureNamespaces
). For most Wikimedia wikis this is the
project
and
help
namespaces.
Pages which have manually added the Add topic button using
__NEWSECTIONLINK__
The Reply tool is visible when it detects a link to a user account and a timestamp on the same line. Some custom signatures will not be detected. See
Why can't I reply to this comment?
When prior responses are not threaded correctly, the reply tool response might also thread incorrectly; switching to regular replying in that instance might be quicker.
To get help with a specific question you have about subscribing to conversations, please post it here:
Talk:Talk pages project
Notifications
සංස්කරණය
Notifying other users
සංස්කරණය
You can notify other editors in a discussion by linking to their user page in your post. To do this easily you can use the
template
{{
Reply to
|Username}}
, which renders @
Username
: For example, to reply and notify Editor 1 you should use the following code:
Code
Result
{{reply to|Editor 1}} Message text. ~~~~
Editor 1
: Message text.
Username
talk
) 10:44, 21 September 2016 (UTC)
Make sure to
sign your post
in the same edit in which you use this template, otherwise it won't work. Note that you cannot directly type the "@" symbol to notify a user, you must use this template or manually create a
wikilink
to their
user page
You have new messages
සංස්කරණය
The message notification as it appears for registered users, in this image by
The Editor's Apprentice
You will be notified when someone else edits your user talk page or notifies you with the {{
Reply to
}} template. Since 30 April 2013, registered users have received this notification through the
Wikipedia:Notifications
system (see image right); unregistered users still receive notifications with the old-style Orange Bar. Registered users wishing to add back the functionality of the Orange Bar notification may do so through
this script
For users not editing with an account (unregistered users), the alert below is automatically displayed on all pages until you view your user talk page. If you click "new messages" it will direct you to the bottom of your talk page. If you click "last change" it will show you the last edit made to your talk page.
You have
new messages
last change
).
Advanced
සංස්කරණය
මේවාත් බලන්න:
Help:Talk pages/Example
Subpages and archiving
සංස්කරණය
ප්‍රධාන පිටුව:
Help:Archiving a talk page
Sometimes particular topics generate a disproportionate amount of traffic on a talk page. It may be decided to remove discussion of those topics to a
subpage
of the talk page. To do this, create a page titled "Talk:Xxx/Yyy", where "Talk:Xxx" is the name of the main talk page, and "Yyy" indicates the topic of the subpage. Leave a note at the top of the main talk page linking to any subpages.
On talk pages that generate significant amounts of discussion, old discussions are often archived to keep the size of the talk page at a manageable level. This may be done either manually or with the help of a
bot
. An archive box with links to the discussion archives is normally placed at the top of the current talk page.
Assorted talk page boxes and graphics
සංස්කරණය
Quotations
සංස්කරණය
Sometimes it is necessary to display a sentence or paragraph from the article on the talk page so that other editors can easily understand what is being discussed. An easy way to do this is to use the {{
Quote frame
}} or {{
Quote
}} templates:
Use
{{Quote frame|Quoted passage from the article.}}
to produce:
Quoted passage from the article.
Alternatively, use
{{Quote frame |Quoted text |Author |Source}}
to produce:
Quoted text
— Author ,
Source
The {{
Quote
}} template produces an indented quotation with no box; use
{{Quote |Quoted text |''Source''}}
to produce:
Quoted text
Source
Alternatively, use
{{Quote|Quoted text |Author |''Source'', page XX}}
to add an author and page number:
Quoted text
Author,
Source
, page XX
For directly quoting another user, the {{
Talkquote
}} template places quoted text inside a green box, as in:
{{Talkquote |Quoted text |Example |ts=12:00, 01 January 2000 (UTC)}}
, which produces:
සැකිල්ල:Talkquote
Boxes – general
සංස්කරණය
Plain box (can also be used in article):