Contents → Talk pages Each page on Memory Alpha has an associated talk page, where archivists can discuss possible improvements to the subject page. Each page includes a link to its talk page in the drop-down menu next to the edit button. When you are viewing a talk page, you can click the "Back to page" link to go back to the subject page. Each namespace has an associated talk namespace.
User talk[]
Every contributor who registers an account with Memory Alpha has their own user talk page. User talk pages are intended to facilitate communication between archivists. As such, they have a few extra features to make them more useful.
There is a link to your own user talk page in the drop-down menu under your profile picture at the top right of every page.
If someone edits your user talk page (adding a comment, for example), you will receive a notification, which you can view by clicking on the notifications bell in the top right of every page.
User talk pages are public, just like every other page on Memory Alpha. As such, they should not be used for any sort of private communication. They should be treated like all other talk pages.
To access another user's talk page, navigate to their user page and click the "Talk" link, which can be found in the drop-down menu next to the edit button and between the "About" and "Contributions" links below the user's profile. On some special pages and in the default user signature, you can click on the "talk" links that follow the user's name.
Consider archiving old discussions from your user talk page once the page becomes very long. This makes the page easier to navigate and helps it load faster over slow Internet connections.
Post a comment[]
If you wish to add a comment on a talk page, you have two options.
- If you want to bring up a new topic, click the "add topic" button in the upper right corner of the page. Fill in the "subject" field with a short description of what your topic is. Then, write out your comment in the text box below.
- If you want to add a comment to a discussion that is already in progress, click the edit icon next to that section's header. This will bring you to an edit box. Scroll to the bottom and add your comment.
A gadget – EasyTalk – is available that, among other things, simplifies the process of leaving new comments on talk pages. Consider enabling it to improve the usability of talk pages, especially if you use talk pages frequently.
Archiving[]
Resolved or stale discussions may be archived to keep talk pages tidy and to deter necroposting. To archive a discussion, simply cut-and-paste it from the main talk page to the appropriate archive subpage.
- If there are no existing archives, create one at
TALKPAGENAME/Archive 1, whereTALKPAGENAMEis the name of the talk page you are archiving the discussion from. For example, the oldest discussions from Talk:Jean-Luc Picard are archived at Talk:Jean-Luc Picard/Archive 1. - If there are existing archive(s), check the most recent one's size by going to its page history.
- If it is less than 75,000 bytes, add the section(s) you are archiving to the bottom of this page.
- If it is 75,000 bytes or more, create the next archive. For example, if the most recent existing archive for the talk page in question is at
/Archive 5, create the new one at/Archive 6.
When archiving talk page discussions, at least one section should always be left on the main talk page.