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By default, all editors will be emailed when a change is made by another editor. This can be changed in [[Special:Preferences|your preferences]]. | By default, all editors will be emailed when a change is made by another editor. This can be changed in [[Special:Preferences|your preferences]]. | ||
== Expiration == | == Expiration == | ||
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|By default, "Watch this page" is checked when saving a page using [[Enhanced editor]]. When that option is checked, you are also given the opportunity to set an expiration. | |By default, "Watch this page" is checked when saving a page using [[Enhanced editor]]. When that option is checked, you are also given the opportunity to set an expiration. | ||
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==Knowing which changes you have viewed== | ==Knowing which changes you have viewed== | ||
[[Special:Watchlist|Your Watchlist]] is a curated version of [[Recent changes]] showing recent changes to pages on your list. When you follow one of those links from the list, or one of the [[#Getting notifications|links from your email]], the title of the article will become un-bolded. | [[Special:Watchlist|Your Watchlist]] is a curated version of [[Recent changes]] showing recent changes to pages on your list. When you follow one of those links from the list, or one of the [[#Getting notifications|links from your email]], the title of the article will become un-bolded. | ||
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==Helping others add a page to their watchlist== | ==Helping others add a page to their watchlist== | ||
Sometimes a curator of a page wants to help their colleagues add a page the page to their watchlist so they get an email when new content is added. | Sometimes a curator of a page wants to help their colleagues add a page the page to their watchlist so they get an email when new content is added. All users (new and existing alike) will now receive email for watchlist changes, we only need to help users add the page to their watchlist. | ||
'''To facilitate that action, we have a separate page with nothing but these instructions that you can share with your colleagues. See [[Help:How to add a page to your watchlist]].''' | '''To facilitate that action, we have a separate page with nothing but these instructions that you can share with your colleagues. See [[Help:How to add a page to your watchlist]].''' | ||
Each user has a '''Watchlist''' associated with their account. Adding a page to your watchlist is called "watching a page". Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Help:Watching pages|Help page on Watching pages]] has a great [[Wikipedia:File:Wikipedia video tutorial-2-Reliability-en.ogv|tutorial on why watchlists are so helpful]]. | Each user has a '''Watchlist''' associated with their account. Adding a page to your watchlist is called "watching a page". Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Help:Watching pages|Help page on Watching pages]] has a great [[Wikipedia:File:Wikipedia video tutorial-2-Reliability-en.ogv|tutorial on why watchlists are so helpful]]. | ||
{{Cats|Help|Pages with videos}} | == Pending reviews == | ||
[[Special:PendingReviews|Special:PendingReviews{{Cats|Help|Pages with videos}}]] comes with {{Mw|Article=Extension:WatchAnalytics}} | |||