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{{Nutshell|Your watchlist is a list which is used for tracking changes to pages you have chosen to follow.}} | {{Nutshell|Your watchlist is a list which is used for tracking changes to pages you have chosen to follow.}} | ||
[[File:Watchlist star - Adding a page.png|550px|thumbnail|Watchlist star - Adding a page to your watchlist|alt=Screenshot of a | [[File:Watchlist star - Adding a page.png|550px|thumbnail|Watchlist star - Adding a page to your watchlist|alt=Screenshot of a USApedia page showing a cursor hovering over the watchlist star icon]] | ||
Each | Each USApedia account has a '''watchlist''' that allows the account owner to keep informed of changes to their "watched" pages. In this way you can keep track of changes to pages you have created or are otherwise have an interest. | ||
There are two types of [[#Getting notifications|notifications]] available for | There are two types of [[#Getting notifications|notifications]] available for USApedia editors. | ||
Any page you [[Editing | Any page you [[Editing USApedia|edit]] or [[Creating a page|create]] is automatically added to your watchlist. | ||
==Getting notifications== | ==Getting notifications== | ||
{{Help Box}} | {{Help Box}} | ||
# | # USApedia's default notification tool is called "[[Special:Watchlist|My watchlist]]". It is just like [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent changes]] but only shows changes to the pages on your watch list. Your watchlist is always a single click away in the top right corner of your browser window. | ||
# By default, | # By default, USApedia also sends an email when pages is changed by someone else. That can disabled in the "User profile" tab in your account's [[Help:Preferences|preference]]. | ||
==How to add a page to your watchlist== | ==How to add a page to your watchlist== | ||
# [[How_To_Start_Editing_The_Wiki|Get a | # [[How_To_Start_Editing_The_Wiki|Get a USApedia account]] if you don't have one already | ||
# Login to | # Login to USApedia | ||
# Go to the page you are interested in watching | # Go to the page you are interested in watching | ||
# Click the “watch” star next to the search box in the upper right corner. You will be given the option to watch the page permanently or for a [[#Expiration|limited time]]. | # Click the “watch” star next to the search box in the upper right corner. You will be given the option to watch the page permanently or for a [[#Expiration|limited time]]. | ||