DaanS

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When to Be Bold

As a beginning Wikipedian, I keep running into situations where I'm not sure if I should Be Bold. For example, when I believe part of an article is incorrect but reflecting a use so common it could be argued to be appropriate. Or when I think "I'm no expert on this matter, but everything I've ever learned about it says this is incorrect".

Are there guidelines for such situations? Should I just Be Bold and hope someone will revert my change if it's not appropriate? Should I ask for a review of my opinion on the subject's Talk? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by DaanS (talk • contribs) .

Well, this is a complex situation, and edit wars have been known to break out in these cases. If the change has never been made before, go ahead and make it and explain why on the talk page. If the change has been made before, and reverted, the best thing to do is hold off on making the change and try to start (or continue) a discussion on the talk page. This will hopefully head off any edit wars at the pass. And also, if someone does revert you, you should almost never revert them back. Discussion on the talk page is always preferable to a nice, fun revert war which can get you blocked. I hope this answers your question; if not, or you need more clarification, please let me know. —BorgHunter ^ubx (talk) 16:02, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the explanation. If I may ask for an example, I've suggested a change on Talk:Guarded commands. Renaming an article seems like a Big Thing for me, and I'm uncomfortable just doing it. Should I Be Bold? DaanS 16:22, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Hi DaanS... are you still needing assistance??? —akghetto ^talk 17:10, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

There is a formal procedure for doing page moves: Wikipedia:Requested moves. You can get a page listed there, and discussion occurs for 5 days about whether the move should be carried out. That may put your mind at rest. Alternatively you could be bold, which seems reasonable to me. Keep in mind that renaming an article is done using the "Move" button - see Help:Moving a page.--Commander Keane 17:13, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Wikiproject Computer science

Hi, and welcome aboard Wikipedia:WikiProject Computer science! Looking forward to collaborating with you in the future. --Allan McInnes (talk) 19:24, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Namens mij heet ik je ook van harte welkom. —Ruud 17:12, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

Integrated banner for WikiProject Computer science

I have made a proposal for a integrated banner for the project here . I invite you for your valuable comments in the discussion. You are receiving this note as you are a member of the project. Thanks -- Tinu Cherian - 09:51, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Java

Hello Daan, Since you are a member of WikiProject:Computer Science, could you please add a link here to the new Wikipedia:WikiProject Java, Thank you, --  A l a i n  R 3 4 5
 ^{Techno-Wiki-Geek} 02:48, 30 October 2009 (UTC)