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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Talk_pages#Video_introduction This video] (2:31) gives a short introduction to talk pages.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Talk_pages#Video_introduction This video] (2:31) gives a short introduction to talk pages.


TLDW: Start a new thread on a talk/discussion page by clicking "Add topic" (top right). Give it a title (Subject). Reply to a post by putting your reply below it and using one more level of indentation - indicated by the number of colon characters (<code>:</code>) in front of your reply. End each post with a signature by either clikcing the signature button (next to italics) or by manually writing <code><nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki></code>.
TLDW: Start a new thread on a talk/discussion page by clicking "Add topic" (top right). Give it a title (Subject). Reply to a post by putting your reply below it and using one more level of indentation than the post your are replying to. Indicate the level of indentation by putting the corresponding number of colon characters (<code>:</code>) in front of your reply. End each post with a signature by either clikcing the signature button (next to italics) or by manually writing <code><nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki></code>.


=== Linking ===
=== Linking ===
You can link to a specific section of a page by adding #Section_name at the end of the URL (i. e. # followed by the name of the section with spaced replaced with underscores).
You can link to a specific section of a page by adding #Section_name at the end of the URL (i. e. # followed by the name of the section with spaced replaced with underscores).
Example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Linking_to_Wikipedia#Linking_to_sections
Example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Linking_to_Wikipedia#Linking_to_sections