Forum:Editing special pages

Hi! Is it possible to add tips in the top of a page we are editing like in wikipedia? Example. Thanks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Protectedpagetext --Uberfuzzy 22:28, September 7, 2009 (UTC)
 * And are there others? Thanks! Português Discussão 13:58, September 8, 2009 (UTC)
 * Special:AllMessages. --Michaeldsuarez (Talk) (Deeds) 15:12, September 8, 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm asking about mediawiki messages that appear in the top of a page we are editing. Português Discussão 16:02, September 8, 2009 (UTC)
 * MediaWiki:Newarticletext? --Michaeldsuarez (Talk) (Deeds) 19:40, September 8, 2009 (UTC)


 * What exactly are you trying to do?:The example does not illustrate tips being added so I am left guessing as to your goal. In addition to MediaWiki:Newarticletext (which will appear for the first tme you create a page but not on subsequent edits of an existing page) there are
 * Help:Preloaded_templates (same qualifying note applies).
 * MediaWiki:Edittools however, that message is displayed below the edit window not above it. The virtue is that it appears on every edit page so if it's just a random tip and not a specific tip you wish to display then it may be suitable to use the next idea within MediaWiki:Edittools.
 * Help:WidgetTag - If it is one random tip from among several available tips that you wish to display then you should also consider leveraging the Tips widget via a  pseudo-tag (read more at Help:WidgetTag). viz.

Tips
 * Caveat/bug: This will display a single random tip but it also displays the < > buttons just as they appear in the Monaco-sidebar. Unfortunately those links do not cause the displayed tip to advance through the list maintained at MediaWiki:Tips.

--najevi 23:22, September 8, 2009 (UTC)


 * Is there a list? And for edit an existent one? Português Discussão 18:38, September 10, 2009 (UTC)


 * I am not aware of any centrally maintained list (although that might be a good idea) however, you can inspect MediaWiki:Tips at any wikia community to search for inspiration for a custom list for your own community. Remember that tips are not necessarily tips about creating content at wikia - they may be tips about the broader subject of the community wikia.
 * The two lists I have developed are at rappelz.wikia.com (1st) and vsk.wikia.com (2nd). If you review the edit history of either one you'll appreciate that new tips get added as soon as the idea occurs to me and not in some batch mode.
 * --najevi 23:00, September 10, 2009 (UTC)