Help:Message Wall

Message Wall is a communication tool that allows you to send public messages to other users.

Leaving messages
To start a new conversation:
 * 1) Message Wall tab.png Simply go to the profile of the person you want to talk to and click their "" tab, or simply type "    :Username" in your URL box, but instead of "Username", put the name of the user you want to talk to. You can also do it quickly by clicking on the  button on a user profile.
 * 2) Click in the box where it says "".
 * 3) Enter a subject line for your message where it says "". This is required and will help you identify the conversation when you need to come back to it later.
 * 4) Enter the text of your message in the area below where it says "Share your thoughts".
 * 5) * New wall message.png Use the toolbar buttons below to format your message or add photos or videos. Click on the "T >" button to show or hide the text formatting options.
 * 6) ** From left to right, the toolbar buttons are: bold, italic, bulleted list, numbered list, preformatted text, link, and image.
 * 7) ** When adding a link, the full URL is required. For example, "https://community.fandom.com/wiki/Help:Templates", not "Help:Templates".
 * 8) ** To add an image, you must select one from your computer. Images on the wiki cannot be added to Message Wall posts.
 * 9) Click "".

To reply to an existing conversation:
 * 1) Write a reply.png Click on "" at the bottom of the conversation.
 * 2) Enter your message in the field that appears.
 * 3) Click "".

To quote a previous message:
 * 1) Copy the text you would like to quote and paste it into your reply.
 * 2) It's a good idea to format the quoted text with italics and quotation marks.
 * 3) You can then add your response below the quoted text. This is especially helpful when replying to an earlier reply.

Editing messages
You can edit a message or a reply that you've posted, within 24 hours of the time you posted it. Administrators and discussion moderators have the ability to edit all messages if needed, at any time.

To edit a message:
 * 1) Hover over the vertical "" (3 dots) button in the message's top right corner.
 * 2) Click "" in the dropdown menu and then you can edit the message and the title to however you want.
 * 3) If you're happy with the changes you've made to the message, click "". It will display who made the edit once the change has been submitted. If a message was edited by an administrator or moderator, it will mention only that user group and not the name of the user who edited it. (Note: There is currently a bug that causes messages edited by the author to display "" to other users, and just "edited" to the user itself.)

Reporting messages
If you encounter inappropriate content (such as spam or insults against a user), you can choose to report the post or reply via the "Report" option on the message's vertical "" (3 dots) menu.

You will see an orange triangle on any post or reply that you have reported, and the "Report" option will be changed to ". This is only visible to the user who reported that post, and to discussions moderators and administrators.

Locking and unlocking messages
On a Message Wall, admins and thread moderators have the option to lock and unlock a message to prevent further replies.

To lock a message:
 * 1) Hover over the first message in the thread and click the vertical "" (3 dots) menu.
 * 2) Click "" in the dropdown menu.
 * 3) The message and all replies will be locked. Other users will still be able to read the thread, but cannot reply to it.

To unlock a message:
 * 1) Hover over the  3 vertical dots "" in the top right corner of the message wall.
 * 2) Click "" in the dropdown menu.

Most of the time, simply locking a thread is enough. However, in some cases, admins may also want to delete the thread so other users can no longer view or restore it (as with highly offensive vandalism or sensitive personal information).

Deleting and restoring messages
Users can delete and restore messages on their own message wall, but cannot delete messages they have posted on other users' message walls. Admins and discussions moderators can delete and restore messages on any user's message wall, which is useful for cleaning up vandalism, sensitive information, or inappropriate comments.

To delete a message: The deleted message will remain visible to admins, moderators, and the message wall's owner. Other users will be unable to see or reply to it.
 * 1) Hover over the vertical "" (3 dots) menu in the message's top right corner.
 * 2) Click "" in the dropdown menu. The message will be greyed out and marked with a red triangle.

To restore a deleted message:
 * 1) Hover over the vertical "" (3 dots) menu in the message's top right corner.
 * 2) Click "" in the dropdown menu.

Viewing message wall activity
To see all messages and replies posted by a user:
 * 1) Go to the user's profile and click their "" tab.
 * 2) Click on "".

To see all message wall activity on a wiki:
 * 1) Go to the community's Recent Changes page.
 * 2) Click on the "" tab. The report includes Discussions posts, message wall posts, article comments and blog comments.

How to enable or disable Message Walls

 * If you're an admin of your community, click the "" link on the toolbar at the bottom of your screen.
 * Message Wall is found in the "" panel in the bottom right corner.
 * Click the toggle to turn the Message Wall feature on or off.
 * If Message Walls are disabled, it is replaced by user talk pages for your community.

Special considerations
. or even edited by adding  (Without   it will automatically redirect you to the user's message wall.)
 * If Message Walls are disabled, it will be hidden from view. This means existing message wall conversations will not be visible until this feature is enabled again.
 * If Message Walls are enabled, user talk pages will be hidden from view, and visiting the user talk page will automatically redirect you to the user's message wall.
 * However, the contents of a user talk page can still be viewed by transcluding it on another page like a template:
 * The talk page can be also be viewed by adding  at the end of the URL, like
 * Alternatively, the raw wikitext source of a talk page can be viewed by adding  to the end of the URL, like:

Next pages

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