Changes: Help:Recent changes patrol

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The recent changes patrol is a feature that tracks which new page have and have not been checked for validity and conformity to the policies of the wiki. It prevents a duplication of effort by clearly indicating which pages have and have not been checked by a member of the patrol. The patrol log displays all pages that have been patrolled.

By default, the recent changes patrol is enabled for all new wikis. However, a community may decide to request that Fandom staff enable or disable the extension. When the recent changes patrol is enabled, all users with administrative or content-moderator rights have the ability to patrol new pages. Pages created by users with patrol rights are automatically marked as patrolled.

Unpatrolled pages are preceded by a red exclamation mark on Special:RecentChanges and highlighted with yellow on Special:NewPages. To patrol a new page, click on the timesamp of the page's creation and then click the "[Mark this page as patrolled]" link in the lower-right corner of the page. If the page is not acceptable, either fix the problem or mark it for deletion.

Patrolled pages can be hidden from Special:NewPages so that only pages that have not yet been checked will be displayed. This makes it easier to check all unpatrolled pages for mistakes or vandalism. To do this, select the "Hide patrolled pages from new page list" option under the "Changes shown" section of your recent changes preferences.

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+The '''recent changes patrol''' is a feature that tracks which new page have and have not been checked for validity and conformity to the policies of the wiki. It prevents a duplication of effort by clearly indicating which pages have and have not been checked by a member of the patrol. [[Special:Log/patrol|The patrol log]] displays all pages that have been patrolled.
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-'''Recent changes patrol''' is a feature that shows whether each edit has been checked to make sure it conforms to the policies of the wiki. It prevents a duplication of effort by clearly indicating which edits have and have not yet been checked by a member of the patrol.
+By default, the recent changes patrol is enabled for all new wikis. However, a community may decide to [[Special:Contact|request that Fandom staff enable or disable the extension]]. When the recent changes patrol is enabled, all users with administrative or content-moderator rights have the ability to patrol new pages. Pages created by users with patrol rights are automatically marked as patrolled.
-== Members of the patrol ==
-When recent changes patrol is enabled, anyone with '''admin''' or '''content moderator''' rights is automatically part of the patrol (however, participation is optional).
+Unpatrolled pages are preceded by a red exclamation mark on [[Special:RecentChanges]] and highlighted with yellow on [[Special:NewPages]]. To patrol a new page, click on the timesamp of the page's creation and then click the "[Mark this page as patrolled]" link in the lower-right corner of the page. If the page is not acceptable, either fix the problem or mark it for [[Help:deletion|deletion]].
-== How to patrol edits ==
-* Edits that have not been checked will be preceded by a red exclamation mark on the [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent changes]] page.
+Patrolled pages can be hidden from Special:NewPages so that only pages that have not yet been checked will be displayed. This makes it easier to check all unpatrolled pages for mistakes or vandalism. To do this, select the "Hide patrolled pages from new page list" option under the "Changes shown" section of [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rc|your recent changes preferences]].
-[[File:Patrolled-redex.png|center|border|600px]]
+==See also==
-* To patrol an edit, click through to the [[Help:Page history|diff]] page to find the "[Mark as patrolled]" link, as shown here:
+*[[Help:Recent changes]]
+*[[Help:New pages]]
+*[[Help:User rights]]
+==Further help and feedback==
-[[File:Patrolled.png|center|400px|border]]
-=== Patrolling isolated diffs in groups of edits ===
-* The diff among a group of edits (click triangle to expand the group) can be isolated by clicking the prev link to get to the diff page with "[Mark as patrolled]".
-[[File:Grouped edits patrolling isolate diff example.jpg|center|600px|border]]
-== Patrolling a series of edits ==
-The "[Mark as patrolled]" command only appears when displaying the difference between two pages. When more than one edit needs be checked, make a note of the timestamp of the first edit, then click on the "hist" link to display the history of the page.
-After the Revision history is displayed, click on the timestamp immediately '''prior''' to the edit to be checked. Next, click on the "(diff)" link at the top of the page to the right of "Newer revision →". The differences will then be displayed with the "[Mark as patrolled]" command.
-It is often helpful to divert the status message into a separate tab when clicking on "[Mark as patrolled]". This will allow you to click on "Newer edit →" to review the rest of the edits.
-== Patrolling a new page ==
-For newly created pages that have not had any further edits, click on the page name. The page can be approved by clicking on "[Mark this page as patrolled]" in the lower-right corner. If the page is not acceptable, either fix the problem or edit it to add '''<span style="color:mediumblue"><tt><nowiki>{{delete}}</nowiki></tt></span>''' to signal to an administrator or content moderator that the page needs to be [[Help:Delete|deleted]].
-:''Note: When viewing newly created pages on the [[Special:NewPages|New Pages]] page, unpatrolled pages are highlighted with yellow.''
-For newly created pages with later edits, you will first need to click on the time stamp of when the page was created. The "[Mark this page as patrolled]" is displayed, along with "Newer revision → (diff)" at the top. Edits can then be checked the same as described in the "Patrolling a series of edits" section above.
-== Other usage notes ==
-'''Hiding Patrolled Edits:''' On the [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent changes]] page, there is an option to hide the patrolled edits so that only the edits that have not yet been checked will be displayed. It is located at in the "Recent changes options" box at the top of the page.
-'''Patrol Member Edits:''' Edits made by users with patrol rights are automatically marked as patrolled.
-'''How to Enable:''' The feature can be enabled/disabled on any wiki on [[Special:Contact|request]], but is disabled by default. It is always possible for admins and content mods to patrol page creation through [[Special:NewPages]], though.
-'''Logs:''' The [[Special:Log/patrol|Patrol log]] will display all pages that have been patrolled. By default, the Patrol log is not included when viewing [[Special:Log|all public logs]].
-== See also ==
-* [[Help:Recent changes]]
-* [[Help:User groups]]
-* [[w:c:phineasandferb:Help:Recent changes patrol|The original version of this article]] and [[w:c:phineasandferb:Help:Recent changes patrol/Advice|additional patrol advice]] from the [[w:c:phineasandferb|Phineas and Ferb Wiki]]
-== Further help and feedback ==
 {{Help and feedback section}}
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+[[fr:Aide:Patrouille RC]]
+[[it:Aiuto:Verifica delle ultime modifiche]]
 [[ja:ヘルプ:最近の更新の巡回]]
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 [[ru:Справка:Патрулирование правок]]
+[[tr:Yardım:Son değişiklikler devriyesi]]
 [[uk:Довідка:Патрулювання редагувань]]
+[[vi:Trợ giúp:Tuần tra thay đổi gần đây]]
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-[[Category:Help|Recent changes patrol]]
+[[Category:Help]]
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