Editing Encyclopedia:Editing policy (section)

===Be cautious with major changes: discuss===
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''Be cautious about making a major change to an article.'' Prevent [[WP:Edit warring|edit warring]] by discussing such edits first on the [[Help:Talk pages|article's talk page]]. An edit that one editor thinks is minor or clearly warranted might be seen as major or unwarranted by others. If you choose to [[WP:be bold|be bold]], provide the rationale for any change in the edit summary or on the article talk page. If your change is lengthy or complex, consider first creating a new draft on a [[Wikipedia:User_pages#SUB|subpage of your own user page]] and start a discussion that includes a link to it on the article's talk page.