Editing Encyclopedia:Glossary (section)

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;{{Vanchor|Tag|tag|#tag|Tags|tags|Tagged|tagged|Tagging|tagging}}
# A [[WP:Tags|MediaWiki tag]], brief message applied next to certain revisions by the software.
# An [[HTML element]]. ''See also [[meta:Help:HTML in wikitext|Help:HTML in wikitext]] and [[meta:Help:Table|Help:Table]]''.
# A metadata item attached to an entity, such as [[Wikipedia:File copyright tags|File copyright tags]] like 'license' or 'source'.
# A [[#Template|§&nbsp;template call]] that marks a page as having some property, such as needing maintenance, or marks part of a page, or marks a place in a page, such as the the beginning of a closed discussion
# A [[#Category|§&nbsp;category declaration]]
# (verb) To apply a tag to a page.
# #tag – a {{slink||magic word}} which allows you to [[Eval|evaluate]] a {{slink||subst}} or magic word inside a {{slink||ref}} or other tag; see [[Help:Magic words#mwtag]].

;{{Vanchor|[[WP:Talk page|Talk page]]|talk page}}
: A page reserved for discussion of the page with which it is associated, such as the article page. All pages within Wikipedia (except pages in the Special namespace, and talk pages themselves) have talk pages attached to them (accessed via the "Talk" link at the top).
;{{Vanchor|[[WP:Talk page stalker|Talk page stalker]]|Talk page stalker|talk page stalker|TPS}}
: A humorous term for an editor who involves themselves in discussions on other users' talk pages (often after a previous conversation with that user has left the page on the editor's Watchlist). TPS involvement should be constructive or humorous, and is distinguished from {{slink||Wikihounding}}.
;{{Vanchor|Target|target|Targets|targets}}
:The page a {{slink||link}} leads to. ''See also {{slink||destination}}, {{slink||pipe}}, and {{slink||retarget}}''.
;{{Vanchor|Taskforce|taskforce}}
: A smaller group of editors in a WikiProject dedicated to a more specific field within the scope of the parent project. Task forces are located on WikiProject subpages. They generally have a less formal bureaucratic structure than full-fledged WikiProjects. ''See also [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide/Task forces]].''
;{{Vanchor|[[WP:Taxobox|Taxobox]]}}
: A type of {{slink||Infobox}}, a taxobox is a [[taxonomy]] table positioned on the right side of an entry for a species or organism (or for a [[genus]] or [[Family (biology)|family]]), giving a chart of the [[Kingdom (biology)|kingdom]], [[phylum (biology)|phylum]], etc. of the creature. Taxoboxes are also used for similar standardized tables.
;{{Vanchor|Template|template}}
: A way of automatically including the contents of one page within another page, used for {{slink||Boilerplate text}}, navigational aids, etc. ''See also: [[Wikipedia:Template namespace]].''
;{{Vanchor|Templatise|Templatize|templatize|templatise}}
: To delete a list or category and turn the contents into a {{slink||Template}}, usually either a {{slink||Navbox}} or {{slink||Infobox}}. Sometimes used in {{slink||CFD}} discussions as shorthand for "this group of articles would be better if presented in template form rather than as a category." ''See also: [[#"Listify"|listify]].''
;{{Vanchor|Test edit|test edit}}
: ''Same as {{slink||Newbie test}}.''
;{{Vanchor|TfD, TFD}}
: The [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion]] page.
;{{Vanchor|Thread|thread}}
: A [[WP:Talk page guidelines|talk page discussion]], usually with more than two indented replies. May refer to either a complete second level section (i.e., a section with heading surrounded by ==) of posts as is defined by talk page archiving bots. For this type of thread, the age is the time interval from the most recent post to current time. It can also refer to an individual sequence of indented paragraphs.
;{{Vanchor|[[WP:Three-revert rule|Three-revert rule]]|Three-revert rule|3RR}}, 3RR
: A rule whereby no one is allowed to {{slink||Revert}} a single article more than three times in one day (with a few exceptions).
;{{Vanchor|TLDR|tldr|TL;DR|tl;dr}}, tl;dr
: Short for "Too long; didn't read". For example where a reply to a query is ''very'' long and detailed. ''See '''[[Wikipedia:Too long; didn't read]]'''.''
;{{Vanchor|TINC}}
: Short for "there is no cabal". ''See {{slink||Cabal}}.''
;{{Vanchor|Tl}}
: Short for "template". Also the name of a specific template, {{tl|tl}}, which provides a template link, i.e., links a page to a template without allowing the template's code to operate on that page.
;{{Vanchor|TNT}}
: The essay [[Wikipedia:Blow it up and start over]], which states that a page that is hopelessly irreparable but could be useful can be deleted and replaced by a new one, or the action of carrying out its doctrine.
;{{Vanchor|TOC|ToC|Toc}}
: An article (or other page)'s ''table of contents'', which lists the subsection headings within the page. This is usually close to the top left of the page, but may be placed at the top right, [[#Float, floating|floated]], or omitted entirely.
;{{Vanchor|Topic|topic}}
: The main subject of an article, or discussion.
:# The central feature in determining the {{slink||notability}} of a topic; the primary measure of whether there may be an article in Wikipedia about it. This is often used in {{slink||AFD}} debates to determine whether an article should be kept or deleted.
:# Term used for article writers to stay focused on the main subject of an article. See [[WP:TOPIC]]
:# Term used for editors to stay focused on the main subject in talk page discussions. (e.g ., "Stay on topic.") See [[WP:TALKOFFTOPIC]]
;{{Vanchor|[[WP:TPA|TPA]]|TPA|Tpa|tpa|TPA}}
: Talk page access. When an editor is [[WP:BLOCK|blocked]], they typically retain the ability to write on their own talk page, as that is the first resort for [[WP:APPEAL|appealing their block]] or requesting clarification about it. However, a blocked editor who abuses this privilege can have their [[WP:TPA|talk page access removed]] as well.
;{{Vanchor|Trainwreck|trainwreck}}
: A nomination of a group of related pages for deletion or renaming which fails due to the disparate nature or worth of the pages. The deletion process often becomes messy with editors wishing to keep some pages but delete or rename others. Usually the discussion is closed as a procedural "keep", with some or all the pages later nominated separately. Examples include [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Warcraft character articles]] and [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mayoral elections]]. This can also happen in non-deletion discussions, for example [[Special:Permalink/1051089306#Updating_broader_guidelines_with_NSPORTS_in_reference_to_the_changed_Olympic_guidelines|this discussion on Wikipedia talk:Notability (sports)]].
;{{Vanchor|[[WP:Transclusion|Transclusion]]}} 
: Transclusion is the inclusion of the content of a document into another document by reference. On Wikipedia, it is done (typically for templates) by enclosing the pagename in curly brackets, e.g. Template:Nac is transcluded by typing <code><nowiki>{{Nac}}</nowiki></code>. Typically, transclusion uses the template functionality of MediaWiki to include the same content in multiple documents without having to edit those documents separately. ''See also [[Wikipedia:Transclusion costs and benefits]].''
;{{Vanchor|Translation|translation}}
: The English-language Wikipedia should have only pages in English. Non-English pages, listed on [[Wikipedia:Pages needing translation into English]], are subject to deletion unless translated. ''See also: [[Wikipedia:Translation]] for requests for translations into English of pages from foreign-language Wikipedias.''
;{{Vanchor|Transwiki|Transwikify|transwiki|transwikify}}
: Move a page to another Wikimedia project, in particular [[Wiktionary]], [[Wikibooks]], or [[Wikisource]]. ''See also [[m:Transwiki]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Transwiki]]''. The verb is ''to transwikify''.
;{{Vanchor|Tranche Alpha}}
: Said of [[WP:ARB|Arbitration Committee]] members whose term does not expire in a given year and hence not up for re-election. Perhaps derived from french "[[wikt:tranche]]", to cut.
;{{Vanchor|Troll|troll}}
: A user who incites or engages in disruptive behavior ('''[[internet troll|trolling]]'''). There are some people who enjoy causing conflict, and there are those who make a hobby of it. However, these are few and one should ''always'' [[WP:AGF|assume good faith]] in other editors. Calling someone a troll in a dispute is a bad idea; it has an effect similar to [[Godwin's law|calling someone a Nazi]]{{snd}}no further meaningful debate is likely to occur. ''See also [[m:What is a troll?]]''
;{{Vanchor|[[WP:Trout|Trout]]|trout}}, trout-slapping
: A rebuke.
;{{Vanchor|Tweak|tweak}}
: A small edit. See [[Tweaking]].
;{{Vanchor|Tyop|tyop}}
: A silly misspelling of [[typo]]. Used as an edit summary when correcting typos. ''See also [[Wikipedia:typo]].''
;{{Vanchor|Typofix}}
: A contraction of typo and fix. Any other word may be used in the place of typo to form -fix words.
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