User talk:Luccagenes/Sandbox/TestPage37

There are three different "discussion" boxes shown here. They all open the same "edit section" function. I presume this is a backroom engineering function that I do not know how to access. The resulting input page is slightly different than editing an existing section in an article as it also provides an input box to add the section heading (type #2) as well as a text input box. Editing existing sections displays an input box which shows the wikitext coding which can then be edited (may show the RichEditor box if selected in preferences) and we will have to wait and see how VisualEditor handles it (if these templates even work in new version?).

Recommendations: Since this is a "forms" type input (beginners only have to type it in) there should be two changes to the backroom functionality of the page that is created by clicking these boxes.
 * First of all, the contributors name ( ~ ) and time stamp should be added automatically. There is no such thing as anonymous since the name can be found in the history anyway.  It is often forgotten to add the tildes (myself included) so add it automatically.
 * Secondly, the addition of the word "response" and an associated link to a slightly different "edit section" display (or possibly the same one) should be placed below the newly created section.

This way a true "thread" could be created with each additional entry having a "response" button. Conversation could then develop naturally and deviate where necessary. All the internal formatting would be handled automatically so the user only needs to know how to type.

The editing using the "response" button would not add a new section title but it would indent one level from the point that the "response" was made from. This would maintain a readable thread format (often lacking on talk pages) from which the user could respond to any portion of the conversation by clicking the appropriate "response" button. It would make this operation completely user friendly as not knowledge of formatting what-so-ever is needed by a beginner.

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should be above lower box?

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still at bottom?

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