Consumer Rights Wiki:Jargon buster - Revision history

Sojourna at 22:36, 8 June 2026

2026-06-08T22:36:40Z

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	Any references to UI elements here will be referring to the desktop version of the site.		Any references to UI elements here will be referring to the desktop version of the site.

	The Consumer Rights Wiki isn't particularly unique or special in its formatting and usage, so most of the information below can be applied to pretty much any MediaWiki wiki. With that being said, why don't we start off by defining...		The Consumer Rights Wiki isn't particularly unique or special in its formatting and usage, so most of the information below can be applied to pretty much any MediaWiki-based wiki. With that being said, why don't we start off by defining...

	==MediaWiki==		==MediaWiki==

Keith at 00:05, 31 May 2026

2026-05-31T00:05:36Z

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	Any references to UI elements here will be referring to the desktop version of the site.		Any references to UI elements here will be referring to the desktop version of the site.

	The Consumer Rights Wiki isn't particularly unique or special in its formatting and usage, so most of the information below can be applied to pretty much any MediaWiki. With that being said, why don't we start off by defining...		The Consumer Rights Wiki isn't particularly unique or special in its formatting and usage, so most of the information below can be applied to pretty much any MediaWiki wiki. With that being said, why don't we start off by defining...

	==MediaWiki==		==MediaWiki==

AnotherConsumerRightsPerson: /* Redirects */ keith cant even spell my own name right smh

2026-05-19T16:37:36Z

Redirects: keith cant even spell my own name right smh

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	Their only contents are a single line reading <code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Target page name]]</nowiki></code>.		Their only contents are a single line reading <code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Target page name]]</nowiki></code>.

	It is bad practice to have one redirect pointing to another (this is a 'double redirect'), and if you leave too many lying around, [[User:~~AnotherConsumerRightsperson~~]] might shout at you!		It is bad practice to have one redirect pointing to another (this is a 'double redirect'), and if you leave too many lying around, [[User:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson]] might shout at you!

	==Transclusion==		==Transclusion==

Keith: +cat

2026-05-19T16:16:59Z

+cat

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	[[Category:CRW]]		[[Category:CRW]]
			[[Category:Help]]

Keith: /* Cargo tables */

2026-05-19T15:58:47Z

Cargo tables

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	Which Cargo template a given article uses is determined by its [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Article_types\|article type]]. The main ones you'll see are:		Which Cargo template a given article uses is determined by its [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Article_types\|article type]]. The main ones you'll see are:
	* [[Template:CompanyCargo]] — for company articles		*[[Template:CompanyCargo]] for company articles
	* [[Template:ProductCargo]] — for product and product-line articles		*[[Template:ProductCargo]] for product and product-line articles
	* [[Template:IncidentCargo]] — for incident articles		*[[Template:IncidentCargo]] for incident articles

	If you start a new article via the [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:New_here\|'Create a page']] link in the sidebar, the Cargo table is filled out for you based on your answers to the form. Otherwise, you'll see syntax like the following near the top of the source:		If you start a new article via the [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:New_here\|'Create a page']] link in the sidebar, the Cargo table is filled out for you based on your answers to the form. Otherwise, you'll see syntax like the following near the top of the source:
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	===Moderator===		===Moderator===
	Moderators have all Superconfirmed permissions, plus the ability to confirm or block users and IPs, and to protect pages.		Moderators have all Superconfirmed permissions, plus the ability to confirm or block users and IPs, and to protect pages.


	[[Category:CRW]]		[[Category:CRW]]

Keith: /* Common templates */

2026-05-19T15:58:24Z

Common templates

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	Cargo tables are how the Wiki stores structured, machine-readable data about its articles — things like a company's founding year, industry, and website, or an incident's affected product and current status. This is the data that populates the infobox you see at the top of articles like [[John Deere]], and the same data is also consumed by external projects such as the [https://github.com/FULU-Foundation/CRW-Extension Consumer Rights Wiki browser extension], as well as anyone wanting hard data on the Wiki's contents.		Cargo tables are how the Wiki stores structured, machine-readable data about its articles — things like a company's founding year, industry, and website, or an incident's affected product and current status. This is the data that populates the infobox you see at the top of articles like [[John Deere]], and the same data is also consumed by external projects such as the [https://github.com/FULU-Foundation/CRW-Extension Consumer Rights Wiki browser extension], as well as anyone wanting hard data on the Wiki's contents.

	Which Cargo template a given article uses is determined by its [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:~~Article_Types~~\|article type]]. The main ones you'll see are:		Which Cargo template a given article uses is determined by its [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Article_types\|article type]]. The main ones you'll see are:
	* [[Template:CompanyCargo]] — for company articles		* [[Template:CompanyCargo]] — for company articles
	* [[Template:ProductCargo]] — for product and product-line articles		* [[Template:ProductCargo]] — for product and product-line articles

Keith: /* External links */

2026-05-19T15:57:42Z

External links

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	Generally, one should avoid creating external links in articles when not necessary, as the bulk of the external referencing should use citations rather than direct links. When an external website is being used to support a claim being made within the text of an article, direct external links should not be used. You can, however, use them in the 'External links' section of an article, or to link a company website in their Cargo table/infobox. External links are created by placing square brackets around a URL. The alternate display text will be anything after a space ( ).		Generally, one should avoid creating external links in articles when not necessary, as the bulk of the external referencing should use citations rather than direct links. When an external website is being used to support a claim being made within the text of an article, direct external links should not be used. You can, however, use them in the 'External links' section of an article, or to link a company website in their Cargo table/infobox. External links are created by placing square brackets around a URL. The alternate display text will be anything after a space ( ).

	For example, <code><nowiki>[https://consumerrights.wiki The Consumer Rights Wiki]</nowiki></code> will display as [https://consumerrights.wiki The Consumer Rights Wiki], whereas <code><nowiki>[https://consumerrights.wiki]</nowiki></code> with no alternate display text will display as a ~~raw~~ link: [https://consumerrights.wiki].		For example, <code><nowiki>[https://consumerrights.wiki The Consumer Rights Wiki]</nowiki></code> will display as [https://consumerrights.wiki The Consumer Rights Wiki], whereas <code><nowiki>[https://consumerrights.wiki]</nowiki></code> with no alternate display text will display as a numbered link: [https://consumerrights.wiki].

	==Common templates==		==Common templates==

Keith: /* Editing */

2026-05-19T15:57:12Z

Editing

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	==Editing==		==Editing==
			Editing is how you make changes to the wiki. Anyone can do it!

	Everything discussed with source text provided here can also be done via the visual editor, using options from the drop-down menus at the top of the editor, which automatically create the source text for the article based on what is input. Trying to enter source text into the visual editor will typically not work, though sometimes it will surface a dialogue which tries to guess at what you were trying to do.		Everything discussed with source text provided here can also be done via the visual editor, using options from the drop-down menus at the top of the editor, which automatically create the source text for the article based on what is input. Trying to enter source text into the visual editor will typically not work, though sometimes it will surface a dialogue which tries to guess at what you were trying to do.

Keith: /* Special pages */

2026-05-19T15:55:32Z

Special pages

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	On the left-hand toolbar, there is a link called 'special pages'. This link takes you to a big long list of different pages in the 'Special:' namespace, which are built-in to MediaWiki and let you see all sorts of interesting and useful things, like a list of 'orphaned pages' (pages that are not linked to by any other page), or the full feed of recent changes.		On the left-hand toolbar, there is a link called 'special pages'. This link takes you to a big long list of different pages in the 'Special:' namespace, which are built-in to MediaWiki and let you see all sorts of interesting and useful things, like a list of 'orphaned pages' (pages that are not linked to by any other page), or the full feed of recent changes.

	Example page: [[Special:~~Recent_changes~~]]		Example page: [[Special:RecentChanges]]

	===Templates===		===Templates===

Keith: typo

2026-05-19T15:55:07Z

typo

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	==User rights==		==User rights==
	Here's a quick overview of the ~~improtant~~ roles, see the [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Moderator_applications\|moderator applications page]] for more info on specifics.		Here's a quick overview of the important roles, see the [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Moderator_applications\|moderator applications page]] for more info on specifics.

	===New user===		===New user===