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Some wikis keep a record of changes made to wiki pages; often, every

version of the page is stored. This means that authors can revert to an
older version of the page should it be necessary because a mistake has
been made, such as the content accidentally being deleted or the page
has been vandalized to include offensive or malicious text or other
inappropriate content.
Edit summary
"Edit summary" redirects here. For the Wikipedia help page, see Help:Edit
summary.

Many wiki implementations, such as MediaWiki, the software that powers


Wikipedia, allow users to supply an edit summary when they edit a page.
This is a short piece of text summarizing the changes they have made
(e.g. "Corrected grammar" or "Fixed formatting in table"). It is not inserted
into the article's main text but is stored along with that revision of the page,
allowing users to explain what has been done and why. This is similar to a
log message when making changes in a revision-control system. This
enables other users to see which changes have been made by whom and
why, often in a list of summaries, dates and other short, relevant content, a
list which is called a "log" or "history".
Navigation

Within the text of most pages, there are usually many hypertext links to
other pages within the wiki. This form of non-linear navigation is more
"native" to a wiki than structured/formalized navigation schemes. Users
can also create any number of index or table-of-contents pages, with
hierarchical categorization or whatever form of organization they like.
These may be challenging to maintain "by hand", as multiple authors and
users may create and delete pages in an ad hoc, unorganized manner.
Wikis can provide one or more ways to categorize or tag pages to support
the maintenance of such index pages. Some wikis, including the original,
have a backlink feature, which displays all pages that link to a given page.
It is also typically possible in a wiki to create links to pages that do not yet
exist, as a way to invite others to share what they know about a subject
new to the wiki. Wiki users can typically "tag" pages with categories or
keywords, to make it easier for other users to find the article. For example,
a user creating a new article on cold-weather biking might "tag" this page
under the categories of commuting, winter sports and bicycling. This would
make it easier for other users to find the article.
Linking and creating pages

Links are created using a specific syntax, the so-called "link pattern".
Originally, most wikis[citation needed] used CamelCase to name pages

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