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* A project’s long-term success rests (among other things) on its maintainability, and a maintainer has few tools more powerful than his project’s log. It’s worth taking the time to learn how to care for one properly. What may be a hassle at first soon becomes habit, and eventually a source of pride and productivity for all involved. | * A project’s long-term success rests (among other things) on its maintainability, and a maintainer has few tools more powerful than his project’s log. It’s worth taking the time to learn how to care for one properly. What may be a hassle at first soon becomes habit, and eventually a source of pride and productivity for all involved. | ||
* Commit messages can adequately communicate why a change was made, and understanding that makes development and collaboration more efficient. | * Commit messages can adequately communicate why a change was made, and understanding that makes development and collaboration more efficient. | ||
===Minor edits=== | |||
If you have made a small change on a page for spelling, grammar, or correcting a link or category, remember to tick '''"This is a minor edit"''' after writing your edit summary. This helps administrators and power users sort through high volumes of edits in the [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent changes]] page. | |||
==What should be in an edit summary== | ==What should be in an edit summary== | ||