Minor edit

To declare an edit minor, check the box next to “This is a minor edit”, before hitting the Save button.

Examples of minor edits include

• typos,
• small fixes,
• and repetitive, “humdrum” changes to multiple files.

In general, a minor edit is any change that you don’t want to draw attention to, or clutter the RecentChanges page with. Overall, it is your judgment.

Deleting and creating a page is generally considered a major edit. When a deletion and creation constitutes a page renaming, updating the links to the deleted page could be hidden.

As with major edits, provide a short summary describing a minor edit. Sometimes, minor edits are hidden from the Special:RecentChanges page, but can be displayed by clicking "Include minor changes".

The purpose of having minor edits is to display the more important changes and remove the clutter of less-important changes. It is good etiquette to avoid abusing the system to hide major changes as minor changes or “skywriting” minor changes as major.

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