Notification about received fan mailWriting fan mail on wikiHow is a great way to express how you enjoyed reading a particular article, or found it useful, other than by simply leaving a comment on the discussion page. Editors appreciate fan mails a lot, as it shows that the effort put into an article has paid off. Read on if you are having doubts on how to use this function on wikiHow, or if it's the first time you are trying it out.
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Edit Steps
Sending Fan Mail
- 1Browse to the desired article.
- 2Scroll to the bottom of the page.
- Under "Article Tools" you should see "Send Fan Mail to Authors"; click on the link.
Under "Article Tools" you should see "Send Fan Mail to Authors"; click on the link.
- Under "Article Tools" you should see "Send Fan Mail to Authors"; click on the link.
- 3Write your personal message. Explain why you enjoyed the article, found it useful, comment on the accuracy, etc. if you'd like.
- Understand that your message will be sent to everyone who has contributed to the article.
- Be nice and polite in your message. While constructive criticism is accepted gratefully, being rude is inappropriate.
- Encourage the authors to continue contributing.
- 4Click "Submit" when you are satisfied with your message.
Click "Submit" when you are satisfied with your message. - 5A feedback message should appear, and the fan mail has now been delivered!
- You might soon get some messages on your talk page, from the authors you have just fan-mailed!
You might soon get some messages on your talk page, from the authors you have just fan-mailed!.
- You might soon get some messages on your talk page, from the authors you have just fan-mailed!
Further Alternatives
- 1Leave a comment on the Discussion Page. If you want to comment on how the article could be improved, or on how you disagree with the opinions of the article, please leave a message on the discussion page instead.
Leave a comment on the Discussion Page. - 2Watch the article. If you like the article, you might want to "Watch" it. This way, you will get notifications on your provided e-mail address anytime someone comments or edits the article (unless you have specified in your preferences that you don't want to be emailed when a page you are watching is changed).
Watch the article. - 3Vote on accuracy. You might also want to provide helpful information on the accuracy of the article - this is simple; scroll to the bottom and choose "Yes" or "No".
Vote on accuracy. - 4Liking or Tweeting. If you like the article, you might even want to "Like" or "Tweet" it, of you use Facebook or Twitter.
Liking or Tweeting. - 5Send a personal message for a specific author. If you want to leave a personal message for one of the authors, you can see a list of the authors right under the title of the article. You can then post a comment on the authors' Talk Page.
- You could also post a Thank You template on someone's Talk page. Copy and paste to avoid mistakes.
Under the title of the article, you will be able to see the authors.
- You could also post a Thank You template on someone's Talk page. Copy and paste to avoid mistakes.
Edit Tips
- If you are having problems with reading your Fan Mail, then read this article:
- How to Read Your wikiHow Fan Mail.
- If you want to receive more fan mail, then read this article:
- Was there a specific part or feature of the article that you liked? If you go to the top of the article there will be a tab labelled "View History". If you click on that you will be able to see which users made what changes to the article.
- If you have a lot of fan mail in your Fan Mail-Inbox, then maybe archiving would help you out?
- New user on wikiHow? Read this article if you need to find help!
Edit Warnings
- Using profanity, verbally attacking or insulting someone might give you a warning or even a temporary block - please be nice and polite.
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Last edited:
February 7, 2011 by Damnliza
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