The following table may help in understanding my usage, especially in edit summaries, where I am inclined to be terse.
| Usage | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 1st draft | the first version of a new article or section |
| + | an addition. + 1 indicates an addition of an entry in a list, +2 = two entries &c. |
| - | a subtraction or removal |
| &c. | et cetera. In an edit summary, this indicates other changes besides the headlined one. |
| ack. | a simple response to acknowledge a message |
| alt. | alternative |
| amend | alter, change, refactor or replace |
| braces | curly brackets |
| caps | capital letter(s) |
| cat | category |
| citation | a reference to a source |
| clarify | to make clearer |
| Colonel Warden | a nom de guerre which was also used by Winston Churchill when travelling incognito. |
| dab | disambiguation |
| endorse | to support another statement |
| expand | to develop and make larger. This includes developing a redirect into a stub or full article. |
| false | counterfactual, incorrect or untrue |
| ft: | full text - used in edit summaries to indicate the new text |
| improper | contrary to good practise and procedure |
| improve | to make better |
| ital | italic |
| k | keep - typically found at AFD |
| links to sources | usually a reference to the {{find}} template which displays useful links to books, journals, &c. |
| my hovercraft is full of eels | incomprehensible phrases such as this are likely to be English humour |
| oppose | to contradict another statement |
| pip-pip! | an affected farewell salutation, also found in the works of P.G.Wodehouse |
| prod | proposed deletion |
| re | about, regarding or related to |
| rebut | counter or disprove another statement |
| red link | a link to an article or category which does not exist and so is displayed in red |
| redirect to | replace with a redirect |
| restructure | rearrange or reorganise |
| revert | to return to a previous version |
| rewrite | to write again as a fresh start |
| sk | speedy keep - typically found at AFD |
| sort | rearrange in order - usually alphabetical |
| sp. | a spelling correction |
| stale | old, inactive or obsolete |
| sundry edits | a number of edits which cannot easily be summarised |
| tag | a template, especially an intrusive banner upon an article |
| tidy | housekeeping such as removing old or stale discussions |
| trim | contract, précis, prune or tighten |
| tsk | an expression of disapproval |
| tweak | a minor edit |
| typo | a typographical mistake or typing error |
| ugh | an expression of distaste |
| !vote | a not-vote - the local way of describing a formal contribution to a poll-like discussion such as WP:AFD. |
| wipe | blank a section which is no longer required such as a notification on my talk page. |