Board Thread:Site Questions/@comment-25155143-20140711033816/@comment-5643552-20140711040000

Talk pages: The purpose of talk pages is to provide an outlet for direct communication between wiki members, but it's not like the "private messages" system you see on forums. The reason for this is because Wikia (and wikis in general) have a philosophy of openness and transparency when it comes to editing and communication between wiki members. (There used to be an "emailuser" function that allowed you to e-mail other users via their Wikia e-mail, but it was removed because it was easily abusable and/or because nobody used it.)

Where you post a pasta: Click the "Contribute" button on the top-right corner of the screen and then "Submit a Pasta" from the dropdown menu. You also have the option of posting it in the Writer's Workshop to get feedback before posting it to the main site.

Profiles vs. Contributions: I'll admit this could be confusing to someone who's new to wikis. The "Contributions" page is a special page designed to keep track of all your edits/posts you make on the wiki. You can list all the pastas you've contributed by linking them on your profile page, like this:

(Double square brackets create a link, asterisks create a bullet point.)
 * Pasta title 1
 * Pasta title 2
 * etc.