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{{ | {{Warn|Read [[Wiki instructions]] first!|This page discusses the maintenance of this wiki.<br/> | ||
It assumes that you have already read and familiarized yourself with [[Wiki instructions]].<br/> | |||
If you have not, kindly do so before continuing. :)}} | |||
This page provides a list of standard routines that are followed for maintaining good structure around the wiki. | |||
= Issue Listings = | == Issue Listings == | ||
Most of the following pages can be seen in [[Special:SpecialPages|Special pages]]. (You should be able to see a link to [[Special:SpecialPages|Special pages]] on the Toolbox panel on the left side of your screen.) They are useful lists that track areas for improvement all around the wiki. In a nutshell, we should aim to clean up these listings as often as we can. | Most of the following pages can be seen in [[Special:SpecialPages|Special pages]]. (You should be able to see a link to [[Special:SpecialPages|Special pages]] on the Toolbox panel on the left side of your screen.) They are useful lists that track areas for improvement all around the wiki. In a nutshell, we should aim to clean up these listings as often as we can. | ||
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* [[Wiki maintenance#Tagging|Tagged]] articles: [[:Category:Pages to merge|Pages to merge]], [[:Category:Requests|Requests]], [[:Category:Candidates for speedy deletion|Candidates for speedy deletion]] | * [[Wiki maintenance#Tagging|Tagged]] articles: [[:Category:Pages to merge|Pages to merge]], [[:Category:Requests|Requests]], [[:Category:Candidates for speedy deletion|Candidates for speedy deletion]] | ||
= Pages to monitor = | == Pages to monitor == | ||
The following pages should be checked every now and then to make sure that proper structure is maintained throughout the wiki. | The following pages should be checked every now and then to make sure that proper structure is maintained throughout the wiki. | ||
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* [[:Category:Under construction|Under construction]] | * [[:Category:Under construction|Under construction]] | ||
= Tagging = | == Tagging == | ||
The following templates are used for tagging articles that could be improved. | The following templates are used for tagging articles that could be improved. | ||
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The [[Template:Warn|Warn]] template is used for cautionary messages to readers. | The [[Template:Warn|Warn]] template is used for cautionary messages to readers. | ||
= Useful tools = | == Useful tools == | ||
* '''What links here''' - If you'd like to find out what other pages on the wiki link to a certain page, click [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Wiki_maintenance|What links here]] in the Toolbox panel on the left side of the screen. This should provide you with more context when making decisions about a page's content and relevance. | * '''What links here''' - If you'd like to find out what other pages on the wiki link to a certain page, click [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Wiki_maintenance|What links here]] in the Toolbox panel on the left side of the screen. This should provide you with more context when making decisions about a page's content and relevance. | ||
[[Category: Wiki]] | [[Category: Wiki]] | ||
Revision as of 11:00, 4 May 2011
Read Wiki instructions first!
This page discusses the maintenance of this wiki.
It assumes that you have already read and familiarized yourself with Wiki instructions.
If you have not, kindly do so before continuing. :)
This page provides a list of standard routines that are followed for maintaining good structure around the wiki.
Issue Listings
Most of the following pages can be seen in Special pages. (You should be able to see a link to Special pages on the Toolbox panel on the left side of your screen.) They are useful lists that track areas for improvement all around the wiki. In a nutshell, we should aim to clean up these listings as often as we can.
- Redirects: Broken Redirects, Double Redirects
- Problematic pages: Dead-end Pages, Orphaned Pages, Long Pages, Short Pages
- Uncategorized content (see Using Categories for more information on how to deal with these properly): Categories, Files, Pages, Templates
- Unused content: Categories, Files, Templates
- Wanted content: Categories, Files, Pages, Templates
- Tagged articles: Pages to merge, Requests, Candidates for speedy deletion
Pages to monitor
The following pages should be checked every now and then to make sure that proper structure is maintained throughout the wiki.
- Categories
- Category Tree
- Disambiguations
- List of Redirects
- New Files
- Recent Changes
- Under construction
Tagging
The following templates are used for tagging articles that could be improved.
The Warn template is used for cautionary messages to readers.
Useful tools
- What links here - If you'd like to find out what other pages on the wiki link to a certain page, click What links here in the Toolbox panel on the left side of the screen. This should provide you with more context when making decisions about a page's content and relevance.