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Please see <dwcomm>dw_wiki</dwcomm> for wiki project posts!
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== General Tasks ==
 
== General Tasks ==
  
These are general maintenance tasks that need to be checked up on, to make sure everything is running smoothly.
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If you're new to Wikis you might want to go to [[Wiki Getting Started]].
  
* [[:Category:Articles Needing Expansion|Expand articles]] or [[Special:Shortpages|short pages]]
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These are general maintenance tasks that need to be regularly checked up on, to make sure everything is running smoothly.  If you don't know what to do, or don't have much time, this is a good place to start.  Every little bit helps!
* [[:Category:Articles Needing Cleanup|Clean up pages]] according to the [[Help:Style guide|style guide]]
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* [[:# Articles Needing Updates|Update articles]]
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Don't forget when editing to follow the [[Wiki Style Guide|style guide]].
* Create [[Special:Wantedpages|wanted pages]] and [[Special:Wantedcategories|wanted categories]]
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* Review [[Special:Newpages|new pages]] and [[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes]] for style and content
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* Clean up pages -- fix things like formatting, grammar, and spelling. Check the [[:Category:Articles Needing Cleanup|pages needing cleanup]], [[Special:Newpages|new pages]], [[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes]], or just any [[Special:Random|random page]].
* Fix [[Special:BrokenRedirects|broken redirects]], [[Special:DoubleRedirects|double redirects]]
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* Add more items to [[Special:Categories|categories]].  Items without categories can include [[Special:Uncategorizedpages|pages]], [[Special:Uncategorizedimages|images]], and [[Special:Uncategorizedcategories|categories]].  (Yes, you can make a category a member of a parent category!)
* See if [[Special:Uncategorizedpages|uncategorized pages]], [[Special:Uncategorizedcategories|uncategorized categories]], and [[Special:Uncategorizedimages|uncategorized images]] can be categorized.  Keep the [[Special:Categories|current categories]] in mind.
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* Expand [[Special:Shortpages|short pages]] and [[:Category:Articles Needing Expansion|articles]].
* Make helpful illustrations or other files and [[Special:Upload|upload]] them.
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* Update [[:Category:Articles Needing Updates|articles]].
* Look at [[Special:Deadendpages|dead end pages]] and see if there is content in there that should be linking to other parts of the wiki.
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* Create wanted [[Special:Wantedpages|pages]] and [[Special:Wantedcategories|categories]].
* Look at [[Special:LonelyPages|unlinked to pages]] and see if there are pages that might want to be linking to them.
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* Check [[Special:LonelyPages|unlinked to pages]] and add links to any pages that should link to them. - Lots of work to be done here!
* Examine the top of the [[Special:LongPages|long pages]] list--are they getting unwieldy?  Should they be cut up?
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* Check [[Special:Deadendpages|dead end pages]] (pages without links to other pages), and add any possible links to other parts of the wiki.
* Look at [[Special:ShortPages|short pages]] list--are there any pages that should be expanded?
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* Check the [[Special:LongPages|long pages]].  For the pages that need it, split into multiple pages.
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* Where appropriate, make helpful illustrations or other files and [[Special:Upload|upload]] them.
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* '''NEW:''' Identify and update pages that have old information.  Tag them with [[Template:Obsolete]].
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=== Assigned ===
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Please check the Talk Page for this information, as it was outdated.
  
 
== Specific Tasks ==
 
== Specific Tasks ==
  
One-time tasks that need to be done.
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A specific task is a single, one-time item to do (unlike general tasks, which are ongoing).  If you've decided to take on one of these tasks, please claim it by moving it to the Assigned section below and signing your name after it (using <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>).
  
* Look at everybody on the Who page.  If they have a wiki account and are okay with it being linked to that info, copy their info to their Wiki user page.
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* Look at everybody on the [[Who]] page.  If they have a wiki account and are okay with it being linked to that info, copy their info to their Wiki user page.
* Write a [[Wiki Style Guide]].
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* Make a guide to using S2up.pl for aspiring style makers.
* Keep an eye out for outdated links to [[Bugzilla]]--it is now on the subdomain bugs.dwscoalition.org.  There might be some strays still around.
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* Add a page on ''how'' to use the wiki to the help center. Things like proper uses of the talk page, who to talk to if you see spam, team status is given to anyone we recognize that makes useful edits, etc.
* Make sure all [[Special:Categories]] have a blurb to describe them.
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* Make sure major categories have helpful preambles explaining what is in them and highlighting the important pages.
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* Review and update all [[:Category:Getting Started]] guides.
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* If there are pages that have been migrated to documentation, make sure the docs have all the needed info and link to them instead.
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* Rehaul the front page to be less "what is DW" and more helpful.
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* Review LJ's server documentation and start migrating it to the wiki and updating it.
  
== Bureaucrats ==
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=== Assigned ===
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These tasks are the responsibility of the given people:
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* None!
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== Bureaucrat Tasks ==
  
 
Tasks that bureaucrats can do.  (See [[Special:ListGroupRights]] for the definition of a bureaucrat, and [[Special:ListUsers]] to see if you have these capabilities.)
 
Tasks that bureaucrats can do.  (See [[Special:ListGroupRights]] for the definition of a bureaucrat, and [[Special:ListUsers]] to see if you have these capabilities.)
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Tasks that sysops can do.  (See [[Special:ListGroupRights]] for the definition of a sysop, and [[Special:ListUsers]] to see if you have these capabilities.)
 
Tasks that sysops can do.  (See [[Special:ListGroupRights]] for the definition of a sysop, and [[Special:ListUsers]] to see if you have these capabilities.)
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* None!
  
 
== Admin Tasks ==
 
== Admin Tasks ==

Latest revision as of 14:40, 8 September 2013

Please see [info]dw_wiki for wiki project posts!

General Tasks

If you're new to Wikis you might want to go to Wiki Getting Started.

These are general maintenance tasks that need to be regularly checked up on, to make sure everything is running smoothly. If you don't know what to do, or don't have much time, this is a good place to start. Every little bit helps!

Don't forget when editing to follow the style guide.

Assigned

Please check the Talk Page for this information, as it was outdated.

Specific Tasks

A specific task is a single, one-time item to do (unlike general tasks, which are ongoing). If you've decided to take on one of these tasks, please claim it by moving it to the Assigned section below and signing your name after it (using --~~~~).

  • Look at everybody on the Who page. If they have a wiki account and are okay with it being linked to that info, copy their info to their Wiki user page.
  • Make a guide to using S2up.pl for aspiring style makers.
  • Add a page on how to use the wiki to the help center. Things like proper uses of the talk page, who to talk to if you see spam, team status is given to anyone we recognize that makes useful edits, etc.
  • Make sure major categories have helpful preambles explaining what is in them and highlighting the important pages.
  • Review and update all Category:Getting Started guides.
  • If there are pages that have been migrated to documentation, make sure the docs have all the needed info and link to them instead.
  • Rehaul the front page to be less "what is DW" and more helpful.
  • Review LJ's server documentation and start migrating it to the wiki and updating it.

Assigned

These tasks are the responsibility of the given people:

  • None!

Bureaucrat Tasks

Tasks that bureaucrats can do. (See Special:ListGroupRights for the definition of a bureaucrat, and Special:ListUsers to see if you have these capabilities.)

  • Use the Special:UserRights page to give any people on Special:ListUsers not in team that do NOT look like they have random spammer names access to the team set of user rights, which will let them skip the captcha.

Sysop Tasks

Tasks that sysops can do. (See Special:ListGroupRights for the definition of a sysop, and Special:ListUsers to see if you have these capabilities.)

  • None!

Admin Tasks

These are tasks that [info]foxfirefey needs to do.

  • Consider any benefits in adding SemanticMediaWiki: is it more trouble than it is worth or would it be put to good purpose?
  • Export database/code weekly to desktop.