User:Ryan W/Maintenance

A more comprehensive version of the "items needing attention" section on Entryway. Listed here because I might not have time to do any of them like ever. :>  Some projects may overlap, e.g. an article with no inbound links is probably also uncategorized and in the cleanup or stub list.

Whenever you examine a large number of pages, you will see some that do not belong on the wiki. Don't be shy about nominating a few for deletion. If we want to keep vanity editing, spam, and plagiarism under control, we all have to help.

Ryan W 16:33, 24 September 2011 (UTC)

Minimal knowledge of wiki structure and goals

 * Fix double redirects
 * Fix broken redirects

Average knowledge of wiki structure and goals

 * Add your opinion to deletion discussions
 * Add your opinion to discussions on article merging
 * Categorize uploaded files (or just check the newest)
 * Categorize articles (or just check the newest)
 *  [ Requires Reviewer or Editor permission ]  Check new edits to previously reviewed pages
 *  [ Administrators only ]  Adjudicate deletion discussions and delete pages if called for

Thorough knowledge of wiki structure and goals

 * Create missing categories
 * Evaluate empty categories
 * Categorize templates
 * Categorize categories
 * Evaluate unused images
 * Decide whether talk pages of recently deleted articles should be archived
 *  [ Administrators only ]  Search for indefinite protections imposed years ago, and unprotect (or at least float the question) if circumstances could reasonably have changed.

Minimal knowledge of wiki structure and goals

 * Change inbound links to disambiguation pages
 * Add DEFAULTSORT calls to articles whose titles begin with "A"/"An"/"The"
 * File info pages for LMPs should include durations
 * Replace screenshots with nonstandard aspect ratios
 * Investigate disputed statements of fact
 * Clarify assertions needing expert knowledge

Average knowledge of wiki structure and goals

 * Clean up disorganized or non-encyclopedic articles
 * Expand stubs
 * Close merge discussions and perform the necessary cleanup
 * Create redlinked articles
 * Clean up pages with no outbound wikilinks
 * Evaluate pages with no inbound wikilinks
 * Examine pages that haven't been edited in a really, really long time

Thorough knowledge of wiki structure and goals

 * Fact-check pages in Category:Doom Wiki
 * Search for "wiki" on dwforums (Doom General and Doom Editing); seek out obscure bugs, article ideas, or site misinformation
 *  [ Requires Editor permission ]  Review pages that have never been reviewed

Minimal knowledge of wiki structure and goals

 * Expand gameplay content (enemies, items, weapons) for a commercial game that currently lacks it (e.g. Doom 3, Doom II RPG, Hacx)
 * Create a complete set of tutorials on Doom-engine editing
 * Create a complete set of tutorials on deathmatch play
 * Find references for poorly sourced articles

Average knowledge of wiki structure and goals

 * Complete articles, including walkthroughs and statistics, for all stock maps
 * Complete articles, including walkthroughs and statistics, for all Top 100 maps
 * Complete articles, including walkthroughs and statistics, for all Cacoward winners
 * Investigate indeterminate image copyrights

Thorough knowledge of wiki structure and goals

 * Fact-check pages in Category:Help
 * Upload redlinked images
 * Create redlinked templates
 *  [ Administrators only ]  Look for redlinks in system messages