Team Fortress Wiki:Tasks

This page lists various tasks that need doing on the Team Fortress Wiki. If you want to get involved, but don't know where to start, then look down this list for any tasks which need completing.

On-going tasks

These are the tasks that are on-going maintenance work, or which are part of on-going projects that will take a significant period of time to complete.

For administrators

The following tasks can only be carried out by admins.

• Marked for deletion
  These categories should normally be empty. Any articles in these categories are deletion requests and should be checked out. All sub-categories should be checked and if the criteria have been met then the article(s) should be deleted.

• Requested moves
  This category should normally be empty. Any articles in this category are requests for articles to be moved. If the criteria have been met then the article should be moved and the template removed.

• Images needing editor assistance and Images with unknown copyright status
  Both these categories need checking regularly. Any images that fall within these categories must have their Copyright status checked and updated because it means that a file has an incorrect or no license template assigned. The correct license template should be applied to all files.

For any user

The following tasks can be carried out by all users.

• Give your opinions on articles marked for open review
  Articles that have been marked for open review should be checked and your feedback is appreciated. Articles marked as such may have conflicting or disputed contents which needs attention and we prefer to discuss these articles with the community before making any decisions.
• Submit articles to be a Featured article
  If you come across a particularly good article on the wiki, you can nominate it to become a 'Featured article'. Once the nomination process has been completed, and if there are no objections, the article will be displayed on the Main Page.
• Complete items on Todo lists
  Outstanding tasks that remain uncompleted will usually have a Todo list applied to their discussion page. Have a look through these and see if there is anything you can complete to help us and contribute to the Team Fortress Wiki. If you complete all tasks in the list, remove the {{ToDo}} from the discussion page.
• Add to articles listed as Stubs
  Stubs are articles which are usually short and need additional content. If you believe you have added enough content, even if the article is not finished, remove the {{Stub}} from the article.
• Clean up articles
  The great thing about the Team Fortress Wiki is that anyone can contribute. The downside to this is that articles can become messy and the contents may not be easy to read. Readers should be presented with articles that are a 'good read' and easily flow between one another. To bring some constancy to the wiki, the Team Fortress Wiki style guide was introduced which should be followed when cleaning up articles.
• Check recent uploads
  All uploads should be tagged with an appropriate license, or marked for deletion (as appropriate). If you are unsure about which license should be applied, use the tag {{unknown}} and ask the uploader to fill in the correct details via their talk page.
• Fix double redirects
  Double redirects are when one page redirects to another which is itself a redirect. This should be fixed by modifying the original page to redirect to the final destination.
• Add categories to any uncategorised pages, images and categories
  You will need to familiarise yourself with our categorisation scheme first. Note that the Category:Main should not be categorised.
• Recent changes patrol
  Check through the list of recent changes (particularly new pages and edits from anonymous users) to catch vandalism/spam. If existing pages are vandalised then the changes should be reverted. If new junk pages are created, they should be marked for deletion.
• Create missing category pages
  Check the list of missing categories, and check whether the articles in the category are in the right place. If not, update the category links on the article(s) in question. If they are, then add a category page, ensuring that you categorize it so it shows up in the right place in the tree. For non-English categories, check that the English version exists, and then add the languages template. If an English version of the category does not exist, then the articles maybe mis-categorised.
• Fix orphaned pages
  Pages that haven't been linked to will show as orphaned. No pages should exist that do not have links from other articles because readers will have no way to find them. If the contents of the articles listed as orphaned are useful, find a related article and create a link to it. If the contents are not useful, they should be marked for deletion using one of the deletion templates. Note: /to do pages will show as orphaned, however as these pages may well get reused there is no need to mark these pages for deletion.
• Fix dead end pages
  Opposite to orphaned pages, dead end pages have no links from them which means readers will have nowhere to go but back. Pages showing in the list should be updated to provide links out of the article; if the contents are not useful or old, they should be also be marked for deletion using one of the deletion templates.

Task requests

If there are any general tasks that need doing but which you either don't have the time, skill or user-rights to perform then please list your request under the appropriate section here, and sign it with your name and date. Once completed, do not remove the tasks, but strike them out using <s></s>.

For administrators

Perhaps unlock Weapon Infobox templates to allow additions of the Nameable trait. -eagertestical, 10:22, 6th Oct 2010