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<div id="tech">'''Admin note''': to reduce server strain and avoid potential downtime, we have <u>'''temporarily'''</u> deactivated certain special pages, including [[Special:WantedPages]]... which ironically would now sit in that list if it were working.{{User:SOTO/sig}} 17:24, 21 November 2024 (UTC)</div> | |||
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As the name implies, the '''Tardis Wiki to-do list''' brings together links to maintenance pages pertaining to the improvement of the wiki. | |||
== | == Stubs == | ||
Stubs are articles that lack the content required to provide a full encyclopaedic cover of their topic. The term usually applies to small articles, as other terms are applied to issues with larger articles. This wiki's stubs are gathered together at [[:category:stubs]], with various subcategories allowing for specific targeting of an article type. | |||
== Missing plot summaries == | |||
All pages about stories on this wiki should have a plot summary. However, many pages that should have these are currently missing these. These pages are collected in [[:Category:Stories in need of plot details]], organised by medium and series. | |||
== Wanted pages == | |||
Wanted pages are uncreated articles that are linked to elsewhere on the wiki. In order to eliminate [[T:RED|redlinks]], these pages must be created. This wiki's wanted pages are gathered together at [[Special:WantedPages]], and are ordered by how many redlinks point to them. | |||
== Orphaned pages == | |||
{{main|Help:Orphaned pages}} | |||
Orphaned (or lonely) pages are articles to which no other article links. All of this wiki's articles can be linked to in some way by another, either by rewriting the appropriate section of another article, or adding a link to the reference section of the source material. This wiki's orphaned pages are gathered together at [[Special:LonelyPages]]. | |||
(You'll probably want to check out [[T:DAB LINKS]] as you're starting out, in order to help clear [[T:DAB|disambiguation pages]] from this list. The instructions are given there.) | |||
== Uncategorised pages == | |||
Uncategorised pages are articles that have been created and a category not assigned to them. These require the correct and specific category or categories to be assigned to them. Articles are usually left without a category by mistakes, or by a user unfamiliar with using a wiki. This wiki's uncategorised pages are gathered together at [[Special:UncategorizedPages]]. | |||
== Inadequately sourced images == | |||
The following pages (unique to Tardis) list images which may merit further categorisation... specifically because they do not have a [[Tardis:Valid sources|specific source]] attributed to them. | |||
These need to be identified. | |||
* [[Tardis:Unsourced comic story images]] | |||
*[[: | * [[Tardis:Unsourced screenshots]] | ||
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== | == Maintenance lists == | ||
These "maintenance lists" are used created pages that bring together the uncreated character pages from several ranges of ''Doctor Who'' books. By looking at these, you can find articles that need to be created, just remember to take them off the list when you're done. This wiki's maintenance lists are gathered together at [[:Category:Maintenance lists]]. | |||
== Proposed mergers == | |||
Proposed mergers are articles that have been highlighted to have their contents moved into another article. While this process can only be completed by an [[Tardis:Administrators|admin]], other users can take place in the discussion pertaining to this change. This wiki's proposed mergers are gathered together at [[:Category:Proposed mergers]] | |||
==See also== | == Articles in need of major additions == | ||
*[[Tardis:BFA To-do List]] - A more specified to do list relating specifically to the [[Big Finish]] audio dramas. | Articles in need of major additions - or articles in need of updating - are those that lack substantial information about their topic and so are inadequate in their current state. To be improved, they need to have this missing information added to them. This wiki gatherers these articles together at [[:Category:Articles in need of major additions]]. | ||
*[[ | |||
== Out of universe cleanup == | |||
Articles in need of an "out of universe cleanup" are those that defy [[Tardis:Point of view]]. This often requires a complete rewrite with each word being analysed and changed if it's not the correct tense. This wiki's out of universe articles are gathered together at [[:Category:Out of universe cleanup]] . | |||
== Articles in need of citation == | |||
Articles in need of citation are those that lack the references need to prove their information correct. Some pages can often require several citations and all of requirements must be filled to take the article out of this category. Both real world and in-universe articles can require additional citations. This wiki gather these articles together at [[:Category:Articles needing citation]]. | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[Tardis:BFA To-do List]] - A more specified to do list relating specifically to the [[Big Finish Productions]] audio dramas. | |||
* [[Special:SpecialPages]] - This page contains the full list of 'special pages'. These are pages such as many of those that are listed here such as: orphaned pages, wanted pages and uncategorised pages, but also contains other special pages which may be useful when editing on this wiki. These pages can include lists of: protected pages, the most popular categories, most linked to; and photos, pages, categories, templates and several more special pages of this nature. | |||
[[Category:Maintenance]] | [[Category:Maintenance]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:59, 21 November 2024
× SOTO (☎/✍/↯) 17:24, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
As the name implies, the Tardis Wiki to-do list brings together links to maintenance pages pertaining to the improvement of the wiki.
Stubs[[edit source]]
Stubs are articles that lack the content required to provide a full encyclopaedic cover of their topic. The term usually applies to small articles, as other terms are applied to issues with larger articles. This wiki's stubs are gathered together at category:stubs, with various subcategories allowing for specific targeting of an article type.
Missing plot summaries[[edit source]]
All pages about stories on this wiki should have a plot summary. However, many pages that should have these are currently missing these. These pages are collected in Category:Stories in need of plot details, organised by medium and series.
Wanted pages[[edit source]]
Wanted pages are uncreated articles that are linked to elsewhere on the wiki. In order to eliminate redlinks, these pages must be created. This wiki's wanted pages are gathered together at Special:WantedPages, and are ordered by how many redlinks point to them.
Orphaned pages[[edit source]]
- Main article: Help:Orphaned pages
Orphaned (or lonely) pages are articles to which no other article links. All of this wiki's articles can be linked to in some way by another, either by rewriting the appropriate section of another article, or adding a link to the reference section of the source material. This wiki's orphaned pages are gathered together at Special:LonelyPages.
(You'll probably want to check out T:DAB LINKS as you're starting out, in order to help clear disambiguation pages from this list. The instructions are given there.)
Uncategorised pages[[edit source]]
Uncategorised pages are articles that have been created and a category not assigned to them. These require the correct and specific category or categories to be assigned to them. Articles are usually left without a category by mistakes, or by a user unfamiliar with using a wiki. This wiki's uncategorised pages are gathered together at Special:UncategorizedPages.
Inadequately sourced images[[edit source]]
The following pages (unique to Tardis) list images which may merit further categorisation... specifically because they do not have a specific source attributed to them.
These need to be identified.
Maintenance lists[[edit source]]
These "maintenance lists" are used created pages that bring together the uncreated character pages from several ranges of Doctor Who books. By looking at these, you can find articles that need to be created, just remember to take them off the list when you're done. This wiki's maintenance lists are gathered together at Category:Maintenance lists.
Proposed mergers[[edit source]]
Proposed mergers are articles that have been highlighted to have their contents moved into another article. While this process can only be completed by an admin, other users can take place in the discussion pertaining to this change. This wiki's proposed mergers are gathered together at Category:Proposed mergers
Articles in need of major additions[[edit source]]
Articles in need of major additions - or articles in need of updating - are those that lack substantial information about their topic and so are inadequate in their current state. To be improved, they need to have this missing information added to them. This wiki gatherers these articles together at Category:Articles in need of major additions.
Out of universe cleanup[[edit source]]
Articles in need of an "out of universe cleanup" are those that defy Tardis:Point of view. This often requires a complete rewrite with each word being analysed and changed if it's not the correct tense. This wiki's out of universe articles are gathered together at Category:Out of universe cleanup .
Articles in need of citation[[edit source]]
Articles in need of citation are those that lack the references need to prove their information correct. Some pages can often require several citations and all of requirements must be filled to take the article out of this category. Both real world and in-universe articles can require additional citations. This wiki gather these articles together at Category:Articles needing citation.
See also[[edit source]]
- Tardis:BFA To-do List - A more specified to do list relating specifically to the Big Finish Productions audio dramas.
- Special:SpecialPages - This page contains the full list of 'special pages'. These are pages such as many of those that are listed here such as: orphaned pages, wanted pages and uncategorised pages, but also contains other special pages which may be useful when editing on this wiki. These pages can include lists of: protected pages, the most popular categories, most linked to; and photos, pages, categories, templates and several more special pages of this nature.
