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<span style="font-size:140%">A [[Help:Tutorial_1|tutorial]] for contributors who are new to wikis is available.</span> |
<span style="font-size:140%">A [[Help:Tutorial_1|tutorial]] for contributors who are new to wikis is available.</span> |
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| − | <span style="font-size:140%">Please read the [[My_Little_Pony_Friendship_Is_Magic_Wiki:Guidelines|contribution guidelines]] before contributing.</span> |
+ | <span style="font-size:140%">Please read the [[My_Little_Pony_Friendship_Is_Magic_Wiki:Guidelines|contribution guidelines]] before contributing.__NOTOC__</span> |
==Tasks== |
==Tasks== |
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| + | ==='''[[Project:Workshop|Edit articles in the workshop]]''' or '''[[:Category:Pages_that_need_improvement|edit articles in need of improvement]]'''=== |
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| − | *'''[[:Category:Pages_that_need_improvement|Edit articles in need of improvement]]'''<br />These pages have been marked with {{T|ce}}, {{T|in-universe}}, or {{T|delete}}, and either require copy-editing, general cleanup, or a complete overhaul. Improving these articles and pages helps the wiki the most. |
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| + | These pages have been marked with {{T|ce}}, {{T|in-universe}}, or {{T|delete}}, and either require more content, copy-editing, general cleanup, or a complete overhaul. Improving these articles and pages helps the wiki the most. Common problems include '''excessive use of the passive voice''' ("is seen", "as shown", "as demonstrated"), '''in-universe perspective''' ("has the ability to", descriptions of fictional events in the past tense, descriptions of fictional characters in a biographical manner), '''excessive use of parentheses''' (if a statement is not parenthetical, it doesn't belong in parentheses), '''editorializing''' (using parenthetical, speculative, instructive, or overly subjective statements: "notably", "importantly", "interestingly", "it is apparent"), '''excessive capitalization''' (Especially Nouns). |
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| + | ==='''Check the [[Forum:To-do list|to-do list thread]] on the forum'''=== |
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| − | *'''Move information from the trivia section into the main body of the article'''<br />The trivia sections includes snippets of information that don't merit a section of their own and don't fit into the existing sections. If they do fit, they should be incorporated into the relevant section as part of the prose. |
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| + | Wiki contributors may list tasks for improving the wiki on the forum, and specifically use the [[Forum:To-do_list|to-do list thread]] to keep track of these tasks. |
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| + | ===[[:Category:Files that need improvement|Improve media]]=== |
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| − | *'''[[Special:RecentChanges|Check the recent changes page]]'''<br />The best way to ensure that you will most of the time correct any new edits and vandalism is to check the Recent Changes page and refresh it every couple of minutes. |
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| + | ===[[Forum:Featured article|Discuss monthly featured articles]]=== |
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| + | Suggest and discuss articles that should be featured on the front page of the wiki each month. |
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| + | ===[[Special:LonelyPages|Fix orphaned pages]]=== |
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| − | *'''[[Forum:Featured_article|Request for pages as featured articles]]'''<br />Make sure to check the featured articles [[:Category:Featured articles|category page]] to make sure you will not request an article for the second time. |
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| + | ===[[Special:DeadendPages|Fix dead-end pages]]=== |
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| − | *'''Create redirects'''<br />If a search result leads you to an empty page, yet you really know that this term is one of the most common used, then press the ''PUBLISH'' button then type <code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[<name of article>]]</nowiki></code> and click preview. The preview should show "Redirects to <page>". If that appears, click save. Please remember that article names are case sensitive. "Rainbow Dash" and "Rainbow dash" are two different articles. |
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| + | ===[[Special:WantedCategories|Create missing category pages]]=== |
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| ⚫ | 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 [{{fullurl:Special:CategoryTree|target=Browse}} tree]. |
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| + | ===[[Special:Random|If all else fails]]=== |
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| + | Click away for random page! Most pages in the wiki need tweaking. Chances are you'll get to a page with a grammar mistake or a broken template. If you can fix it, go ahead! |
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| − | *'''[[Special:Random|If all else fails]]'''<br />Click away for random page! Most pages in the wiki currently need tweaking. Chances are you'll get to that page that missed a simple character link, or see someone type only Twilight instead of Twilight Sparkle. Or better yet, see that one of the templates broke, oh my! If you can fix it, go ahead! |
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==More things to do== |
==More things to do== |
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| − | You can have a look at |
+ | You can have a look at Fandom's [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic Wiki:Community portal/Default|default community portal page]] for even more links. |
| + | [[Category:Community]] |
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Revision as of 19:13, 1 May 2020
Welcome to My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Wiki! The community portal lists tasks and projects in need of attention around the wiki.
A tutorial for contributors who are new to wikis is available.
Please read the contribution guidelines before contributing.
Tasks
Edit articles in the workshop or edit articles in need of improvement
These pages have been marked with {{ce}}, {{in-universe}}, or {{delete}}, and either require more content, copy-editing, general cleanup, or a complete overhaul. Improving these articles and pages helps the wiki the most. Common problems include excessive use of the passive voice ("is seen", "as shown", "as demonstrated"), in-universe perspective ("has the ability to", descriptions of fictional events in the past tense, descriptions of fictional characters in a biographical manner), excessive use of parentheses (if a statement is not parenthetical, it doesn't belong in parentheses), editorializing (using parenthetical, speculative, instructive, or overly subjective statements: "notably", "importantly", "interestingly", "it is apparent"), excessive capitalization (Especially Nouns).
Check the to-do list thread on the forum
Wiki contributors may list tasks for improving the wiki on the forum, and specifically use the to-do list thread to keep track of these tasks.
Improve media
Some media are distorted, pixelated, downscaled, upscaled, or of low quality. If you have a higher-quality file please upload it to replace the lower-quality one. Make sure you select the proper license for the image and use it with permission or under fair-use stipulations.
Discuss monthly featured articles
Suggest and discuss articles that should be featured on the front page of the wiki each month.
Fix orphaned pages
Orphaned pages are pages that have not been linked from other pages. The best way to get a proper link to an article that is orphaned is to find a more prominent related article and link to the orphaned page from it.
Fix dead-end pages
Pages that do not give any links to another article are dead end pages. Linking them to related topics is useful. Some exceptions are gallery pages, fan labor pages, and speculation pages.
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.
If all else fails
Click away for random page! Most pages in the wiki need tweaking. Chances are you'll get to a page with a grammar mistake or a broken template. If you can fix it, go ahead!
More things to do
You can have a look at Fandom's default community portal page for even more links.