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This page lists the tasks need to be done, what groups there are to join, and share news about recent events or current activities on howtopedia
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This page lists the tasks need to be done, what groups there are to join, and share news about recent events or current activities on howtopedia.<br>
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Before you can help, you have to contact us at '''info@howtopedia.org''' in order to get an user ID and Password. <br>
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Wikipedia is, by number of articles, [[Wikipedia:Size comparisons|the largest encyclopedia]] ever to exist. However, many articles are [[Wikipedia:Stub|stubs]], or otherwise need attention. If you like, go ahead, [[Wikipedia:Be bold in updating pages|be '''bold''']], and jump right in. If you are not ready to fly solo, you can participate in a [[#Collaborations|Collaboration]].
 
  
 
=== Things to do ===
 
=== Things to do ===
* Respond to a [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment|request for comment]], [[Wikipedia:Wikiquette alerts|Wikiquette alert]] or provide a [[Wikipedia:Third opinion|third opinion]].
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* Adopt a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists of basic topics|basic topic list]], to help develop and maintain a table of contents to a major subject on Wikipedia.
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* Can you draw or take pictures? Make a [[:Category:requested images|requested image]].
* Give a requested [[Wikipedia:Editor review|editor review]].
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* Are you good at [[:Category:Image editing|photo editing]]?  
* Can you draw or take pictures? Make a [[Wikipedia:Requested pictures#Fulfilling a request|requested image]].
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* Can you use Geographic Information System (GIS) tools? Help make [[:Category:Requested maps|requested maps]].
* [[Wikipedia:Peer review|Peer review]] or give [[Wikipedia:Requests for feedback|feedback]] on some articles.
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* Can you use Illustrating tools? Help make [[:Category:howtopedia requested drawings|Requested Drawings]].
* Comment at [[WP:FPORTC|Featured portal candidates]] and [[WP:PPREV|Portals at peer review]].
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* Can you communicate in another language? You can also proofread a translation.
* Make recommendations on articles listed at [[Wikipedia:Good article reassessment|Good article reassessment]].
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** There are articles that need [[:Category:Requested translation to Spanish|translation to Spanish]].  
* Respond to the [[Wikipedia:Reward board|Reward board]] or [[Wikipedia:Bounty board|Bounty board]].
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** There are articles that need [[:Category:Requested translation to French|translation to French]]  
* Are you good at [[Image editing|photo editing]]? Then try [[Wikipedia:Images for cleanup|cleaning]] up some of [[:Category:Images_for_cleanup|these images]], or helping out at the [[Wikipedia:Graphic Lab|Graphics Lab]].
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** There are articles that need [[:Category:Requested translation to English|translation to English]]
* Can you use [[Geographic information system|GIS]] tools? Help make [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps/Requested and orphan maps|requested maps]].
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* Update pages with the tag [[:Category:Practical Action Update|Practical Action Update]]
* Can you communicate in another language? There are articles that need [[Wikipedia:Translation|translation into English]]. You can also proofread a translation.
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* Help improving [[Special:Newpages|new articles]] and [[:Category:Stub|Stub]]
* Let [[User:SuggestBot|SuggestBot]] suggest pages for you to improve.
 
* Update pages with old (ref or note template) citations to the [[User:Cyde/Ref converter|new references format]].
 
* [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol|Patrol new pages]] and help improving [[Special:Newpages|new articles]].
 
* Assess articles [[:Category:Unassessed-Class articles|by quality]] or [[:Category:Unknown-importance articles|by importance]] – pick a topic of interest and grade according to that WikiProject's scale.  (See links from article talk pages.)
 
* [[:Category:Wikipedia backlog]] always needs attention.
 
  
 
=== Fix-up projects ===
 
=== Fix-up projects ===
  
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*[[Special:UncategorizedPages|Article categorization]]
 
*[[Special:UncategorizedPages|Article categorization]]
*[[:Category:Articles to be split|Articles to be split]]
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*[[Special:WithoutInterwiki|Articles to be linked to their counterpart in other languages]] thanks to the tag <nowiki>[[es:Spanish Article Title]]</nowiki>
*[[Wikipedia:Articles written by a single editor|Articles written by a single editor]]
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* Help write the [[Special:WantedPages|Most wanted Pages]]
*[[:Category:Wikipedia categories in need of attention|Bad category names]]
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* Help do a proper [[:Category:Spell Check|Spell Check]]
*[[:Category:Category needs checking|Category needs checking]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Core topics - 1,000/with problems|Core topics needing cleanup]]
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=== Open tasks ===
*[[Wikipedia:Dead-end pages|Dead-end pages]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Disambiguation pages with links|Disambig pages with links]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Elements of Style improvement project|Elements of Style]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject External links|External links]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles Needing Copy Edit|Articles needing copy edit]]
 
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*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Check Wikipedia|Wikitext syntax cleanup]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Dead external links|Linkrot]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Notability|Notability]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles|Missing articles]]
 
*[[howtopedia:Most wanted articles|Most wanted articles]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Most wanted stubs|Most wanted stubs]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Suggestions for name disambiguation|Name disambiguation]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting|Stub sorting]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Transwiki log|Transwiki log cleanup]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Typo|Typos]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Unreferenced articles|Unreferenced articles]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Untagged images|Untagged images]]
 
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* Articles [[:Category:being translated to Spanish|Being translated to Spanish]] (place this tag at the bottom of the article being translated <nowiki> {{Spanish Translation}}</nowiki> and remove it when you are finished with the translation).
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=== Open tasks ===
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* [[:Category:Spanish Review|Spanish translations needing a review]] (add the tag <nowiki>[[Category:Spanish Review]]</nowiki> to the newly translated article).
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Not sure where to report a certain type of problem with article content? If it exists, it is probably listed at [[Wikipedia:Maintenance]].
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* Articles [[:Category:Being translated to French|being translated to French]](place this tag at the bottom of the article being translated <nowiki> {{French Translation}}</nowiki> and remove it when you are finished with the translation):
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* [[:Category:French Review|French translations needing a review]] (add the tag <nowiki>[[Category:French Review]]</nowiki> to the newly translated article).
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* Articles [[:Category:Being translated to English|being translated to English]] (place this tag at the bottom of the article being translated <nowiki> {{English Translation}}</nowiki> and remove it when you are finished with the translation):
  
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* [[:Category:English Review|English translations needing a review]] (add the tag <nowiki>[[Category:English Review]]</nowiki> to the newly translated article).
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Revision as of 21:16, 25 November 2009

This page lists the tasks need to be done, what groups there are to join, and share news about recent events or current activities on howtopedia.
Before you can help, you have to contact us at info@howtopedia.org in order to get an user ID and Password.
Thank you for your interest!


Things to do

Fix-up projects

Open tasks

  • Articles Being translated to Spanish (place this tag at the bottom of the article being translated {{Spanish Translation}} and remove it when you are finished with the translation).
  • Articles being translated to French(place this tag at the bottom of the article being translated {{French Translation}} and remove it when you are finished with the translation):
  • Articles being translated to English (place this tag at the bottom of the article being translated {{English Translation}} and remove it when you are finished with the translation):