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===General tasks===
 
===General tasks===
* Patrol new pages and help improve new articles.
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* Patrol new pages and help improve [[Special:NewPages|new articles]] (but give authors of the articles enough time to finish. Make sure the article is at least a few hours old.)
* Update pages with old (ref or note template) citations to the new references format.
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* Update pages with the old [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:BookInfo|BookInfo template]] to the new [[:Template:Infobox book]] template.
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* Help find a [[:Category:NeedSampleImage|Images]] needed for articles.
  
 
===Commenting===
 
===Commenting===
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* Make recommendations on articles for the Main Page.
 
* Make recommendations on articles for the Main Page.
 
   
 
   
 
===Special skills===
 
* Help find a pubic domain requested image.
 
* Are you good at photo editing? Then try cleaning up some of these images.
 
* Can you use GIS tools? Help make requested maps.
 
 
 
 
===Fix-up projects===
 
===Fix-up projects===
* Article categorization
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* Fix any [[Special:BrokenRedirects|Broken Redirects]] 
* Articles to be split
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* Fix any [[Special:DoubleRedirects|Double Redirects]] 
* Articles written by a single editor
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* Create any [[Special:WantedCategories|Wanted Categories]] 
* Bad category names
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* Categorize any [[Special:UncategorizedCategories| UncategorizedCategories]] ( [[:Category:MagicPedia]] and [[:Category:Special]] are OK)
* Category needs checking
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* Add categories to [[Special:UncategorizedPages|Uncategorized Pages]] ([[Main Page]] is OK)
* Dead-end pages
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* Make pages for [[Special:UnusedCategories|Unused Categories]].
* Disambig pages with links
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* Make any [[Special:WantedFiles|Wanted Files]]
* External links
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* Make any [[Special:WantedTemplates|Wanted Templates]]
* Articles needing copy edit
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* Create wiki-links to other articles in [[Special:DeadendPages |Dead end Pages]] 
* Missing articles
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* Expand [[Special:ShortPages|Short Pages]] 
* Most wanted articles
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* Create any [[Special:WantedPages| Wanted Pages]]
* Name disambiguation
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* Check and fix any  External links
* Typos
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* Fix typos.
* Unreferenced articles
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* Add  references to any unreferenced articles
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:10, 29 March 2011

MagicPediais, by number of articles, is the largest online encyclopedia on magic.

However, many articles are stubs, or otherwise need attention. If you like, go ahead, be bold, and jump right in.

Things to do

General tasks

  • Patrol new pages and help improve new articles (but give authors of the articles enough time to finish. Make sure the article is at least a few hours old.)
  • Update pages with the old BookInfo template to the new Template:Infobox book template.
  • Help find a Images needed for articles.

Commenting

  • Respond to a request for comment or provide a third opinion.
  • Give a requested editor review.
  • Peer review or give feedback on some articles.
  • Make recommendations on articles for the Main Page.

Fix-up projects