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Welcome to the BattleTechWiki Task Center!
What do editors do?
If you are looking for a way to help, find a task that suits you, read the appropriate background pages, and be bold.
And if you are here for the fuzzy feeling, stand back and marvel at the range of work that is done daily by other editors.
Contents
Maintenance[edit]
Fact-Checking
Sometimes, editors add information without adding sources to back it up. And sometimes sources get old and links no longer work (known as "linkrot"). Your job will be to add sources, verify content, and repair linkrot.
Categorization
Pages need to be put into categories so that the public can more easily find them. Help search the new pages feed and the Uncategorized Pages category in order to find pages to categorize. Add categories to articles with too few categories.
Copy editing
Articles created in a rush often have various grammar or tone issues. Please help fix them to make the article decent for the public.
Note: this task does require a very high level of English writing skill, and is not a recommended task for editors with less than professional proficiency. Editors interested in this task should also familiarise themselves with BattleTechWiki's Manual of Style.
Orphaned articles
Articles need to have incoming links so that the public can more easily find them. Help search for orphaned articles in order to add links to them.
Dead-end pages
Adding links to these pages will help to integrate them into the encyclopedia, and assist readers by allowing for easy cross-referencing of information.
General Image Maintenance
Uploading images on BattleTechWiki is a lengthy process and many mistakes are made. Therefore, there are a lot of mistakes that need to be fixed.
- Category:TODO (59)
- Category:Missing image source (350)
- Category:Missing copyright information (6,507)
Merging and Splitting
Help merge articles by adding a redirect and copying and pasting or help split an article by removing content and pasting it into a new article. When merging, follow attribution rules to ensure copyright compliance.
Writing[edit]
Expand a Short Article
Help make small articles called stubs more complete by doing more research.
Write a Plot Summary
Help make articles on BattleTech story fiction more complete by adding plot summaries.
Update Articles from Sources
When an article needs to be updated with material from a given source, users often tag it with the {{Update needed}} template. Have some sources and want to integrate them into the wiki? Check what other users have marked as needing updates from them.
- Property:Update Needed From - use the Filter box to search by source
- Category:Articles needing updates (1,797)
Create an Article
Create an article on a subject previously unknown to BattleTechWiki.
Community[edit]
Help Someone
Help a user needing help and/or join our discord to assist user live. You don't have to know everything, and you can just answer the questions you know. There is a need for more helpers to help speed up response times.
Conflict Resolution
Providing unbiased commentary is a great chance to improve your Wiki-relations. Instead of debating, you can read the arguments of opposing editors and suggest a compromise that is in BattleTechWiki’s best interest. By doing so, you will learn a lot about the policies.
See also[edit]
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- BattleTechWiki:Maintenance – main page where tasks can be found.
Automated lists
- Special:Specialpages – various maintenance reports.
- New Pages Feed – patrol for vandals and redundancy with existing articles.
Recognition
- BattleTechWiki:Awards – reward vigorous BattleTechWiki contributors for their hard work and due diligence.