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This is a guide of what to work on in Codex Gamicus. This page is used to indicate what needs to be fixed, as well as point out any maintenance issues.
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Article Creation & Improvement | ||
Add infoboxes to articles | Category:Articles that need an Infobox | |
Add images to article infoboxes. | Category:GameInfobox articles without an image, Category:SoftwareInfobox articles without an image Category:HardwareInfobox articles without an image Category:MediaInfobox articles without an image Category:CompanyInfobox articles without an image Category:SeriesInfobox articles without an image Category:FranchiseInfobox articles without an image Category:CharacterInfobox articles without an image | |
Expand stubs | Category:Stubs | |
Resolve orphaned articles. | Category:Orphaned pages | |
Pages using {{Navigation}} using unlisted subpagenames | Category:Subpages using the Navigation template with unlisted page names | |
Clean-up | ||
Fix incorrectly-declared company names in {{GameInfobox}} | Category:Co. Category:Inc Category:Inc. Category:LLC Category:Ltd Category:Ltd. | |
Migrate articles to correct Infobox | Category:Articles requiring migration to GameInfobox Category:Articles requiring migration to HardwareInfobox Category:Articles requiring migration to CharacterInfobox Category:Articles requiring migration to CompanyInfobox | |
Update obsolete arguments for {{GameInfobox}} and {{HardwareInfobox}}. Common offenders are the old dev , pub and platform arguments. Possibly indicative of a Wikipedia import that hasn't yet been cleaned up.
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Category:Articles that use obsolete variables Category:Articles that use obsolete Platform variables | |
Remove language entries from Infobox and migrate to either {{PCLanguageSupport}}, {{ConsoleLanguageSupport}}, or {{LanguageSupport}} outside the Infobox. | Category:Articles that use obsolete language variables | |
Remove Arcade Specifications from GameInfobox articles and migrate them to use {{ArcadeSpecs}} outside the Infobox. | Category:Articles that use obsolete arcade variables | |
Remove Minimum & Recommended Specifications from {{HardwareInfobox}} and {{GameInfobox}} articles and migrate them to use either {{ConsoleSpecs}} or {{Specs}} outside the Infobox. | Category:Articles that use obsolete spec variables Category:Articles that use obsolete console spec variables | |
Remove Specifications from HardwareInfobox articles and migrate them to use {{HardwareSpecs}} outside the Infobox. | Category:Articles that use obsolete Hardware spec variables | |
Fix incorrect rating images declared in {{GameInfobox}}. | Category:Articles with unlisted ratings | |
Fix incorrect engines declared in {{GameInfobox}}. | Category:Articles with unlisted engines | |
Fix incorrect inputs declared in {{GameInfobox}}. | Category:Articles with unlisted inputs | |
Fix incorrect platforms declared in {{GameInfobox}}. | Category:Articles with unlisted platforms | |
Fix incorrect digital platforms declared in {{GameInfobox}}. | Category:Articles with unlisted digital platforms Category:Articles with obsolete Digital Platform variables | |
Fix incorrect media declared in {{GameInfobox}}. | Category:Articles with unlisted media | |
Fix incorrect genres declared in {{GameInfobox}}. | Category:Articles with unlisted genres | |
Fix incorrect features declared in {{GameInfobox}}. | Category:Articles with unlisted features | |
Fix duplicate arguments. (that is, where an argument has been given twice) Pages are added to this category by the MediaWiki software; pages cannot be removed from this category manually. | Category:Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls | |
Fix reference errors. These are almost exclusively Wikipedia imports that have not yet been cleaned up. Pages are added to this category by the MediaWiki software; pages cannot be removed from this category manually. | Category:Pages with reference errors | |
Update articles using Spec templates to use correct variables. | Category:Articles with outdated Spec variables Category:Articles with outdated Steam Spec variables Category:Articles with outdated GOG Spec variables Category:Articles with outdated Origin Spec variables Category:Articles with outdated Epic Spec variables Category:Articles with outdated Uplay Spec variables Category:Articles with outdated Microsoft Store Spec variables | |
Review release dates on articles with suspected inaccuracies. | Category:Video games with suspected incorrect release dates Category:Release dates with undeclared regions Category:Release dates with undeclared platforms | |
Fix articles with unsourced statements | Category:Articles with unsourced statements | |
Fix templates using {{Citation needed}} that have invalid date parameters. | Category:Articles with invalid date parameter in template | |
Categories | ||
Tag deprecated categories, so they can be deleted when empty. A large number of pages contained in these categories are Wikipedia imports that have not yet been cleaned up. | – | |
Remove deprecated categories. All categories are added by {{GameInfobox}} or relevant maintenance templates, so it is not necessary to add any further categories. Please do not do this unless the page has been rewritten or significantly reworked, otherwise it will make it harder to identify content that is not original. | Category:Deprecated categories | |
Create wanted categories. | Special:WantedCategories | |
Ensure that articles without a category are added to one. | Special:UncategorizedPages | |
Ensure that categories that are uncategorised are placed into appropriate meta-categories. | Special:UncategorizedCategories | |
Files | ||
Ensure that Images are named correctly, and have the correct variables declared in {{Image}}. | Category:Images with no variables defined | |
Ensure that Images are tagged with a relevant Fair use clause in {{Image}}. | Category:Files not using a Fair Use category Category:Files using the Image template not declaring a Fair use clause Category:Files that should be migrated to the Fair use template Category:Files using obsolete Fair use categories | |
Repair image links in article Infoboxes. Articles in these categories contain invalid image links. | Category:GameInfobox articles with an invalid image, Category:SoftwareInfobox articles with an invalid image Category:HardwareInfobox articles with an invalid image Category:MediaInfobox articles with an invalid image Category:CompanyInfobox articles with an invalid image | |
Add or remove missing image links. These are almost exclusively Wikipedia imports that have not yet been cleaned up. | Category:Pages with broken file links | |
Remove files from deprecated categories. | Category:Deprecated file categories | |
Check Uncategorized files. Delete them if they are not needed, and if kept, ensure {{Image}} is added correctly to it and the image renamed accordingly. | Special:UncategorizedFiles | |
Templates | ||
Create and expand documentation pages. | Category:Templates missing a documentation subpage | |
Tag deprecated templates, so articles that use them can be migrated to more recent templates. A large number of pages contained in these categories are either Wikipedia imports that have not yet been cleaned up, or early on-wiki Infobox templates. | Category:Deprecated templates | |
Redirects | ||
Fix broken redirects. | Special:BrokenRedirects | |
Fix double redirects. | Special:DoubleRedirects | |
Admin only | ||
Review pages and files tagged with {{Delete|<insert reason here>}} to be deleted, and delete if no longer required.
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Category:Candidates for deletion | |
Review pages and files tagged with {{Delete|<insert reason here>|speedy}} to be urgently deleted, and delete if necessary.
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Category:Candidates for speedy deletion |