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Patrolling
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>Low pending changes backlog: 4 pages according to DatBot as of 08:45, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
All New: 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Orphaned: 500 1001 1501
Adopted Typos
[edit]For more information, see the Adopt-a-typo and Typo Team projects. For more general proofreading and editing, see the Guild of Copy Editors.
Citation errors
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Some CS1 error categories - these are the most manageable ones, but the full list is here. Adapted from version on Jonesey95's tools page
Most common citation errors
[edit]Following are some little errors I came across a lot going through the table above, which don't currently have completely clear explanations on other pages.
Attempted archiving
[edit]If a URL no longer works, DO NOT move that URL into the parameter dead-url=. That is used for a different thing (pre-emptive archiving; see Template:Citation#URL). Usually the intention is to add {{dead link}} ([dead link]). This template goes after the citation, but before the </ref>. Instead, however, consider searching through some archive websites, and if an archived version is found, add it in archive url= inside the citation template. If no copy exists, add the dead link template with fix-attempted=yes to display [permanent dead link], or delete the whole reference and add {{citation needed}}. Leaving a dead reference in an article can sometimes be useful to show that at one point, there was (probably) a reliable source for the fact, or to allow another editor to find the reference somewhere else.
Miscellaneous
[edit][1] search finds Wikipedia pages with the initials "X, Y"
The open task table
[edit]You can help improve the articles listed below! This list updates frequently, so check back here for more tasks to try. (See Wikipedia:Maintenance or the Task Center for further information.)
Help counter systemic bias by creating new articles on important women.
Help improve popular pages, especially those of low quality.