Wikipedia:Maintenance/tasklist
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This page is a central listing of periodic maintenance tasks, and indicates what user(s) or bot(s) perform them (and at what frequency). Please feel free to add others that are not yet listed.
Main page
[edit]The following activities are related to the functioning of Main Page:
| What | How often | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Select Wikipedia:Today's featured article | daily | Raul654 (talk · contribs) |
| Update Template:In the news | continuously | PFHLai (talk · contribs) other admins |
| Update Template:Did you know | continuously | MacGyverMagic (talk · contribs) other admins |
| Update and protect Wikipedia:Picture of the day | daily |
Articles for deletion
[edit]The following activities are related to the functioning of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion:
| What | How often | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Close discussions | continuously | Many admins |
| Add new day transclude to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/current | daily | LDBot (talk · contribs) |
| Create new day article for AFD | daily | LDBot (talk · contribs) |
| Update links to old AFDs at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/old | daily | Bobet (talk · contribs) Deathphoenix (talk · contribs) Jaranda (talk · contribs) Lambiam (talk · contribs) IanManka (talk · contribs) |
Categories for discussion
[edit]The following activities are related to the functioning of Wikipedia:Categories for discussion:
| What | How often | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Close discussions | daily | Kbdank71 (talk · contribs) Conscious (talk · contribs) William Allen Simpson (talk · contribs) the wub (talk · contribs) RobertG (talk · contribs) occasional other admins |
| Add new day transclude to Wikipedia:Categories for discussion | daily | ProveIt (talk · contribs) |
| Create new day article for CFD | daily | ProveIt (talk · contribs) |
| Update links to old CFDs at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion | daily | the wub (talk · contribs) |
| Process WP:CFDS | daily | Xaosflux (talk · contribs) |
| Recategorize articles per soft redirects | irregular | RobotG (talk · contribs) |
| Create alphabetical indices | monthly | Rick Block (talk · contribs) |
Files for discussion
[edit]The following activities are related to the functioning of Wikipedia:Files for discussion:
| What | How often | Who |
|---|---|---|
| x | y | z |
Templates for discussion
[edit]The following activities are related to the functioning of Wikipedia:Templates for discussion:
| What | How often | Who |
|---|---|---|
| x | y | z |
Miscellany for deletion
[edit]The following activities are related to the functioning of Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion:
| What | How often | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Close discussions | daily | Xaosflux (talk · contribs) |
| File closed discussions | daily | Xaosflux (talk · contribs) |
| Archive closed discussions | weekly | Xaosflux (talk · contribs) |
Redirects for discussion
[edit]The following activities are related to the functioning of Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion:
| What | How often | Who |
|---|---|---|
| x | y | z |
Deletion review
[edit]The following activities are related to the functioning of Wikipedia:Deletion review:
| What | How often | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Create new monthly log pages | Once a month | User:Trialsanderrors |
| Create new daily log problems | Once a day | Regular closers: User:Trialsanderrors, User:GRBerry |
Portal Current Events
[edit]The following activities are related to the functioning of Portal:Current events:
| What | How often | Who |
|---|---|---|
| x | y | z |
Help Desk
[edit]The following activities are related to the functioning of Wikipedia:Help desk:
| What | How often | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Archive and add new date header | daily | RefDeskBot (talk · contribs) |
Reference Desks
[edit]The following activities are related to the functioning of the Wikipedia:Reference desks:
| What | How often | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Archive and add new date header | daily | RefDeskBot (talk · contribs) |
Village pump
[edit]The following activities are related to the functioning of the six subpages of the Wikipedia:Village pump:
| What | How often | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Archive sections older than seven days | Daily | MiszaBot II (talk · contribs) |