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Looking for something to do to improve Assassin's Creed Wiki, but can't think of anything? Looking for a few small, quick improvements to make while you plan your next big project? Here are some suggestions.
Looking for something to do to improve Assassin's Creed Wiki, but can't think of anything? Looking for a few small, quick improvements to make while you plan your next big project? Here are some suggestions.
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==Add images==
==Correct spelling==
Some articles would benefit greatly with the addition of one or more images. You can find articles that have been requested to be enhanced with an image [[:Category:Articles needing images|here]]. To add an image to an article you must first [[Special:Upload|upload]] the image, also including the image's source and licensing. [[Special:Imagelist|Here]] is the list of uploaded files and [[Special:NewFiles|here]] the gallery of the most recent files. If the article has an image request tag (that can be added to any pictureless article by typing <nowiki>{{Imageneed}}</nowiki> at the top of the page), don't forget to remove it once you add the image.
Everyone can let a typo or two escape notice while editing, but bad spelling reflects poorly on the professionalism of the Assassin's Creed Wiki. Keep an eye out to correct any grammatical errors you encounter.
 
==Categorize a page==
Categories assist in easy navigation by grouping articles together based on some characteristic, say, for example, members of the Hidden Ones or Locations in Greece.
 
You can find a list of articles in need of categorization [[Special:UncategorizedPages|here]].
 
==Fix double redirects==
Sometimes, an article redirects to another article, which in turn redirects to yet another article. When this happens, instead of smoothly being redirected, a user must instead manually click through to the third page. In order to prevent this, we try to eliminate double redirects, pointing all redirects at their final destination.
 
You can find a list of double redirects [[Special:DoubleRedirects|here]].
 
==Fix reference errors==
Though the name seems daunting, it's really quite simple. Sometimes, when adding sources something may go wrong and the reference gives you an error. Worry not, for they usually have easy fixes.
 
You can find a list of these errors and fixes, as well as the articles that have this type of error [[:Category: Pages with reference errors|here]].
 
==Fix duplicate calls==
Like the previous one, the name is scary but it's really a simple problem. It happens when a template has some arguments listed at least twice. It most often happens with infoboxes, where one editor starts and another editor, not noticing the argument has already been called before, writes it again. To fix this, you only need to find and remove the duplicate.


==Merge articles that need merging==
You can find a list of articles that have this error [[:Category: Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls|here]].
Sometimes, two users get the same idea for an article, but put them on pages with different names. When we find them, we tag them to be merged, in hopes someone will combine the two into a single, cohesive article. Articles already tagged to be merged can be found [[:Category:Duplicate Articles|here]].


==Source an unsourced article==
==Source an unsourced article==
Many of our articles were created without proper source citation. Since anyone can create an article, sources are important to distinguish between canon and fanon.
Many of our articles were created without proper source citation, some without specifying both game ''and'' memory and some without any citations altogether. To add a source simply write <nowiki><ref>Game – Memory</ref></nowiki> preferrably at the end of a sentence.


==Create redlinks in articles==
You can find articles that are in need of sources [[:Category:Articles in need of sources|here]].
Many articles reference topics that haven't been addressed in Assassin's Wiki yet, creating redlinks. Some reference ''many'' such topics; these articles are less useful to our users, because much of the related information they might want to seek is unavailable. It is helpful to create new articles to fill in the gaps of these articles with an excess of redlinks.


==Create a wanted page==
==Add images==
Some topics are referenced by a great many pages, but haven't had an article created about them yet. You can find a list of these heavily-referenced topics, sorted by how many references they have, [[Special:WantedPages|here]].
Some articles would benefit greatly with the addition of one or more images. To add an image to an article you must first [[Special:Upload|upload]] the image, also including the image's source and licensing. If the article has an image request tag (that can be added to any pictureless article by typing <nowiki>{{Imageneed}}</nowiki> at the top of the page), don't forget to remove it once you add the image.
 
You can find pages that have been need images [[:Category:Articles needing images|here]]. [[Special:Imagelist|Here]] is the list of uploaded files and [[Special:NewFiles|here]] the gallery of the most recent files.


==Create a requested page==
==Expand a stub or a page==
Users sometimes request the creation of a particular article. You can find a list of such requests [[Assassin's_Creed_Wiki:Article_requests|here]].
Some articles are merely placeholders, waiting for an intrepid WikiAssassin like yourself to come along and expand upon them.


==Correct spelling==
You can add a stubmark on any short article by adding <nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki> on the top of the page. Don't forget to remove after the article has been expanded. Note that short pages that are already complete should not be listed as stubs.
Not everyone spells correctly. Bad spelling reflects poorly on the professionalism of the Assassin's Wiki. Keep an eye out to correct any grammatical errors you encounter.


==Fix double redirects==
If a page is no longer a stub but can still be expanded, you can trade the <nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki> template for the <nowiki>{{Expand}}</nowiki> template.
Sometimes, an article redirects to another article, which in turn redirects to yet another article. When this happens, instead of smoothly being redirected, a user must instead manually click through to the third page. In order to prevent this, we try to eliminate double redirects, pointing all redirects at their final destination. You can find a list of double redirects [[Special:DoubleRedirects|here]].


==Categorize a page==
You can find a list of these "stubs" [[:Category:Article stubs|here]] and of those pages needing expansion [[:Category: Articles needing expansion|here]].
Categories assist in easy navigation by grouping similar topics together. You can find a list of articles in need of categorization [[Special:UncategorizedPages|here]].


==Expand a stub==
==Create a wanted page==
Some articles are merely placeholders, waiting for an intrepid WikiAssassin like yourself to come along and expand upon them. You can find a list of these "stubs" [[:Category:Article stubs|here]]. Note that short pages that are already complete should not be listed as stubs.
Some topics are referenced by a great many pages, but haven't had an article created about them yet.


You can add a stubmark on any short article by adding <nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki> on the top of the page. Don't forget to remove after the article has been expanded.
You can find a list of these heavily-referenced topics, sorted by how many references they have, [[Special:WantedPages|here]].


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Latest revision as of 03:38, 14 March 2021

For an auto-updating version of this page, see Assassin's Creed Wiki:Maintenance.

Looking for something to do to improve Assassin's Creed Wiki, but can't think of anything? Looking for a few small, quick improvements to make while you plan your next big project? Here are some suggestions.

Correct spelling[edit source]

Everyone can let a typo or two escape notice while editing, but bad spelling reflects poorly on the professionalism of the Assassin's Creed Wiki. Keep an eye out to correct any grammatical errors you encounter.

Categorize a page[edit source]

Categories assist in easy navigation by grouping articles together based on some characteristic, say, for example, members of the Hidden Ones or Locations in Greece.

You can find a list of articles in need of categorization here.

Fix double redirects[edit source]

Sometimes, an article redirects to another article, which in turn redirects to yet another article. When this happens, instead of smoothly being redirected, a user must instead manually click through to the third page. In order to prevent this, we try to eliminate double redirects, pointing all redirects at their final destination.

You can find a list of double redirects here.

Fix reference errors[edit source]

Though the name seems daunting, it's really quite simple. Sometimes, when adding sources something may go wrong and the reference gives you an error. Worry not, for they usually have easy fixes.

You can find a list of these errors and fixes, as well as the articles that have this type of error here.

Fix duplicate calls[edit source]

Like the previous one, the name is scary but it's really a simple problem. It happens when a template has some arguments listed at least twice. It most often happens with infoboxes, where one editor starts and another editor, not noticing the argument has already been called before, writes it again. To fix this, you only need to find and remove the duplicate.

You can find a list of articles that have this error here.

Source an unsourced article[edit source]

Many of our articles were created without proper source citation, some without specifying both game and memory and some without any citations altogether. To add a source simply write <ref>Game – Memory</ref> preferrably at the end of a sentence.

You can find articles that are in need of sources here.

Add images[edit source]

Some articles would benefit greatly with the addition of one or more images. To add an image to an article you must first upload the image, also including the image's source and licensing. If the article has an image request tag (that can be added to any pictureless article by typing {{Imageneed}} at the top of the page), don't forget to remove it once you add the image.

You can find pages that have been need images here. Here is the list of uploaded files and here the gallery of the most recent files.

Expand a stub or a page[edit source]

Some articles are merely placeholders, waiting for an intrepid WikiAssassin like yourself to come along and expand upon them.

You can add a stubmark on any short article by adding {{stub}} on the top of the page. Don't forget to remove after the article has been expanded. Note that short pages that are already complete should not be listed as stubs.

If a page is no longer a stub but can still be expanded, you can trade the {{stub}} template for the {{Expand}} template.

You can find a list of these "stubs" here and of those pages needing expansion here.

Create a wanted page[edit source]

Some topics are referenced by a great many pages, but haven't had an article created about them yet.

You can find a list of these heavily-referenced topics, sorted by how many references they have, here.

The contents of this page were based partially or completely from a similar page at Wookiepedia.