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'' | This is a guide for '''maintaining''' the wiki, primarily intended for maintainers, but it may be useful for non-maintainers as well. | ||
Special Maintenance pages can be found here: [[Special:SpecialPages]]. | Special Maintenance pages can be found here: [[Special:SpecialPages]]. | ||
The category [[:Category:Wiki maintenance]] has multiple maintenance pages and templates. | |||
== Roles and purpose == | == Roles and purpose == | ||
Maintainers perform wiki maintenance in general, including: | Maintainers perform wiki maintenance in general, including: | ||
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== How to maintain the wiki == | == How to maintain the wiki == | ||
==== Deleting pages ==== | ==== Deleting pages ==== | ||
To Delete a page, click More next to the search bar, and select Delete. Try to provide a reason for deleting an article. You can also use [[Special: | To Delete a page, click More next to the search bar, and select Delete. Try to provide a reason for deleting an article. You can also use [[Special:DeletePage]] | ||
See [[:Category:Suggested for Deletion]] for articles that's been requested for deletion. Don't delete every page added to this category, because many articles are added by accident or because a page suggested for Deletion is transcluded onto it. Just remove the category from those pages. | See [[:Category:Suggested for Deletion]] for articles that's been requested for deletion. Don't delete every page added to this category, because many articles are added by accident or because a page suggested for Deletion is transcluded onto it. Just remove the category from those pages. | ||
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Patrol edits to mark them as safe for the wiki. In the Difference page of unpatrolled edits, simply click '''Mark as patrolled''' under the edit. | Patrol edits to mark them as safe for the wiki. In the Difference page of unpatrolled edits, simply click '''Mark as patrolled''' under the edit. | ||
Use [[Special: | Use [[Special:Recentchanges]] to see edits. | ||
==== Protect pages ==== | ==== Protect pages ==== | ||
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==== Logs ==== | ==== Logs ==== | ||
* [[Special:Logs]] | * [[Special:Logs]] | ||
* [[Special: | * [[Special:Newpages]] | ||
* [[Special: | * [[Special:Recentchanges]] | ||
==== Linking and redirects ==== | ==== Linking and redirects ==== | ||
* [[Special: | * [[Special:Brokenredirects]] | ||
* [[Special: | * [[Special:Doubleredirects]] | ||
* [[Special: | * [[Special:Orphanedpages]] | ||
* [[Special:Uncategorizedpages]] | |||
==== Files ==== | ==== Files ==== | ||
* [[Special: | * [[Special:FileDuplicateSearch]] | ||
* [[Special: | * [[Special:ListDuplicatedFiles]] | ||
[[Category:Wiki maintenance]] | |||