Project:Tasks

This page lists various tasks that need doing at mediawiki.org. If you want to get involved, but don't know where to start, then look down this list and see if anything takes your fancy.

Ongoing tasks
These are the tasks that will never be 'complete' as such. such as on-going maintenance work or tidying up.

For administrators
The following tasks can only be carried out by admins.


 * Candidates for deletion This category should normally be empty. Any articles in this category are deletion requests and should be checked out. If the criteria have been met then the article should ultimately be deleted, but only once a suitable time has passed.
 * Candidates for speedy deletion This category should normally be empty. Any articles in this category are (supposedly) non-contentious deletion requests and in most cases should be deleted. Check Project:Deletion for more info.

For any user
The following tasks can be carried out by all users.


 * Check recent uploads All uploads should be tagged with an appropriate license, or marked for deletion (as appropriate). If you are unsure about which license should be applied, use the tag  and ask the uploader to fill in the correct details via their talk page.
 * Fix double redirects Double redirects are when one page redirects to another which is itself a redirect. This should be fixed by modifying the original page to redirect to the final destination.
 * Add categories to any uncategorised pages, images and categories You will need to familiarise yourself with our categorisation scheme first. Note that the two special categories, Category:Top level and Category:Languages should not be categorised.
 * Recent changes patrol Check through the list of recent changes (particularly new pages and edits from anonymous users) to catch vandalism/spam. If existing pages are vandalised then the changes should be reverted.  If new junk pages are created, they should be marked for deletion.