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== Contributing to Wikipedia ==
## Contributing to Wikipedia ##
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 * * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ShortPages
  * Usually only a single word or line. Improvement is usually easy
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:DeadendPages
   * some dead ends just need good redirect pages		 * * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ShortPages](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ShortPages)
   * Usually only a single word or line. Improvement is usually easy
    * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:DeadendPages](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:DeadendPages)
      * some dead ends just need good redirect pages
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 * Longest Pages (Streamlining / Editing)
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:LongPages
   * Refinement and simplification improve the situation (No original content required)		 * Longest Pages (Streamlining / Editing)
    * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:LongPages](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:LongPages)
      * Refinement and simplification improve the situation (No original content required)
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 * Wanted Lists - Often further categorization or adding missing bits needed
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:WantedCategories
   * Categories partially assembled (e.g. "Compact Digital Cameras" only contains Fuji. Just tag more cameras)
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_with_missing_files
   * Would you believe Aerospace engineering has Missing Links		 * Wanted Lists - Often further categorization or adding missing bits needed
    * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:WantedCategories](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:WantedCategories)
      * Categories partially assembled (e.g. "Compact Digital Cameras" only contains Fuji. Just tag more cameras)
    * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_with_missing_files](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_with_missing_files)
        * Would you believe Aerospace engineering has Missing Links
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 * Link fixing
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:DisambiguationPageLinks
   * Direct links to be more specific
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:All_articles_with_too_few_wikilinks
   * Linking to more internal pages
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:LonelyPages
   * Orphans, can you find them a good home?		 * Link fixing
    * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:DisambiguationPageLinks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:DisambiguationPageLinks)
        * Direct links to be more specific
    * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:All_articles_with_too_few_wikilinks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:All_articles_with_too_few_wikilinks)
        * Linking to more internal pages
    * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:LonelyPages](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:LonelyPages)
        * Orphans, can you find them a good home?
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 * Unconnected Pages - mostly poorly written or in first person
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UnconnectedPages		 * Unconnected Pages - mostly poorly written or in first person
    * [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UnconnectedPages](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UnconnectedPages)
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 * Articles Needing Sections - Layout needed
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_needing_sections		 * Articles Needing Sections - Layout needed
    * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_needing_sections](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_needing_sections)
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 * Empty and List Sections - Content Needed or Paraphrasing (some domain knowledge ma be required)
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_with_empty_sections
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_with_sections_that_need_to_be_turned_into_prose		 * Empty and List Sections - Content Needed or Paraphrasing (some domain knowledge ma be required)
    * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_with_empty_sections](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_with_empty_sections)
    * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_with_sections_that_need_to_be_turned_into_prose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_with_sections_that_need_to_be_turned_into_prose)
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 * Wikimedia is also an option for the graphically inclined
  * Photo challenge is a great inspiration
  * https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Photo_challenge		 * Wikimedia is also an option for the graphically inclined
    * Photo challenge is a great inspiration
    * [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Photo_challenge](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Photo_challenge)
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 * Local Knowledge
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Nearby		 * Local Knowledge
    * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Nearby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Nearby)
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 * Geographic fixes
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:All_articles_needing_coordinates		 * Geographic fixes
    * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:All_articles_needing_coordinates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:All_articles_needing_coordinates)
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 * All the Backlog Lists
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_backlog
 * All the Wikipedia lists:
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:SpecialPages		 * All the Backlog Lists
    * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_backlog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_backlog)
* All the Wikipedia lists:
    * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:SpecialPages](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:SpecialPages){: page-href="wiki:///ContributingToWikipedia"}

Contributing to Wikipedia

Short pages and Dead End pages - Something simple is better than nothing