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== Contributing to Wikipedia ==
Short pages and Dead End pages - Something simple is better than nothing

 * * 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

 * Longest Pages (Streamlining / Editing)
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:LongPages
   * Refinement and simplification improve the situation (No original content required)

 * 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

 * 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?

 * Unconnected Pages - mostly poorly written or in first person
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UnconnectedPages

 * Articles Needing Sections - Layout needed
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_needing_sections

 * 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

 * Wikimedia is also an option for the graphically inclined
  * Photo challenge is a great inspiration
  * https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Photo_challenge

 * Local Knowledge
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Nearby

 * Geographic fixes
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:All_articles_needing_coordinates

 * All the Backlog Lists
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_backlog
 * All the Wikipedia lists:
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:SpecialPages
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