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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](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

* 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)

* 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

* 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?

* 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)

* Articles Needing Sections - Layout needed
    * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_needing_sections](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_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)

* 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)

* Local Knowledge
    * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Nearby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Nearby)

* Geographic fixes
    * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:All_articles_needing_coordinates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:All_articles_needing_coordinates)

* 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"}