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)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:LongPages
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
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:WantedCategories
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?
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:DisambiguationPageLinks
Unconnected Pages - mostly poorly written or in first person
Articles Needing Sections - Layout needed
Empty and List Sections - Content Needed or Paraphrasing (some domain knowledge ma be required)
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
Geographic fixes
All the Backlog Lists
- All the Wikipedia lists: