Ballotpedia:Ways you can help
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== Ways you can help build Ballotpedia == | == Ways you can help build Ballotpedia == | ||
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=== ''Adding content'' === | === ''Adding content'' === | ||
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* Choose a [[:Category:Stub articles|stub article]] and expand on it. | * Choose a [[:Category:Stub articles|stub article]] and expand on it. | ||
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* Look at the list of [[Special:Wantedpages|requested articles]], pick one, and [[Help:How to start a page|start one or more of those requested pages]]. | * Look at the list of [[Special:Wantedpages|requested articles]], pick one, and [[Help:How to start a page|start one or more of those requested pages]]. | ||
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* Choose a [[Special:Shortpages|short page]] and expand on it. | * Choose a [[Special:Shortpages|short page]] and expand on it. | ||
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* Find a [[Ballotpedia:Portals|portal]] that interests you and start working on articles in that portal. | * Find a [[Ballotpedia:Portals|portal]] that interests you and start working on articles in that portal. | ||
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* Look at the [[List of Ballotpedia Projects]] for a project that interests you. | * Look at the [[List of Ballotpedia Projects]] for a project that interests you. | ||
=== ''Wiki-gardening'' === | === ''Wiki-gardening'' === | ||
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Wiki-gardening refers to a variety of small-ish tweaks and adjustments to articles that make them easier to read, and that add useful navigational information, such as [[Help:Using Categories on Ballotpedia|adding useful category tags]]. | Wiki-gardening refers to a variety of small-ish tweaks and adjustments to articles that make them easier to read, and that add useful navigational information, such as [[Help:Using Categories on Ballotpedia|adding useful category tags]]. | ||
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Here are some areas that usually need help: | Here are some areas that usually need help: | ||
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* Look at [[Special:Categories|Categories]] for red-linked categories. See if you can add an article to that category that directs the reader to a useful general article about the articles in the category. | * Look at [[Special:Categories|Categories]] for red-linked categories. See if you can add an article to that category that directs the reader to a useful general article about the articles in the category. | ||
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* Look at [[Special:Categories|Categories]] for two categories that are basically the same, but are typographically different. Eliminate one of the categories by putting all of its articles into the other category. | * Look at [[Special:Categories|Categories]] for two categories that are basically the same, but are typographically different. Eliminate one of the categories by putting all of its articles into the other category. | ||
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* Look in [[Special:Brokenredirects|Broken re-directs]] and fix any that are broken. | * Look in [[Special:Brokenredirects|Broken re-directs]] and fix any that are broken. | ||
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* Review a set of [[:Category:Ballot measures|ballot measures]] and add [[Help:List of Ballotpedia topic categories|additional topic category tags]] to the article after reviewing [[List of ballot measures by topic|this list of ballot measure topics]]. Most ballot initiatives fall into more than one category, and most of the articles on Ballotpedia about [[ballot measure]]s could usefully be sorted into additional topic categories, enabling a more thorough history of ballot measures by topic. (Read up on [[Help:Using Categories on Ballotpedia|how to add category tags to articles]].) | * Review a set of [[:Category:Ballot measures|ballot measures]] and add [[Help:List of Ballotpedia topic categories|additional topic category tags]] to the article after reviewing [[List of ballot measures by topic|this list of ballot measure topics]]. Most ballot initiatives fall into more than one category, and most of the articles on Ballotpedia about [[ballot measure]]s could usefully be sorted into additional topic categories, enabling a more thorough history of ballot measures by topic. (Read up on [[Help:Using Categories on Ballotpedia|how to add category tags to articles]].) | ||
Revision as of 13:44, 10 September 2008
Ways you can help build Ballotpedia
Adding content
- Choose a stub article and expand on it.
- Look at the list of requested articles, pick one, and start one or more of those requested pages.
- Choose a short page and expand on it.
- Find a portal that interests you and start working on articles in that portal.
- Look at the List of Ballotpedia Projects for a project that interests you.
Wiki-gardening
Wiki-gardening refers to a variety of small-ish tweaks and adjustments to articles that make them easier to read, and that add useful navigational information, such as adding useful category tags.
There's always a lot of wiki-gardening to be done.
Here are some areas that usually need help:
- Check the Ballotpedia:To do list for general maintenance tasks.
- Look at Categories for red-linked categories. See if you can add an article to that category that directs the reader to a useful general article about the articles in the category.
- Look at Categories for two categories that are basically the same, but are typographically different. Eliminate one of the categories by putting all of its articles into the other category.
- Look in Broken re-directs and fix any that are broken.
- Review a set of ballot measures and add additional topic category tags to the article after reviewing this list of ballot measure topics. Most ballot initiatives fall into more than one category, and most of the articles on Ballotpedia about ballot measures could usefully be sorted into additional topic categories, enabling a more thorough history of ballot measures by topic. (Read up on how to add category tags to articles.)
