From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Welcome to this month's Backlog Elimination Drive! The goal is to "wikify" as many articles as you can during the month. Below, you'll find instructions on how to wikify, log your score, and find articles to wikify. Thanks for participating!

Joining the drive

Joining instructions are on the log page in the green box.

How do you wikify an article?

Articles covered by WikiProject Wikify
Subtotals
August 20091
September 2009143
October 20092
November 20097
December 20096
January 201048
February 201017
March 20104
April 201037
May 201020
June 201026
July 201026
August 201039
September 201035
October 201024
November 201015
December 201020
January 201135
February 201131
March 201133
April 201142
May 201121
June 201136
July 201178
August 201133
September 201122
October 201149
November 201136
December 201141
January 201261
February 201248
March 201272
April 201239
May 201236
June 201233
July 201252
August 201261
September 201260
October 201241
November 201240
December 201242
January 201353
February 201347
March 201332
April 201346
May 201343
June 201328
July 201370
August 201358
September 201377
October 201338
November 201346
December 201350
January 201463
February 201448
March 201448
April 201425
May 201466
June 201440
July 201447
August 201458
September 201441
October 201446
November 201440
December 201448
January 201543
February 201574
March 2015131
April 201557
May 201578
June 201569
July 201560
August 201555
September 201547
October 201556
November 201555
December 2015176
January 201672
February 201669
March 201661
April 201667
May 201670
June 201655
July 201642
August 201645
September 201672
October 201656
November 201669
December 201686
January 201768
February 201755
March 201774
April 201767
May 201775
June 2017103
July 201776
August 2017111
September 201788
October 201751
November 201762
December 201775
January 201887
February 201877
March 201883
April 201876
May 201879
June 201866
July 201886
August 201879
September 201893
October 2018101
November 201872
December 201869
January 201985
February 201967
March 201976
April 201967
May 201981
June 201999
July 2019153
August 2019110
September 201968
October 201992
November 2019153
December 201974
January 202086
February 2020100
March 202096
April 202094
May 2020121
June 2020118
July 2020115
August 202091
September 202095
October 2020113
November 2020120
December 2020127
January 2021141
February 2021142
March 2021189
April 2021161
May 2021157
June 2021107
July 2021149
August 2021206
September 2021212
October 2021255
November 2021226
December 2021157
January 2022183
February 2022183
March 2022178
April 2022142
May 2022177
June 2022499
July 2022186
August 20227,124
September 20224,282
October 2022167
November 2022112
December 2022111
January 2023160
February 2023118
March 2023186
April 2023197
May 2023185
June 2023197
July 2023248
August 2023179
September 2023172
October 2023223
November 2023245
December 2023255
January 2024302
February 2024242
March 2024261
April 2024273
May 2024464
June 2024414
July 2024284
Undated articles0

Ten simple steps to thoroughly wikify an article

  1. Check for copyright violations. Long segments of text without wikilinks can indicate that the text was illegally copied into Wikipedia. Look for ( other red flags). Instructions for reporting violations are at Wikipedia:Copyright problems.
  2. Add wikilinks. Where appropriate, make links to other articles by putting "[[" and "]]" on either side of relevant words (see WP:LINK for more information) and check that your links work as expected. Note that dates should not be linked purely for the purpose of autoformatting; in general, consensus is that there are very limited instances where linking of dates is desirable. Please do not link terms that most readers are familiar with, including common occupations (e.g., "writer"), well-known geographical terms (e.g., "United States"), or everyday items (e.g., "milk").
  3. Format the lead. Create or improve the lead paragraph. It should "define the topic, establish context, explain why the subject is interesting or notable, and summarize the most important points".
  4. Arrange layout. Arrange section headings as described at Wikipedia:Guide to layout. Be sure that any stub template appears after any category links, separated by two blank lines.
  5. Replace HTML tags with wiki markup, where available. Use of HTML tags is discouraged where equivalent wiki markup exists: for example, replace <b>bold text</b> with '''bold text'''. However, HTML is permitted where no corresponding wiki markup exists: e.g., H<sub>2</sub>O for subscripts and &nbsp; for a non-breaking space. See Help:Wikitext examples for a useful list of common wikitext and appropriate HTML markup.
  6. Clean up instances of link rot and format the references or footnotes, using citation templates when appropriate.
  7. Add an infobox if appropriate. Add an infobox if it is appropriate for the article.
  8. For an article about a person, use {{ L}} to add a sort key and categories. The three parameters of this template will automatically add a sort key, birth and death categories, and Category:Living people if true. For other articles, use {{DEFAULTSORT:}} to add a sortkey.
  9. Add {{ coord missing}} if missing. Does an article about a place or building not have the coordinates? Add this template.
  10. Remove the tag. This will remove it from the list of tagged pages.
  11. Save your changes!

Articles that can't be wikified

In some cases, articles cannot be wikified. In these cases, you can do one of the following:

Procedures for the drive

  1. Log completed articles on the log page. If you complete a wikification, don't forget to list it so that you can get credit for the edit. Also don't forget to remove the cleanup tag from the article itself.
  2. No rubber-stamping of articles. Be thorough and complete in your wikifications, and make sure all the headings are correct and there are no mistakes in the syntax and coding.
  3. Have fun. We're here to help bring these articles up to their fullest potential and improve the overall quality of the encyclopedia. Have fun!

Note: Don't forget to update the leaderboard yourself, if you belong on it.

How to find articles to work on

Articles in need of wikification will be tagged with one of the following templates:

These articles can all be found in Category:Articles covered by WikiProject Wikify. Click here to find a random article from this category.

CatScan

Some people prefer to edit articles in a field they already know about. Such articles can be found using categories: [Credit 1]

  1. Go to the whimsically named CatScan. Don't be intimidated! It's easy to use.
  2. Set the Depth to 5.
  3. Write or paste Articles covered by WikiProject Wikify in the box labelled "Categories".
  4. Write the name of a category of interest on a separate line in the same box, eg Books.
  5. Scroll down and click the button labelled "Do it!"
  6. Be patient... For big categories the results might take a little while.

This example will find articles tagged with one of the above cleanup templates in Category:Books, as well as its sub-categories, sub-sub-categories, and so on down to sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-categories.

Credits

  1. ^ Basically ripped from here; original tip from Jubilee clipman
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Welcome to this month's Backlog Elimination Drive! The goal is to "wikify" as many articles as you can during the month. Below, you'll find instructions on how to wikify, log your score, and find articles to wikify. Thanks for participating!

Joining the drive

Joining instructions are on the log page in the green box.

How do you wikify an article?

Articles covered by WikiProject Wikify
Subtotals
August 20091
September 2009143
October 20092
November 20097
December 20096
January 201048
February 201017
March 20104
April 201037
May 201020
June 201026
July 201026
August 201039
September 201035
October 201024
November 201015
December 201020
January 201135
February 201131
March 201133
April 201142
May 201121
June 201136
July 201178
August 201133
September 201122
October 201149
November 201136
December 201141
January 201261
February 201248
March 201272
April 201239
May 201236
June 201233
July 201252
August 201261
September 201260
October 201241
November 201240
December 201242
January 201353
February 201347
March 201332
April 201346
May 201343
June 201328
July 201370
August 201358
September 201377
October 201338
November 201346
December 201350
January 201463
February 201448
March 201448
April 201425
May 201466
June 201440
July 201447
August 201458
September 201441
October 201446
November 201440
December 201448
January 201543
February 201574
March 2015131
April 201557
May 201578
June 201569
July 201560
August 201555
September 201547
October 201556
November 201555
December 2015176
January 201672
February 201669
March 201661
April 201667
May 201670
June 201655
July 201642
August 201645
September 201672
October 201656
November 201669
December 201686
January 201768
February 201755
March 201774
April 201767
May 201775
June 2017103
July 201776
August 2017111
September 201788
October 201751
November 201762
December 201775
January 201887
February 201877
March 201883
April 201876
May 201879
June 201866
July 201886
August 201879
September 201893
October 2018101
November 201872
December 201869
January 201985
February 201967
March 201976
April 201967
May 201981
June 201999
July 2019153
August 2019110
September 201968
October 201992
November 2019153
December 201974
January 202086
February 2020100
March 202096
April 202094
May 2020121
June 2020118
July 2020115
August 202091
September 202095
October 2020113
November 2020120
December 2020127
January 2021141
February 2021142
March 2021189
April 2021161
May 2021157
June 2021107
July 2021149
August 2021206
September 2021212
October 2021255
November 2021226
December 2021157
January 2022183
February 2022183
March 2022178
April 2022142
May 2022177
June 2022499
July 2022186
August 20227,124
September 20224,282
October 2022167
November 2022112
December 2022111
January 2023160
February 2023118
March 2023186
April 2023197
May 2023185
June 2023197
July 2023248
August 2023179
September 2023172
October 2023223
November 2023245
December 2023255
January 2024302
February 2024242
March 2024261
April 2024273
May 2024464
June 2024414
July 2024284
Undated articles0

Ten simple steps to thoroughly wikify an article

  1. Check for copyright violations. Long segments of text without wikilinks can indicate that the text was illegally copied into Wikipedia. Look for ( other red flags). Instructions for reporting violations are at Wikipedia:Copyright problems.
  2. Add wikilinks. Where appropriate, make links to other articles by putting "[[" and "]]" on either side of relevant words (see WP:LINK for more information) and check that your links work as expected. Note that dates should not be linked purely for the purpose of autoformatting; in general, consensus is that there are very limited instances where linking of dates is desirable. Please do not link terms that most readers are familiar with, including common occupations (e.g., "writer"), well-known geographical terms (e.g., "United States"), or everyday items (e.g., "milk").
  3. Format the lead. Create or improve the lead paragraph. It should "define the topic, establish context, explain why the subject is interesting or notable, and summarize the most important points".
  4. Arrange layout. Arrange section headings as described at Wikipedia:Guide to layout. Be sure that any stub template appears after any category links, separated by two blank lines.
  5. Replace HTML tags with wiki markup, where available. Use of HTML tags is discouraged where equivalent wiki markup exists: for example, replace <b>bold text</b> with '''bold text'''. However, HTML is permitted where no corresponding wiki markup exists: e.g., H<sub>2</sub>O for subscripts and &nbsp; for a non-breaking space. See Help:Wikitext examples for a useful list of common wikitext and appropriate HTML markup.
  6. Clean up instances of link rot and format the references or footnotes, using citation templates when appropriate.
  7. Add an infobox if appropriate. Add an infobox if it is appropriate for the article.
  8. For an article about a person, use {{ L}} to add a sort key and categories. The three parameters of this template will automatically add a sort key, birth and death categories, and Category:Living people if true. For other articles, use {{DEFAULTSORT:}} to add a sortkey.
  9. Add {{ coord missing}} if missing. Does an article about a place or building not have the coordinates? Add this template.
  10. Remove the tag. This will remove it from the list of tagged pages.
  11. Save your changes!

Articles that can't be wikified

In some cases, articles cannot be wikified. In these cases, you can do one of the following:

Procedures for the drive

  1. Log completed articles on the log page. If you complete a wikification, don't forget to list it so that you can get credit for the edit. Also don't forget to remove the cleanup tag from the article itself.
  2. No rubber-stamping of articles. Be thorough and complete in your wikifications, and make sure all the headings are correct and there are no mistakes in the syntax and coding.
  3. Have fun. We're here to help bring these articles up to their fullest potential and improve the overall quality of the encyclopedia. Have fun!

Note: Don't forget to update the leaderboard yourself, if you belong on it.

How to find articles to work on

Articles in need of wikification will be tagged with one of the following templates:

These articles can all be found in Category:Articles covered by WikiProject Wikify. Click here to find a random article from this category.

CatScan

Some people prefer to edit articles in a field they already know about. Such articles can be found using categories: [Credit 1]

  1. Go to the whimsically named CatScan. Don't be intimidated! It's easy to use.
  2. Set the Depth to 5.
  3. Write or paste Articles covered by WikiProject Wikify in the box labelled "Categories".
  4. Write the name of a category of interest on a separate line in the same box, eg Books.
  5. Scroll down and click the button labelled "Do it!"
  6. Be patient... For big categories the results might take a little while.

This example will find articles tagged with one of the above cleanup templates in Category:Books, as well as its sub-categories, sub-sub-categories, and so on down to sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-categories.

Credits

  1. ^ Basically ripped from here; original tip from Jubilee clipman

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