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Categories - to be determined (priority 3)

• Help categorize these pages
    
• Problem:
  When pages are not Categorization they are hard to search.
• Why fix:
  This makes these pages more useful.
• Help links:
   
• How to report:
  this is automatically done.
• Steps to resolve:
  1. look at the title and the links on the page for hints about a category to use. 2. To see if a category already exists place category:possible name into the search box on upper right. 3. Search the possible categories for the best. 4, If no category fits, place Category:Best name, make sure the words are just what you want it to say, and search. 5. Click on the Red lettered words. 6. This takes you to a new page. 7. This will create a new category to place on your page. 8. This category will need a category added to it.

9. Now go to the page and add the new category.

Uncategorized pages (3)

• Help categorize these pages
    
• Problem:
  When pages are not Categorization they are hard to search.
• Why fix:
  This makes these pages more useful.
• Help links:
   
• How to report:
  this is automatically done.
• Steps to resolve:
  1. Go to the page and add a category.

Uncategorized categories (3)

• Help categorize these categories
    
• Problem:
  When pages are not Categorization they are hard to search.
• Why fix:
  This makes these pages more useful.
• Help links:
   
• How to report:
  this is automatically done.
• Steps to resolve:
  1. Go to the page and add a category.

Very large categories (4)

• Help review these categories
    
• Problem:
  When Category pages are too large they are hard to search.
• Why fix:
  This makes these pages more useful.
• Help links:
   
• How to report:
  The template {{verylarge}} is applied
• Steps to resolve:
  1. Go to the page
  2 Decide what pages or sub categories can be reorganized and do it.

Uncategorized files (5)

• Help categorize these files
    
• Problem:
  When files are not Categorization they are hard to search.
• Why fix:
  This makes these file more accessible.
• Help links:
   
• How to report:
  This is automatically done.
• Steps to resolve:
  1. Go to the file and add a category. (There may be useful information in the file description.)

Uncategorized templates (5)

• Help categorize these templates
    
• Problem:
   
• Why fix:
   
• Help links:
   
• How to report:
   
• Steps to resolve:
   

Wanted categories (5)

• Help create these categories
    
• Problem:
  When categories are not Categorization they are hard to search.
• Why fix:
  This makes these categories more useful.
• Help links:
   
• How to report:
  This is automatically done.
• Steps to resolve:
  1. Go to the category and add a category.
  2. Put them in descending order.

Unused categories (5)

• Help review the need for these categories
    
• Problem:
  These Categories are not being used at this time.
• Why fix:
  Only if one of these are a duplicate should they be deleted.
• Help links:
   
• How to report:
  This is automatically done.
• Steps to resolve:
  

Resources for content maintenance (requiring some knowledge or study about the subject matter)
Type	Title (click for report)	Priority	#	How to fix
Cleanup	Out-of-date information	2	2	How to
	Citations needed (statements)	3	0	How to
	Citations needed (articles)	3	0	How to
	Orphaned Pages	3	**	How to
	Oldest Pages	4	**	How to
	Long Pages	4	**	How to
	Dead-end Pages	4	0	How to
Categorization	To be determined	2	0	How to
	Uncategorized pages	2		How to
	Uncategorized categories	3		How to
	Uncategorized files	5		How to
	Uncategorized templates	5		How to
	Wanted categories	5		How to
	Unused categories	5		How to
Content Needed	Wanted Pages	2-4		How to
	Wanted Files	5		How to
	Wanted Templates	5		How to
Other	Unused Files	4		How to
	Unused Templates	4		How to