FamilySearch Wiki:Maintenance/Content Cleanup

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Out-of-date information (priority 2)

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• Problem: 

Old information leads all Wiki users to incorrect information and/or broken links.  
 

• Why fix:

Better use of the Wiki and better results.  Users/contributors should be able to trust that the information they are accessing is as up to date, as possible.
 

• Help links: 

• How to report:

Use the template {{outdated}}
 

• Steps to resolve: Click on Outdated information, and click on an article.

1. Review the article to see what is needed.

• Some may only need updating of links.
• Some may need to be merged with another article.

2.  Search for other articles that cover the subject.

3.  Check to see if there is anything still current and not in the current article.  If so, add a paragraph in the current article. Then clear the out-of date artlicle and put a {{delete}} template on the out-of-date article, after removing the {{outdated}} template.

4.  If nothing new is found, clear the {{outdated}} template and add the {{delete}} template.

5.  If another article is not found and the content is good, you may want to re-write the article to update it.

 

Citations needed - statements (3)

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• Problem:

There are no citations to confirm the accuracy of the material quoted. Without the source, the trail to further research is broken.

• Why fix:

Citations help to confirm the accuracy of the information, and allow the researcher to link to other sources and information on the subject. 

Help links:

• How to report:

Use the template {{Source}}  

• Steps to resolve:

• Click on the link above to access the list of articles that need to have citations added, and select an article to edit.

• Find the template {{Source}} . This marks the item that needs source/s.
• Look for the source of the item.
  • Search in the wiki to see if the statement comes from any other article in the Wiki.
  • If no other instance is found, search Familysearch.org, and other internet sources.
  • If a source is found, link it to the item. Continue until all items that need citation/s are cited, and then remove the {{Citation needed}} template.

Citations needed - articles (3)

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Orphaned pages (3**)

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Oldest pages (4**)

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Dead-end pages (4**)

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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

**These reports are lists of pages that meet a specific criteria; they don't mean that there is
a problem with all the pages in the report and don't need to be "cleaned up."