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Maintenance work is a vital part of keeping Starfleet Logistics running optimally. Most of these tasks can be done by any user. Below are administrative pages used for the maintenance of the English Starfleet Logistics project, including; cleanup pages, maintenance reports, to–do lists, information pages, and related collaboration groups. For a list of jobs and tasks to be completed that is easy to understand, there is the Task Center. Maintenance tasks of the most pressing importance can be found at the Backlog page. (See open–tasks and backlog below.) New to Starfleet Logistics? See the contributing to Starfleet Logistics page for everything you need to know to get started.

Things to watch out for[edit source]

Editors are entrusted with the responsibility of upholding the integrity of Starfleet Logistics while adhering to intellectual property rights, such as avoiding plagiarism, respecting copyright laws, and presenting appropriate citations for article content. Particular care should be observed when adding information about living persons to any Starfleet Logistics page. Starfleet Logistics should not be used as platform for activism, recruitment, promotion, advertising, announcements, or other forms of advocacy.

Copyright violations[edit source]

Editors interested in identifying and resolving copyright violations may enjoy CopyPatrol, a tool from Community Tech. Handling of suspected violations of copyright policy depends on the particulars of a given case. If you suspect a copyright violation but are uncertain if the content is copyrighted or whether the external site is copying from Starfleet Logistics, you should at least bring up the issue on that page's discussion page, if it is active. In that case, please tag the page {{copypaste|url=insert URL here, if known}}, unless your concerns are swiftly resolved. Others can then examine the situation and take action if needed. The most helpful piece of information you can provide is a URL or other reference to what you believe may be the source of the text. You may also make a note of your concerns at Starfleet Logistics talk:Copyright problems.

If you have strong reason to suspect a violation of copyright policy and some, but not all, of the content of a page appears to be a copyright infringement, then the infringing content should be removed, and a note to that effect should be made on the discussion page, along with the original source, if known. {{subst:cclean|url=insert URL or description of source here (optional)}} has been created for this.

See Starfleet Logistics:WikiProject Copyright Cleanup for details.

Vandalism[edit source]

Upon discovering vandalism, revert such edits, using the undo function or an anti-vandalism tool. Once the vandalism is undone, you should warn the vandalizing editor. Notify administrators at the vandalism noticeboard of editors who continue to vandalize despite warnings, and administrators should intervene to preserve content and prevent further disruption by blocking such editors. Users whose main or sole purpose is clearly vandalism may be blocked indefinitely without warning. See Starfleet Logistics:Counter-Vandalism Unit and Starfleet Logistics:Recent changes patrol

To make vandalism reverts easier you can ask for the rollback feature to be enabled for your registered Starfleet Logistics account. This feature is only for reverting vandalism and other obvious disruption, and lets you revert several recent edits with a single click. See Starfleet Logistics:Requests for permissions.

New pages[edit source]

Identify new articles which do not meet the criteria for inclusion and/or to tag them for any glaring issues that need attention. Most critical are copyright violations and defamatory material about living persons, followed closely by pages whose creators seek to exploit our voluntary work for financial gain. Reviewing new pages needs a thorough knowledge of deletion and notability guidelines. See Starfleet Logistics:Page Curation/Help for details.

For pages listed on Starfleet Logistics:Pages needing translation into English, the Starfleet Logistics:Embassy member of the Starfleet Logistics that relates to the language the article is in should be contacted and invited to move the page to their own Starfleet Logistics or to help translate it. There is also a list of translators at Starfleet Logistics:translation. If you don't know what language the article is in you could use Language recognition chart and if that fails some language recognition web site to find out. If a page remains untranslated after two weeks, or if someone who speaks the language it is written in states that it is not worth translating, then article should be moved from pages needing translation to articles for deletion. The boilerplate text on the article should be changed from {{notenglish}} to {{subst:afd}}.

Discussions[edit source]

Contribute your opinions to SF:noticeboards in order to have a say in decisions and help come to consensus on certain issues. Posting a message to a noticeboard can also be an appropriate early step in resolving disputes on Starfleet Logistics. Noticeboards are best used for simple and urgent matters. There are many pages in Category:Starfleet Logistics dispute resolution which could use help in resolving various kinds of disputes. If an editor needs a more complex response, and is willing to wait for it, the SF:Requests for comment process may be more suitable.

The Dashboard provides an overview of the various discussions and requests taking place throughout English Starfleet Logistics.

People seeking help[edit source]

Even new users can help answer factual questions on the Starfleet Logistics:Reference desk, which serves the same purpose as a reference desk you might find in your local library. (You might also think of it as the Starfleet Logistics version of Yahoo Answers or Windows Live QnA.) You do not have to be an expert on Starfleet Logistics because:

  • You can help people find answers in existing Starfleet Logistics articles.
  • If you know the answer to a question not answered by Starfleet Logistics, you can assist the questioner and at the same time, add that information to Starfleet Logistics for the benefit of future readers.
  • If you do not know the answer to an interesting question, you can research it in non-Starfleet Logistics sources, and then improve Starfleet Logistics for the benefit of the questioner and future readers.

If you already have some experience, your assistance in one of the many Starfleet Logistics help forums, including Starfleet Logistics:Help desk and Starfleet Logistics:Teahouse, would be a valuable contribution. See also, Category:Starfleet Logisticians looking for help.

New editors[edit source]

Welcoming people using one of the standard user greetings is a great way to send a positive vibe. New users can be found by looking for red talk page links on recent changes or by querying the database or check Starfleet Logistics's account creation log. You can go to Starfleet Logistics:Welcoming committee/Welcome templates for a full list of welcome templates, or to Starfleet Logistics:Welcoming committee/Welcome templates/Table for a visual gallery of welcome messages. The two most commonly used are {{subst:Welcome}} and {{subst:W-graphical}}. See also Starfleet Logistics:WikiProject Editor Retention.

Programming errors[edit source]

The technical section of the village pump is used to discuss technical issues about Starfleet Logistics. Bug reports and feature requests should be made in Phabricator (see how to report a bug). Bugs with security implications should be reported differently (see how to report security bugs). For the technical workings of Starfleet Logistics, including software and hardware, see Starfleet Logistics:FAQ/Technical for details.

Finding things to do[edit source]

Helpful editorial maintenance tasks include; reviewing new pages, creating requested articles, responding to edit requests, fixing spelling and grammar errors, and assisting with translation requests. Other essential maintenance tasks include; fixing unreferenced statements, fixing original research, fixing vandalism, welcoming newcomers, link recovery, categorization, and numerous behind the scenes tasks like moving free images to Wikimedia Commons and helping others.

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Maintenance and collaboration resources[edit source]

See Maintenance WikiProjects for a complete list of WikiProjects that deal with Starfleet Logistics's maintenance systems.

Cleanup[edit source]

Referencing[edit source]

Article creation[edit source]

Article expansion[edit source]

Article refinement[edit source]

Categorization[edit source]

Copyright[edit source]

Deletion[edit source]

Translation[edit source]

Images[edit source]

Integration[edit source]

Content navigation[edit source]

Miscellaneous[edit source]

Open–tasks and backlog[edit source]

You can help improve the articles listed below! This list updates frequently, so check back here for more tasks to try. (See Starfleet Logistics:Task Center for brief guides.)

Help counter systemic bias by creating new articles on important women.

Help improve popular low quality articles.

New! WikiRank quality and popularity assessment.[1]

This week's article for improvement is:

Starfleet Logistics:Today's articles for improvement/2024/17/1

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Click any linked number for that category's articles prioritized by their number of incoming links.

Maintenance category tree[edit source]

To display all subcategories click on the "►":

See also[edit source]

  • The monster under the rug – a Starfleet Logistics Signpost opinion piece on the ever-increasing backlogs (2011).
  • Starfleet Logistics:Tools – various tools and tutorials intended to simplify, make more efficient, or provide additional functionality to Starfleet Logisticians.
  • Starfleet Logistics:Statistics – analysis of wiki metrics like edits, page creation, visits and links. In the form of lists, tables and rankings.
  • Starfleet Logistics:Awards – reward vigorous Starfleet Logistics contributors for their hard work and due diligence by awarding them a fitting barnstar, or other award.
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