Xenharmonic Wiki:Conventions: Difference between revisions

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Please do not blindly create pages that appear in the [[Special:WantedPages]] list. Most of them are not actually wanted.

That list is an automatically generated list based on how many other wiki pages point to a page, but it cannot tell the difference between links written by a human, and links that occur as part of a [[:Category:Templates|functionality template]]. Most of them are ~~“false alarms”~~, in other words.

That list is an automatically generated list based on how many other wiki pages point to a page, but it cannot tell the difference between links written by a human, and links that occur as part of a [[:Category:Templates|functionality template]]. Most of them are "false alarms", in other words.

Here is an example of some list items on ~~“wanted pages”~~ that are actually legitimate, and do warrant page creation:

Here is an example of some list items on "wanted pages" that are actually legitimate, and do warrant page creation:

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* Euzenius‏‎ (3 links)

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Of course, you can still create one of those machine-wanted pages if you actually do have something to say about it. However, we strongly advise against creating just a blank page, or a page with nothing but infoboxes, as this only creates more work for editors without adding new information for readers.

An easier and more rewarding alternative to browsing ~~“wanted pages”~~ is to instead check out the pages [[Xenharmonic Wiki:Things to do]] and [[Wikifuture]], which list tasks that really do need to be done.

An easier and more rewarding alternative to browsing "wanted pages" is to instead check out the pages [[Xenharmonic Wiki:Things to do]] and [[Wikifuture]], which list tasks that really do need to be done.

Also check out [[:Category:Stubs]] and [[:Category:Todo:expand]]. These are short pages that need to be expanded by writing more content on them. Please help us lengthen them with more content.

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 Please do not blindly create pages that appear in the [[Special:WantedPages]] list. Most of them are not actually wanted.
-That list is an automatically generated list based on how many other wiki pages point to a page, but it cannot tell the difference between links written by a human, and links that occur as part of a [[:Category:Templates|functionality template]]. Most of them are “false alarms”, in other words.
+That list is an automatically generated list based on how many other wiki pages point to a page, but it cannot tell the difference between links written by a human, and links that occur as part of a [[:Category:Templates|functionality template]]. Most of them are "false alarms", in other words.
-Here is an example of some list items on “wanted pages” that are actually legitimate, and do warrant page creation:
+Here is an example of some list items on "wanted pages" that are actually legitimate, and do warrant page creation:
 <small>
 * Euzenius‏‎ (3 links)
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 Of course, you can still create one of those machine-wanted pages if you actually do have something to say about it. However, we strongly advise against creating just a blank page, or a page with nothing but infoboxes, as this only creates more work for editors without adding new information for readers.
-An easier and more rewarding alternative to browsing “wanted pages” is to instead check out the pages [[Xenharmonic Wiki:Things to do]] and [[Wikifuture]], which list tasks that really do need to be done.
+An easier and more rewarding alternative to browsing "wanted pages" is to instead check out the pages [[Xenharmonic Wiki:Things to do]] and [[Wikifuture]], which list tasks that really do need to be done.
 Also check out [[:Category:Stubs]] and [[:Category:Todo:expand]]. These are short pages that need to be expanded by writing more content on them. Please help us lengthen them with more content.

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