Powerbase:Find or fix a stub - Revision history

Melissa Jones at 11:19, 7 July 2010

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Claire Robinson at 09:19, 28 September 2009

2009-09-28T09:19:39Z

Lynn Hill: added category

2009-02-18T13:17:43Z

added category

Lynn Hill: adding help guide

2008-11-27T15:08:59Z

adding help guide

Lynn Hill: removing red links

2008-11-11T13:38:23Z

removing red links

Lynn Hill: adding link to category help

2007-10-22T08:41:31Z

adding link to category help

Lynn Hill at 09:36, 17 September 2007

2007-09-17T09:36:14Z

Lynn Hill: new page

2007-09-17T09:35:34Z

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{{Metadata|This is a guideline and how-to article on what "stub" articles are and how to find and fix them. You may also want to consult one of the [[:Category:SpinProfiles research guides|research guides]], the [[SpinProfiles:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]], the [[SpinProfiles:article guidelines|article guidelines]] or a [[SpinProfiles:Editors|managing editor or sysop]] for guidance on how to expand the articles.}}

A stub is a short, essentially content-free page created to fill out the article title space, serve as a target for wiki links, and/or prompt the creation of needed articles. '''It is a good thing for you to expand and improve these articles.'''

To find a stub, simply go to [[:Category:Stubs]] and click one of the links. If you're looking for a stub related to a particular subject, you might try putting a keyword or two in the search box along with the word "stub".

If you have expanded an article to the point where you feel it covers its topic at a basic level, please remove the <nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki> tag from the article (it's usually at the very top of an article but can also be found at the very bottom) so that it is automatically removed from the [[:Category:Stubs|stub category]].

==Other articles that need love==
* [[Special:Shortpages]]: These are likely to be stubs.
* [[Special:Lonelypages]]: Orphan pages with no links. These may be suitable for rescue as stubs, then full articles.
* [[Special:Wantedpages]]: Articles have linked to nonexistent pages with these titles. Many are variant forms of the titles of existing articles which need to be fixed or redirected.

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 A stub is a short, essentially content-free page created to fill out the article title space, serve as a target for links, and/or prompt the creation of needed articles. It may also be that a piece of relevant information on a person/organisation has been added on a page without it being expanded into an article. '''It is a good thing for you to expand and improve these articles.'''
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 ==Other articles that need love==
 * [[Special:Lonelypages]]: Orphan pages with no links. These may be suitable for rescue as stubs, then full articles.
-* [[Special:Wantedpages]]: Articles have linked to nonexistent pages with these titles. Many are variant forms of the titles of existing articles which need to be fixed or redirected.
+* [[Special:Wantedpages]]: Articles have linked to non-existent pages with these titles. Many are variant forms of the titles of existing articles which need to be fixed or redirected.
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	A stub is a short, essentially content-free page created to fill out the article title space, serve as a target for links, and/or prompt the creation of needed articles. It may also be that a piece of relevant information on a person/organisation has been added on a page without it being expanded into an article. '''It is a good thing for you to expand and improve these articles.'''		A stub is a short, essentially content-free page created to fill out the article title space, serve as a target for links, and/or prompt the creation of needed articles. It may also be that a piece of relevant information on a person/organisation has been added on a page without it being expanded into an article. '''It is a good thing for you to expand and improve these articles.'''

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−	{{Metadata\|This is a guideline and how-to article on what "stub" articles are and how to find and fix them. You may also want to consult one of the [[:Category:SpinProfiles research guides\|research guides]], the [[SpinProfiles:Manual of Style\|Manual of Style]], the [[SpinProfiles:article guidelines\|article guidelines]] or a [[SpinProfiles:Editors\|managing editor or sysop]] for guidance on how to expand the articles.}}

	A stub is a short, essentially content-free page created to fill out the article title space, serve as a target for wiki links, and/or prompt the creation of needed articles. '''It is a good thing for you to expand and improve these articles.'''		A stub is a short, essentially content-free page created to fill out the article title space, serve as a target for wiki links, and/or prompt the creation of needed articles. '''It is a good thing for you to expand and improve these articles.'''