Hi, I'm Alyo (he/him, formerly User:Nolelover), and I used to edit a lot. Unfortunately I don't have as much time as I used to, so my activity is limited to fixing whatever little errors I come across in my standard Wikipedia usage and a couple of pet projects. Feel free to ping me on my talk page or email me if necessary. I will never reach out to you on LinkedIn or any other site--if someone claims to be me, that is an impersonator. Article workBoth "Created" and "Improved" are in chronological order. Created
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![]() Welcome to the Wikipedia Task Center! What do Wikipedians do? If you are looking for a way to help, find a task that suits you, read the appropriate background pages, and be bold. And if you are here for the fuzzy feeling, stand back and marvel at the range of work that is done daily by other Wikipedians. MaintenanceFact-CheckingSuitable for all editors Help to verify articles' information, add sources, and fix links.
Sometimes, editors add information without adding sources to back it up. And sometimes sources get old and links no longer work (known as "linkrot"). Your job will be to add sources, verify content, and repair linkrot. More Information
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CategorizationSuitable for all editors Help put pages into their proper categories.
Pages need to be put into categories so that the public can more easily find them. Help search the new pages feed and the Uncategorized Pages category in order to find pages to categorize. Add categories to articles with too few categories. More Information
Copy editingSuitable for all editors Help keep Wikipedia articles clear, clean, and easy to read.
Articles created in a rush often have various grammar or tone issues. Please help fix them to make the article decent for the public. More Information
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Random Article PatrolSuitable for all editors See Wikipedia as it really is, and learn a lot of random information.
Random article patrol is a chance to appreciate how good (and how lacking) Wikipedia is. It can be a soothing experience, especially after tedious maintenance tasks. As a bonus, it can be a great training tool to sharpen your knowledge if you're a trivia buff or are scheduled to appear on Jeopardy! Just go to random pages and fix what you can. More Information
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Answer an Edit RequestSuitable for intermediate editors Help someone else contribute to the encyclopedia.
Sometimes, users cannot edit a page because it is protected or they are partially blocked from it, or they should not because they have a conflict of interest with its subject. Review their edit requests, implementing the good ones and rejecting the less-than-good ones. More Information
Anti-VandalismSuitable for intermediate editors Stop vandals from damaging Wikipedia.
Wikipedia gets thousands of edits per day—unfortunately, many of these are vandalism. As a Recent Changes Patroller, you are the first line of defense against such abuse, ensuring that readers of Wikipedia are not faced with vandalized content where they expected to find a useful article. More Information
General Image MaintenanceSuitable for intermediate editors Help fix issues with images.
Uploading images on Wikipedia is a lengthy process and many mistakes are made. Therefore, there are a lot of mistakes that need to be fixed. More Information
Merging and SplittingSuitable for intermediate editors Sometimes articles need to be combined or separated by hand.
Help merge articles by adding a redirect and copying and pasting or help split an article by removing content and pasting it into a new article. When merging, follow attribution rules to ensure copyright compliance. More Information
New Images PatrolSuitable for intermediate editors Prevent the illegal release of images.
Search the new images feed to find pictures that violate rules and copyright laws and get them deleted. More Information
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New Pages PatrolSuitable for advanced editors Help delete spam articles before the public sees them.
Some people, either acting in good faith or maliciously, create new articles which aren't suitable for inclusion on Wikipedia. By participating in new article patrol you can ensure that these articles are deleted as soon as possible. More Information
WritingExpand a Short ArticleSuitable for intermediate editors Help fill the gaps of Wikipedia article content.
Help make small articles called stubs more complete by doing more research. More Information
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Translate an ArticleSuitable for multilingual intermediate editors Help improve Wikipedia's global coverage.
Article contributions are made in many languages besides English. Helpers are needed to translate and polish translations so that all languages have good coverage of notable topics. More Information
Expand a Broad-topic ArticleSuitable for advanced editors Help fill the gaps of important Wikipedia articles.
Improve our coverage on broad-topic articles. It could be as simple as copyediting or adding sources. More Information
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(Higher level denotes decreasing broadness) Create an ArticleSuitable for advanced editors Help expand the reach of the encyclopedia.
Create an article on a subject previously unknown to Wikipedia. More Information
Good ArticlesSuitable for advanced editors Help edit and nominate articles or review nominations of articles for good article status.
Find potentially good articles and work on them for a while to bring them up to a high standard. Then nominate them for Good Article status. You can also review good article nominations and critique them. More Information
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Featured ArticlesSuitable for ambitious and advanced editors Help nominate or review nominations of articles for featured article status.
Upgrade articles and work on them for a long time to bring them up to a very high standard, until they deserve to be featured on the main page. Then, get peer review and nominate them for Featured Article status. You can also critique feature article nominations. Obtaining featured article status is considered to be one of the most prized achievements in Wikipedia. More Information
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CommunityContribute to NoticeboardsSuitable for intermediate editors Help contribute to discussions on noticeboards.
Contribute your opinions to noticeboards in order to have a say in important decisions and help come to consensus on certain issues. More Information
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Help SomeoneSuitable for intermediate or advanced editors Answer questions from newer Wikipedians.
Help a user needing help. You don't have to know everything and you can just answer the questions you know. There is a need for more helpers to help speed up response times. More Information
The Rewards BoardSuitable for intermediate or advanced editors Come to receive or post reward listings for editing tasks.
The Rewards Board is a place where anyone can come to either post a task that they want done in exchange for a reward or to fulfill a task in exchange for a reward. The rewards offered are mostly barnstars but some people offer items or money for their tasks. More Information
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Conflict ResolutionSuitable for advanced editors Help editors come to a consensus with minimal conflict.
Providing unbiased commentary is a great chance to improve your Wiki-relations. Instead of debating, you can read the arguments of opposing editors and suggest a compromise that is in Wikipedia’s best interest. By doing so, you will learn a lot about the policies. More Information
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