User blog:CCMurf Punk/Checklist

From now on, this is the ADMIN's Checklist. Always check with admins before making any mentioned changes.

Hi All
This is a big wall of text/useful guide for identifying some things that need to be done here on the wiki. Not as important as it used to be because we pretty much have everything we really need but still worth a look.

Anyway, Here is the checklist updated (February 8th (Happy Birthday Kutski)), it's a lot of reading and it will take a while for some of this stuff to get done.

Note that any red links here indicate that the page must have that exact name.

New Ideas Older list (some big walls of text... Yeah) Older stuff
 * Far Too Many Lists - I still think manufacturer pages don't need to list cars, we have too many lists and some are always being forgotten. In time I'll look for other lists we should get rid of.
 * Notes - We have come so far and filled the place with so much content that something always gets forgotten and the fact that some very obvious issues can go unreported for a long time just shows how easily things are forgotten. I think the best way to manage a wiki on a game that changes constantly with more stuff being thrown on top of us, is to reduce the amount of stuff we need to keep up-to-date. This means getting rid of anything obsolete and merging things that can be merged. I also think maybe in the near future we should lock some stuff that never needs to be updated again, just so we don't have bad edits to fix later. Many pages don't even get visitors that much because people only care about cars. We should also lock many things that don't show up in the Wiki Activity page we use so much, including any templates and photos that non-admins don't need to touch. Best way to manage everything is to keep it small and safe.
 * Reporting - This place has become hard for new users to edit due to templates, tables photo rules and high quality of content, and we see many bad edits because new people can no longer live up to the standard we've reached. Comments section however could save the day (Maybe forums too but let's focus on comments for now). What we need to do is encourage people to report errors. So many people don't bother to edit because they are afraid of messing it up, but comments allow them to contribute without messing up. This way we can find errors and improvements quicker. I'm not saying that only admins should edit pages, just somebody that knows what to do when an issue is reported. If people are afraid to fix things, we need them to report them instead. So I think comments needs to become a big feature in the near future with new users encouraged to use them.
 * Spelling/grammar/typos - This issue will always be with us. We'll just have to keep an eye on it, and do occasional clean-ups. But be careful, if you correct someones grammar, you are A Coward!, and will be stalked in-game XD. AnonTheFox knows what this joke means lol.
 * Updating - Just like spelling and grammar this will always be on the list. This game changes so fast and we've a better team than ever, but it's still a big job.
 * Linking It Up - Look out for the many places that more links and/or categories can be added to. Also look for lonely pages that can't be found because nowhere links to them and they've not many categories. Make sure to only add links and categories that are appropriate.
 * Un-stubbing - Find every page that shouldn't be a stub anymore.

Tips for all users (Should be considered for Manual Of Style I guess)
That's all for now. I will add more if I find it.
 * When anything new is released can we please have some patience. Check if something already exists before making any new pages, or leave a comment (be polite, don't be demanding) or just wait for us to update. Please note that we will always attempt to update when something is released HOWEVER, you'll have to wait sometimes because most of us live on European time (patches end at 1 AM on Tuesday nights). If you are a visitor looking for new details, please be aware it sometimes takes time to find the details.
 * If you find anything that has not been updated and can't edit it yourself, you may leave a comment below the page and someone might be able to do it.