User:Triddle/stubsensor/20050421

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This has nothing to do with fixing articles but it is a nice photograph.
This has nothing to do with fixing articles but it is a nice photograph.


This is the starting place to help remove the stub template from articles that it should not be on. The list of suspect articles has been generated by stubsensor and tends to be fairly accurate. However humans are being used for this job because a computer can't; please don't remove the stub tag from all the articles you see.

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[edit] Your job

These instructions are not official, please use your own best judgement. If you think there is a better criteria or you have an idea for a change that should be done then read this first and modify this section after you have left notes there.

Each case has to be judged independently and only remove a stub if the article really does accomplish something. Most of the articles will be very large and obviously not a stub. This is the easy part. Some of your articles will be on the edge. You can use this as a guideline:

  • If it is more than three paragraphs it is probably not a stub.
  • If it is two paragraphs and a large list, it is probably a stub unless it is descriptive enough so that you know what the article is about.
  • If it is one paragraph or two or three individual sentences then it should be left as a stub.
  • If it is not a stub but still doesn't seem like it is a full article, try putting {{expand}} at the bottom of the article page as well as any ideas you have for how it should be expanded (this is controversial; if you want to understand why see Category talk:Articles to be expanded#Stub vs. Expand and Category talk:Articles to be expanded#Removing text to put template in talk page).
  • If the article needs to be wikified (have simple sections added, turn some words into hyperlinks) be sure to put {{wikify}} in the article too.
  • If its not a stub because its too long but it is still ugly perhaps it needs {{cleanup}}
Active Wiki Fixup Projects
Leading the charge in the War on Error!
Must be active, systematic, have lists, & need help.
Writing
Articles that need to be wikified

Massive backlog.
(Category, live update)
Dead-end pages

These pages are not wikified.
(Updated 2007 Nov 3)
Most wanted stubs

(Updated from 2006 Jan 25 dump, still active as of 2007 May 4)
Most wanted articles

(Updated 2007 Sep 8)
Missing articles

Wikipedia is not as complete as you might think!
(ongoing)
Other
Disambiguation pages with links

Directing ambiguous links to the intended articles.
(Updated 2008 March 12)
Templates with red links

Help solve red links in templates through writing or repair.
(Updated 2007 December 5)
Interlanguage links

Add and improve interlanguage links in articles.
(Updated 2007 August 25)
Red Link Recovery

Repair red links in articles.
(Updated 2007 July 2)
Unreferenced articles

Ensuring articles include at least one reference or source.
(Category, live update)
Articles needing geo-coordinates

Help locate places. See WP:GEO
(Category, live update)
Uncategorised articles

Help categorise articles.
(Category, live update)
Orphaned articles

Help link to these orphaned articles.
(Category, live update)
Linkrot

Fix broken links to external websites.
(Updated 2007 Jan 13)
Transwiki log cleanup

Articles that have been transwikied and need to be checked for possible merging or deletion.
Main - Inactive - Mini

[edit] How to help

If that hasn't scared you off then thank you for showing an interest in helping; please read this before continuing. To help follow one of the links below and sign your name in a section (don't forget to save), begin checking the articles listed, and when you are done checking the articles please remove the entire section. Each page is split into 25 sections and each section has 20 articles. Each section will take between 10 and 20 minutes to complete. Further instructions are in each individual section.

Here is a tip: go to your preferences then go to the Editing section (on the left). Now check Show preview on first edit and click save. This way when you start working you can click directly on the edit link given, briefly read the article as you scroll down to the edit box, and make your decision. This will save you a lot of time.

Thanks again for your consideration.

[edit] Where to help

You are much more likely to contribute useful work if read at least the Your job section as it tries to address some issues we have run into with other contributors.

[edit] Guest book

Feel free to leave your comments, suggestions, praise, or opinion here. Don't forget to sign your post.

  • Thanks everyone for contributing, I look forward to hearing what you think about this project. Here are a couple of things I thought of:
    • I really should link back to the current project in the instructions for each section that offers an example for the edit summary. This should help clear up some confusion. Triddle 21:37, 2 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] False positives

If you get any false positives you can list them here. If you do I might be able to better refine the program so it does not match such articles incorrectly anymore. False positives are either non existent articles or articles that really are stubs. Good rule of thumb with lists is that if the intro paragraph gives an idea of who the person or thing is/was, then its not a stub.

  1. Zdenek_Moravec
  2. Paul_Wild_(Swiss_astronomer)
  3. Michel_Serrault
  4. Kirov_Oblast
  5. Rephlex Records Most of the content is a list of the label releases, not much narrative text. Rx StrangeLove
  6. Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics is a collection of lists with a couple of explanatory sentences. Thryduulf 09:20, 4 May 2005 (UTC)
  7. Elix Skipper
  8. Lyudmila Georgievna Karachkina Another article that's mostly a list, not much bio material Rx StrangeLove
  9. Liberalism and centrism in Finland. Two short paragraphs and a large, subdivided timeline list.
  10. Edith Cresson. A bio-stub with a list of her minister's appended. Thryduulf 17:21, 4 May 2005 (UTC)
  11. Jacques Chaban-Delmas. As above, but with a large succession table as well. Thryduulf 17:21, 4 May 2005 (UTC)
  12. Kwinana. Each of the sections is a stub, so it probably merits the tag. Thryduulf 17:21, 4 May 2005 (UTC)
  13. Viviane Romance. A short bio and extensive filmography. Thryduulf 17:21, 4 May 2005 (UTC)
  14. Brazilian Grand Prix. Two sentences and a long list of past winners. mennonot 17:44, 4 May 2005 (UTC)
  15. Prince Far I. Five sentences and a long discography. mennonot 17:53, 4 May 2005 (UTC)
  16. Chipewyan language. Three sentences and a bunch of tables. mennonot 18:21, 4 May 2005 (UTC)
  17. Johann Palisa. Four sentences and a long list of asteroids he discovered. mennonot 18:31, 4 May 2005 (UTC)
  18. Etheostoma. Two sentences and a long list of species. mennonot 18:32, 4 May 2005 (UTC)
  19. Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. – Quadell (talk) (sleuth) 18:52, May 4, 2005 (UTC)
  20. Ayub_Medical_College does not exist. – Quadell (talk) (sleuth) 19:52, May 4, 2005 (UTC)
  21. Edward_Gregson does not exist. – Quadell (talk) (sleuth) 19:59, May 4, 2005 (UTC)
  22. D¸lmen doesn't exist as named, and I'm not sure what article it's supposed to be. – Quadell (talk) (sleuth) 20:11, May 4, 2005 (UTC)
  23. Ben¸mb - same as above. – Quadell (talk) (sleuth) 20:11, May 4, 2005 (UTC)
  24. Eduard Mörike is a stub plus a poem, and needs cleanup. – Quadell (talk) (sleuth) 20:15, May 4, 2005 (UTC)
  25. Sullivan_Black does not exist. – Quadell (talk) (sleuth) 20:27, May 4, 2005 (UTC)
  26. Philadelphia PhantomsA couple tables, not much other content. Rx StrangeLove
  27. Ted Kennedy (hockey player) A table a couple sentences, looks like a pretty common thread Rx StrangeLove
  28. Mitsuko Baisho One long list Rx StrangeLove
  29. Hypostomus Essentially a couple of sentences and one long list. --Woohookitty 18:13, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
  30. Hsinchu County. Another sentence and list. --Woohookitty 18:32, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
  31. Sepiolidae. Just a list. Absolutely 0 explanation. --Woohookitty 19:34, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
  32. E-bomb. Really is just a stub. --Woohookitty 22:56, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
  33. Bishop of Chur Another list Rx StrangeLove
  34. Man's Ruin Records Another list, not much else. Rx StrangeLove
  35. C._Michelle_Olmstead - Para(s) & list
  36. Anil_Kapoor - Para(s) & list
  37. Acalyptratae - Sentence & list
  38. Standesamt_Samotschin - Para(s) & list
  39. Harry_Dean_Stanton - Para(s) & list
  40. Erich_Loest - Para(s) & list
  41. Roger Montgomery - 2 paras and a list
  42. Aka Moon - 2 paras (1 long, 1 short) and extensive discography.
  43. Marshallese language. A couple of stubby paragraphs, examples and a large table.
  44. National Security Directive. 1 para, a large table and an image.
  45. Royal Train. 2 paras and an infobox
  46. Potassium carbonate. 3 paras and infobox, borderline.
  47. Morris Edward Opler. 1 paragraph with very long bibliography.
  48. Nick Pollotta. 1 sentence with huge bibliography.
  49. List of ships of the Polish Navy As the title says Rx StrangeLove
  50. General Staff This article is fair in length, and hasn't a stub. ZPMMaker 08:09, 24 October 2005 (UTC)