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Then, if you're out of "most visited pages", just check [[Special:PopularPages]], which has (at the time of writing) about 1,900 of them. | Then, if you're out of "most visited pages", just check [[Special:PopularPages]], which has (at the time of writing) about 1,900 of them. | ||
In FlightGear terms, helping maintain such articles has a great '''multiplier effect''' because end-users can more easily use the software and get better support. Likewise, there are articles that are basically entry points for aspiring contributors wanting to do for example scenery/aircraft development or helping with the forum/wiki/newsletter etc, those also have a significant multiplier effect, because the project is gaining more momentum and traction through additional contributors. | |||
This is also why certain pages are more "important" than others, because providing high-quality support is usually difficult and requires certain background knowledge, i.e. can often only be provided by people involved in the design of a certain system or feature - thus, providing good troubleshooting guides that enable people to make good bug reports is extremely helpful to reduce the degree of manpower necessary to deal with certain enquiries. | |||
=== Maintenance reports === | === Maintenance reports === | ||