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This is a collection of '''notes to administrators''' to help them with the maintenance that regular users can not do.
This is a collection of '''notes to administrators''' to help them with the maintenance that regular users cannot do.


== Common tasks ==
== Common tasks ==
=== Deletion ===
=== Deletion ===
: ''See also {{tl|delete}} and {{tl|delete-sp}}.''
: ''See also {{tl|delete}} and {{tl|delete-sp}}.''
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* Before deleting, check the page history.
* An old page with lot of edits and views should probably not be deleted, but instead be turned into a redirect to a page that has a similar subject. Also, deleting a well-visited page can cause a lot of broken links on the forum.


* Before deletion check the page history.
=== Dealing with spam ===
* An old page with lot of edits and views should probably not be deleted, but instead be turned into a redirect to a page that have a similar subject.  Also, deleting a well visited page can cause a lot of broken links on the forum.
* Newly-registered users whose first and only contribution clearly and unambiguously was spam can safely be blocked indefinitely and have their contributions deleted.
 
* Make sure the edit summary does not contain the offending links and other content, just the word "spam" and possibly a few words more.
==== Deleting spam and blocking spammers ====
* To add new blocking reasons, see [[MediaWiki:Ipbreason-dropdown]]
* Newly registered users whose first and only contribution clearly and unambiguously was spam can safely be blocked indefinitely and have the contributions deleted.
* If the wiki is regularly being spammed with similar page titles, consider adding a regex to [[MediaWiki:Titleblacklist]]
* Make sure the edit summary does not contain the offending links and other content, just the word "Spam" and possibly a few words more.


== Periodically recurring tasks ==
== Periodically recurring tasks ==
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== Maintenance categories ==
== Maintenance categories ==
* Some of the [[:Category:Wiki maintenance|maintenance categories]], in particular [[:Category:Considered for deletion]] and [[:Category:Candidates for speedy deletion]], should have a look regularly.
* Some of the [[:Category:Wiki maintenance|maintenance categories]], in particular [[:Category:Considered for deletion]] and [[:Category:Candidates for speedy deletion]], should have a look regularly.
This page is intended for fellow wiki admins to keep track of recurring tasks and provide some guidelines/tips, i.e. also useful for new wiki admins or those who haven't been active in a while. Please do extend/update this article so that others can more easily help with recurring tasks. Thank you!
== Monthly ==
=== Newsletter ===
# Review/lock last month's newsletter
# Copy the [[Talk:Next newsletter|newsletter template]] to the next draft newsletter
# Update the redirect at [[Next newsletter]]
# Update the table at [[FlightGear Newsletter]]
# If necessary, update the [[:Category:Changes after releases]] article so that the next changelog can be more easily created
== Quarterly ==
=== Release Preparations ===
* Help write/review the [[Next changelog]]
* Update the redirect
* Update {{tl|current release}}
==== Release announcement ====
* Update {{tl|news}}
* Update the table '''[[FlightGear History]]''' and the infobox in '''[[FlightGear]]'''
== Misc ==
* Our custom Nasal syntax highlighting module is usually forgotten after MediaWiki software updates. Note that only people who have access to the server can fix this issue.


[[Category:Wiki maintenance]]
[[Category:Wiki maintenance]]

Revision as of 12:47, 17 May 2016

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This is a collection of notes to administrators to help them with the maintenance that regular users cannot do.

Common tasks

Deletion

See also {{delete}} and {{delete-sp}}.
  • Before deleting, check the page history.
  • An old page with lot of edits and views should probably not be deleted, but instead be turned into a redirect to a page that has a similar subject. Also, deleting a well-visited page can cause a lot of broken links on the forum.

Dealing with spam

  • Newly-registered users whose first and only contribution clearly and unambiguously was spam can safely be blocked indefinitely and have their contributions deleted.
  • Make sure the edit summary does not contain the offending links and other content, just the word "spam" and possibly a few words more.
  • To add new blocking reasons, see MediaWiki:Ipbreason-dropdown
  • If the wiki is regularly being spammed with similar page titles, consider adding a regex to MediaWiki:Titleblacklist

Periodically recurring tasks

This section is a stub. You can help the wiki by expanding it.

Newsletter releases

FlightGear releases

See also release plan.
  • Updating development repository status templates

Maintenance categories

This page is intended for fellow wiki admins to keep track of recurring tasks and provide some guidelines/tips, i.e. also useful for new wiki admins or those who haven't been active in a while. Please do extend/update this article so that others can more easily help with recurring tasks. Thank you!

Monthly

Newsletter

  1. Review/lock last month's newsletter
  2. Copy the newsletter template to the next draft newsletter
  3. Update the redirect at Next newsletter
  4. Update the table at FlightGear Newsletter
  5. If necessary, update the Category:Changes after releases article so that the next changelog can be more easily created

Quarterly

Release Preparations

Release announcement

Misc

  • Our custom Nasal syntax highlighting module is usually forgotten after MediaWiki software updates. Note that only people who have access to the server can fix this issue.