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# Update the redirect at [[Next newsletter]] | # Update the redirect at [[Next newsletter]] | ||
# Update the table at [[FlightGear Newsletter]] | # Update the table at [[FlightGear Newsletter]] | ||
=== FlightGear releases === | === FlightGear releases === | ||
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* Update the table in '''[[FlightGear History]]''' and the infobox in '''[[FlightGear]]''' | * Update the table in '''[[FlightGear History]]''' and the infobox in '''[[FlightGear]]''' | ||
* Update {{tl|current release}} | * Update {{tl|current release}} | ||
* Create a new category for tracking [[:Category:Changes after releases|changes after releases]] | |||
== Misc == | == Misc == | ||
Revision as of 11:55, 18 May 2016
This is a collection of notes to administrators to help them with the maintenance that regular users cannot do. Please do extend/update this article so that others can more easily help with recurring tasks.
Common tasks
Deletion
- 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 or in the devel list archives
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
Maintenance categories
- Some of the maintenance categories, in particular Category:Considered for deletion and Category:Candidates for speedy deletion, should be looked at regularly.
Periodically recurring tasks
Newsletter
- Proof read and cleanup last month's newsletter (this can also be done by normal users)
- Review/lock last month's newsletter
- Copy the newsletter template to the next draft newsletter
- Update the redirect at Next newsletter
- Update the table at FlightGear Newsletter
FlightGear releases
See also release plan.
- Help write/review the changelog
- Start next changelog
- Update the redirect (Next changelog)
- Update {{news}}
- Add article to the next newsletter
- Update the table in FlightGear History and the infobox in FlightGear
- Update {{current release}}
- Create a new category for tracking changes after releases
Misc
- Our custom Nasal syntax highlighting module is usually forgotten after MediaWiki software updates. Note that only Gijs and Hellosimon, who have access to the server, can fix this issue.