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Here you will find the tasks from the [[{{NAMESPACE}}:{{BASEPAGENAME}}|To-do list]] in greater detail.
==Dead-end pages==
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*[[Special:DeadendPages]]
*[[Help:Links]]
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|title=Orphaned pages
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*[[Special:LonelyPages]]
*[[Help:Links]]
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<blockquote>The following pages are not linked from or transcluded into other pages in The Sims Wiki.</blockquote>
New articles often end up here as no other articles link to them. You can think of related articles and link the orphaned page in a "See also" section. We also have many [[:Category:Lists]], perhaps the orphaned page fits in on one of them.
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==Unused files==
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|title=Unused files
|image=[[File:Moodlet_no_frame_desolate_alone_lonely.png]]
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*[[Special:UnusedFiles]]
*[[Help:Add images]]
*[[Help:Displaying images]]
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<blockquote>The following files exist but are not embedded in any page. Please note that other web sites may link to a file with a direct URL, and so may still be listed here despite being in active use.</blockquote>
If you see an interesting image on this list which you feel could be used in an article, please insert the image there.
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==Adding content==
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|title=Adding content
|image=[[File:Moodlet_no_frame_new_loot_swag_bag.png]]
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For starters it's a good idea to find articles about something you like in the games and add information to you think is missing. If there's something you're not sure about adding, try posting about it in the article talk page and others might be able to guide you.
At later task levels you will learn how to find articles in need of content.
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==Old pages==
{{Task-infobox
|title=Old pages
|image=[[File:Fatigued_old_hunchback.png]]
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|pages=
*[[Special:AncientPages]]
*[[Special:FewestRevisions]]
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These pages could use a hand and be freshened up a bit. They're bound to contain outdated templates or in need of a better image.
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==Categorizing==
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|title=Categorizing
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|pages=
*[[Special:UncategorizedCategories]]
*[[Special:UncategorizedPages]]
*[[Special:UncategorizedFiles]]
*[[The Sims Wiki:Special pages/uncategorized media|Special pages/uncategorized media]]
*[[Help:Category]]
*[[The Sims Wiki:Image guidelines]]
}}
Before you attempt to categorize, it might be a good idea to look at similar pages to see what categories might be available. The [http://sims.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special%3ACategoryTree&target=Browse&mode=categories&dotree=Show+tree CategoryTree] is also a good way to familiarize yourself with the categories. Finally if you find a category something might belong in, check the other pages in the category to see if you are correct.
Note that [[:Category:Browse]] is always uncategorized since it is the top category.
Our [[:Category:Copyright tags|license templates]] for images also add a [[:Category:Files by license|license category]] which removes the file from [[Special:UncategorizedFiles]]. The Sims Wiki has therefore created their own special page which lists files and videos without categories in addition to the license categories: [[The Sims Wiki:Special pages/uncategorized media|Special pages/uncategorized media]].
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==Duplicate images==
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|title=Duplicate images
|image=[[File:Moodlet_no_frame_picture_image_painting.png]] = [[File:Moodlet_no_frame_picture_image_painting.png]]
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*[[Special:FileDuplicateSearch]]
*[[The Sims Wiki:Special pages/duplicate files|Duplicate files]]
}}
<blockquote>Search for duplicate files based on hash values.</blockquote>
At the bottom of an image page it will show a link to a duplicate image, just above 'what links here' if the [[Wikipedia:Hash function|hash values]] of the images are the same. This means the images have to be completely identical, if someone changes just one pixel in an image and uploads it again, it will not be detected.
The [[Special:FileDuplicateSearch]] page leaves much to be desired since you can only search for the title of an image, which is silly since then you'd have to know beforehand that the image is a duplicate. There's a forum thread about how to more effectively search for duplicate images on [[w:Forum:Search for duplicate files|Community Central]].
Luckily there are three work-arounds: Javascript, API & Google.
===Javascript===
Following a discussion on the [[w:Forum:Search for duplicate files|Central Community forum]], a Javascript was made displaying duplicate images. It is now a [[The Sims Wiki:Special pages/duplicate files|custom special page]] here on The Sims Wiki.
===API===
The [http://www.wikia.com/api.php Wikia API] can be used to produce a list of all images where the duplicates are marked:
<code>http://sims.wikia.com/api.php?action=query&generator=allimages&prop=duplicatefiles&gailimit=500</code>
Just look for the indented <code><duplicate file></code> in the list. Regular users are limited to displaying 500 files at a time. To continue on "the next page" add <code>&gaifrom=</code> and then the last file on the list (without the File: prefix) eg.
<code>http://sims.wikia.com/api.php?action=query&generator=allimages&prop=duplicatefiles&gailimit=500&gaifrom=filename.ext</code>
If you have a bot account or if you are at least a sysop, the <code>&gailimit=</code> can go up to 5,000.
<code>http://sims.wikia.com/api.php?action=query&generator=allimages&prop=duplicatefiles&gailimit=5000</code>
{{SITENAME}} currently has {{NUMBEROFFILES}} files. That's some pages to search for regular users, but only 2 pages for bots and admins.
===Google===
Searching the Sims Wiki file domain for the duplicate text string will also find duplicates:
[http://www.google.com/#q=The+following+file+is+a+duplicate+of+this+file+site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fsims.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FFile Search google for duplicate files]
The above link searches google with the command: <code><nowiki>The following file is a duplicate of this file site:http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/File</nowiki></code>
Note that the results may be outdated.
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==Misplaced images==
{{Task-infobox
|title=Duplicate images
|image=
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*[[Help:Category]]
*[[The Sims Wiki:Image guidelines]]
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:''This is a temporary current task''
Images in [[:Category:Images of Sims]] should only be in the sub-categories unless there isn't an appropriate sub-category.
Images in [[:Category:Images]] should be sorted into another image category unless there isn't an appropriate sub-category.
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