Dota 2 Wiki:Tasks

This page lists various tasks that need doing on Dota 2 Wiki. If you want to get involved but don't know where to start, then look down this list for any tasks which need completing.

Dota 2 Wiki is always in need of active editors, and there are tasks that are simply too much for us to handle. Please help us in any way you can. All we ask is that you are able to write in understandable English.

High Priority
These are easy tasks that require no special knowledge of MediaWiki.

Proper writing and formatting is extremely important on Dota 2 Wiki. Please read this editing guideline before doing any of the following tasks.
 * Add more information to low-content hero Counters and Guides pages.
 * Many tips are too long and verbose. Try to rewrite them in direct, concise sentences.
 * Try to consider unpopular heroes when adding entries to Counters pages, not just the most common and obvious interactions.
 * Use Finished pages as models.
 * Click on a page's status to edit it.


 * Add recommended heroes information to Items pages. Use Eul's Scepter of Divinity as a format model.
 * Keep an eye on any new patches and update heroes/items pages accordingly. Remember to update the changelog pages as well.
 * Double check latest patch notes and add any changes to the appropriate Mechanics page. This is often neglected after hero pages are updated.
 * Update team, player and tournament pages.
 * Create pages for missing tournaments, teams and players.
 * Update outdated team rosters.
 * Update current and past teams on player pages.
 * Add achievements to player and team pages.
 * Change these pages from CurrentRoster to FormerPlayers:

Medium Priority

 * Upload preview screenshots for every cosmetic item, and .gifs for custom animations/effects. Use Bindings of Deep Magma and its gallery as a format model.
 * Update drop list and crafting list using items_game.txt
 * Update List of Console Commands with post-7.00 convars, using cvarlist and condump
 * Upload previews of all Loading Screens and HUD Skins (automate)
 * Update cosmetic item icons to big version from Steam's hash thing (automate)
 * Finish the move from SMW to Cargo/DPL3.
 * Create up-to-date style guides for all page-types

Low Priority

 * Community database + portal
 * Individual pages for every major workshop artist
 * Individual pages for all major Dota 2 sites (Dotabuff, Dotacinema, etc)
 * Add all Terrain tiles to Faction page as gallery
 * Incorporate brand/player icons into Template:Cosmetic Item infobox
 * Finish Terrain + Weather preview galleries using the exact same image dimensions as seen on Desert Terrain, with HUD cropped out
 * Add licenses to all files.

Translation
We currently support Chinese, Russian, German, Brazilian-Portuguese and English. Go to the respective subwikis and just start editing.

Administration tasks
The following tasks should be left to Dota 2 Wiki's administrators.
 * Finish Lore database
 * Create Comics database
 * Create convenient major links box near the top of the front page - Creeps, Buildings, Guides, Counters, Audio, Comics, etc
 * Link to this To Do page somewhere on the front page, maybe inside the box
 * Reorganize Gem pages with emphasis on what counts as strange counters or not, currently some runes and event gems are basically the same as Inscribed Gems
 * Find way to better represent Customizations and Loading Screens with lower load times
 * Reorganize Category:Templates
 * File cleanup - Clean the file namespace.

Future Projects/Ideas

 * Full Audio database
 * Put Inscribed Gems/runes in equipment templates? Since they are hero-specific. - Could cause slower load times
 * Upload custom cursor files from Cursor Packs - Cant find files in .vpk
 * Treasures:
 * Redo early treasure drop lists with random courier/gem info
 * Table or information on rarity drop rate percentage from Chinese client
 * Redo Pennant pages when Valve decides to fix their naming scheme
 * Redo past events pages like Diretide 2012 - Low priority, almost no pageviews
 * Research Greevils and all their egg/particle effect variations, upload previews
 * Upload hero voice responses for non-English languages
 * Gameplay portal and template - Roles, Laning, Creep Control, etc
 * Invite workshop artist participation in posting concept art in cosmetic item galleries - Finish lore first
 * Find way to put hero ability demonstrations on hero pages - .gifs or create Youtube channel for wiki and embed a single demonstration video for each hero

Maintenance
These are the tasks that are on-going maintenance work, or which are part of on-going projects that will take a significant period of time to complete.


 * Partake in active discussions Partake in the active discussions regarding articles or files to decide what action should be taken towards them - used for listing discussions regarding merging, moving, or deleting articles - and "other" discussions requiring user input. Sometimes also used to remind users of certain things.


 * Add to articles listed as Stubs Stubs are articles which are usually too short and need additional content. If you believe you have added enough content, even if the article is not finished, remove the  from the article.


 * Clean up articles The great thing about wikis is that anyone can contribute. The downside to this is that articles can become messy and the contents may not be easy to read. Readers should be presented with articles that are a 'good read' and easily flow between one another. To bring some consistency to the wiki, the style guide was introduced and should be followed when cleaning up articles.


 * Check recent uploads All uploads should be tagged with an appropriate license, or marked for deletion (as appropriate). If you are unsure about which license should be applied, use the tag  and ask the uploader to fill in the correct details via their talk page.


 * Add categories to any uncategorized pages, images, and categories


 * Recent changes patrol Check through the list of recent changes (particularly new pages and edits from anonymous users) to catch vandalism/spam. If existing pages are vandalized, then the changes should be reverted. If new junk pages are created, they should be marked for deletion.


 * Create missing category pages Check the list of missing categories, and check whether the articles in the category are in the right place. If not, update the category links on the article(s) in question. If they are, then add a category page, ensuring that you categorize it so it shows up in the right place in the tree.


 * Fix orphaned pages Pages that haven't been linked to will show up as orphaned. No pages should exist that do not have links from other articles because readers will have no way to find them. If the contents of the articles listed as orphaned are useful, find a related article and create a link to it. If the contents are not useful, they should be marked for deletion using one of the deletion templates. Note: Red-linked pages will show up as orphaned. As these pages may well be reused, there is no need to mark these pages for deletion.

The following tasks can only be carried out by staff members, but can be initiated by anyone.


 * Requested deletions These categories should normally be empty. Any articles in these categories are deletion requests and should be checked out. All sub-categories should be checked and if the criteria have been met then the article(s) should be deleted.


 * Requested moves This category should normally be empty. Any articles in this category are requests for articles to be moved. If the criteria have been met then the article should be moved and the template removed.


 * Requested merges


 * Requested splits