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This page is the '''starting point for all editors''' of this Wikia. It also lists some of the pages you might like to use as you contribute here.
  
This page is the '''starting point for all editors''' of this Wikia. It also lists some of the pages you might like to use as you contribute here.
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Since 2018, this Community Portal is the most updated community centre as we work to update and edit the Wiki. Please refer here instead of to [[Special:Community]] until further notice as some links there need updating.
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Feel free to talk to the admins or other active users at any time if you have any queries.
   
 
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== Open Challenges ==
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== Current Events ==
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This Wiki has spent a lot of time being inactive and therefore needs a lot of updating. The long-term plan is to make sure all pages have updated and correct content, images, and organised page categories, and then moving onto smaller tasks of proofreading, broken links and correcting the tone of articles.
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What is the main challenge facing this wiki? – How to gain a Community? – How to set apart from the rest? …
  
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In the meantime, discussions on maintaining, updating and editing the Wiki are happening over on this blog post: https://hitchhikers.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Spacepigeon/Running_the_H2G2_Wiki .
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You can also suggest pages/content/categories and other changes on our [[Hitchhikers:Suggestions|Suggestions page]].
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Come and join the discussions!
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More internal stuff can be found within the [[:Category:Hitchhikers]].
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'''<code><nowiki>~~~~Spacepigeon</nowiki></code>'''
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P.S: I have a regularly updated Activity section on my [[User:Spacepigeon|user page]], where I keep a note of categories I'm currently working on, and ones which I've gone through and edited.
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For any new Hitchhikers, having a quick look at this can be helpful to see which categories might need more attention than others, and which have or haven't been looked at recently. If you're planning to be a long-term editor here and wish to dedicate your time to updating and editing a specific area of the Wiki, like I do by going through categories, this can be a good place to start!
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Thanks to everyone who has helped keep our Wiki updated and active, it really means a lot.
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==Our Guidelines and Manual of Style==
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Our [[Help:Community guidelines|Community Guidelines]] are finished and complete!
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Please take a look at the [[Help:Guidelines|Guidelines]] and [[Help:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] to learn what our policies are, and how we edit our articles.
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Thank you to everyone who suggested ideas and guidelines and helped form our new and updated [[Help:Community guidelines|Community Guidelines]].
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==[[Hitchhikers:Featured articles|Featured Articles]]==
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'''Next season's featured page poll is up! Go to the [[Hitchhikers talk:Featured articles|talk page]] and make your choice, and don't forget to suggest any articles you think should be featured!'''
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== Important Articles ==
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The following are pages that are on important or main subjects to do with Hitchhiker's. It is important that these pages are looking their best, full of content, quotes and media. These pages have been chosen due to being a priority for editing and updating, so please help out if you can.
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* [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (book)]]
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* [[Zaphod Beeblebrox]]
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* [[Arthur Dent]]
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* [[Sirius Cybernetics Corporation]]
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== Roles ==
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You may be wondering what the meanings are behind the words next to moderators' names on their user pages.
   
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Here's what each role is:
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You can use [[Forum:Index|the forum]] to start discussions about this wiki. More internal stuff can be found within the [[:Category:Hitchhikers]].
  
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* President of the Galaxy - Founder of the Wiki
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* Head Hitchhiker - Admin
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* Megadodo Staff - Bureaucrat
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* Genuine People Personality - Discussions Moderator
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* Total Perspective Vortex - Content Moderator
 
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{{Hitchhikers:News}}
  
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Use the [[Special:Recent changes|Recent pages link]] or RSS to keep informed about changes here. Get in contact with other users; say hello on their talk pages :-)
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Use the [[Blog:Recent posts|recent blog pages]], [[Special:WikiActivity|recent Wiki activity]], [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes to the Wiki]], or the RSS feed to keep informed about changes and updates.
 
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== Open Tasks ==
  
== Open Tasks ==
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This is still a small wiki, and like a baby, it needs a lot of TLC to grow. The following is a list of high-priority tasks that need to be done:
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This Wiki has a small community, and any help is appreciated. The following is a list of tasks that we could use help with:
   
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* Create: [[Special:Wantedpages|Wanted pages]]
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* Post and Talk about [[Hitchhikers:Requested Pages|Page ideas]].
  
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* Requests: check [[Special:Wantedpages|Wanted pages]]
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* Update: [[Special:Ancientpages|Ancient pages]]
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* Expand: check [[Special:Ancientpages|Ancient pages]]
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* Proofread: [[Special:Newpages|New pages]]
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* Wikify: check [[Special:Newpages|New pages]]
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* Expand: [[Special:Shortpages|Short pages]]
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* Copyedit: check [[Special:Shortpages|Short pages]]
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* Media: [[Special:Withoutimages|Pages without images]]
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* Categories: browse and check [[:Category:Content]]
  
 
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[[Category:Hitchhikers|Community Portal]]
  
[[Category:Hitchhikers|Community Portal]]

Latest revision as of 21:13, 12 March 2020

This page is the starting point for all editors of this Wikia. It also lists some of the pages you might like to use as you contribute here.

Since 2018, this Community Portal is the most updated community centre as we work to update and edit the Wiki. Please refer here instead of to Special:Community until further notice as some links there need updating.

Feel free to talk to the admins or other active users at any time if you have any queries.

Current Events

This Wiki has spent a lot of time being inactive and therefore needs a lot of updating. The long-term plan is to make sure all pages have updated and correct content, images, and organised page categories, and then moving onto smaller tasks of proofreading, broken links and correcting the tone of articles.

In the meantime, discussions on maintaining, updating and editing the Wiki are happening over on this blog post: https://hitchhikers.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Spacepigeon/Running_the_H2G2_Wiki .

You can also suggest pages/content/categories and other changes on our Suggestions page.

Come and join the discussions!

More internal stuff can be found within the Category:Hitchhikers.

~~~~Spacepigeon

P.S: I have a regularly updated Activity section on my user page, where I keep a note of categories I'm currently working on, and ones which I've gone through and edited.

For any new Hitchhikers, having a quick look at this can be helpful to see which categories might need more attention than others, and which have or haven't been looked at recently. If you're planning to be a long-term editor here and wish to dedicate your time to updating and editing a specific area of the Wiki, like I do by going through categories, this can be a good place to start!

Thanks to everyone who has helped keep our Wiki updated and active, it really means a lot.

Our Guidelines and Manual of Style

Our Community Guidelines are finished and complete!

Please take a look at the Guidelines and Manual of Style to learn what our policies are, and how we edit our articles.

Thank you to everyone who suggested ideas and guidelines and helped form our new and updated Community Guidelines.

Featured Articles

Next season's featured page poll is up! Go to the talk page and make your choice, and don't forget to suggest any articles you think should be featured!

Important Articles

The following are pages that are on important or main subjects to do with Hitchhiker's. It is important that these pages are looking their best, full of content, quotes and media. These pages have been chosen due to being a priority for editing and updating, so please help out if you can.

Roles

You may be wondering what the meanings are behind the words next to moderators' names on their user pages.

Here's what each role is:

  • President of the Galaxy - Founder of the Wiki
  • Head Hitchhiker - Admin
  • Megadodo Staff - Bureaucrat
  • Genuine People Personality - Discussions Moderator
  • Total Perspective Vortex - Content Moderator

Announcements

Use the recent blog pages, recent Wiki activity, recent changes to the Wiki, or the RSS feed to keep informed about changes and updates.

Open Tasks

This Wiki has a small community, and any help is appreciated. The following is a list of tasks that we could use help with:

Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.
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