PoliceWiki:To Do...

To Do... list for PoliceWiki

Before public launch

sockii's tasks

• Build basic page templates. This is coming along...all current templates are up at Help:Templates. There are a few more left to tackle but soon this should be done.--Sockii 08:03, 6 February 2008 (PST)
• Build announcement/tag templates to be used within articles. Mostly done, except for Neutrality and Under Construction tags which might be useful.--Sockii 08:03, 6 February 2008 (PST) These are all done unless I think of any more that are necessary/usefull to have.--Sockii 20:44, 7 February 2008 (PST)
• Properly attribute/tag common images, make sure licensing/usage stuff makes sense. Working on it. Just a few strays to find.--Sockii 08:03, 6 February 2008 (PST)
• Complete basic help and about pages
• Tackle PoliceWiki:General_disclaimer page
• Draft messageboard announcement for official launch, which can be reposted around at will
• Draft email to send to Police historians/collectors/website admins whose information and help would be appreciated, inviting them to participate. Draft is done and viewable at PoliceWiki:Invitation email. I'd love it if folks would look and comment.--Sockii 06:46, 7 February 2008 (PST)
• Putter about adding some images like singles/magazine/etc images that I have on hand which will be handy, whenever I don't feel like tackling stuff that requires brainpower.
• Build more userboxes for fun and mischief.
• Respond to DM in lolCat when the brain stops working.
• Figure out a memorabilia section, probably for each Police/A/S/S.
• Add this rss-reader extension, so we could have some sort of Police news feed imported into the wiki. - Can't do it, dreamhost won't allow the extension without a lot of wonky runaround coding.--Sockii 10:58, 7 February 2008 (PST)
• Double erm, performance template for Cherry Vanilla. [Hahahahahaha.--DM-Kellie 07:51, 7 February 2008 (PST)]
• One of those nifty calendar pages for 1975 please. --DM-Kellie 08:18, 7 February 2008 (PST) Done.--Sockii 20:46, 7 February 2008 (PST)

DM's tasks

• Finalize the category structure. User:DM-Kellie is doing a fabulous job of this! [sockii said that last bit. I just like it.]
• Clean up/simplify smaller categories
• Proofread those Help and About pages once they're complete
• Double-check the templates one more time (including comments/instructions) to make sure we haven't changed anything
• Comb through the Disambig pages for consistency (cf. Shadows)
• Finish adding Andy Tours
• Finish/double-check Performances/Gear/Bands sections
• Decide on band albums/albums/discog thing
• Double-check categories in A/S/S to make sure no one is missing anything
• Delete leftover sample pages
• Email sockii with annoying questions
• Studio gear
• Deal with historic events redirects
• Learn to speak lolCat
• Give Henry some space
• When closer to launch, map the whole category structure, checking every page.

other thankless jobs...

...open to any early assistants who'd like to help out

• Continue adding stub pages for articles planned for the wiki, so as to troubleshoot and plan categorizing properly.

Definitely need stubs for missing band songs, books, performance dates (Police tours (Outlandos through Reunion), Sting tours, Andy tours)

• Start uploading image files which will no doubt be included, with the appropriate information pages filled out. (Example: Image:Police-album-reggattadeblanc.jpg). Link them to appropriate stubs, even if templates will be added later. (User:Lkkinetic has been tackling this well for album covers.)
• Once templates are settled and checked out, begin adding at least the basic templates to "stubbed" pages--for instance, putting Template:Album in place on the album pages, with at least the title/band info filled out correctly along with a link to any already uploaded images and artwork. Also adding lyrics to song pages, etc. It is not necessary to have this all done before launch, but it would be helpful to have in place along with at least one well filled-out example of each basic article type, which can then be pointed to as examples.
• Standardize all song titles to all initial caps (both in Songs sections and in Discographies)

After/around public launch

• Start taking volunteers for various articles (this'll probably be especially useful for main biographies, where it would be good to have folks tackle them in some depth.)
• Take volunteers for additional sys ops, as needed (folks who show good understanding of wiki markup and add good content will probably be approached for this.)
• Contact folks who have other informational Police websites to solicit their help and participation with the wiki project.
• Cross-promote more with FanHistory