User:Maffblaster/Completed tasks

Generic InfoBox template
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Facebook InfoBox template
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Google+ InfoBox template
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Twitter InfoBox template
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Manpage template
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Article blueprints
I have created some resources found in the Gentoo_Wiki: namespace that others may find helpful to speed up article creation:


 * Article Blueprints:
 * Core system
 * Software
 * Hardware
 * Laptops
 * Desktops (Motherboards)
 * Community
 * User Pages

Command/Concept template
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Bugs InfoBox template
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Official documentation InfoBox template
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IRC InfoBox template
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Deprecated (article) template
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Guide InfoBox template
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Wiki Rewards
I have created a reward set (Wiki Rewards) for various levels of contributions. I will be personally handing these out as I see fit.

More to come...

Man page InfoBox template
It would be nice if the Wiki had an InfoBox template for man pages. I think I will create one using the man page project and the default host site since it is affiliated with kernel.org, and therefore a safe place to link.

GitHub InfoBox template
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GitWeb InfoBox template
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IRC template
It would be nice to have a template for Gentoo related IRC channels that would format channels distinctly (matching the main site's formatting).


 * Wiki code: →

Test for non-Gentoo IRC channels:



Tip template
After a discussion on IRC with a3li, I will create a another message box for a  MessageBox.

I really appreciated the themes in the older GuideXML format. The notes were green instead of blue there, and I miss the old color.

Article renaming
This discussion currently is ongoing on the suggestions page. Some of these articles would be better suited to have "Guide" as the sub-article.

Articles with "Configuration" in their titles
GNOME/Configuration → GNOME/Guide - Done! A redirect has been created.

Xorg/Configuration → Xorg/Guide - Done! A redirect has been created.

Articles with "HOWTO" in their titles
Bugzilla_HOWTO → Bugzilla/Guide - Done! A redirect has been created. The main site needs text updated to "Bugzilla guide".

Conky/HOWTO → Conky/Guide - Done! A redirect has been created.

Initramfs/HOWTO → Initramfs/Guide - Done! A redirect has not been created.

Hardened/HOWTO_locate_and_fix_textrels → Hardened/Textrels Guide - Done! A redirect has been created.

LiveUSB/HOWTO → LiveUSB/Guide - Done! A redirect has been created.

USB/HOWTO → USB/Guide - Done! A redirect has been created.

Localization/HOWTO → Localization/Guide - Done! A redirect has been created.

Nagios/HOWTO → Nagios/Guide - Done! A redirect has been created.

Openbox/HOWTO → Openbox/Guide - Done! A redirect has been created.

Project:Translation/Translation_HOWTO → Project:Translation/Guide - Done! A redirect has been created.

Samba4 Migrating/HOWTO → Samba/Samba 4 Migration Guide - Done!

Samba_AD_Centralized_authentication/HOWTO - Removed from the wiki. Nothing linked here and the page was empty.

Centralized authentication with Samba AD /HOWTO → Samba/Active Directory Guide - Done!

Xfce/HOWTO → Xfce/Guide - Done! A redirect has been created.

Zsh/HOWTO → Zsh/Guide - Done! A redirect has been created.