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There are two main ways to help Pikipedia. You can either read articles, and contribute with improvements (rewording a sentence, [[Special:Upload|adding an image]], performing a tagged task, suggesting an idea on the talk page, etc.), or you can pick something from the list of tasks and start working on it:
There are two main ways to help Pikipedia. You can either read articles, and contribute with improvements (rewording a sentence, [[Special:Upload|adding an image]], performing a tagged task, suggesting an idea on the talk page, etc.), or you can pick something from the list of tasks and start working on it:


*[[:Category:Stubs|Stubs]] – short articles that need more information. Contribute by adding some.
* Add more ''Pikmin'' info
*[[:Category:Cleanup|Cleanup]] – articles or sections that need some cleaning up. This can go from rewording some poor sentences to completely rewriting the section.
** Add more information to '''[[:Category:Stubs|stubs]]'''.
*[[:Category:Articles with things to do|To do list]] – minor tasks scattered around.
** Follow the '''[[:Category:Articles with things to do|to do list]]''' of minor tasks.
*[[:Category:Pages that need images|Pages that need images]] – articles that either have poor images, or very few. [[Special:Upload|Upload some]]!
** [[Special:Upload|Upload]] images to '''[[:Category:Pages that need images|articles that need them]]'''.
*[[Special:WantedPages|Wanted pages]] – articles that are being called, but don't exist. Try creating one!
** Create '''[[Special:WantedPages|wanted pages]]'''.
*[[:Category:To be deleted|Articles to be deleted]], [[:Category:Articles to be merged|merged]] and [[:Category:Articles to be split|split]] – articles that have been nominated to be deleted, merged with another article, or split into two or more pages. Share your opinion about it on the article's talk page.
** Contribute with knowledge about a '''[[:Category:Articles in need of specific game help|specific game or version]]''', if you have it!
*[[:Category:Articles in need of specific game help|Articles in need of specific game help]] – these pages need help from somebody who owns a specific game and/or version. If you have the required games, contribute!
* Contribute without ''Pikmin'' knowledge
*[[Pikipedia:Current projects|Current projects]] – list of big projects that are happening right now. Pick one you like, and help out!
** Provide '''[[:Category:Articles in need of translations|translations]]'''.
*Tag articles and sections that need help with the corresponding templates.
** '''[[:Category:Cleanup|Clean up]]''' articles or sections that need attention.
*Go through the [[:Category:Images|images]] and...
** Add '''[[:Category:Articles in need of sources|missing sources]]'''.
**...find any with low quality, and upload a replacement or add an {{tem|image}} tag to it.
** Update '''[[:Category:Articles with dead links|dead links]]'''.
**...find any without a description, and add one.
** Fix '''[[:Category:Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls|duplicate arguments in templates]]'''.
**...find any without a given license, and add one.
* Discuss
**...find any that is [[Special:UnusedFiles|unused]] and use it on an article, or mark it for deletion ({{tem|delete}}) if it's not a good image.
** Nominate new items or vote on existing nominations for the main page's...
*Compare existing articles with our [[Pikipedia:Policy|policies]], and if something is wrong (like a game name that's not italicized), fix it!
*** Next '''[[Pikipedia:Featured articles/nominations|featured article]]'''.
*Find articles and files that are not under the [[Special:Categories|categories]] they should be in, and categorize them. Remember to use the deepest category possible!
*** Next '''[[Pikipedia:Poll/nominations|poll]]'''.
*Find [[:Category:Articles with dead links|dead links]] and update them.
** Voice your opinion on articles that are pending to be...
*Give your opinion by [[Pikipedia:Featured articles/nominations|nominating]] a new featured article for the main page, or voting on existing nominations.
*** '''[[:Category:To be deleted|Deleted]]'''.
*** '''[[:Category:Articles to be merged|Merged]]'''.
*** '''[[:Category:Articles to be split|Split]]'''.
* Read articles and help them out
** Tag articles and sections that need help with the corresponding '''[[:Category:Maintenance templates|templates]]'''.
** Compare existing articles with our '''[[Pikipedia:Policy|policies]]''', and if something is wrong (like a game name that's not italicized), fix it!
** Find articles and files that are not under the '''[[Special:Categories|categories]]''' they should be in, and categorize them. Remember to use the deepest category possible!
* Others
** '''[[Pikipedia:Current projects|Current projects]]''' – list of big projects that are happening right now. Pick one you like, and help out!
** Go through the [[:Category:Images|images]] and...
*** ...find any with low quality, and upload a replacement or add an {{tem|image}} tag to it.
*** ...find any without a description, and add one.
*** ...find any without a given license, and add one.
*** ...find any that is [[Special:UnusedFiles|unused]] and use it on an article, or mark it for deletion ({{tem|delete}}) if it's no good.


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