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'''Maintenance''' refers to the ongoing tasks involved in helping to keep the wiki clean, up to date and ensuring that our content is in-line with [[:Category:Policies|policy]]. Users are encouraged to continuously contribute to areas of maintenance which meet their interests and capabilities. However, some tasks are assigned to [[Project:Staff|staff]], who help keep the wiki clean from [[Project:Vandalism|vandalism]] by blocking troublesome editors. Certain basic maintenance tasks may also be assigned to a [[Project:Bots|bot]], which is able to edit a large number of pages in a short space of time.

Please remember that basic maintenance edits, such as fixing a link or correcting a spelling mistake, should be marked as a [[Help:Editing#Minor edits|minor edit]].

==Main Page==
The '''[[Main Page]]''' is an important way to welcome visitors to the wiki, and invite them to further explore our community by providing them with news, community notices, links to useful pages, and more. 

The Main Page has three dynamic sections that present rotating and up-to-date information to visitors. Instead of editing the main page itself, we modify these sections using ''templates''. Certain rules are required for updating each of these templates, which are explained in the section below. Anyone is free to update these templates when necessary. Finally, it is recommended that all templates with bullet points for info should contain around '''&#190;-1&#189;''' lines per bullet point.

;{{tem|Featured article}}
Featured articles should contain the first 4-6 lines of information from the current featured article. A thumbnail of the article's main image should also be displayed.

;{{tem|Did you know}}
This template consists of four interesting ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' facts. The ''first'' line of info should be accompanied with an image, no bigger than 150px thumbnailed. Please link and '''bold''' the character or game relating to the subject of each line, so guests and users alike are prompted to see more information in the article itself.

;{{tem|New releases}}
This is the the template that shows the most recently released ''Mario'' games within the past six months.

The ''first'' line of info should be accompanied with an image, no bigger than 150px within a thumbnail. Please link and '''bold''' the character or game relating to the subject of each line, so guests and users alike are prompted to see more information in the article itself.

==File maintenance==
Images, as well as [[Help:Media|audio and video]] files, are essential to provide examples about what articles are detailing in words. All articles should use at least one image, with the exception of [[:Category:Implied|implied]] or unseen subjects. Various maintenance tasks may be required for the file itself (such as issues with quality and categorization), the use of the file on pages, or the request for the uploading of additional files where required. Files should also closely follow the [[Project:Image use policy|image use policy]], and new revisions to files may only be uploaded by [[Project:Autoconfirmed users|autoconfirmed users]].

{| class=wikitable style="padding:5px;border-collapse:collapse;background:#FACD00;font-family:Arial;font-size:11px" width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=4 
| width="180" |'''Unlicensed images'''
|Images without a [[:Category:Copyright templates|copyright tag]] that excludes them from [[:Category:Images by copyright status|one of these subcategories]]. Such files can't be found in one specific maintenance category: they must be found manually.
|-
|'''Uncategorized files'''
|Files that don't have any categories at all, including a copyright status. <br>See [[Special:UncategorizedFiles]]
|-
|'''Files that are missing a category'''
|Almost all files may be attributed to a [[:Category:Images by game|game]] or [[:Category:Images|other form of media]]. The {{tem|uncategorized}} template seen when uploading files should be replaced with an appropriate media category. <br>See [[:Category:Files with missing categories]]
|-
|'''Images without aboutfile'''
|Images without the {{tem|aboutfile}} template, or with a blank or improperly formatted template. <br>See [[:Category:Files with broken Aboutfile template]]
|-
|'''Unused files'''
|All files should be used on at least one page. Some unused files may be eligible for deletion if they are too similar to another file, or otherwise have no use on our articles. <br>See [[Special:UnusedFiles]]
|-
|'''Articles that need more images'''
|Articles with {{tem|image}} need one or more images added to them. <br>See [[:Category:Articles that need more images]]
|-
|'''Articles that need more media'''
|Articles with {{tem|more media}} require one or more audio and/or video files. <br>See [[:Category:Articles that need more media]]
|-
|'''Broken file links'''
|Pages that are currently linking to a file that doesn't exist. If a file link on a page is unnecessary, then it should be removed. <br>See [[:Category:Articles with broken file links]] and [[Special:WantedFiles]]
|-
|'''Images of poor quality'''
|Images that are of very low quality are tagged with {{tem|image-quality}}, and should be re-uploaded or replaced. <br>See [[:Category:Quality requested]]
|}

==Written content==
The following maintenance issues concern the actual written content of an article. Content should be free from spelling/grammatical errors, be of a decent length and containing all available information, as well as following the wiki's [[:Category:Writing guidelines|writing guidelines]].

{| class=wikitable style="padding:5px;border-collapse:collapse;background:#7ba1d2;font-family:Arial;font-size:11px" width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=4 
| width="180" |'''Wanted pages'''
|Articles that have yet to be created will be shown as a red link. New articles must follow the [[Project:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]], and can only be created by [[Project:Autoconfirmed users|autoconfirmed users]]. <br>See [[Special:WantedPages]]
|-
|'''Stub articles'''
|Articles or sections that are very short, and lacking basic information will be tagged with {{tem|stub}} or <nowiki>{{stub|section=yes}}</nowiki> for sections of articles. <br>See [[:Category:Stubs]] or [[:Category:Section stubs]]
|-
|'''Rewrite requested'''
|Poorly-written articles which require revising should be tagged with {{tem|rewrite}}. Issues may include being poorly worded, ridden with grammar mistakes, or otherwise going against our [[Mariopedia:Manual of Style|manual of style]]. An [[:Category:Rewrite and expansion requested|expansion]] may also be required with {{tem|rewrite-expand}}. <br>See [[:Category:Rewrite requested]]
|-
|'''Missing sections'''
|While these articles consist of essential information, they are still missing certain sections. Tag these with {{tem|expand}}.<br> See [[:Category:Articles needing expansion]]
|-
|'''Long trivia section'''
|Articles containing an overly long [[Project:Trivia|trivia]]: such sections should only contain miscellaneous and notable information which does not fit elsewhere within the article. Trivia should be incorporated into other article sections when applicable. <br>See [[:Category:Articles with long trivia sections]]
|}

==General article maintenance==
Maintenance that doesn't specifically concern the article's written content or files.

{| class=wikitable style="padding:5px;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f97474;font-family:Arial;font-size:11px" width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 
| width="180" |'''Articles under construction''' 
|Articles that are tagged with the {{tem|construction}} template are not fully finished, and may have an informal appearance. Before trying to complete the article, make sure that the user who marked it as under construction does not intend to finish it themselves. <br>See [[:Category:Articles under construction]]
|-
|'''No category'''
|Articles without a [[Project:Categories|category]] (please disregard the Main Page). <br>See [[Special:UncategorizedPages]]
|-
|'''Wanted categories'''
|Uncreated categories which are currently being used on articles. <br>See [[Special:WantedCategories]]
|-
|'''Citation needed'''
|Articles which contain information requiring a valid [[Project:Citations|reference]], or replacing links which have since gone defunct. <br>See [[:Category:Citation needed]]
|-
|'''Page reference errors'''
|This shows pages which contain a citation which has not been coded correctly. <br>See [[:Category:Pages with reference errors]]
|-
|'''Duplicate template arguments
|Such pages currently have an incorrectly coded template, which is trying to use the same parameter with different values. <br>See [[:Category:Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls]]
|-
|'''Titles from other languages'''
|Article titles with {{tem|another language}} are officially named, although in a language other than English. As per [[Project:Naming|our naming policy]], these pages should be moved to an official English title if found. <br>See [[:Category:Articles with titles from other languages]]
|-
|'''Orphaned pages'''
|Articles that have no [[Help:Link|links]] '''from''' anywhere else: every article must be referenced and linked to from at least one other article. <br>See [[Special:LonelyPages]]
|-
|'''Dead-end pages'''
|Articles that have no links '''to''' anywhere else. Article subjects, such as games and characters, must be given at least one link on the article that they are mentioned. <br>See [[Special:DeadendPages]]
|}

==Other maintenance==
This section covers miscellaneous maintenance tasks which do not fit into the above sections.

{| class=wikitable style="padding:5px;border-collapse:collapse;background:#64c58f;font-family:Arial;font-size:11px" width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3
| width="180" |'''Uncategorized categories'''
|[[Project:Categories|Category]] pages should be given a suitable parent category, which assists in navigating through different category levels. <br>See [[Special:UncategorizedCategories]]
|-
|'''Uncategorized templates'''
|All templates should appear within [[:Category:Templates]]. <br>See [[Special:UncategorizedTemplates]]
|-
|'''Double redirects'''
|[[Project:Redirects|Redirects]] that lead to another redirect. They should be edited so they both redirect to the same target page. <br>See [[Special:DoubleRedirects]]
|-
|'''Broken redirects'''
|Redirects that lead to a nonexistent page. Articles should be created or redirect target changed to an existing page. If the broken redirect is not necessary, then it should be tagged with {{tem|delete}}. <br>See [[Special:BrokenRedirects]]
|-
|}

==Administrative maintenance==
[[Project:Administrators|Administrators]] (also named "admins" or "sysops") are promoted users who are given additional tools, which assist in maintaining the upkeep of the wiki. All admins have the ability to counter [[Project:Vandalism|vandalism]] on the wiki by [[Project:Blocking policy|blocking]] troublesome editors, reverting detrimental edits by using the "rollback" feature, and hiding inappropriate edits if required. Administrators are also able to [[Project:Deletion policy|delete]] entire pages and images when necessary.

Regular users are also able to assist the admins in various ways. Unnecessary pages and images may be tagged with {{tem|delete}} so it appears in the [[:Category:Candidates for deletion|deletion category]], which administrators frequently check.

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