Category:Articles needing cleanup: Difference between revisions

This category contains a list of all articles that have been identified as prime targets for content improvement. The Qt Wiki was migrated from the ExpressionEngine software to MediaWiki in February 2015, and some "polishing" is required to complete the migration. For example, formatting and markup may need to be updated. If you'd like to help, please see Wiki Editing Hints to get started.

Handling articles that are no longer relevant

Some articles are outdated. They might be focused on old versions of Qt (e.g., Qt 3), platforms that are no longer supported (e.g., Symbian), have instructions on how to use the old website, et cetera. Nonetheless, their content should still be preserved for historical purposes as they could be helpful to users who support legacy software.

Add the {{Outdated}} template to any such articles you encounter to inform readers about the outdated nature of the material. For example:

{{Outdated|reason=The Symbian platform is no longer supported.}}

Handling duplicate articles

Some articles contain mostly duplicate material already found elsewhere in the wiki. For example:

• Mingw vs. MinGW (differences in title case)
• Building-Qt-5-from-Git vs. Building Qt 5 from Git (differences in separators)

To help prevent link rot, these types of pages should be redirected instead of deleted. Please follow this checklist when doing so:

1. Check that the content of the two pages is, indeed, identical.
2. If there are any substantive differences, merge the relevant changes into the main article.
3. Replace the contents of the unwanted article with a

   #REDIRECT

   command, as in:

#REDIRECT [[Building Qt 5 from Git]]

Articles that don't belong in the Qt Wiki

An article might, for example, consist of a question instead of educational content, or it might be about a 3^rd-party tool that is not part of the Qt Project. If you believe that an article doesn't belong in the Qt Wiki, mark it for deletion using the {{Delete}} template as shown below, being sure to provide a reason as well.

{{Delete|reason=Not related to the Qt Project in any way (past or present).}}

This will add the article to Category:Delete, where admins periodically review the pages and delete those that should not be part of the wiki. If you encounter a page displaying the {{Delete}} template and disagree with its potential deletion, leave your reasons on the article's Discussion page.

Empty articles

If an article is empty (meaning it has no content other than category links), then:

1. Check the article's edit log ("View History") to ensure that someone hasn't erased the content deliberately. (If they have, it might be better to redirect the page.)
2. Check that there are no pages with similar titles. (If there are, it might be better to redirect the page.)
3. Mark the article for deletion with the {{Delete}} template.