Wikipedia:WikiProject Citation cleanup/Bare URL backlog drive
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Welcome to the first backlog drive for bare URLs, brought to you by WikiProject Citation cleanup!
What are bare URLs?
editFrom Wikipedia:Bare URLs:
- A bare URL is a URL cited as a reference for some information in an article without any accompanying information about the linked page. In other words, it is just the text out of the URL bar of a web browser copied and pasted into the Wiki text, inserted between <ref></ref> tags or simply provided as an external link, without title, author, date, or any of the usual information necessary for a bibliographic citation or fixing dead links.
- A bare URL is much less helpful than a full citation:
- Bare URLs are subject to link rot. The usability of a bare URL depends entirely on the target web site both continuing to host the page, and retaining its chosen site structure. It is under no obligation to do either.
- A bare URL provides much less information to the reader than a full citation.
- Bare URLs are not very digitally accessible. Screenreaders can navigate directly to hyperlinked text, so digital accessibility guidelines advise hyperlinking descriptive text that explains where the link leads to.
- Bare URLs are most easily filled by the editor who adds the URL as a reference. That editor has read the webpage, and therefore has all the details in front of them. An editor citing any source should assess it to check that it is a reliable source, so they should have checked issue such as article title, date, author(s), publisher, page number, etc.
Scoring
edit- 1. Each bare URL[bare URL] filled in is worth 1 point.
- To be considered "filled," a citation should have at least:
- A title
- A date (if applicable)
- An author (if applicable)
- A work/website/publisher/newspaper/etc. (if applicable)
- To be considered "filled," a citation should have at least:
- 2. Each {{Bare url}} issue template removed (when the article no longer has any bare URLs) is worth an additional 3 points.
- 3. Each spot check completed on tallies is worth 0.5 points (to a maximum of 25 points).
Awards
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At least 5 points a cookie. |
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At least 200 points The Citation Barnstar |
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At least 25 points The Minor Barnstar |
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At least 500 points The Barnstar of Diligence |
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At least 50 points The Original Barnstar |
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At least 1000 points Order of the Lesser Scribe of Wikipedia |
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At least 100 points The Cleanup Barnstar |
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At least 2000 points The Order of the Superior Scribe of Wikipedia |
Tally
edit- Dinosaur (filled 12 urls, removed issue template)
Checked C F A 💬 19:28, 20 July 2024 (UTC) - Wikipedia (filled 2 urls)
- Example (filled 4 urls) Checked C F A 💬 19:28, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
- Total: 21.