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Wikipedia and other wiki-style sites commonly place banner-style maintenance templates on pages which have one or more issues that need addressing. These templates highlight what issues need addressing and invite contributors to contribute to correct these issues. For example, Wikipedia uses Wikipedia:Template index/Disputes and Wikipedia:Template index/Cleanup. Maintenance templates can be placed at the top of an article, or at the top of a section within an article.

Example of a Wikipedia ‘cleanup’ maintenance template.

Fandom Wikis often implement these templates in stylized ways which reference character quotes, and/or events from the fictional universe the wiki documents.

For example, the Star Wars wiki Wookiepedia uses stylized maintenance templates extensively — see here for their full list

Example of a stylized maintenance template used by Wookiepedia.

To add flair to the wiki, custom Morrowind-themed maintenance templates can be created, using Obsidian-style Callouts. Callout icons could be images of the character whom the quote is from, or one of many icons used in Morrowind (e.g., spell, disease, skill, faction icons etc.)

Morrowind-Themed Maintenance Templates

A list of draft maintenance templates, sorted by category. Where more than one potential option is given for what the final maintenance template could be, the callout will specify if it is “option 1”, “2” and so on.

Wikipedia Example:

Wikipedia “{{Uncategorized}}” maintenance template

Article Categorization Issues

For pages that are placed in an incorrect category, or directly in /content.

E.g., a guide on creating Patches is placed in /content/Guides instead of /content/Guides/Patches.

Draft Ideas -- Article Categorization Issues:

Uncategorized Article:

"You've finally arrived, but our records don't show from where."

This article has not been added to any category. Please help out by adding it to a category so it can be listed with similar articles.

*replace default icon with picture of Imperial Guard.

Miscategorized Article:

"So strange this place. Far from the marsh."

This article has been placed in the wrong category, or a better category for it exists than what it is currently in. Please help out by moving the article to a more suitable category so it can be listed with similar articles.

*replace default icon with picture of default Argonian.

Article Tag Issues

Maintenance templates For the following issues:

An article is missing tags.
An article contains tags that are not relevant to its content.

Draft Ideas -- Article Tag Issues:

Missing Tags:

"The letter that preceded you mentioned you were born under a certain sign. And what would that be?"

This article does not contain any tags. Please help out by adding tags so it can be listed with similar articles.

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Inaccurate Tags:

"The blue plates are nice, but the brown ones seem to last longer."

This article contains tags that are not sufficiently related to the content. Please help by editing the tags so it can be listed with similar articles.

*replace icon with Breton Male face, or perhaps a blue plate

*option 1

"The chairs. The tables. All confused. We hear the words, and must speak them. We take them, and arrange them, but still, they will not be quiet."

This article contains tags that are not sufficiently related to the content. Please help by editing the tags so it can be listed with similar articles.

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*option 1

Category Maintenance

Maintenance templates for subject ‘categories’ (i.e., the subfolders contained within /content). Each subfolder contains an index.md file that acts as a folder-page for the category, so any ‘category maintenance’ templates should be inserted there.

Draft Ideas -- Category Maintenance:

Underpopulated Category:

"Seen any elves? HA HA HA HA HA HA HA"

This category could be populated with more articles. Please help out by contributing written articles.

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Overpopulated Category:

"Candy, candy -- he makes so much! Uncle Sweetshare has a magic touch!"

This category is overpopulated. Please consider splitting it into smaller subcategories.

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Category Undergoing Maintenance:

For categories that are being reorganized.

"Where is that slave? Here not long ago."

Articles in this category are currently being recategorized. Be aware when adding new articles to this category while this message is up. If you wish to know who is working on the category, please consult the Discussions tab on Github for discussion on this index page.

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Cleanup

Draft Ideas -- Cleanup

A broad maintenance template for when none of the more specific templates fit.

Cleanup:

"Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt. Everywhere dirt."

This article may require cleanup to meet MMW’s quality standards. No cleanup reason has been specified. Please help improve this article if you can; the discussions tab on Github may contain suggestions.

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Conciseness

Draft Ideas -- Conciseness of Articles

Articles should be detailed, but substantive. Articles that repeat themselves or ramble too much should be made more concise.

Conciseness

"I'm a busy gal, so if you could hurry this up."

Parts of this article could be made more concise for better readability.

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Context

Draft Ideas -- Context Missing

Article is Missing Context:

"Oh. The bad people are the Camonna Tong. I thought everybody knew that."

Parts of this article do not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject to understand later content.

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Contradiction

Draft Ideas -- Article Contradictions

Article Contradicts Another Article:

"FOUL MURDER"

Parts of this article contradict those of another article. Please help by verifying its factuality or correcting the contradiction.

*replace icon with Vivec’s face or the illustration ‘Foul Murder’

Article Contradicts Itself:

"I have two accounts of Nerevar's death here in my library. Read them, and judge for yourself."

Parts of this article are self-contradictory or confusing and need to be edited for clarity.

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Deletion

For articles, categories (folders), or tags considered for deletion.

Draft Ideas -- Deletion

Article/Category/Tag Considered for Deletion:

"This is the end of you, s'wit!"

This [article/category/tag] is a candidate for deletion. Consult the Github Discussions tab if you disagree.

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Deletion Disputed:

"I'm being attacked. Help!"

The deletion of this page is contested. The person placing this notice intends to dispute the deletion of this article on its Github Discussions page, and requests that this page not be deleted in the meantime.

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Copyright Violation

Possible Copyright Violation

The previous content of this page appears to infringe on the copyright of the text from the source(s) below:

[placeholder]

Posting copyrighted material without the express permission of the copyright holder is a violation of applicable law and of our policy. Those who repeatedly post copyrighted material may be blocked from further editing.

*ironically, this description was copy-pasted directly from Wookiepedia.

Expand

For insufficiently detailed content or incomplete lists.

Draft Ideas -- Expand

Article or Section Could Be Expanded Upon

"Welcome, friend. Share some sugar?"

It is requested that this article, or a section of this article, be expanded.

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Incomplete List Could Be Expanded

"Welcome, friend. Share some sugar?"

This list is incomplete and could benefit from additional entries.

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Factual Accuracy

Draft Ideas -- Factual Accuracy

"Greetings! M'Aiq knows many things. What is your interest? You seek knowledge. M'Aiq has much. Some of it verified by actual facts!"

The factual accuracy of this article or section is disputed.

*replace icon with M’Aiq.

Game Engine-Specific Issues:

Draft Ideas -- Game Engine-Specific Issues:

Lacks MWSE/MGE-XE Information

"There are a few ways we can do this, and the choice is yours."

This article could benefit from the addition of MGE-XE/MWSE-specific information.

*replace icon with Socucius Ergalla or MWSE logo.

Lacks OpenMW Information

"There are a few ways we can do this, and the choice is yours."

This article could benefit from the addition of OpenMW-specific information.

*replace icon with Socucius Ergalla or OpenMW logo.

Images

Draft Ideas -- Image & Diagram Issues:

Article Lacking images/Diagrams

"How free you are, to venture in the nude!"

This article could benefit from the addition of more images and/or diagrams.

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Merging or Splitting Articles

Draft Ideas -- Merging or Splitting Articles:

Article Considered for Merging

"We make a special trip just for you, same low price."

This article could benefit from being merged into [placeholder name]. If you disagree, please consult the Discussions tab on Github.

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Article to be Split into Multiple Articles

"Your age is past. We are the new gods, born of the flesh, and wise and caring of the needs of our people."

This article should be split into either multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page, or a set of articles.

*replace icon with Sotha Sil or ALMSIVI symbol.

Multiple Issues

Draft Ideas -- Article Contains Multiple Issues:

Mutiple Issues

"Hrisskar, Don't think I've forgotten our wager. I want this dagger sharp as a scamp's claw by morning."

This article has multiple issues and is in need of major additions and/or work.

*replace icon with note icon matching that of ‘Note to Hrisskar’.

Neutrality

Draft Ideas -- Neutral POV

Article’s Neutrality Disputed

"Yes, Ahnassi is a thief. But she is a NICE thief. Don't you think so?"

The neutrality of this article or section is disputed. Please see the relevant discussion on the Guthub Discussions page.

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Redlinks

Redlinks are placeholder links to wiki articles that have not yet been created. E.g., if the article on Blender had not yet been created, you could create a redlink in your animation tutorial as a placeholder to reference it like so: [[Modding Tools/3D Modeling Software & Tools/Blender|Blender]] which would be displayed as Blender

Draft Ideas -- Redlinks

Article Contains Too Many Redlinks

"Why walk when you can ride?"

This article contains an excess of redlinks. Attention is requested to create new articles from these links.

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Relevance

Draft Ideas -- Issues with Article Relevance

Relevance to Morrowind

"[...supposedly the definitive reference to fishy sticks throughout Tamriel, but the pages are so smeared with fishy stick sauce it is impossible to read any of them.]"

The relevance of this article/section to Morrowind modding is disputed and requires work. Consult the Github Discussion for more information.

*replace icon with “Have a Fishy Stick!” image.

Topic Covered Elsewhere

"Greetings, outlander. Don't I know you from somewhere?"

This article/section repeats information already covered by external sources. It could benefit from being condensed and directing readers to those sources where applicable. Consult the Github Discussion for more information.

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repeating information from external sources - this article about [non-morrowind-specific tool/subject] repeats information already explained on [external tool/subject website, e.g., Gimp user guides

Sources

Draft Ideas -- Issues with Sources

Lacking Sources

"There's no point being part of history if you're too ignorant to learn it"

This article needs to be provided with more sources to conform to a higher standard of article quality.

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Irrelevant Sources

"Rumors flow from the House of Troubles"

This article cites sources which do not sufficiently relate to its content.

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Tone

Most wikis use an impartial, encyclopedic tone. It would be sensible for MMW to follow this convention, as it avoids lending certain mods, modding methods or modding tools an undue bias. If any content should be recommended over others, sources should be cited. An encyclopedic tone makes maintaining a consistent tone and style of writing easier; humor is subjective.

Draft Ideas -- Tone Issues

Informal Tone

"Where's your uniform?"

This article, or a section of this article, may not be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry.

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Update

Draft Ideas -- Article Outdated

Article is Outdated

"Have you taken care of that cave rat problem yet?"

Parts of this article are no longer up to date. Please update the article to include missing information, and remove this template when finished.

*replace icon with Eydis Fire-Eye.

WIP Article

Draft Ideas -- WIP Articles

Article is a Work in Progress

"Not done yet. Soon, though. You go away and let me work now. Can't work with people watching. Sometimes I don't even watch. Big rock, you know."

This page is a work in progress. Therefore, it is not finished and may undergo critical changes while this message remains in place. As a courtesy, please avoid making minor edits to this page while this message is displayed, in order to avoid edit conflicts.

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Typical Types of Maintenance Templates

Quote dump - interesting quotes here

NOTE

The blue plates are nice, but the brown ones seem to last longer.

- Breton Male

Why walk when you can ride?

- Dunmer Silt Strider Pilot

What a grand and intoxicating innocence!

- Dagoth Ur

All I want is a pair of boots, how hard can that be?

- Basks-In-The-Sun

Seen any elves?

- Nords

You like to walk close to the fire, don't you?

- Nords

How wonderful. Another tourist.

- Imperials

*for use when referring to wiki viewers who are not contributors? Perhaps the condescension is too much.

"Under the sun and sky Outlander, we greet you warmly".

- Dunmer

*a friendlier welcome to potential wiki contributors

Wealth beyond measure, outlander.

- Dunmer

It just stood there, holding its tail and whispering. What did it say?

- High Elf Male

I could kill that guar. Those boots are ruined.

- Dunmer

*for articles that need serious reworking

Hainab stole my pants!

- Hentus Yansurnummu

The sun and moon transform day to night... but what transforms the mind?

- High Elf Male

I don't recall using teleportation, and yet there I was. Alone. Naked.

- High Elf Male

Why am I naked? Because it's too damned hot here! You people think that every time you see a naked Nord barbarian, he's been tricked by some witch. So narrow minded.

- Forstaag the Sweltering

"There's no point being part of history if you're too ignorant to learn it"

- Caius Cossades

*Article is missing citations?

Our sugar is yours, friend.

- Khajiit

May you walk on warm sands.

- Khajiit

Summoned by another, questions again.

- Argonians

The prey approaches.

- Argonians

Candy, candy -- he makes so much! Uncle Sweetshare has a magic touch! So it's back to the workshop in the snow! With lovely lanterns all aglow! He he! Ha ho! He he he ha ha ho!

- Uncle Sweetshare

Hrisskar, Don't think I've forgotten our wager. I want this dagger sharp as a scamp's claw by morning.

- Ganciele (Note to Hrisskar)

Greetings! M'Aiq knows many things. What is your interest? You seek knowledge. M'Aiq has much. Some of it verified by actual facts!

- M’Aiq the Liar

We did not murder Nerevar. The legend that we murdered Nerevar comes from a story told by a shield-companion to Nerevar, Alandro Sul, who lived among the Ashlanders. The Ashlanders have retained Alandro Sul's account as part of their oral histories. The account is persuasive in some details, implausible in others, and is in any case false. I have two accounts of Nerevar's death here in my library. Read them, and judge for yourself.

- Vivec

Internal politics. Some concern about my sugar.

- Caius Cosades

I've been recalled to the Imperial City. You'll be promoted to Operative, and will head the Blades here in Vvardenfell until I return.

- Caius Cosades

I watch. I wonder. I build. I tear down. Am I a god? As surely as any are.

- Sotha Sil, ‘Sotha Sil’s Last Words’, The Imperial Library

Omnipotent. Omniscient. Sovereign. Immutable. How sweet it is to be a god!

- Dagoth Ur

Dagoth Ur welcomes you, Nerevar, my old friend. But to this place where destiny is made. Why have you come unprepared?

- Dagoth Ur

This is where you get off. Come with me.

- Chargen Guard 1

Get yourself up on deck and let's keep this as civil as possible.

- Chargen Guard 1

They laughed at me when I suggested this. We'll see who laughs after I leap to the top of their towers and scream out my success.

- Tarhiel, ‘Journal of Tarhiel’

Now where is that slave... was here a minute ago..

- Dunmer

Such fine company. One would be wise to listen

- Argonians

Master was right to discipline us. We are foolish.

- Argonians

So strange this place. Far from the marsh.

- Argonians

Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt. Everywhere dirt.

- Breton Males

I have a feeling that you and I are about to become very close.

- Bosmer Male

How free you are, to venture in the nude!

- Bosmer Male

"Have you seen the Twin Lamps?"

- Slaves

"Fetch the Fork of Horripilation from the mad hermit near Ald Redaynia."

- Sheogorath

"Rumors flow from the House of Troubles"

- Tribunal faithful saying

"A terrible place, I've heard. There's a boat from Khuul, if you have any reason to go."

- generic dialogue: Solstheim

"Oh. The bad people are the Camonna Tong. I thought everybody knew that."

- Larrius Varro

"Have you taken care of that cave rat problem yet?"

- Eydis Fire-Eye

"These rats are such a nuisance! I'm worried they'll eat all of my pillows,"

- Drarayne Thelas

"Short trip, long trip. You decide."

- Dunmer

"Yes, Ahnassi is a thief. But she is a NICE thief. Don't you think so?"

- Ahnassi

"What's that? Oh, never mind the jewels! I just want to find the bandit again. He was charming, and funny, and I simply must see him again".

- Maurrie Aurmine>

"I must say, I find you most interesting right now. Please, go ahead."

- Altmer

"Well, I find myself in pleasant company. Please, share your thoughts."

- Altmer

"I'm a busy gal, so if you could hurry this up."

- Redguard Female

"the eye of the needle lies in the teeth of the wind; the mouth of the cave lies in the skin of the pearl; the dream is the door and the star is the key." - 'Wisdom's Test' Nerevarine prophecy

"I know a fine place. Excellent fishing. My friend, Mehra Milo, says it's her favorite fishing spot. You ready to go?"

- Blatta Hateria

"Me? Well, I have done a few pieces. Mostly, Ghorak just throw them really far. You interested in buying a piece? I'm working on one now... for now, I call 'Untitled rock.'"

- Duma gro-Lag

"Your age is past. We are the new gods, born of the flesh, and wise and caring of the needs of our people."

- Sotha Sil, ‘The Battle of Red Mountain’, (Vivec)

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Morrowind-Themed Maintenance Templates

Article Categorization Issues

Uncategorized Article:

Miscategorized Article:

Article Tag Issues

Missing Tags:

Inaccurate Tags:

Category Maintenance

Underpopulated Category:

Overpopulated Category:

Category Undergoing Maintenance:

Cleanup

Cleanup:

Conciseness

Conciseness

Context

Article is Missing Context:

Contradiction

Article Contradicts Another Article:

Article Contradicts Itself:

Deletion

Article/Category/Tag Considered for Deletion:

Deletion Disputed:

Copyright Violation

Expand

Article or Section Could Be Expanded Upon

Incomplete List Could Be Expanded

Factual Accuracy

Game Engine-Specific Issues:

Lacks MWSE/MGE-XE Information

Lacks OpenMW Information

Images

Article Lacking images/Diagrams

Merging or Splitting Articles

Article Considered for Merging

Article to be Split into Multiple Articles

Multiple Issues

Mutiple Issues

Neutrality

Article’s Neutrality Disputed

Redlinks

Article Contains Too Many Redlinks

Relevance

Relevance to Morrowind

Topic Covered Elsewhere

Sources

Lacking Sources

Irrelevant Sources

Tone

Informal Tone

Update

Article is Outdated

WIP Article

Article is a Work in Progress

Typical Types of Maintenance Templates

Quote dump - interesting quotes here

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