Pikipedia:Current projects

This article is about large projects on the wiki. For other tasks, see Pikipedia:Helping out.

This is a list of ongoing projects at Pikipedia that we could do with some help on. To request that other projects be undertaken, please leave a comment on the talk page. When a project has been completed, its section can be removed from this page.

Since the tasks vary in importance, duration, expected Pikmin knowledge, and required MediaWiki skills, this page will start with a nifty table listing all tasks and these attributes, as well as how close to completion they are. You can sort the table using the header row buttons, to make it easier to find a task that suits you. Of course, these values are subjective, and they're just recommendations – feel free to try any of the projects listed anyway. Read Pikipedia:Helping out if you feel you need to be better prepared.

Table

Task	Importance	Duration	Pikmin knowledge	MediaWiki skill	Completion	Useful info
Add the basics to Hey! Pikmin treasure articles	★★★★★	★★☆☆☆	★★★☆☆	★☆☆☆☆	[icon]	List of treasure articles%  <span style="width:px; display:inline-block; background-color:#522">
Add the basics to Hey! Pikmin enemy articles	★★★★★	★★☆☆☆	★★★☆☆	★☆☆☆☆	[icon]	List of treasure articles%  <span style="width:px; display:inline-block; background-color:#522">
Document Pikmin 3 Deluxe Side Stories content	★★★★★	★★☆☆☆	★★★☆☆	★☆☆☆☆	[icon]	List of Side Story days%  <span style="width:px; display:inline-block; background-color:#522">
Document the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate content	★★★★☆	★★☆☆☆	★☆☆☆☆	★★☆☆☆	[icon]	{{{7}}}%  <span style="width:px; display:inline-block; background-color:#522">
Upload important Hey! Pikmin images	★★★★☆	★★★☆☆	★★★★☆	★★☆☆☆	[icon]	{{{7}}}%  <span style="width:px; display:inline-block; background-color:#522">
Upload Pikmin 3 Deluxe images	★★★★☆	★★★☆☆	★★★☆☆	★★☆☆☆	[icon]	%  <span style="width:px; display:inline-block; background-color:#522">
Clean treasure articles according to the guidelines	★★★☆☆	★★☆☆☆	★★★☆☆	★☆☆☆☆	[icon]	List of treasure articles%  <span style="width:px; display:inline-block; background-color:#522">
Clean enemy articles according to the guidelines	★★★☆☆	★★★★☆	★★★☆☆	★★☆☆☆	[icon]	List of enemy articles%  <span style="width:px; display:inline-block; background-color:#522">
Clean area articles according to the guidelines	★★★☆☆	★★★★☆	★★★☆☆	★★☆☆☆	[icon]	List of area articles%  <span style="width:px; display:inline-block; background-color:#522">
Document menus	★★★☆☆	★★☆☆☆	★★★☆☆	★★☆☆☆	[icon]	List of menu articles%  <span style="width:px; display:inline-block; background-color:#522">
Mission Mode cleanup	★★★☆☆	★★★★☆	★★★☆☆	★★☆☆☆	[icon]	List of Mission Mode stage articles%  <span style="width:px; display:inline-block; background-color:#522">
2-Player Battle stage cleanup	★★☆☆☆	★★☆☆☆	★★★★☆	★☆☆☆☆	[icon]	List of 2-Player Batle stage articles%  <span style="width:px; display:inline-block; background-color:#522">
Bingo Battle stage cleanup	★★☆☆☆	★★☆☆☆	★★★★☆	★☆☆☆☆	[icon]	List of Bingo Battle stage articles%  <span style="width:px; display:inline-block; background-color:#522">
Explain how to reach caves	★★☆☆☆	★★☆☆☆	★★☆☆☆	★★☆☆☆	[icon]	List of cave articles%  <span style="width:px; display:inline-block; background-color:#522">
Add GamePad stylus mode buttons	★★☆☆☆	★★☆☆☆	☆☆☆☆☆	★★★☆☆	[icon]	{{{7}}}%  <span style="width:px; display:inline-block; background-color:#522">
Write better image descriptions	★★☆☆☆	★★★★☆	★★★☆☆	★★☆☆☆	[icon]	{{{7}}}%  <span style="width:px; display:inline-block; background-color:#522">
Document the max Pikmin deaths	★★☆☆☆	★★★☆☆	★★★★☆	★☆☆☆☆	[icon]	{{{7}}}%  <span style="width:px; display:inline-block; background-color:#522">
Transcribe text in treasures	★★☆☆☆	★★☆☆☆	☆☆☆☆☆	★★★☆☆	[icon]	List of treasure articles%  <span style="width:px; display:inline-block; background-color:#522">
Standardize family articles	★★☆☆☆	★★☆☆☆	★★★☆☆	★★☆☆☆	[icon]	List of family articles%  <span style="width:px; display:inline-block; background-color:#522">
Revive the random content box	★★☆☆☆	★★★☆☆	★★★★☆	★★☆☆☆	[icon]	%  <span style="width:px; display:inline-block; background-color:#522">
Quote cleanup	★☆☆☆☆	★★☆☆☆	☆☆☆☆☆	★★☆☆☆	[icon]	{{{7}}}%  <span style="width:px; display:inline-block; background-color:#522">
Convert large files	★☆☆☆☆	★★☆☆☆	☆☆☆☆☆	★★☆☆☆	[icon]	{{{7}}}%  <span style="width:px; display:inline-block; background-color:#522">

Details

Add the basics to Hey! Pikmin treasure articles

A little less than half of the treasure articles have a basic paragraph, and barely any have the other sections. The amiibo treasures are especially lacking information.

Add the basics to Hey! Pikmin enemy articles

A few enemy articles are still only skeletons! At the very least, they should have the subject's basic information. Other than those few, some articles are also lacking in-depth descriptions on the enemy's locations, even if they have them listed in the infobox. The biggest problem is probably the stats section. The only way to fill them in is by finding out each enemy's parameters, which is a lot of work.

Document Pikmin 3 Deluxe Side Stories content

The Side Stories feature interesting variations on Story Mode areas, but documentation on the layout and features of the missions is lacking, as are guides to complete them and names in other languages.

Upload important Hey! Pikmin images

Hey! Pikmin has been out for a while, but the wiki is still majorly lacking in certain images. The following images are needed:

• Enemies
  • Different poses and actions.
• Non-amiibo treasures
  • In the place where it's found
  • Logs screen
  • If useful, logs screen screenshot, but facing different angles.
• Areas
• Obstacles
• Main menu

Upload Pikmin 3 Deluxe images

Pikmin 3 Deluxe features many area differences compared to the original Pikmin 3, and these need screenshots to document them. Missions in the Side Stories also need more images. It's easy to take screenshots on the Nintendo Switch, so this task isn't difficult to do.

Document the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate content

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate features some Pikmin content. Most of it is not documented on the wiki. In the game's article, the list of spirits, songs, etc. should be completed, and in the articles of each Spirit, item, Assist Trophy, etc.'s subject, there should be a small section explaining how it works in the game.

Clean treasure articles according to the guidelines

Most treasure articles (both from Pikmin 2 and Hey! Pikmin) still lack proper information as to the location and collection of the treasure. Since treasures are so important to both games, these articles should be improved soon.

Clean enemy articles according to the guidelines

As of November 25^th, 2014, Pikipedia has an enemy article guidelines and a guide policy. Most of the enemy articles do not follow the new guidelines. As for guides, guide sections and articles should have the Guide template at the start, as a result. This includes, but is not limited to: enemy strategies, cave walkthroughs, Challenge Mode and Mission Mode guides, ship part, treasure and fruit walkthroughs and challenge runs. In addition, as of May 11^th, 2020, the enemy articles do not follow the most up-to-date guidelines about the "Naming" section, and the usage of {{naming}}.

Clean area articles according to the guidelines

As of December 18^th, 2014, Pikipedia has area article guidelines. Most of the area articles do not yet adhere to the guidelines.

Document menus

There are now separate articles for each menu screen, and all of them could be improved. Menus in Pikmin and Pikmin 2 are documented but need expansion and cleanup. Pikmin 3 is missing a few menus, and Hey! Pikmin is missing most of them.

Mission Mode cleanup

Most Mission Mode pages should have the basic lists of enemies and obstacles by now. Each level should have a in-text guide, split up into multiple paragraphs, on the most efficient way to get a Platinum medal in the level. We have plans to make video guides on the Wiki's YouTube channel, but until/if we get to doing that, we should add these guides ASAP. If someone has a strategy and you think you have a better one, please discuss on the talk page as to which we will put on the stage. There should be guides for both Collect Treasure! and Battle Enemies!; guides for the bosses are already present on their respective pages.

2-Player Battle stage cleanup

Most 2-Player Battle stage articles are short. The pages need data (enemy list, hazard list, Pellet Posy list), descriptions (possible layouts, marble and Onion locations, where cherries tend to land), and level-specific strategies. Ideally, they'd have one section per layout (including the layout selection direction, and the technical information template in each).

Bingo Battle stage cleanup

The Bingo Battle stage articles are a bit lackluster and disorganized. Here's a checklist of what to do to each stage article to improve this situation:

• Describe the stage very generally in the opening paragraph.
• Create an "Overview" section describing the stage's layout, mentioning possible paths to reach the other side of the arena, crannies, open spaces, structures of interest, etc. See also: Pikipedia:Area article guidelines#Overview.
• In each layout section's opening paragraph, describe in general the key differences between this layout and the others. Just the types of Pikmin is not enough.
• For each variation's image:
  • Use high resolution images.
  • Snap it with Victory Macaroon on (so its initial location is visible), and with 1v1 and 5 Pikmin on each side (so excess Pikmin or leaders don't clog up the image).
  • Since the game sometimes rotates the stages around, make sure the stage in the image is always oriented in the same way as the GamePad radar preview (the one used in the stage selection stage), for the sake of consistency.
• Make sure the term used to refer to a different object placement is "variation", not "layout".
• Standardize the look of all pages in general.

Explain how to reach caves

As of January 22^nd, 2014, the cave article guidelines has a new section. The purpose of this section is to explain to players how to reach the cave in question. The cave articles currently don't follow this part of the guidelines.

Add GamePad stylus mode buttons

When playing in Stylus mode in Pikmin 3, certain buttons appear on the GamePad screen for the use of the charge function, sprays, and other such things. If we could get the buttons themselves on the wiki, we can use it for data file pages and other places necessary. These buttons are translucent, and we should get images with a black background.

Write better image descriptions

Some image pages contain a good description of what the picture shows. Others, however, either only have a bland line of text, or are missing a description altogether. If you see such an image, please add a description. These do not have to be long or detailed, but concise and accurate; just a sentence about what the image is of, probably with a link to its subject if there's an article on it.

Document the max Pikmin deaths

As discussed here, some values for the maximum number of Pikmin that can get affected by a single attack should be gathered first, and then their place in an article will be later decided. As of now, Espyo will host a list.

Transcribe text in treasures

Some treasures have text written on them, much like the real world objects they represent. Using either the game textures or the real world counterparts, we should transcribe the text written on the object and point it down on the wiki. Some treasure articles don't have these transcriptions yet.

Standardize family articles

All family articles should follow the same style. They should all fit the set guidelines.

Revive the random content box

One of the Main Page's features for a few years was the "random content" box. It randomly displayed either a featured image, or some random excerpts from the games. However, that box has not been updated in years, and it was showing the same things over and over. A lot more content should be picked for it.

It's recommended to browse around the wiki, find good images and quotes, and start gathering a list of candidates in the template's talk page. If you could also contribute with ideas on how to improve the random content feature, those would be great too.

Quote cleanup

In an effort to standardize transcript text across the wiki, transcript text should be on the "Notes" namespace, and should be included inside pages with {{transcript}}. To do this, move the text to "Notes:Article name/monolog" (or "/voyage" or "/ship") and include {{metadata}} as documented. Then add or change the notes template on the article (see the template's documentation), and transclude the new subpage on the notes listing page it comes from using the alternative form of the notes template (again, see its documentation). Some articles already have these notes, but they are hardcoded into the article, and should instead use {{notes}}.

Convert large files

Some files on the wiki are pretty massive. Heavy PNGs should be replaced by lighter JPGs or go through PNGCrush, high-quality JPGs should have their quality toned down, and images with needlessly high dimensions should be shrunk. But of course, common sense needs to be used for this. If the image is meant to have clear detail, it might be best for it to stay the way it is. Read this as your starting point and use your judgment! A list of the largest files can be found here.