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To help us with this wiki, just choose a task below and put your name next to it. When you are finished, move the task to the finished tasks section at the bottom of the page. See also [[What you can do to promote solar cooking]].
 
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== One-time tasks ==
 
== One-time tasks ==
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* Determine where these [[Special:UnusedVideos|unused videos]] should be placed.
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* Set up the Forums on the Wiki.
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* Add verbiage to [[WAPI]] to indicate that water slowly heats and cools and is thus in kill zone for quite a time.
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* Add the documents [https://confluence.cornell.edu/dosearchsite.action?queryString=Engineers+Form+a+Sustainable+World+Solar&where=conf_all here] to site
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* Make sure that the <nowiki>{{ArabicPlans}}</nowiki> has been added as the first item under the "Resources" section on each [[:Category:Countries|country page]] for Arabic-speaking countries. ([[Algeria]] [[Bahrain]] [[Chad]] [[Comoros]] [[Djibouti]] [[Egypt]] [[Eritrea]] [[Iraq]] [[Israel]] [[Jordan]] [[Kuwait]] [[Lebanon]] [[Libya]] [[Mauritania]] [[Morocco]] [[Oman]] [[Palestine]] [[Qatar]] [[SADR]] [[Saudi Arabia]] [[Somalia]] [[Somaliland]] [[Sudan]] [[Syria]] [[Tunisia]] [[United Arab Emirates]] [[Yemen]]) This has already been done on may of these country pages. Check [[Egypt]] for exact format.
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* Invite to fill out memb. Form: [[Admin:IndividualsA2J]]
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*Tighten up [[Canning]] article including some caveats for these issues: "We do not, and cannot recommend these canning procedures, even for fruits. I have never seen any heat penetration work published or referenced to know these procedures take care of target microorganisms for all different fruits and tomatoes. If it was this simple, we would have the same process time for every fruit, even in boiling water. Different foods and packs heat differently while processing in the canner. They are mis-interpreting "all you need is boiling temperature." The goal is not to just bring the syrup to boiling and stop heating. Plus, when syrups or liquids boil out of the jar, you run the risk of lids not sealing, since those surfaces which meet should be clean. Also, we set goals for desirable headspaces and evacuation of air from jars before sealing for good vacuums and quality during storage. Our recommendations do not include solar canning or the description you have provided."
   
 
==Wishlist ==
 
==Wishlist ==
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* Change redirect from http://scwnet.org to point to new top page.
 
* Go through site to make sure that metric system is used first with US measurments in parens after.
 
 
*Add links to existing categories from each of the [[Compendium]] pages.
 
*Add links to existing categories from each of the [[Compendium]] pages.
* Add links to each of [http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&x=0&ref%5F=nb%5Fss%5Fgw&y=0&field-keywords=solar%20oven%20cooker&url=search-alias%3Daps these cookers] for sale on Amazon using associate querystring.
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* Add links to each of [http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&x=0&ref%5F=nb%5Fss%5Fgw&y=0&field-keywords=solar%20oven%20cooker&url=search-alias%3Daps the cookers on Amazon that SCI doesn't sell] incorporating our associate querystring (http://www.amazon.com/?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0&link_code=hom&tag=solarcookersint-20).
* Redo [[Buy a solar cooker]].
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* Revisit which cookers are featured here: [[Buy a solar cooker]].
 
* Add template to allow the display of a Google map and Google Earth KML file for important projects.
 
* Add template to allow the display of a Google map and Google Earth KML file for important projects.
* Integrate these cookers into the site: [http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/solar-cooker-portable.html All solar cooking manufacturers on Alibaba.com]
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* Integrate interesting cookers into the site: [http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/solar-cooker-portable.html All solar cooking manufacturers on Alibaba.com]
 
* [[User:Katjo.Mencanto|Katjo.Mencanto]] ([[User talk:Katjo.Mencanto|talk]]) - Write to all [[:Category:Solar Cookers International Network members]] whose pages are stubs asking for more information.
 
* [[User:Katjo.Mencanto|Katjo.Mencanto]] ([[User talk:Katjo.Mencanto|talk]]) - Write to all [[:Category:Solar Cookers International Network members]] whose pages are stubs asking for more information.
 
* Integrate the advice given [[Talk:Solar_cooker_dissemination_and_cultural_variables|here]] into the discussion about cultural variables (P).
 
* Integrate the advice given [[Talk:Solar_cooker_dissemination_and_cultural_variables|here]] into the discussion about cultural variables (P).
 
* Use robot to change foreign language translate links templates to use GoogleTranslateLinksAuto after more testing.
* Change links in Spanish Archive to point to Spanish Wiki. Do same with French.
 
* Use robot to change foreign language translate links templates to use GoogleTranslateLinksAuto.
 
 
* Integrate any pertinent information from the HEDON Wiki into our Wiki. [http://www.hedon.info/tiki-searchresults.php?highlight=solar+cooking&where=pages&search=Go http://www.hedon.info/Category:SolarCookers]
 
* Integrate any pertinent information from the HEDON Wiki into our Wiki. [http://www.hedon.info/tiki-searchresults.php?highlight=solar+cooking&where=pages&search=Go http://www.hedon.info/Category:SolarCookers]
*Go through old newsletters and add links to good, general-purpose articles.
 
 
* Write to all solar cooker manufacturers [[India#See_also|here]] and invite them to add pages to the wiki.
 
* Write to all solar cooker manufacturers [[India#See_also|here]] and invite them to add pages to the wiki.
 
* Recruit "subject matter experts" for each country.
 
* Recruit "subject matter experts" for each country.
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* Integrate [[Solar cooker models compared]] into site.
 
* Integrate [[Solar cooker models compared]] into site.
 
* Add other newsletters to [[:Category:Newsletters]]
 
* Add other newsletters to [[:Category:Newsletters]]
* Make sure French wiki's <nowiki>{{Liens de traduccion}}</nowiki> template has all available languages.
 
 
* Add page that discusses the participation by the UN in solar cooking.
 
* Add page that discusses the participation by the UN in solar cooking.
   
 
== On-going tasks ==
 
== On-going tasks ==
 
* Move all past events in the [[Calendar of events]] to [[Past events]].
 
* Move all past events in the [[Calendar of events]] to [[Past events]].
* [[User:Katjo.Mencanto|Katjo Mencanto]] - Stub articles: I am working on checking all ''stub'' articles to see if they can be "unstubbified" -- that is, if information can be added to fill out their descriptions.  I am focusing on those articles that are stubs because there are graphics in the area normally filled by text (but no text).  I will expand to the actual data-less stubs as I go along. (I moved this from "One-Time Tasks" to this area since it probably is going to be a never-ending tasker) [[User:Katjo.Mencanto|Katjo.Mencanto]] ([[User talk:Katjo.Mencanto|talk]]) 03:10, August 14, 2013 (UTC)
 
   
 
==Completed tasks==
 
==Completed tasks==
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*Test every external link on every NGO page and use the Wayback Machine on http://archive.org to recover any missing pages. Division of labor [[Admin:NGO cleanup|here]]
*[[User:Katjo.Mencanto|Katjo Mencanto]] 19:32, August 4, 2013 (UTC) '''Added [[:Category:NGOs using CooKits]] and went through NGO list adding the category to the applicable NGOs.'''
 
*[[User:Katjo.Mencanto|Katjo Mencanto]] 01:11, July 20, 2013 (UTC) '''Implement on the site the new definition of a ''stub'': An article with no text other than links and categories. A stub is now officially a page that has no text at the top before the first section (External links, Contact, etc.). Thus go through all [[:Category:Cooking Stubs]], [[:Category:NGO Stubs]], etc. and remove the stub template if the page has some text'''
 
*[[User:Katjo.Mencanto|Katjo Mencanto]] 04:08, July 24, 2013 (UTC) '''Fix the formatting on [[Lejofonds]]. '''
 
*[[User:Abigail Fay|Abigail Fay]] 12:37, December 6, 2009''' Add redirects for countries whose name is different in French and Spanish (e.g., [[Algérie]]).'''
 
*[[User:Abigail Fay|Abigail Fay]] 12:37, November 19, 2009''' Starting with [[Zimbabwe]] and going backwards in the alphabet in [[Countries]], go through the History of solar cooking sections looking for red links. Check to see if there are slight text variations that are causing these links to be broken.'''
 
* [[User:Ben Hedrick|Ben Hedrick]] 05:47, November 9, 2009 (UTC)''' Go to each page in [[:Category:India]] and make the state hot in the "Contact" section of the page.'''
 
* [[User:Michael Michalowicz|Michael Michalowicz]] 03:45, December 18, 2009 (UTC) '''Go through every page in [[:Category:NGOs]] and make sure that the country code has been indicated for each telephone number.'''
 
* [[User:Michael Michalowicz|Michael Michalowicz]] 00:24, November 13, 2009 (UTC) '''Go to the [[Poland]] page and add links to all of the pages written in Polish in the French wiki.'''
 
* [[User:Michael Michalowicz|Michael Michalowicz]] 20:30, November 12, 2009 (UTC) '''Go to every page listed [[:Category:Solar panel cooker designs|here]], click on the most representative image, and add the "Solar panel cooker designs" category.'''
 
* [[User:Michael Michalowicz|Michael Michalowicz]] 00:24, November 11, 2009 (UTC) '''Add [http://www.alsol.es/k10.html this cooker] to the wiki.'''
 
* [[User:Michael Michalowicz|Michael Michalowicz]] 22:52, November 5, 2009 (UTC) '''Add article about [http://www.solarcooker-at-cantinawest.com/parabolic_solar_cooker.html this cooker].'''
 
* [[User:Ben Hedrick|Ben Hedrick]] 20:25, October 12, 2009 (UTC)''' Change [[:Category:Panel_cooker_plans]] to be <nowiki>[[Category:Solar panel cooker plans]]</nowiki>.'''
 
 
 
   
 
See also [[Archived completed tasks]].
 
See also [[Archived completed tasks]].

Revision as of 04:42, 12 October 2014

To help us with this wiki, just choose a task below and put your name next to it. When you are finished, move the task to the finished tasks section at the bottom of the page. See also What you can do to promote solar cooking.

One-time tasks

  • Invite to fill out memb. Form: Admin:IndividualsA2J
  • Tighten up Canning article including some caveats for these issues: "We do not, and cannot recommend these canning procedures, even for fruits. I have never seen any heat penetration work published or referenced to know these procedures take care of target microorganisms for all different fruits and tomatoes. If it was this simple, we would have the same process time for every fruit, even in boiling water. Different foods and packs heat differently while processing in the canner. They are mis-interpreting "all you need is boiling temperature." The goal is not to just bring the syrup to boiling and stop heating. Plus, when syrups or liquids boil out of the jar, you run the risk of lids not sealing, since those surfaces which meet should be clean. Also, we set goals for desirable headspaces and evacuation of air from jars before sealing for good vacuums and quality during storage. Our recommendations do not include solar canning or the description you have provided."

Wishlist

On-going tasks

Completed tasks

  • Test every external link on every NGO page and use the Wayback Machine on http://archive.org to recover any missing pages. Division of labor here

See also Archived completed tasks.