Board:Maintenance

Bounty Board Maintenance

This page is for administrators only

Weekly Maintenance Tasks

Check Stalled Bounties

{{#dpl: category=In Progress Bounties

Task	Assigned To	Last Edit	Days Inactive
include={BountyTask}:title,assigned_to	include=<%LASTMODIFIED%>	table=class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%;",Title,Assigned To,Last Modified,Days Inactive	-\n|%TITLE%	%assigned_to%	%<LASTMODIFIED:date>%	{{#expr:20250520012813 - %<LASTMODIFIED:ts>% / 86400 round 0}}	noresultsheader=No in-progress bounties at this time. }}

Bounties Needing Review

{{#dpl: category=Bounties

Task	Submitted By	Submission Date
include={BountyTask}:title,assigned_to,status=Under Review	include=<%LASTMODIFIED%>	table=class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%;",Title,Submitted By,Submitted On	-\n|%TITLE%	%assigned_to%	%<LASTMODIFIED:date>%	noresultsheader=No bounties awaiting review. }}

Administrative Tools

Reset Stalled Bounty

To reset a stalled bounty (inactive for 14+ days):

1. Edit the bounty page
2. Change status from "In Progress" to "Open"
3. Change assigned_to value to "Not assigned"
4. Add a note to the talk page explaining the reset
5. Notify the original assignee

Close a Bounty

To close a bounty that's no longer needed:

1. Edit the bounty page
2. Change status to "Cancelled"
3. Remove Category:Open Bounties
4. Add Category:Cancelled Bounties
5. Add a brief explanation to the bounty page

Approve Completed Work

To approve completed work:

1. Review the submission thoroughly
2. If acceptable, edit the bounty page
3. Change status from "Under Review" to "Completed"
4. Remove Category:In Progress Bounties
5. Add Category:Completed Bounties
6. Arrange for reward distribution
7. Notify the contributor with thanks

System Maintenance

• Check template functionality monthly
• Update any broken links in resource sections
• Archive completed bounties older than 6 months to archive namespace
• Review and update categories as needed