Wikipedia:WikiProject Citation cleanup/Bare URL backlog drive

Welcome to the first backlog drive for bare URLs, brought to you by WikiProject Citation cleanup!

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What are bare URLs?
From 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 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

 * 1. Each 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)
 * 2. Each 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).

Example (talk)

 * 1) Dinosaur (filled 12 urls, removed issue template) Yes check.svg Y Checked   C F A   💬  19:28, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
 * 2) Wikipedia (filled 2 urls)
 * 3) Example (filled 4 urls) Yes check.svg Y Checked   C F A   💬  19:28, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Total: 21.