From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Random page patrol
is a
volunteer-led patrol
which refers to the process of regularly and frequently checking
randomly
selected pages through
Special:Random
. The primary goal of random page patrollers is to ensure random articles conform to Wikipedia's
policies on content and style
as well as the
related guidelines
. Secondarily, that style and formatting are consistent and meet the basic principles laid out in Wikipedia's
Manual of Style
. (The guidelines for the
New pages patrol
and
Recent changes patrol
also apply? only the methodology differs.)
The patrol is
entirely voluntary
and carries no obligation. Plus it's fun! There are currently
6,841,261
articles on Wikipedia, so you never know what you may come across, and it's always a treat when you
discover
that one treasure of an article or page.
Random-page patrollers are usually also
WikiGnomes
. If you wish, you can add your name to the
list of RP Patrollers
.