August 2011 (UTC)

 Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.
 For each report, there's a /Configuration subpage (e.g., Wikipedia:Database reports/Articles containing red-linked files/Configuration). This houses the code that the report uses (assuming the page is up-to-date). If you want reports in English, you shouldn't need to modify this code at all, you just need to run it.
 If you look at  you can see the source code for the database reports. There's also a file called settings.sample. Following the format in that file, you'll need to create your own settings.py file with the appropriate information. Your host is probably "localhost".
 All reports use the wikitools framework and rely on cron to run regularly.
 I don't really know what your proficiency is with this type of technology. If you have further/clarifying questions, feel free to ask. Hopefully I'll be able to get back to you in a more timely fashion.
 Regarding backlogs, there are all sorts of backlogs that non-admins can help with. For example, removing deleted files from articles. Check out WP:DBR and WP:CHECKWIKI for maintenance-y tasks that can be done.   05:46, 29