Wikipedia:Department directory
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Wikipedia community
Community portal | WP:COM
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Dashboard | WP:DBOARD
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Maintenance | WP:WM
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Editor's index | WP:A-Z
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Essay directory | WP:EDIR
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News
Community bulletin board | WP:CBB
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The Signpost | WP:POST
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Wikipedia in the media | |
Milestones | WP:MILE
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Press releases | |
Stats | WP:ST
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Regional notice boards | WP:RNB
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Goings-on | WP:GO
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Protocols and conventions
Village pump policy and proposal forum | WP:VPP
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Most P&G revisions take place on policies' talk pages. To find specific policies and guidelines, see... | |
Policies and guidelines, an overview | WP:PG
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Policies | WP:LOP
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Guidelines | WP:LGL
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Manual of Style | MOS:C
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Abuse response
Report copyright problems | WP:CP
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Report edit wars | WP:AN3
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Report improper usernames | WP:UAA
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Report long-term abuse | WP:LTA
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Report open proxies | WP:OP
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Report sock puppets | WP:SPI
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Report spam | WT:WPSPAM
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Report vandalism | WP:AIV
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Dispute resolution
Request third opinion (outside input when only two editors are involved) | WP:3
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Request comment (outside input in general) | WP:RFC
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Request dispute resolution (mediation when consensus hasn't been reached normally) | WP:DRN
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Request mediation (closed down – historical reference)
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WP:RFM
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Request arbitration (enforceable action when all other venues have failed) | WP:RFAR
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See also: | |
Involuntary mentorship (not the norm) | |
Editing restrictions (list of personal sanctions) |
Noticeboards
Administrators' noticeboard | WP:AN
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Administrators' incident noticeboard | WP:ANI
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Arbitration enforcement noticeboard | WP:AE
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Biographies of living persons noticeboard | WP:BLPN
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Bot owners' noticeboard
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WP:BON
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Conflict of interest noticeboard | WP:COIN
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External links noticeboard | WP:ELN
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Fringe theories noticeboard | WP:FTN
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Neutral point of view noticeboard | WP:NPOVN
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No original research noticeboard | WP:NORN
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Reliable sources noticeboard | WP:RSN
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Static help
Main help portal | WP:HELP
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Help menu | H:MENU
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Help directory | H:D
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Tutorial
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WP:T |
Frequently asked questions | WP:FAQ |
Tips library | WP:TIPS
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Tip of the day | WP:TIP
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User page design guide | WP:UPDG
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Sandbox | WP:SB
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Dynamic help
Request directory | WP:RQ
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General questions | WP:Q
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Help with building or operating Wikipedia
(expect a reply)
Help Desk | WP:HD
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Teahouse | H:TH
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Adopt-a-user | WP:AAU
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Online Ambassadors/Mentors | WP:OAM
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Copyright assistance | WP:RFCA
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Media copyright questions | WP:CQ
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Requests for administrator attention | WP:RAA
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Village pump (technical) | WP:VPT
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Help with real-world issues / content
(expect a reply)
Reference desk | WP:RD
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Humanities | WP:RD/H
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Science | WP:RD/S
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Mathematics | WP:RD/MA
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Computing | WP:RD/C
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Language | WP:RD/L
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Entertainment | WP:RD/E
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Miscellaneous | WP:RD/M
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Archives |
Editorial departments
Articles are contributed and edited directly by users. All Wikipedians belong to the editorial team.
Administrators
Administration index | CAT:WP
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Requests for administrator attention | WP:RAA
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Directory of administrators | WP:LA
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Administrators' noticeboard | WP:AN
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Administrator preparation | WP:ARL
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Requests for adminship | WP:RFA
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Moving
Requested moves | WP:RM
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Move review | WP:MR
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Deletion
Candidates for speedy deletion | CAT:CSD
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Articles for deletion | WP:AFD
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Categorized AfD discussions | WP:AFDC
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Templates for discussion | WP:TFD
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Files for discussion | WP:FFD
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Categories for discussion | WP:CFD
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Redirects for discussion | WP:RFD
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Miscellany for deletion | WP:MFD
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Deletion review | WP:DRV
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Deletion log | |
Archived deletion discussions
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WP:ADD
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Deletion tools | |
Deletion policy | WP:DEL
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Deletion guidelines for administrators | WP:DGFA
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Featured content
Featured content
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WP:FC
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Featured articles | WP:FA
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Featured lists | WP:FL
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Featured pictures | WP:FP
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Featured portals
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WP:FPO
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Featured topics | WP:FT
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Featured article candidates | WP:FAC
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Featured list candidates | WP:FLC
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Featured picture candidates | WP:FPC
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Featured portal candidates | WP:FPORTC
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Featured article review | WP:FAR
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Good articles | WP:GA
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Good article nominations | WP:GAN
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Good article reassessment | WP:GAR
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Peer review | WP:PR
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Main Page
Main Page design discussions | |
Today's featured article (dept.) | WP:TFA
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Picture of the day (dept.) | WP:POTD
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Did you know (dept.) | WP:DYK
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In the news (dept.) | WP:ITN
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Selected anniversaries (dept.) | WP:OTD
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Main Page alternatives | WP:MPA
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Support groups and programs
Awards | WP:AWARDS
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Barnstar pages
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WP:AW
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Other awards
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WP:ORA
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Awards by WikiProject | WP:WPPA
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Birthday Committee | WP:BDC
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Editor assistance | WP:ASSIST
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Meetup (Regional meetings) | WP:MEET
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Reward board (wiki-trading) | WP:REWARD
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Welcoming committee | WP:WC
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Department of Fun | WP:DF
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Silly Things | WP:SILLY
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Unusual articles | WP:UA
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Unusual requests | WP:UR
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Talk page highlights | WP:TPH
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Lamest edit wars | WP:LAME
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April Fools | WP:APRIL
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