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About Wikipedia

Wikipedia community

Community portal	WP:COM
Dashboard	WP:DBOARD
Maintenance	WP:WM
Editor's index	WP:A-Z
Essay directory	WP:EDIR

News

Community bulletin board	WP:CBB
The Signpost	WP:POST
Wikipedia in the media
Milestones	WP:MILE
Press releases
Stats	WP:ST
Regional notice boards	WP:RNB
Goings-on	WP:GO

Protocols and conventions

Village pump policy and proposal forum	WP:VPP
Most P&G revisions take place on policies' talk pages. To find specific policies and guidelines, see...
Policies and guidelines, an overview	WP:PG
Policies	WP:LOP
Guidelines	WP:LGL
Manual of Style	MOS:C

Abuse response

Report copyright problems	WP:CP
Report edit wars	WP:AN3
Report improper usernames	WP:UAA
Report long-term abuse	WP:LTA
Report open proxies	WP:OP
Report sock puppets	WP:SPI
Report spam	WT:WPSPAM
Report vandalism	WP:AIV

Dispute resolution

Request third opinion (outside input when only two editors are involved)	WP:3
Request comment (outside input in general)	WP:RFC
Request dispute resolution (mediation when consensus hasn't been reached normally)	WP:DRN
Request mediation (closed down – historical reference)	WP:RFM
Request arbitration (enforceable action when all other venues have failed)	WP:RFAR
See also:
Involuntary mentorship (not the norm)
Editing restrictions (list of personal sanctions)

Noticeboards

Administrators' noticeboard	WP:AN
Administrators' incident noticeboard	WP:ANI
Arbitration enforcement noticeboard	WP:AE
Biographies of living persons noticeboard	WP:BLPN
Bot owners' noticeboard	WP:BON
Conflict of interest noticeboard	WP:COIN
External links noticeboard	WP:ELN
Fringe theories noticeboard	WP:FTN
Neutral point of view noticeboard	WP:NPOVN
No original research noticeboard	WP:NORN
Reliable sources noticeboard	WP:RSN

Help related

Static help

Main help portal	WP:HELP
Help menu	H:MENU
Help directory	H:D
Tutorial	WP:T
Frequently asked questions	WP:FAQ
Tips library	WP:TIPS
Tip of the day	WP:TIP
User page design center	WP:UPDC
Sandbox	WP:SB

Dynamic help

Request directory	WP:RQ
General questions	WP:Q

Help with building or operating Wikipedia

(expect a reply)

Help Desk	WP:HD
Teahouse	H:TH
Adopt-a-user	WP:AAU
Online Ambassadors/Mentors	WP:OAM
Copyright assistance	WP:RFCA
Media copyright questions	WP:CQ
Requests for administrator attention	WP:RAA
Village pump (technical)	WP:VPT

Help with real-world issues / content

(expect a reply)

Reference desk	WP:RD
Humanities	WP:RD/H
Science	WP:RD/S
Mathematics	WP:RD/MA
Computing	WP:RD/C
Language	WP:RD/L
Entertainment	WP:RD/E
Miscellaneous	WP:RD/M
Archives

Editorial departments

Articles are contributed and edited directly by users. All Wikipedians belong to the editorial team.

Administrators

Administration index	CAT:WP
Requests for administrator attention	WP:RAA
Directory of administrators	WP:LA
Administrators' noticeboard	WP:AN
Administrator preparation	WP:ARL
Requests for adminship	WP:RFA

Moving

Requested moves	WP:RM
Move review	WP:MR

Deletion

Candidates for speedy deletion	CAT:CSD
Articles for deletion	WP:AFD
Categorized AfD discussions	WP:AFDC
Templates for discussion	WP:TFD
Files for discussion	WP:FFD
Categories for discussion	WP:CFD
Redirects for discussion	WP:RFD
Miscellany for deletion	WP:MFD
Deletion review	WP:DRV
Deletion log
Archived deletion discussions	WP:ADD
See also:
Deletion tools
Deletion policy	WP:DP · WP:DEL
Deletion guidelines for administrators	WP:DGFA

Featured content

Featured content	WP:FC
Featured articles	WP:FA
Featured lists	WP:FL
Featured pictures	WP:FP
Featured portals	WP:FPO
Featured topics	WP:FT

Featured article candidates	WP:FAC
Featured list candidates	WP:FLC
Featured picture candidates	WP:FPC
Featured portal candidates	WP:FPORTC
Featured article review	WP:FAR

Good articles	WP:GA
Good article nominations	WP:GAN
Good article reassessment	WP:GAR

Peer review	WP:PR

Main Page

Main Page design discussions
Today's featured article (dept.)	WP:TFA
Picture of the day (dept.)	WP:POTD
Did you know (dept.)	WP:DYK
In the news (dept.)	WP:ITN
Selected anniversaries (dept.)	WP:SA
Main Page alternatives	WP:MPA

Support groups and programs

Awards	WP:AWARDS
Barnstar pages	WP:AW
Other awards	WP:ORA
Awards by WikiProject	WP:WPPA
Birthday Committee	WP:BDC
Editor assistance	WP:ASSIST
Meetup (Regional meetings)	WP:MEET
Reward board (wiki-trading)	WP:REWARD
Welcoming committee	WP:WC

Fun-related

Department of Fun	WP:DF
Silly Things	WP:SILLY
Unusual articles	WP:UA
Unusual requests	WP:UR
Talk page highlights	WP:TPH
Lamest edit wars	WP:LAME
April Fools	WP:APRIL

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