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About TechInfoDepot

 * About TechInfoDepot - general introduction for visitors to TechInfoDepot.
 * FAQ - the most common questions about TechInfoDepot.
 * Readers' FAQ - concerns and questions readers may have.
 * Advice for parents - information for parents and legal guardians.
 * Contact TechInfoDepot - how to get in touch with TechInfoDepot directly.
 * General disclaimer - there is no guarantee of validity and reliability.
 * Content disclaimer - TechInfoDepot is not censored.
 * Legal disclaimer - TechInfoDepot does not give legal opinions.
 * Medical disclaimer - TechInfoDepot does not give medical advise.
 * Risk disclaimer - use TechInfoDepot at your own risk.
 * Policies & guidelines -  community standards set forth by  TechInfoDepotns.
 * Principles - fundamental principles by which TechInfoDepot operates.
 * Statement of principles - by founder Jimmy Wales and TechInfoDepotns.
 * TechInfoDepot in brief - TechInfoDepot aims to be neutral, verifiable and factual.
 * Researching - TechInfoDepot can be a great tool for learning, however..
 * What TechInfoDepot is not - there are certain things that TechInfoDepot is not.
 * Where to ask questions - find the right place to ask a question.
 * Where to make requests - find the right place to make a request.
 * Who writes TechInfoDepot - You do! .. Just do it!.. Be bold !

Contributor information

 * Welcome to TechInfoDepot - portal style page to get you started.
 * Plain and simple overview - all about this amazing project TechInfoDepot.
 * Primer for newcomers - blunt introduction intended to help newcomers.
 * Learning the ropes - highlights the resources to help you help TechInfoDepot.
 * Why create an account - don't need to be registered to edit, however it does provide additional features.
 * Choosing a username - do not choose names which may be offensive, misleading, disruptive, or promotional.
 * How to log in - If you are not logged in your edits are labelled in page history with your IP address.
 * Contributing to TechInfoDepot - anyone can help contribute to TechInfoDepot in a variety of ways.
 * Common mistakes - a few common mistakes y'all should  try to avoid.
 * Getting started - small listing of pages dealing with the basics.
 * Your first article - guide to starting your first encyclopedia article.
 * Annotated article – is a well-constructed sample article, with annotations.
 * Article wizard - will walk you through the process of submitting a new article.
 * Creation and usage of media files - only logged in users can upload files.
 * Upload Wizard - will walk you through the process of submitting media.
 * Editorial oversight and control- we have tens of thousands of editors, from expert scholars to casual readers.
 * Frequently Asked Questions - common questions  about using and contributing.
 * How to help - what anyone can do to contribute.
 * More instructional material - provides links to instructional material useful for  users.
 * New contributors' help page - what would you like to do?
 * Simplified Manual of Style - the basics about commonly used style guidelines.
 * Simplified rule-set - some basic aspect of TechInfoDepot norms and practices.
 * Trifecta - ultra fast overview of foundational principles related to policies and guidelines.
 * Things you may not know about TechInfoDepot - insights specifically targeted at people who have limited experience.
 * Tip of the day - provides "very useful" advice daily on how to use or develop TechInfoDepot more effectively.
 * User page design center - were you will find all the resources for developing your user page. Enjoy!

Frequently asked questions

 * FAQ main page - questions about using and contributing.
 * Administration - answers some questions related to Administrators.
 * Article subjects - what to do about a specific articles.
 * Categories - about using TechInfoDepot's categories.
 * Contributing - answers to questions commonly asked by contributors.
 * Copyright - four most commonly asked questions about copyright.
 * Editing - answers the most common questions about editing.
 * Forking - how do I download and use TechInfoDepot content.
 * IRC (live chat) - about "chat rooms" -  real-time discussions.
 * Organizations - editing without displaying a conflict of interest.
 * Problems - solving problems you may encounter when browsing or editing.
 * Readers - addresses concerns and questions readers may have.
 * Schools - questions teachers, librarians and administrators might have.
 * Technical - answers some questions related to the technical workings.
 * (Miscellaneous) - questions that do not fit into any of the others above.

Quick introductions

 * Main introduction - quick overview of what TechInfoDepot is all about.
 * Exploring - finding your way around TechInfoDepot.
 * Editing - the basic pages on how to contribute to TechInfoDepot.
 * Images - introduction to adding images to TechInfoDepot.
 * Manual of Style - introduction to the style guide for articles.
 * Media - how to add media to TechInfoDepot.
 * Navigating - TechInfoDepot is a big place.
 * Policies - how to apply policies and guidelines.
 * Sourcing - why references are so important.
 * Tables - how an where tables are used and how to make them.
 * Talk pages - how to communicate within TechInfoDepot.

Short tutorials

 * Main tutorial - will help anyone become a TechInfoDepot contributor.
 * Editing - almost every page has an "Edit" tab.
 * Formatting - the basics on coding.
 * Links - the basics on internal links.
 * Sources - the basics on adding references.
 * Talk pages - the basics on how to communicate with others.
 * Policies - there are some things to keep in mind when editing TechInfoDepot.
 * Registration - registering a username is optional, but encouraged.
 * Graphics - the basics on how to use graphics.
 * Images - the basics on how to use images.
 * IRC (live chat) - to access the freenode IRC servers, you'll first need to..

Training modules

 * Training - learn the basics of contributing or learn about particular topics.
 * Newcomer training - quick, general orientation on the basics of  rules and how to edit.
 * Training for students - four-part orientation intended for students doing TechInfoDepot assignments for class.
 * Training for educators - four-part orientation for professors and other educators running assignments for class.
 * Training for TechInfoDepot Ambassadors - four-part orientation for Campus and Online Ambassadors.
 * MediaWiki training - learn about editing and formatting content using MediaWiki, the software that powers TechInfoDepot.
 * The TechInfoDepot Adventure - TechInfoDepot is not a game, but learning it should still be fun.

Built-in tours

 * Help Guided tours - providing tooltip-like tours of the TechInfoDepot experience.
 * TechInfoDepot GettingStarted - feature, which provides a "getting started" page to newly registered TechInfoDepotns. Immediately after creating an account, users see the page Special:GettingStarted, which invites them to try out editing by improving one of the pages presented.

The Missing Manual

 * Introduction - comprehensive  how-to guide (book) that explains everything about contributing for novice to expert editors.
 * Part I - Editing, Creating, and Maintaining Articles


 * First edit - explains what you see when you look at an article in TechInfoDepot's editing window and how to practice.
 * Sourcing - you will need to learn some technical matters.
 * Account setup & personal space - having an account actually protects your privacy better than editing anonymously.
 * Creating articles - get a much better sense of what articles in TechInfoDepot should be like.
 * Page history & reverting - as an editor you're likely to want to see what other editors do to articles you've edited.
 * Monitoring changes - experienced editors monitor articles they've edited.
 * Vandalism & spam - explains in detail what you, a TechInfoDepot editor, can do in terms of spotting and fixing vandalism and spam.
 * Part II - Collaborating with Other Editors


 * Communicating with others - you will need to know how to use the pages where editors interact and collaborate with each other.
 * WikiProjects - many editors at TechInfoDepot work together in groups, formal or informal.
 * Content disputes - if you find yourself involved in a content dispute...
 * Incivility - shows you helpful ways to respond to incivility and personal attacks directed against you or other editors.
 * Helping others - shows you all the places and ways you can lend other editors a hand.
 * Part III - Formatting and Illustrating Articles


 * Sections - shows you how to effectively use sections in an article.
 * Lists & tables - shows you how to create and edit both lists and tables.
 * Images - shows you how to place an image in an article, after you or someone else has uploaded it.


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 * Naming, redirects & disambiguation - helping people to navigate TechInfoDepot.
 * Categorizing - adding categories to articles is easy.
 * Better articles - serve as a detailed checklist for improving articles.
 * Deletions - some editors abuse the privilege, creating nonsense articles, attack articles, or promotional articles.
 * <font size="-1">Part V - Customizing TechInfoDepot</tt>


 * Personal preferences - "My Preferences" is where you can change a number of settings that control how pages look and function.
 * JavaScript - you can customize TechInfoDepot in ways that make your editing easier with scripts.
 * <font size="-1">Part VI - Appendices</tt>


 * TechInfoDepot Pages - when you're registered, and logged into TechInfoDepot, you'll see links in a number of places.
 * Reader’s guide - background on what TechInfoDepot is and how to get the most out.
 * Learning more - shows you the myriad places you can go, both inside and outside TechInfoDepot.

How to pages

 * Help:help - explains how to find and navigate the help pages.
 * Books - explains how to make and download TechInfoDepot books.
 * Categories - explains how to edit categories.
 * Copyright - explains how to deal with copyright concerns.
 * Diff - explains how to view the difference between two versions of a page
 * Editing - explains the basics of editing.
 * Edit toolbar - explains the basics about how to use the toolbar.
 * Edit conflict - explains how to deal with an edit conflict.
 * Find sources - explains how to find references.
 * Files - explains how to manage media.
 * Footnotes - explains how to add notes.
 * Glossary - quick overview of terms.
 * Infobox - explains the basics about how to use infoboxes.
 * IPA for English - explains how the International Phonetic Alphabet system works.
 * List - explains how to add lists.
 * Linking - explains how to add internal links.
 * Link color - explains how to add color to link text.
 * Logging in - explains how to access your account.
 * Magic words - explains how words surrounded by brackets or underscores function.
 * Media - explains the basics of seeing media.
 * Merging - explains how to consolidate articles.
 * Mobile access - explains how to access TechInfoDepot from mobile devices.
 * Navigation - explains how to get around TechInfoDepot.
 * Other languages - explains how to deal with other languages.
 * Page name - explains how to deal with page titles.
 * Redirect - explains how to direct pages to the proper place.
 * References - explains how to those complicated sources work.
 * Citation Style - explains some of the different reference styles.
 * Cite errors - explains how to deal errors in references.
 * Rename - explains how to change your user name.
 * Password - explains how to change your personal password.
 * Reverting - explains how to roll back edits.
 * Searching - explains how to use TechInfoDepot more effectively.
 * Section - explains how to edit just portions of a page.
 * Talk pages - explains the basics of what to do on talk pages.
 * Students - explains the basics for students.
 * URLs - explains how to add and deal with external links.
 * User contributions - explains how to view editors additions.
 * Watching pages - explains how to track pages.

Coding (Wiki markup)

 * Wiki markup - explains the coding used by text, links, & talk pages
 * Cheat-sheet - basic coding used by TechInfoDepot,
 * Barchart - explains how to make charts.
 * Calculations - explains how to make complicated calculations.
 * Characters - explains how to add special characters.
 * Citations quick! - simplistic examples of  two preferred ways of doing footnotes (reference).
 * Citation templates - list of reference templates.
 * Columns - explains how to make columns.
 * HTML - explains how use HTML in text.
 * Musical symbols - explains the basic coding of music symbols.
 * Sound files - explains the basic coding sound files.
 * Tables - explains the basic coding for making tables.
 * Wiki-table - more advanced coding information on tables.
 * Templates - explains the basic for templates.
 * Documentation - explains the basic of how to properly document template information.
 * Visual files - explains the basic of coding for visual media.
 * Wiki tools - various tools and tutorials intended to simplify, make more efficient, or provide additional functionality.

Questions about TechInfoDepot

 * Help desk - the "main page" for asking questions about how to use or edit TechInfoDepot.
 * Editor help - a "far less busy place" were editors can ask for assistance about on going problems related to editing.
 * Teahouse - a "very friendly place" for new editors to become accustomed to and ask questions about editing.
 * New contributors' help questions - the other "easy to understand" page for new editors to ask questions about contributing.

General knowledge questions

 * Reference desks - you can ask questions about any topic at the specific pages listed below.
 * Computing - to ask about computing, information technology, electronics, software and hardware.
 * Entertainment - to ask about sports, popular culture, movies, music, video games, and TV shows.
 * Humanities - to ask about history, politics, literature, religion, philosophy, law, finance, economics, art, and society.
 * Language - to ask about spelling, grammar, word etymology, language usage, and translations.
 * Mathematics - to ask about mathematics, geometry, probability, and statistics.
 * Science - to ask about biology, chemistry, physics, medicine, geology, engineering and technology.
 * (Miscellaneous) - to ask about anything that is not listed above.

Specific help and mediation

 * Noticeboards - TechInfoDepot noticeboards are pages where editors can ask questions and request assistance from people who are familiar with the policies and guidelines covered by each individual board.
 * Administrators - for posting information and issues that affect administrators.
 * Edit warring - for reporting active edit warriors and recent violations of the three-revert rule.
 * Incidents - for reporting and discussing incidents that require the intervention of administrators and experienced editors.
 * Vandalism - for reporting about obvious and persistent vandals and spammers.
 * Dispute resolution - provides a central compilation of the boards listed below to help resolves conflicts.
 * Third opinion - for disputes between two editors to receive an outside opinion.
 * Requests for comment - the place to go to get outside input on issues from a broad amount of users.
 * Dispute resolution noticeboard - used as a "first step" in solving content issues.
 * Formal mediation - provides formal mediation to assist in the resolution of content disputes.
 * Arbitration - the "last resort" for conduct issues when all other avenues are exhausted, issues binding rulings.
 * Conflict of interest - for determining whether a specific editor has a conflict of interest.
 * Editor review - a process that allows users to have their behavior and contributions to TechInfoDepot evaluated by peers.
 * External links - reporting possible breaches of the external links policy.
 * Neutrality - for reporting issues regarding whether article content is compliant with the Neutral Point of View policy.
 * Notability - for users seeking advice on notability and whether or not a topic meets TechInfoDepot's criteria for its own article.
 * Original research - for requesting input on possible problems of original research.
 * Sources - for posting questions regarding whether particular sources are reliable in context.
 * Page moves - a process for requesting the retitling of an article, template, or project page.

Technical issues

 * Village pump - main directory divided into five boards by topic (as seen below), to discuss the technical issues, policies, and operations of TechInfoDepot.
 * Policy - to discuss changes to existing and proposed policies.
 * Proposals - to discuss new proposals that are not policy-related.
 * Technical - to discuss technical issues. For wiki software bug reports, use Bugzilla
 * Idea lab - to discuss ideas before proposing them to the community and attempt to find solutions to common issues.
 * (Miscellaneous) - to post messages that do not fit into any other categories listed above.

Other ways to get help

 * Special services - page that lists the alternative ways of getting help as seen below.
 * Place Help me</tt> (including the curly brackets) "then your question" on your talk page, a volunteer will visit you there!
 * If you require personal administrator assistance in regards to blocking, deleting, protecting, personal harassment or legal threats you can place Admin help</tt> (including the curly brackets) "then your concerns" on your talk page, an administrator will visit you there!
 * Find and directly contact an actively editing user at Highly Active Users.
 * Adopt-a-User – is were you can find experienced TechInfoDepotns that  "adopt" new users and mentor them.
 * Join the #wikipedia-en-help IRC channel for real-time chat. New to IRC?  Click here  to be connected instantly!
 * New editors can join the "Newcomer live chat" to connect with editors experienced assisting novice users.
 * Contact TechInfoDepot - is a page that describes how and where to contact TechInfoDepot directly for a variety of reasons.

Policies, guidelines & related essays

 * Policies & guidelines - describes how policies and guidelines should normally be developed and maintained.
 * List of policies and guidelines - lists the main community standards for "English TechInfoDepot".
 * List of policies – a comprehensive descriptive list of policies.
 * List of guidelines – a comprehensive descriptive list  of guidelines.
 * Advice pages – guideline about advice pages written by WikiProjects.
 * Simplified rule-set - essay about some basic aspect of TechInfoDepot norms and practices.
 * Expectations & norms of the community - essay about some social norms that editors are expected to follow.
 * Eight rules for editing - essay stating if  you start out by following these simple rules, the rest should come naturally.
 * Ten rules for editing - essay that provides tips to make editing smoother.
 * Difference between policies, guidelines & essays - essay about what is called a "policy", "guideline" or "essay".
 * Essays are not policy - essay about how it is not a good idea to quote essays as if they were community standards.
 * The value of essays - essays are not policy or guidelines, but many are worthy of consideration.
 * Essays in a nutshell - summarizes the gist of user written essays on TechInfoDepot.
 * Accessibility - guideline primarily intended to assist those with disabilities, it can be helpful for all readers.
 * Accessibility dos and don'ts - regardless of disability, all should be able to read, navigate, and contribute easily.
 * Alternative text for images - allows the content and function of an image to be understood by text-only readers.
 * Article deletion - policy about how articles and other TechInfoDepot pages can be removed from general view.
 * How to delete a page - essay with an easy explanation of how to ask for an article to be deleted.
 * Guide to deletion - essay with step by step instructions for nominating articles for deletions.
 * Arguments to avoid during deletions - essay about what not to say or talk about during a deletion.
 * Save an article proposed for deletion - essay about how to familiarize yourself with the deletion process.
 * Why was the page I created deleted? - essay about the reasons and the "several" options available to you.
 * Deletion essays - summarizes the gist of user written essays about deletions.
 * Biographies of living persons (BLP) - guideline about how bios on living persons must be written with great care.
 * Libel - policy about how it is the responsibility of all to ensure that material posted is not defamatory.
 * Avoiding harm - essay that contains the ideas behind the philosophy that formed the  BLP.
 * Blocking - policy behind how  administrators technically prevent users from editing.
 * Appealing blocks - essay about how to appeal a block.
 * Child protection - policy about the behavior and actions of adult editors with regards to children.
 * Offensive material - guideline about how articles may contain offensive words and images, but only for a good reason.
 * Protecting children's privacy - essay about how all users, including children, are permitted to edit anonymously.
 * Guidance for younger editors - essay on advice for young editors about what they  should be aware of.
 * Citing sources - guideline that contains information on how to place and format citations (references).
 * Verification methods - essay about several common methods that TechInfoDepot editors use to make their articles verifiable.
 * Referencing for beginners - essay that shows you how to use the most popular system for providing inline citations.
 * Conflict of interest - guideline about how it is best to not edit TechInfoDepot to promote your own interests.
 * Conflict of interest guide - essay for editors who want to write and edit articles about a subject they are affiliated with.
 * Best practices for editors with close associations - essay about having a close association with a topic.
 * Paid editing - essay that provides advice on what to do, when it comes to Paid Editing & TechInfoDepot.
 * Consensus - the primary way decisions are made, its accepted as the best method to achieve our goals.
 * BOLD, revert, discuss cycle (BRD) - is a method for reaching consensus.
 * Consensus and discussion essays - summarizes the gist of user written essays on consensus.
 * Copyrights - policy that states permission is granted to copy, distribute or modify text under CC BY-SA 3.0
 * Close paraphrasing - essay that states all should  summarize in their own words, instead of closely paraphrasing.
 * Donating published work - essay for editors who would like to grant permission to use their own previously published work.
 * Spotting possible copyright violations - essay about  spotting copyright violations that are copy-and-pastes.
 * Requesting copyright permission - essay about editors who would like to get permission to use other people's work.
 * Editing policy - Be bold in updating articles in a fair and accurate manner, because perfection is not required.
 * Article development – lists the ways in which you can help an article grow.
 * Article writing essays - summarizes the gist of user written essays on article building.
 * Edit warring - don't use edits to fight with other editors - there is a bright line known as the three-revert rule (3RR).
 * Disruptive editing - disruptive editors may be blocked or banned indefinitely.
 * Editorial discretion - essay about the proper inclusion of relevant and well-sourced content.


 * Etiquette - principles of decorum, also referred to as "Wikiquette", how to work with others on TechInfoDepot.
 * Civility -  TechInfoDepot's basic conduct expectations.
 * Assume good faith - unless there is clear evidence to the contrary, assume people are trying to help not harm  TechInfoDepot.
 * No personal attacks - comment on content, not on the contributors.
 * Harassment - unwanted contact, intimidation, threats or posting personal information is ''strictly prohibited.
 * Don't bite the newcomers - it's very unlikely for a newcomer to be familiar with the community standards.
 * IPs are human too - essay about how unregistered users input is just as important in building consensus.
 * Honesty - essay about how truthfulness is expected in all processes, including content discussion.
 * Civility essays - list of essays that  summarizes the gist of user written essays on civility.
 * Ignore all rules (IAR) - policy that states if a rule prevents you from improving or maintaining TechInfoDepot, ignore it.
 * The rules are principles - essay on how policies & guidelines exist as rough approximations of their underlying principles.
 * What "Ignore all rules" means - essay on how it is acceptable to use common sense as you go about editing.
 * Image use policy - policies towards images, like content and copyright issues—applicable to "English TechInfoDepot".
 * Image deletion - a how to guide for nominating images for  deletion.
 * Image dos and don'ts - images can make TechInfoDepot more informative, however..
 * Manual of Style (MOS) - main guideline page that describes communal consensus on layouts and presentation.
 * Manual of Style contents - descriptive directory of all the pages which make up the  Manual of Style.
 * Simplified Manual of Style - essay about the basics commonly used style guidelines.
 * Styletips – a list of advice pages for editors on writing style and formatting.
 * Better articles - essay about guidance on how to make articles better.
 * Perfect article - essay with a point by point guidance on what makes a great article.
 * Neutrality (NPOV) - policy about how articles should represent the views of main scholars and specialists on topics.
 * NPOV tutorial - essay on how to realize you may have a bias you're not aware of.
 * Be neutral in form - essay about how some editing methods may lead to disputes over points of views.
 * Describing points of view - essays that describes the best way to handle a neutral point of view.
 * Neutral point of view essays - summarizes the gist of essays on NPOV.
 * No original research (OR) - policy about how all material must be attributable to a reliable, published source.
 * Examples of original research - some examples of original research.
 * Notability - guideline that outlines how suitable a topic may be for  its own article or list.
 * Fringe theories - guideline about how articles should not make a fringe theory appear more notable than it is.
 * Notability essays - list of essays that summarizes the gist of user written essays on notability.
 * User rights - ability to perform certain actions in TechInfoDepot depends on his/her user access level.
 * On privacy, confidentiality and discretion - essay about how your rights to privacy may not extend as far as you believe.
 * Verifiability (RS) - policy stating how readers must be able to check that articles  are not fabricated or embellished.
 * Identifying reliable sources - guideline that discusses how to identify reliable references.
 * Cherrypicking - essay about how to include contradictory and significant qualifying information from the same source.
 * Common knowledge - essay about how often people don't actually know what you consider basic knowledge.
 * Independent sources - essay that gives the opinion of some editors on why independent sourcing is required.
 * Potentially unreliable sources - essay that gives general advice on what is and isn't a reliable source.
 * Verifiability and reliable sources essays - summarizes the gist of user written essays on good references.
 * Words to watch - guideline about how certain expressions should be used with care.

Help contents by topic

 * Browse help contents - main menu-style help page (old format used on the Help:Contents  page).
 * Navigating TechInfoDepot - a list of help pages for reading the encyclopedia and navigating the site.
 * Joining TechInfoDepot - a list of basic introductions about how to get started.
 * Editing TechInfoDepot - a list of general help pages for editors.
 * Links and references - a list of page to help with creating links or dealing with references.
 * Images and media - a list of pages dealing with using images, videos and sound files.
 * Tracking changes - a list of pages about tracking the evolution of a page or how to follow a user.
 * Policies and guidelines - a list of community standards.
 * Communication - a list of pages about contacting another user or keeping yourself informed.
 * The TechInfoDepot community - a list of pages about resources for editors.
 * Resources and lists - a list of pages about tips and tools for registered users.
 * Account settings and maintenance - a list of pages about tips and tools for registered users
 * Technical information - a list of pages about tools for "advanced users" and troubleshooting information.
 * Site map - the "big page" of all the help pages from above.

Miscellaneous lists (directories)

 * Abbreviations - a list of all the abbreviations used on TechInfoDepot
 * Departments - a list of all the different divisions of TechInfoDepot.
 * Editor's index - a list of all the pages to help people who edit pages.
 * Essays - a list of pages that contain advice or opinions from  one or more TechInfoDepot contributors.
 * FAQ - a list of frequently asked questions by topic.
 * Glossary - a list of terms (slang) commonly used by editors.
 * Guidelines - a descriptive list of official guidelines for "English TechInfoDepot"
 * Manual of Style - a descriptive list of the pages which make up the  Manual of Style.
 * Policies - a descriptive list of official policies for "English TechInfoDepot"
 * Quick directory - a small list of key pages with emphasis on interaction between members of the community.
 * Shortcuts - a list of abbreviated redirects and the pages they lead to.
 * Tips - a list of "tips" created by users at Tip of the day project.

Further reading <font size="-1">(external links)</tt>

 * In a nutshell, what is TechInfoDepot? And what is the Wikimedia Foundation? - The Wikimedia Foundation.
 * Wikimedia values - The six values of the Wikimedia Foundation
 * Wikimedia founding principles - Principles generally supported by all of the Wikimedia communities


 * Note - publications below may contain out of dated information or images.



Sister projects <font size="-1">(external links)</tt>

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