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Wikipedia by department

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[edit] Editorial departments

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

Writing departments
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[edit] Article integration

[edit] Navigation systems

[edit] Basic topic lists

WikiProject Lists of basic topics (Outline of Knowledge)

[edit] Categories

Bad category names
Categories needed

[edit] Article linking

Bad links
Dead-end pages
Linkrot
Templates with red links
Article merging

[edit] Disambiguation

Disambig pages w/links

[edit] Meta fix-up

Stub sorting
Transwiki log cleanup

[edit] Dispute resolution departments

Third opinion (to break article deadlocks)	WP:3O
Resolving disputes	WP:DR
Requests for comment	WP:RFC
Requests for Informal Mediation	WP:MEDCAB
Requests for mediation	WP:RFM
Requests for arbitration	WP:RFAR
Mentorship and probation

[edit] Main Page departments

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

[edit] Noticeboards

Administrators' noticeboard	WP:AN • WP:ANB
Administrators' incident noticeboard	WP:ANI • WP:AIN
Arbitration enforcement noticeboard	WP:AE
Biographies of living persons noticeboard	WP:BLPN • WP:BOLPN
Bot owners' noticeboard	WP:BON • WP:BOWN
Conflict of interest noticeboard	WP:COIN
Content noticeboard	WP:CNB • WP:AWN
External links noticeboard	WP:ELN
Fiction noticeboard	WP:FRN • WP:FICT/N
Fringe theories noticeboard	WP:FTN
Neutral point of view noticeboard	WP:NPOVN • WP:POVN
No original research noticeboard	WP:NORN • WP:ORN
Notability noticeboard	WP:N/N
Reliable sources noticeboard	WP:RSN

[edit] Policy creation and revision

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:RULES
Policies	WP:LOP
Guidelines	WP:GUIDELINES

[edit] Administration departments

Administration index	CAT:WP • CAT:WIKI
Requests for administrator attention	WP:RAA
Directory of administrators	WP:DOA • WP:LOA
Administrators' noticeboard	WP:ANB
Administrator preparation	WP:ARL • WP:PREP
Requests for adminship	RfA

Help departments

[edit] Static help

Help menu	WP:HELP
General questions	WP:Q
Frequently asked questions	WP:FAQ
Shortcuts	WP:CUTS • WP:WP
Tip of the day	WP:TIP
User page design center	WP:UPD • WP:UPDC

[edit] Dynamic help (expect a reply)

[edit] Help with real-world issues / content

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

[edit] Help with building or operating Wikipedia

Help Desk	WP:HD
Newcomers' help department	WP:NUH
Adopt-a-User	WP:ADOPT
Copyright assistance	WP:RFCA
Media copyright questions	WP:MCQ
Requests for administrator attention	WP:RAA
User page help requests	WP:UPHR
Trading Spaces (user page swap)	WP:UPHTS
Village pump (technical)	WP:VPT

[edit] News departments

Community bulletin board	WP:CBB
The Signpost	WP:POST
Wikipedia in the media	WP:MEDIA
Announcements	WP:ANN
Press releases
Stats	WP:ST
Milestones
Regional notice boards	WP:RNB
Goings-on	WP:GO
Requests for comment	WP:RFC

[edit] Abuse response departments

Report copyright problems	WP:RCRP • WP:CP
Report edit wars	WP:REW • WP:AN3
Report improper usernames	WP:RIU • WP:UFAA
Report long term abuse	WP:RLTA • WP:LTA
Report open proxies	WP:ROP • WP:OP
Report sock puppets	WP:SPI
Report spam	WP:RSPAM • WT:WPSPAM
Report vandalism	WP:RVAN • WP:AIV
Report abuse to ISPs	WP:ABUSE • WP:AbRep

[edit] Community support groups and programs

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

[edit] Deletion departments

Candidates for speedy deletion	C:CSD • CAT:CSD
Articles for deletion	WP:AFD
Templates for deletion	WP:TFD
Images and media for deletion	WP:IFD
Categories for deletion	WP:CFD
Stub types for deletion	WP:SFD
Redirects for deletion	WP:RFD
Miscellany for deletion	WP:MD • WP:MFD
Deletion review	WP:DRV
Deletion log
Archived delete debates	WP:ADD
See also:
Deletion tools
Deletion policy	WP:DP • WP:DEL
Deletion guidelines for administrators	WP:DGFA

[edit] Fun departments

Department of Fun	WP:FUN • WP:DOF
Silly Things	WP:SILLY
Unusual articles	WP:UNUSUAL
Unusual requests	WP:UR
Talk page highlights	WP:TPH
Lamest edit wars	WP:LAME
April fools	WP:APRIL

Article assessment and review

Featured

Featured content	WP:FC
Featured articles	WP:FA
Featured lists	WP:FL
Featured pictures	WP:FP
Featured portals	WP:FPORT
Featured topics	WP:FT
Featured sounds	WP:FS

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 article and peer review

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

Peer review	WP:PR

[edit] Related communities

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Wikinews Free-content news	Wikispecies Directory of species	Wikibooks Free textbooks and manuals
Wikisource Free-content library	Commons Shared media repository	Meta-Wiki Wikimedia project coordination

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