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Contact and Questions
Threats of harm (emergency system)
Related pages: Mental Health Resources
Contact: Kirill Lokshin
Frequently asked questions – Business
Information about business matters related to Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects.
Frequently asked questions – Wikimedia Foundation
Learn more about the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that runs Wikipedia.
Frequently asked questions – Content
For questions you may have about the content on Wikimedia sites.
Frequently asked questions – Participation
Learn more about participating on the Wikimedia projects.
Frequently asked questions – Research
Learn more about how to conduct research on the Wikimedia projects, including surveys, interviews, and data analysis.
Contact: Johan Jönsson
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Related pages: Subscribe
Contact: María Cruz
Related pages: Learning and Evaluation News and Events
Skills Development
Learning and Evaluation Portal
Contact: Jaime Anstee and Maria Cruz
Contact: María Cruz
Contact: María Cruz
Contact: Edward Galvez
Contact: Chris Schilling
Community Capacity Development
Contact: Asaf Bartov
Contact: Chris Schilling
Contact: Joe Sutherland
Related pages: Training modules (on Meta)
In the program reports, you will find aggregate data on standard Wikimedia programs from 2014 and 2015, and how to use this data.
The program toolkits condense a series of lessons on how to start, run and evaluate your program.
Using photos from Wikimedia Commons
Contact: John Cummings
Extracting graphics from open license publications
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This guide provides information on how to extract vector graphics from compatible license publications in pdf
Contact: User:John Cummings
A vast collection of high-quality, freely licensed, user-generated informational material about Wikimedia projects. Here are cheatsheets, pamphlets, videos, brochures, and other things.
Grants Support
Contact: Marti Johnson, Chris Schilling
Contact: Marti Johnson, Chris Schilling, Tanveer Hasan, Veronica Thamaini
Contact: Sati Houston
Programs Support
Wikipedia Education Program on Outreach Wiki
Contact: Tighe Flanagan, Vahid Masrour, Nichole Saad
Contact: Jake Orlowitz
Contact: Alex Stinson
A directory of useful Wikimedia-related tools, including tools for metrics and working more efficiently.
Program resources: Edit-a-thons
Related pages: Program resources
Program toolkits: writing and editing contests
Find tools and share advice on how to start and improve writing and editing contests.
Program toolkits: photo contests
Contests are about so much more than creating content! Find tools and share advice on how to start and improve photo contests and events.
Wikimedians and educators have taught students around the world to contribute to Wikimedia projects. This toolkit contains resources they have tested and refined over the last ten years.
This page provides sample program metrics and additional resources for GLAM projects.
Program resources: conferences
This page provides guidelines, sample program metrics and additional resources for planning conferences.
A treasure trove of measures of success for anyone involved in the Wikimedia movement who wants to evaluate their programs.
A spreadsheet linking to tools that can be used in implementing and evaluating programs.
Resources for volunteer support
Contact: Connect/Volunteer_supporters_network
Software Basics
How to report a bug on MediaWiki.org
Is something not working as it should? You can do something about it by submitting a bug report.
How to become a MediaWiki hacker on MediaWiki.org
An article written to help developers contribute to MediaWiki core and MediaWiki extension development.
Cloud Services Introduction on Wikitech
Contact: Bryan Davis
Related pages: Getting Started on Toolforge
Toolforge on Wikitech
Toolforge (formerly Tool Labs) is a platform for volunteers to easily run web services, bots, and other applications. The community-developed web applications are all listed at tools.wmflabs.org.
New Developers on MediaWiki.org
Choose a Wikimedia software project and let mentors help you with your first technical contributions to it.
Software Development
VisualEditor Feedback on MediaWiki.org
Related pages: Checklist for VisualEditor as the main editor on your wiki • VisualEditor Community Taskforce
Feedback page for Notifications on MediaWiki.org
Do you have questions about Notifications or "Echo"?
Feedback page for Flow on MediaWiki.org
Related pages: More information about Flow
Technical Collaboration Guidance on MediaWiki.org
Contact: Keegan Peterzell
Contact: Johan Jönsson
The home of Wikimedia Research. Read up on the latest research, browse Wikimedia data sources, and browse archives of past work.
Getting access to Cloud Services on Wikitech
This page explains how to gain access to this wiki and thereafter access Wikimedia Cloud VPS instances.
Technical Infrastructure
Do you want to help translate our software or documentation? Can you help improve incorrect or untranslated items on buttons or in other parts of the user interface on a wiki? Do you want to translate announcements and help pages For contributors and other contributors?
Beta Features on MediaWiki.org
Related pages: Beta features currently available
CREDIT showcase on MediaWiki.org
Contact: Rachel Farrand
Hackathons on MediaWiki.org
Contact: Rachel Farrand
Developer hub on MediaWiki.org
A landing page listing documentation for experienced MediaWiki developers
Global Reach Partnerships
Contact: Jack Rabah
Latin America and the Caribbean
Contact: Jorge Vargas
Legal
Summary of situations when you are and are not allowed to use the Wikimedia trademarks.
Learn about the particulars of using copyrighted, non-free ("fair use") content on Wikimedia projects
Wikimedia Foundation Transparency Report
Biannual disclosure of requests and orders the Wikimedia Foundation receives from courts and law enforcement agencies
Learn about how public policy affects the Wikimedia projects and how you can get involved
The Legal Fees Assistance Program is a Wikimedia Foundation program established to help secure funds for legal assistance in appropriate cases for Wikimedia users who serve in a project governance role.
Communications
Contact: Victor Grigas
Contact: Samantha Lien
Contact: Heather Walls, Zachary McCune
Contact: Ed Erhart, Aubrie Johnson
Contact: Melody Kramer
Contact: Greg Varnum
Contact: Greg Varnum
Related pages: Communications portal
Overview of Wikimedia projects for partner organisations
Contact: John Cummings