Wikipedia:Department directory
To assist in the administration of the Wikipedia community and development of the encyclopedia, the community has established a wide range of administration pages. Many of the pages listed below are static in nature and provide information and guidance on certain aspects of maintaining the project. Other pages are related to Wikipedia request departments and need continuous attention from volunteers like you to answer or deal with questions and requests. For a listing of ongoing discussions and current requests, see the dashboard. For other useful directories and indexes, see the directory.
About Wikipedia
Wikipedia community
| Community portal | WP:COM |
| Dashboard | WP:- |
| 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
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| Request mediation (closed down – historical reference) | WP:RFM |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
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 guide | WP:UPDG |
| Sandbox | WP:SB |
Dynamic help
| Request directory | WP:RQ |
| General questions | WP:Q |
Help with building or operating Wikipedia
(expect a reply)
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
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
Support groups and programs
| 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 |
Related communities
Wikipedia is hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization that also hosts a range of other multilingual and free-content projects. Here are the links to their main community pages:
 | Wikiversity Open learning community |  | Wiktionary Dictionary and thesaurus |  | Wikiquote Collection of quotations |
 | Wikinews Free-content news |  | Wikispecies Directory of species |  | Wikibooks Free textbooks and manuals |
 | Wikisource Free-content library |  | Wikidata Free knowledge base |  | Wikivoyage Free travel guide |
 | Commons Shared media repository |  | MediaWiki Wiki software development |  | Meta-Wiki Wikimedia project coordination |
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