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Editorial departments

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

WikiProjects

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WikiProjects are ongoing collaborations to improve articles having to do with a particular subject. Hundreds exist — to find one that interests you, see the List of WikiProjects. Wikipedia's general projects are listed here.

Active improvement teams

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Fix-up projects

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Article Categorization
Bad category names
Blank pages
Bad links
Dead-end pages
Disambig pages w/ links
Elements of Style
Linkrot
Orphaned categories
Punctuation
Missing articles
Most wanted articles
Most wanted stubs
Neglected articles
Shortpages
Stub sorting
Syntax Project
Templates with red links
Transwiki log cleanup
Typos
Untagged Images
Untagged stubs
Commons:Untagged img
User categorisation

Deletion departments

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Deletion policy WP:DP · WP:DEL
Deletion guidelines for administrators WP:DGFA
Candidates for speedy deletion 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  
Bad Jokes and Other Deleted Nonsense WP:) · WP:BJ
Archived delete debates  
Deletion tools  

Help departments

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Help menu
Frequently asked questions WP:FAQ
[[WP:|Short cuts]] [[WP:]]
Tip of the day WP:TIP

Help Desk WP:HD
Reference desk WP:RD
    Humanities WP:RD/H
    Science WP:RD/S
    Mathematics                    WP:RD/Math
    Language WP:RD/L
    Miscellaneous WP:RD/M
    Archives  
Newcomers help page WP:NUH
Computer help WP:CHD
Village pump (technical) WP:VPT

News departments

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The Signpost WP:SIGN
Wikipedia in the media WP:MEDIA
Village pump (for news or issues that need discussion) WP:VP
Announcements WP:A
Press releases
Stats WP:S
Milestones
Regional notice boards WP:RNB
Public watchlist WP:W
Current surveys WP:CS

Community support groups and programs

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Welcoming committee WP:WC
Members' Advocates WP:AMA
Kindness Campaign WP:KC
Wikipedia awards program WP:AW
Esperanza WP:ESP · WP:HOPE
Department of Fun WP:DoF · WP:FUN
Meetup (Regional meetings) WP:MEET

Dispute resolution departments

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Wikilove  
Resolving disputes WP:DR
Wikipedia:Requests for comment WP:RFC
Wikipedia:Requests for mediation WP:RFM
Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration WP:RFAR
Mentorship and probation  

Main Page departments

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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
Featured Article Help Desk WP:FAD · WP:FAHD
The first step: peer review WP:PR
Featured article candidates WP:FAC
Featured list candidates WP:FLC
Featured picture candidates WP:FPC
Featured portal candidates WP:FPCAN
Featured articles WP:FA
Featured articles WP:FA
Featured lists WP:FL
Featured pictures WP:FP
Featured portals WP:FPORT
Featured article removal candidates WP:FARC
Picture of the day department WP:POTD
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