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A recent addition to make its home at Meta-Wiki is the Wikimedia LGBT+, which is a Wikimedia user group and proposed thematic organization, first announced at Wikimania in 2012.
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{{tag|Elections}} of Wikimedia Foundation board members,<sup>[[MetaWiki:Board elections|ref]]</sup> [[steward]]s,<sup>[[MetaWiki:Stewards/Elections|ref]]</sup> global [[sysop]]s,<sup>[[MetaWiki:Steward requests/Global permissions#Requests for global sysop permissions|ref]]</sup> etc., occur at Meta-Wiki; and sometimes users of all projects are invited to comment on {{tag|Proposals|proposed}} global policies at Meta-Wiki. Sometimes, [[user]]s make complaints about what is going on at other projects, if it appears that the sysops of those projects have run amok, and that {{tag|Management|intervention}} from stewards may be necessary. This is usually only allowed when the projects are relatively small, and it is clear that the sysops are going against the will of the community; otherwise, the argument will be raised the Meta-Wiki is not an appeals court.<sup>[[MetaWiki:What Meta is not|ref]]</sup> The [[Requests for Comment]] (RFC) page is a venue for these types of complaints, as well as debate on a wide variety of other matters, such as policy; proposals for what to do with wikis that are in [[:Category:In preparation|incubation]], or that are proposed to be brought under the Wikimedia Foundation umbrella; and requests for global bans.<sup>[[MetaWiki:Requests for comment|ref]]</sup> | {{tag|Elections}} of Wikimedia Foundation board members,<sup>[[MetaWiki:Board elections|ref]]</sup> [[steward]]s,<sup>[[MetaWiki:Stewards/Elections|ref]]</sup> global [[sysop]]s,<sup>[[MetaWiki:Steward requests/Global permissions#Requests for global sysop permissions|ref]]</sup> etc., occur at Meta-Wiki; and sometimes users of all projects are invited to comment on {{tag|Proposals|proposed}} global policies at Meta-Wiki. Sometimes, [[user]]s make complaints about what is going on at other projects, if it appears that the sysops of those projects have run amok, and that {{tag|Management|intervention}} from stewards may be necessary. This is usually only allowed when the projects are relatively small, and it is clear that the sysops are going against the will of the community; otherwise, the argument will be raised the Meta-Wiki is not an appeals court.<sup>[[MetaWiki:What Meta is not|ref]]</sup> The [[Requests for Comment]] (RFC) page is a venue for these types of complaints, as well as debate on a wide variety of other matters, such as policy; proposals for what to do with wikis that are in [[:Category:In preparation|incubation]], or that are proposed to be brought under the Wikimedia Foundation umbrella; and requests for global bans.<sup>[[MetaWiki:Requests for comment|ref]]</sup> | ||
Meta-Wiki is also the location of the global [[spam blacklist]]<sup>[[MetaWiki:Spam blacklist|ref]]</sup> and the [[interwiki map]].<sup>[[MetaWiki:Interwiki map|ref]]</sup> | Meta-Wiki is also the location of the global [[spam blacklist]],<sup>[[MetaWiki:Spam blacklist|ref]]</sup> and the [[interwiki map]].<sup>[[MetaWiki:Interwiki map|ref]]</sup> A recent addition to make its home at Meta-Wiki is the [[Wikimedia LGBT+]], which is a Wikimedia [[:Category:User group|user group]] and proposed thematic organization, first announced at [[Wikimania 2012|Wikimania in 2012]].<sup>[[MetaWiki:Wikimedia LGBT+/Portal|ref]]</sup> | ||
===Culture=== | ===Culture=== | ||