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===Purposes=== | ===Purposes=== | ||
The main purposes of Wikimedia Meta-Wiki are to help facilitate: | The main purposes of Wikimedia Meta-Wiki are to help facilitate: | ||
#Discussion and formulation of {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}} (WMF) projects, in particular {{tag|policy}} discussion relevant to across projects, such as {{tag|open content}} [[:Category:Wiki | #Discussion and formulation of {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}} (WMF) projects, in particular {{tag|policy}} discussion relevant to across projects, such as {{tag|open content}} [[:Category:Wiki license|licensing]]. The central venue for discussion is the [[Wikimedia Forum]]. Some high-level discussions, held mainly in [[:Category:Founded in 2009|2009]], were split to [[Wikimedia Strategic Planning]] (also known as Strategy Wiki – itself now {{WMF-Meta|Proposals for closing projects/Closure of Strategy Wiki|closed}}). | ||
#[[:Category:Wiki Multilingual|Interlingual]] (cross-wiki) and international coordination concerning the WMF projects and the Wikimedia movement in general; including discussion in [[:Category:Wiki Language|languages]] other than [[:Category:Wiki English|English]]. This includes requests (for pan-Wikimedia or other wikis), {{tag|translation}}s and news, and the description, {{tag|documentation}}, and discussion of real-life activities and facts related to the Wikimedia Foundation and affiliates. This includes reports, {{tag|events}}, outreach, and {{tag|Financial|grants}}. | #[[:Category:Wiki Multilingual|Interlingual]] (cross-wiki) and international coordination concerning the WMF projects and the Wikimedia movement in general; including discussion in [[:Category:Wiki Language|languages]] other than [[:Category:Wiki English|English]]. This includes requests (for pan-Wikimedia or other wikis), {{tag|translation}}s and news, and the description, {{tag|documentation}}, and discussion of real-life activities and facts related to the Wikimedia Foundation and affiliates. This includes reports, {{tag|events}}, outreach, and {{tag|Financial|grants}}. | ||
#{{tag|Writing}} and dissemination of personal {{tag|essay}}s about WMF projects. Because these are usually not delivered from a [[neutral point of view]] (NPOV), they are often summarized on neutral issues pages from multiple {{tag|Point of view|points of view}}. There is a degree of freedom in determining what is related to Wikimedia projects, which makes Meta-Wiki also a 'meatball wiki' of sorts; discussing such matters as [[wiki culture]] and patterns. This role includes more formal {{tag|research}} and related discussion. | #{{tag|Writing}} and dissemination of personal {{tag|essay}}s about WMF projects. Because these are usually not delivered from a [[neutral point of view]] (NPOV), they are often summarized on neutral issues pages from multiple {{tag|Point of view|points of view}}. There is a degree of freedom in determining what is related to Wikimedia projects, which makes Meta-Wiki also a 'meatball wiki' of sorts; discussing such matters as [[wiki culture]] and patterns. This role includes more formal {{tag|research}} and related discussion. | ||