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This wiki's fer the documentation, discussion n deveelopment o the MediaWiki saffware, the saffware that pwrs wabsteids like Wikipedia n ither wairks o the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, n moni ither wikis aw ower the Yird. It's kyndlie hoastit bi the Wikimedia Foundation.

Aw textual content o MediaWiki.org is licensed unner the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License (CC-BY-SA) n the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL), except fer pages that expleecitlie state that thair contents ar in the publeec domain. See Project:Copierichts fer ful details.

Whit MediaWiki.org is
MediaWiki.org haes yinlie the ae tapic: the wiki engine MediaWiki.
 * MediaWiki.org is yinlie fer the documentation o the MediaWiki saffware.
 * The front door tae compreehenseve MediaWiki seestem admeenistration documentation. will be
 * The front door tae MediaWiki genereec steid uieser help will be (licensed as publeec domain fer easie inclusion intae onie MediaWiki instance).

This stied incluids descrddptions o n teachins fer the MediaWiki saffware. Gif ye'r etlein tae write ae free manual fer ither saffware, hae ae luik at Wikibooks, ae sister-wairk that's suitit fer sic things.

The tauk aneat Wikimedia wairks in general shid gae tae Meta-Wiki.

Even though there are some pages in other languages, English is the main language on this site. Translation efforts are needed.

What MediaWiki.org is not

 * MediaWiki.org is not Wikipedia


 * MediaWiki.org is not the free encyclopedia Wikipedia. Please read this article if you are confused about the names. Wikipedia is a wiki running the software documented by this site. If you're interested in working on the free encyclopedia, check it out directly.


 * MediaWiki.org is not a free host or webspace provider


 * This site is not meant to store private, commercial or any other content that is unrelated to the MediaWiki software. It is also not meant to be used as a test wiki e.g. to try out formatting (only use our Project:Sandbox for that or have a look at our test wiki) or to create valid XHTML contents for foreign projects.


 * You may not host your own website, homepage, blog, or wiki at MediaWiki.org. If you are interested in using the wiki technology for a collaborative effort on something else, even if it is just a single page, there are many websites that provide wiki hosting, either free or for money. You can also install wiki software on your server; see the Wiki science wikibook for information on doing this.


 * Of course, users can have their own personal pages, but they are used for information relevant to working on MediaWiki.org. If you are looking to make a personal webpage that is not related to MediaWiki, please make use of one of the many free homepage providers on the Internet or find a suitable blog. Advertising, especially external links, may be removed from a user's page when there are no relevant contributions related to MediaWiki.


 * MediaWiki.org is not a repository of links, images, or media files


 * This site is neither a mirror nor a repository of links, images, or media files. Please upload only files that are useful for MediaWiki.org and provide full information on source and a free license; everything else will be deleted. Read the upload instructions carefully and consider uploading media files to the Wikimedia Commons, where they can be linked from all Wikimedia projects.


 * All content added to MediaWiki.org may have to be edited mercilessly, and can be redistributed at will. By submitting any content, you agree to release it for free use under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License (CC-BY-SA) or if it is stated explicitly, as Public Domain.


 * MediaWiki.org is not a vehicle for advertising


 * This site is not to be used for commercial promotion, advertising, propaganda or advocacy - other than for MediaWiki itself and the Wikimedia projects.


 * MediaWiki.org is not an indiscriminate collection of information


 * This site is not an indiscriminate collection of items relating to every project utilizing MediaWiki software. Articles dealing with other software issues, or issues with individual wikis, are not suitable for this site. Please try to stay on the task of creating contents concerning the MediaWiki software itself.


 * MediaWiki.org is not a forum or a chatroom


 * Don't (mis)use this site, especially user pages and talk pages, as a forum, bulletin board or chatroom. We have an IRC channel on irc.freenode.net for that: .
 * Also see the recommended communications channels.

MediaWiki.org history
The first edit in the current wiki on this site happened in August 2004. All the content still is and, of course, will be work in progress. For more about the software history see MediaWiki history.

Contact
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