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Hello, I've reviewed the "Help:Interwiki linking" articles on both Meta-Wiki and MediaWiki.org. I found that Meta-Wiki includes more comprehensive examples, detailed explanations of technical configurations, and specific guidelines for usage not present on MediaWiki.org. I'm interested to enrich the MediaWiki.org documentation by integrating these aspects. Could you guide me on adapting this content appropriately, considering licensing constraints? Specifically, advice on incorporating examples and technical details would be invaluable.

- Meta-Wiki: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Interwiki_linking

- MediaWiki.org: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Interwiki_linking

Examples themselves (i.e the table at m:Help:Interwiki linking#Project titles and shortcuts) are generally below the threshold of originality and can be copied without regard for copyright, although that specific example is specific to Wikimedia wikis so properly belongs on Meta. Some of the more technical stuff belongs in Manual namespace (which is not public domain so you can copy directly) rather than help namespace (i.e Manual:Interwiki). See Project:PD Help vs. Project:Manual for the difference between the two namespaces. And make sure the technical stuff is still true - a lot of Meta help is very outdated.

For content that does belong in the PD help namespace, see m:Special:PermaLink/22520095 versus mw:Help:Redirects and m:Help:Redirects as an example. The more philosophical stuff probably does belong in the Help page, rewritten.

Thank you so so much for your kind detailed reply!

Another thing is, may I use your reply as reference for GSoD's project proposal?

Not sure exactly what you mean, but sure, go ahead.

Thank you for giving me the permission!

So I added it here in my proposal like this.