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href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/pl" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="Incubator:Zasady (100% translated)" lang="pl" dir="ltr">polski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/pt" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="Incubadora:Política (100% translated)" lang="pt" dir="ltr">português</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/pt-br" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="Política do Incubator (100% translated)" lang="pt-BR" dir="ltr">português do Brasil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/fi" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Incubator:Policy/fi (20% translated)" lang="fi" dir="ltr">suomi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/sv" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="Inkubator:Riktlinjer (100% translated)" lang="sv" dir="ltr">svenska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/szl" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Inkubator:Prawidła (21% translated)" lang="szl" dir="ltr">ślůnski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/el" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Επωαστήρας:Πολιτική (19% translated)" lang="el" dir="ltr">Ελληνικά</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/ru" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="Инкубатор:Правила (100% translated)" lang="ru" dir="ltr">русский</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/uk" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Інкубатор:Правила (91% translated)" lang="uk" dir="ltr">українська</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/ar" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="إنكوباتور:سياسة (66% translated)" lang="ar" dir="rtl">العربية</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/azb" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="ویکی‌ارگین‌لمه‌:سیاست (19% translated)" lang="azb" dir="rtl">تۆرکجه</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/skr" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="انکوبیٹر: پالیسی (24% translated)" lang="skr" dir="rtl">سرائیکی</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/sd" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="نگهداشت گاهه:پاليسي (4% translated)" lang="sd" dir="rtl">سنڌي</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/arz" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Incubator:سياسه (30% translated)" lang="arz" dir="rtl">مصرى</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/ps" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="اينکيوبېټر:پالیسي (19% translated)" lang="ps" dir="rtl">پښتو</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/ckb" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="ئینکیوبەتۆر:سیاسەت (16% translated)" lang="ckb" dir="rtl">کوردی</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/khw" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="اینکوبیٹر:پالیسی (21% translated)" lang="khw" dir="rtl">کھوار</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/anp" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="इनक्यूबेटर:नीति (9% translated)" lang="anp" dir="ltr">अंगिका</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/awa" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="इनक्यूबेटर:नीति (पॉलिसी) (56% translated)" lang="awa" dir="ltr">अवधी</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/mag" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="ऊष्मानियन्त्रक:नीति (3% translated)" lang="mag" dir="ltr">मगही</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/mr" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="इन्क्युबेटर:नीती (86% translated)" lang="mr" dir="ltr">मराठी</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/hi" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="इनक्यूबेटर:नीति (99% translated)" lang="hi" dir="ltr">हिन्दी</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/bn" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="ইনকিউবেটর:নীতিমালা (7% translated)" lang="bn" dir="ltr">বাংলা</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/gu" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="ઇન્ક્યુબેટર:નીતિ (13% translated)" lang="gu" dir="ltr">ગુજરાતી</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/ta" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Incubator:Policy/ta (16% translated)" lang="ta" dir="ltr">தமிழ்</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/kn" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="ಇನ್ಕ್ಯುಬೇಟರ್: ನೀತಿ (97% translated)" lang="kn" dir="ltr">ಕನ್ನಡ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/th" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="อินคิวเบเตอร์:นโยบาย (7% translated)" lang="th" dir="ltr">ไทย</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/blk" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="အိဉ်စျူဗေတာ:မူဝါဒ (4% translated)" lang="blk" dir="ltr">ပအိုဝ်ႏဘာႏသာႏ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/kjp" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="အ်ုကျူပ်ုတာႋ:ပဝ်ႋလ်ုဆီ (13% translated)" lang="kjp" dir="ltr">ဖၠုံလိက်</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/my" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Incubator:Policy/my (3% translated)" lang="my" dir="ltr">မြန်မာဘာသာ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/zgh" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="ⵜⴰⵎⵙⴷⴰⵍⵜ:ⵜⴰⵙⵔⵜⵉⵜ (4% translated)" lang="zgh" dir="ltr">ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵡⴰⵢⵜ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/zh" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="孵育场:方针 (100% translated)" lang="zh" dir="ltr">中文</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/ja" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Incubator:方針 (71% translated)" lang="ja" dir="ltr">日本語</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/mni" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="ꯏꯟꯀꯨꯕꯦꯇꯔ:ꯊꯧꯁꯤꯜ (21% translated)" lang="mni" dir="ltr">ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/ko" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="인큐베이터:정책 (100% translated)" lang="ko" dir="ltr">한국어</a></li></ul></div> <table style="background-color: #dfc; border: 3px solid #3af; margin: 4px auto; text-align: center; width: 60%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>This is an <b>official</b> Incubator policy.<br/><small>This page has been elaborated and approved by the community and its compliance is mandatory for all users. You may edit it, but please discuss major changes on the talk page first.</small> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="noprint plainlinks toccolours" style="clear: right; float: right; margin:0 0 .5em 1em; text-align: center;"> <p>Shortcut:<br/> <b><a href="/wiki/Incubator:P" class="mw-redirect" title="Incubator:P">I:P</a></b> </p> </div> <p>This is the policy of Incubator. </p><p>You can find other parts on: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Policy/Test_wiki_info_page" title="Incubator:Policy/Test wiki info page">Incubator:Policy/Test wiki info page</a> (see <a href="#Marking_test_languages">#Marking test languages</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Requests_for_deletions" title="Incubator:Requests for deletions">Incubator:Requests for deletions</a> (see <a href="#Closure_or_deletion">#Closure or deletion</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubator:Administrators" title="Incubator:Administrators">Incubator:Administrators</a> (see <a href="#Administrators">#Administrators</a>)</li></ul> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <p><span id="projects"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="What_Wikimedia_Incubator_hosts" data-mw-thread-id="h-What_Wikimedia_Incubator_hosts"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-What_Wikimedia_Incubator_hosts"></span>What Wikimedia Incubator hosts<span data-mw-comment-end="h-What_Wikimedia_Incubator_hosts"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Incubator:Policy&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: What Wikimedia Incubator hosts"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The Wikimedia Incubator hosts tests of new language editions of the following Wikimedia projects: <ul><li><a class="external text" href="https://www.wikipedia.org/">Wikipedia</a> (prefix "<code>Wp/</code>")</li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://www.wiktionary.org/">Wiktionary</a> (prefix "<code>Wt/</code>")</li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://www.wikiquote.org/">Wikiquote</a> (prefix "<code>Wq/</code>")</li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://www.wikibooks.org/">Wikibooks</a> (prefix "<code>Wb/</code>")</li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://www.wikinews.org/">Wikinews</a> (prefix "<code>Wn/</code>")</li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://www.wikivoyage.org/">Wikivoyage</a> (prefix "<code>Wy/</code>")</li></ul></li> <li>Incubator does not host a test project that is not in the list above (i.e., the proposals on <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proposals_for_new_projects" class="extiw" title="meta:Proposals for new projects">meta:Proposals for new projects</a>).</li> <li>The following Wikimedia projects have to be made somewhere else: <ul><li><a class="external text" href="https://www.wikiversity.org/">Wikiversity</a>, go to <a href="https://beta.wikiversity.org/wiki/Main_Page" class="extiw" title="betawikiversity:Main Page">Beta Wikiversity</a> (does not use prefixes)</li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://www.wikisource.org/">Wikisource</a>, go to <a href="https://wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page" class="extiw" title="oldwikisource:Main Page">Old Wikisource</a> (does not use prefixes)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Starting_a_new_test_language" data-mw-thread-id="h-Starting_a_new_test_language"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Starting_a_new_test_language"></span>Starting a new test language<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Starting_a_new_test_language"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Incubator:Policy&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: Starting a new test language"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>See <a href="/wiki/Help:Manual" title="Help:Manual">Help:Manual</a> for more information.</i></dd></dl> <ul><li>You can start a test language of the projects mentioned above, regardless of whether you have a request at Meta<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>, though it is recommended to ask first for confirmation through the page <a href="/wiki/Incubator:Requests_for_starting_a_test" title="Incubator:Requests for starting a test">Incubator:Requests for starting a test</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>. It is not required to have a proposal at Meta, but without one, your test will not be able to get its own wiki.</li> <li>Create a test project only if you actually know the language or if you are doing this on behalf of a specific person who does.</li> <li>You have to do the following: <ul><li>After confirmation at <a href="/wiki/Incubator:Requests_for_starting_a_test" title="Incubator:Requests for starting a test">Incubator:Requests for starting a test</a>, you will probably have a page <code>Project/code</code> with an information template on it. Otherwise, create it using <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Test_wiki" title="Template:Test wiki">test wiki</a>}}</code>.</li> <li>Create a main page, with an article name consisting of just the prefix: <code>Project/code/Main_Page</code><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>.</li> <li><code>Project/code/Main_Page</code> means: <ul><li>Project: see <a href="#What_Wikimedia_Incubator_hosts">#What Wikimedia Incubator hosts</a></li> <li>Code: a valid <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Incubator:ISO_639" title="Special:MyLanguage/Incubator:ISO 639">ISO 639</a> code. An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_639-1" class="extiw" title="w:ISO 639-1">ISO 639-1</a> code, if it doesn't exist, an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_639-3" class="extiw" title="w:ISO 639-3">ISO 639-3</a> code.</li> <li>Main Page: the word "Main Page" in your language. To make linking easier, it is recommended to be the same as the MediaWiki message "<a href="/wiki/MediaWiki:Mainpage" title="MediaWiki:Mainpage">mainpage</a>" (translatable at <a href="https://translatewiki.net/wiki/" class="extiw" title="translatewiki:">Translatewiki.net</a>).</li></ul></li> <li>List the test on <a href="/wiki/Template:Tests" title="Template:Tests">Template:Tests</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>Projects must match main <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Language_proposal_policy" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Language proposal policy">m:WM:LPP</a> requirements: the project must not already exist, and it must be in a unique language that has a valid language code.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Closure_or_deletion" data-mw-thread-id="h-Closure_or_deletion"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Closure_or_deletion"></span>Closure or deletion<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Closure_or_deletion"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Incubator:Policy&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: Closure or deletion"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Common_reasons_for_test_deletion" data-mw-thread-id="h-Common_reasons_for_test_deletion-Closure_or_deletion"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Common_reasons_for_test_deletion-Closure_or_deletion"></span>Common reasons for test deletion<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Common_reasons_for_test_deletion-Closure_or_deletion"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Incubator:Policy&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: Common reasons for test deletion"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>If a test does not have a valid <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Incubator:ISO_639" title="Special:MyLanguage/Incubator:ISO 639">ISO 639</a> language code, it should be deleted.</li> <li>There are no pages at all, other than the main page.</li> <li>The pages are not actually written in the claimed language. This includes pages that purport to be in that language, but are written by people who don't know the language well.</li> <li>You may only propose a deletion of a test language that does not have a proposal on Meta or is rejected by the <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Language_committee" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Language committee">Langcom</a>. <ul><li>If it is rejected, the test can be kept for future proposals when the requirements are fulfilled (if this is possible), or else it should be proposed for deletion.</li></ul></li> <li>If a project is given final approval, the test's pages will be imported to the new subdomain wiki. All pages should be deleted, except the info page, where a notice will be added (see <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Incubator:Policy/Test_wiki_info_page" title="Special:MyLanguage/Incubator:Policy/Test wiki info page">Incubator:Policy/Test wiki info page</a> for further information).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Test_deletion_procedure" data-mw-thread-id="h-Test_deletion_procedure-Closure_or_deletion"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Test_deletion_procedure-Closure_or_deletion"></span>Test deletion procedure<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Test_deletion_procedure-Closure_or_deletion"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Incubator:Policy&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section's source code: Test deletion procedure"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Propose it on <a href="/wiki/Incubator:Requests_for_deletions" title="Incubator:Requests for deletions">Incubator:Requests for deletions</a> <ul><li>Further instructions are given there</li></ul></li> <li>If needed, an XML file must be exported (needed means: if the test is not vandalism or nonsense—in general, use common sense)</li> <li>If requested, it can be exported to <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://incubatorplus.wikia.com/">Incubator Plus</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="While_on_Incubator" data-mw-thread-id="h-While_on_Incubator"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-While_on_Incubator"></span>While on Incubator<span data-mw-comment-end="h-While_on_Incubator"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Incubator:Policy&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section's source code: While on Incubator"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nomenclature" data-mw-thread-id="h-Nomenclature-While_on_Incubator"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Nomenclature-While_on_Incubator"></span>Nomenclature<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Nomenclature-While_on_Incubator"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Incubator:Policy&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section's source code: Nomenclature"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>All article pages in a test have a prefix of the form "project/langcode/", for example "wp/en/" for English Wikipedia.</li> <li>Images cannot be uploaded to Incubator; they must be uploaded to <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/" class="extiw" title="c:">Wikimedia Commons</a>. (Note that this means that uploading is <b>disabled</b>.)</li> <li>Templates and categories must be prefixed as the articles.</li> <li>All test languages will be marked with a template as explained on <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Incubator:Policy/Test_wiki_info_page" title="Special:MyLanguage/Incubator:Policy/Test wiki info page">Incubator:Policy/Test wiki info page</a>.</li> <li>Don't write in languages that you don't actually know. This includes both Incubator content pages and translatable pages, such as help pages, policy pages, templates, etc. Don't use machine translation, automatic transliteration, copying words from dictionaries or textbooks, copying sentences from other articles and changing some words, etc. <ul><li>Even if you have good intentions to help language development and preservation, contributing in languages that you don't know is more harmful than helpful. Make edits to pages in languages that you don't actually know only if you are working directly with people who do know the language, but cannot make such edits themselves for technical reasons. If you don't know such people, find them first.</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Test_Admins" data-mw-thread-id="h-Test_Admins-While_on_Incubator"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Test_Admins-While_on_Incubator"></span>Test Admins<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Test_Admins-While_on_Incubator"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Incubator:Policy&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section's source code: Test Admins"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>While the content is being developed on the Incubator, you may apply for test adminship. This gives you a few admin rights (to delete and to block users) on your test.</li></ul> <p>See <a href="/wiki/Incubator:Administrators#Test-administrators" title="Incubator:Administrators">Incubator:Administrators#Test-administrators</a> for the policy of this. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Marking_test_languages" data-mw-thread-id="h-Marking_test_languages"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Marking_test_languages"></span>Marking test languages<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Marking_test_languages"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Incubator:Policy&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section's source code: Marking test languages"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>There are different templates that are used on the info pages in order to mark the status of the test wikis. 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