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.mw-parser-output .wpbs .wpb .wpb-main,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .wpbs .wpb-header{background-color:#302f2d}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .wpbs .banner-shell-inner{background-color:#2e2505}}</style><table class="tmbox tmbox-notice mw-collapsible innercollapse wpb wpb-table"><tbody><tr class="wpb-header"><td class="wpb-header-icon"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WikiProject_Geology.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="WikiProject icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/WikiProject_Geology.svg/25px-WikiProject_Geology.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/WikiProject_Geology.svg/38px-WikiProject_Geology.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/WikiProject_Geology.svg/50px-WikiProject_Geology.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="327" data-file-height="328"/></a></span></td><td class="wpb-header-combined"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Geology" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Geology">Geology</a> <span class="wpb-header-bubbles class-start">Start‑class</span> <span class="wpb-header-bubbles import-mid">Mid‑importance</span></td></tr><tr><td class="mbox-text wpb-main" colspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image wpb-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WikiProject_Geology.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="WikiProject icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/WikiProject_Geology.svg/80px-WikiProject_Geology.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/WikiProject_Geology.svg/120px-WikiProject_Geology.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/WikiProject_Geology.svg/160px-WikiProject_Geology.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="327" data-file-height="328"/></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><style 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class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WikiProject_Geology.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/WikiProject_Geology.svg/28px-WikiProject_Geology.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/WikiProject_Geology.svg/42px-WikiProject_Geology.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/WikiProject_Geology.svg/56px-WikiProject_Geology.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="327" data-file-height="328"/></a></span></span><span class="portalbox-link"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Geology" title="Portal:Geology">Geology portal</a></span></li></ul>This article is within the scope of <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Geology" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Geology">WikiProject Geology</a></b>, an attempt at creating a standardized, informative, comprehensive and easy-to-use <a href="/wiki/Geology" title="Geology">geology</a> resource. If you would like to participate, you can choose to edit this article, or visit the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Geology" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Geology">project page</a> for more information.<span class="metadata wpb-metadata"><span class="wpb-project">Geology</span><span class="wpb-project_link">Wikipedia:WikiProject Geology</span><span class="wpb-banner_name">Template:WikiProject Geology</span><span class="wpb-assessment_cat">Geology</span></span></td><td class="mbox-empty-cell"></td></tr><tr><td class="assess class-start"><a href="/wiki/Category:Start-Class_Geology_articles" title="Category:Start-Class Geology articles">Start</a></td><td class="mbox-text" colspan="2">This article has been rated as <b>Start-class</b> on Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Content_assessment" title="Wikipedia:Content assessment">content assessment</a> scale.</td></tr><tr><td class="assess import-mid"><a href="/wiki/Category:Mid-importance_Geology_articles" title="Category:Mid-importance Geology articles">Mid</a></td><td class="mbox-text" colspan="2">This article has been rated as <b>Mid-importance</b> on the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Geology/Assessment#Importance_scale" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Geology/Assessment">project's importance scale</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts:</a> <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:WikiProject_Geology" title="Template:WikiProject Geology">WikiProject Geology</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:WPGEOLOGY" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:WPGEOLOGY">WPGEOLOGY</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:WPGeology" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:WPGeology">WPGeology</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:WP_Geology" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:WP Geology">WP Geology</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </p><p>For more information visit the assessment page: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Geology/Assessment" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Geology/Assessment">Wikipedia:WikiProject Geology/Assessment</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Userbox" data-mw-thread-id="h-Userbox-Project_Templates"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Userbox-Project_Templates"></span>Userbox<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Userbox-Project_Templates"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Geology/Resources&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Userbox"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:User_WikiProject_Geology" title="Template:User WikiProject Geology">User WikiProject Geology</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span><br/> </p> <div class="wikipediauserbox" style="float:left;border:1px solid maroon;margin:1px;width:238px"><table role="presentation" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:238px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;background:tan;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><td style="border:0;width:45px;height:45px;background:black;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;color:maroon;padding:0 1px 0 0;line-height:1.25em;vertical-align:middle"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jordens_inre.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Jordens_inre.svg/45px-Jordens_inre.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Jordens_inre.svg/68px-Jordens_inre.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Jordens_inre.svg/90px-Jordens_inre.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="800"/></a></span></td><td style="border:0;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;padding:0 4px 0 4px;height:45px;line-height:1.25em;color:maroon;vertical-align:middle">This user is a participant in<br/><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Geology" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Geology"><span style="color:darkslategray;">WikiProject Geology</span></a></b>.</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><br clear="all"/> This will add you to <a href="/wiki/Category:WikiProject_Geology_participants" title="Category:WikiProject Geology participants">WikiProject Geology participants</a>. You can also just put [[Category:WikiProject Geology participants]] at the bottom of your userpage. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Barnstar" data-mw-thread-id="h-Barnstar-Project_Templates"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Barnstar-Project_Templates"></span>Barnstar<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Barnstar-Project_Templates"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Geology/Resources&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Barnstar"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For recognition of contributions to the Geology Wikiproject, place <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:The_Geology_Barnstar" title="Template:The Geology Barnstar">subst:The Geology Barnstar</a>|message|~~~~}}</code> on the recipient's talk page. It should look like this: </p> <table style="border: 1px solid gray; background-color: #fdffe7;"> <tbody><tr> <td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GeologicalStoneBarnstar.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/GeologicalStoneBarnstar.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="96" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="96"/></a></span> </td> <td style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: bottom; height: 1.1em;"><b>The Geology Barnstar</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;">message <small>name (talk) date/time</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br/> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Barnstar_2" data-mw-thread-id="h-Barnstar_2-Project_Templates"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Barnstar_2-Project_Templates"></span>Barnstar<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Barnstar_2-Project_Templates"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Geology/Resources&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Barnstar"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For recognition of contributions to the Geology Wikiproject, place <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:The_Mineralogy_Barnstar" title="Template:The Mineralogy Barnstar">subst:The Mineralogy Barnstar</a>|message|~~~~}}</code> on the recipient's talk page. It should look like this: </p> <table style="border: 1px solid gray; background-color: #fdffe7;"> <tbody><tr> <td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Mineralogy_Barnstar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/The_Mineralogy_Barnstar.jpg/100px-The_Mineralogy_Barnstar.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/The_Mineralogy_Barnstar.jpg/150px-The_Mineralogy_Barnstar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/The_Mineralogy_Barnstar.jpg/200px-The_Mineralogy_Barnstar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1900"/></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td> <td style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: bottom; height: 1.1em;"><b>The Mineralogy Barnstar</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;">message <small>name (talk) date/time</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Article_templates" data-mw-thread-id="h-Article_templates"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Article_templates"></span>Article templates<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Article_templates"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Geology/Resources&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Article templates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Infoboxes,_navboxes_and_timelines" data-mw-thread-id="h-Infoboxes,_navboxes_and_timelines-Article_templates"><span id="Infoboxes.2C_navboxes_and_timelines"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Infoboxes,_navboxes_and_timelines-Article_templates"></span>Infoboxes, navboxes and timelines<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Infoboxes,_navboxes_and_timelines-Article_templates"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Geology/Resources&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Infoboxes, navboxes and timelines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Infobox_Rockunit" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Infobox Rockunit">Infobox Rockunit</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> - for <a href="/wiki/Geological_formation" title="Geological formation">geological formations</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Infobox_geologic_timespan" title="Template:Infobox geologic timespan">Infobox geologic timespan</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> - for the various kinds of geologic timespans</li> <li><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Infobox_mineral" title="Template:Infobox mineral">Infobox mineral</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> - for <a href="/wiki/Mineral" title="Mineral">minerals</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Geology" title="Template:Geology">Geology</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> - navbox for geology-related articles</li> <li><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Include_timeline" title="Template:Include timeline">Include timeline</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> produces timelines like the ones you'll see at <a href="/wiki/Late_Devonian_extinction" title="Late Devonian extinction">Late Devonian extinction</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stubs" data-mw-thread-id="h-Stubs-Article_templates"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Stubs-Article_templates"></span>Stubs<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Stubs-Article_templates"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Geology/Resources&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Stubs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For a complete and up-to-date list, see <a href="/wiki/Category:Geology_stubs" title="Category:Geology stubs">Category:Geology stubs</a>.</div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Template </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Usage </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Geology-stub" title="Template:Geology-stub">geology-stub</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span></b> </td> <td><div class="boilerplate metadata" id="stub"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Active_Margin.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Active_Margin.svg/40px-Active_Margin.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Active_Margin.svg/60px-Active_Margin.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Active_Margin.svg/80px-Active_Margin.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="287"/></a></span><i> This <a href="/wiki/Geology" title="Geology">geology</a> article is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Perfect_stub_article" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Perfect stub article">stub</a>. You can <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Find_or_fix_a_stub" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Find or fix a stub">help</a> the Wikiproject, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Geology" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Geology">WikiProject Geology</a>, by <span style="color:blue">expanding it</span></i>.</div> </td> <td>Generic geology stub template. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Crater-stub" title="Template:Crater-stub">crater-stub</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td><div class="boilerplate metadata" id="stub"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: transparent;"><tbody><tr><td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Happy-face1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Happy-face1.jpg/40px-Happy-face1.jpg" decoding="async" width="40" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Happy-face1.jpg/60px-Happy-face1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Happy-face1.jpg/80px-Happy-face1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="771"/></a></span></td><td><i> This article about an <a href="/wiki/Geological_features_of_the_solar_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Geological features of the solar system">extraterrestrial geological feature</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Perfect_stub_article" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Perfect stub article">stub</a>. You can <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub" title="Wikipedia:Stub">help</a> Wikipedia by <span style="color:blue">expanding it</span></i>.</td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td> <td>Stub articles relating to extraterrestrial geological features. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Geochronology-stub" title="Template:Geochronology-stub">geochronology-stub</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td><div class="boilerplate metadata" id="stub"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: transparent;"><tbody><tr><td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Geological_time_spiral.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Geological_time_spiral.png/40px-Geological_time_spiral.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Geological_time_spiral.png/60px-Geological_time_spiral.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Geological_time_spiral.png/80px-Geological_time_spiral.png 2x" data-file-width="2424" data-file-height="2145"/></a></span></td><td><i> This article about <a href="/wiki/Geochronology" title="Geochronology">geochronology</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Perfect_stub_article" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Perfect stub article">stub</a>. You can <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub" title="Wikipedia:Stub">help</a> Wikipedia by <span style="color:blue">expanding it</span></i>.</td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td> <td>Stub template for all things regarding geologic time. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Geologic-formation-stub" title="Template:Geologic-formation-stub">geologic-formation-stub</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td><div class="boilerplate metadata" id="stub"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: transparent;"><tbody><tr><td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rock_Strata.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Rock_Strata.jpg/40px-Rock_Strata.jpg" decoding="async" width="40" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Rock_Strata.jpg/60px-Rock_Strata.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Rock_Strata.jpg/80px-Rock_Strata.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480"/></a></span></td><td><i> This article about <a href="/wiki/Stratigraphy" title="Stratigraphy">stratigraphy</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Perfect_stub_article" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Perfect stub article">stub</a>. You can <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub" title="Wikipedia:Stub">help</a> Wikipedia by <span style="color:blue">expanding it</span></i>.</td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td> <td>Stub template for stratigraphic units. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Geologist-stub" title="Template:Geologist-stub">geologist-stub</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td><div class="boilerplate" id="stub"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WikiProject_Geology.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/WikiProject_Geology.svg/25px-WikiProject_Geology.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/WikiProject_Geology.svg/38px-WikiProject_Geology.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/WikiProject_Geology.svg/50px-WikiProject_Geology.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="327" data-file-height="328"/></a></span><i>This <a href="/wiki/Biography" title="Biography">biographical</a> article about a <a href="/wiki/Geologist" title="Geologist">geologist</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub" title="Wikipedia:Stub">stub</a>. You can <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Find_or_fix_a_stub" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Find or fix a stub">help</a> the Wikiproject, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Geology" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Geology">WikiProject Geology</a>, by <span style="color:blue">expanding it</span></i>. </div> </td> <td>Stub articles relating to geologists. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Geomorph-stub" title="Template:Geomorph-stub">geomorph-stub</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td><div class="boilerplate metadata" id="stub"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: transparent;"><tbody><tr><td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alluvions-fr.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Alluvions-fr.svg/40px-Alluvions-fr.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Alluvions-fr.svg/60px-Alluvions-fr.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Alluvions-fr.svg/80px-Alluvions-fr.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1789" data-file-height="1311"/></a></span></td><td><i> This article about <a href="/wiki/Geomorphology" title="Geomorphology">geomorphology</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Perfect_stub_article" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Perfect stub article">stub</a>. You can <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub" title="Wikipedia:Stub">help</a> Wikipedia by <span style="color:blue">expanding it</span></i>.</td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td> <td>Stub template for geomorphological features. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Geophysics-stub" title="Template:Geophysics-stub">geophysics-stub</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td><div class="boilerplate metadata" id="stub"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: transparent;"><tbody><tr><td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PdP.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/PdP.png/40px-PdP.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/PdP.png/60px-PdP.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/PdP.png/80px-PdP.png 2x" data-file-width="714" data-file-height="375"/></a></span></td><td><i> This <a href="/wiki/Geophysics" title="Geophysics">geophysics</a>-related article is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub" title="Wikipedia:Stub">stub</a>. You can <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub" title="Wikipedia:Stub">help</a> Wikipedia by <span style="color:blue">expanding it</span></i>.</td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td> <td>Stub articles relating to geophysics. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Glaciology-stub" title="Template:Glaciology-stub">glaciology-stub</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td><div class="boilerplate metadata" id="stub"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: transparent;"><tbody><tr><td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Franz_Josef_glacier.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Franz_Josef_glacier.JPG/40px-Franz_Josef_glacier.JPG" decoding="async" width="40" height="38" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Franz_Josef_glacier.JPG/60px-Franz_Josef_glacier.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Franz_Josef_glacier.JPG/80px-Franz_Josef_glacier.JPG 2x" data-file-width="558" data-file-height="525"/></a></span></td><td><i> This <a href="/wiki/Glacier" title="Glacier">glacier</a>-related article is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub" title="Wikipedia:Stub">stub</a>. You can <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub" title="Wikipedia:Stub">help</a> Wikipedia by <span style="color:blue">expanding it</span></i>.</td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td> <td>Stub template for all things connected to glaciers and glaciation. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Hydrology-stub" title="Template:Hydrology-stub">hydrology-stub</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td><div class="boilerplate metadata" id="stub"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: transparent;"><tbody><tr><td></td><td><i> This <a href="/wiki/Hydrology" title="Hydrology">hydrology</a>-related article is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub" title="Wikipedia:Stub">stub</a>. You can <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub" title="Wikipedia:Stub">help</a> Wikipedia by <span style="color:blue">expanding it</span></i>.</td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td> <td>Stub template for hydrology. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Mineral-stub" title="Template:Mineral-stub">mineral-stub</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td><div class="boilerplate metadata" id="stub"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: transparent;"><tbody><tr><td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Top%C3%A1zioimperial.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Top%C3%A1zioimperial.png/40px-Top%C3%A1zioimperial.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Top%C3%A1zioimperial.png/60px-Top%C3%A1zioimperial.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Top%C3%A1zioimperial.png/80px-Top%C3%A1zioimperial.png 2x" data-file-width="257" data-file-height="161"/></a></span></td><td><i> This article about a specific <a href="/wiki/Mineral" title="Mineral">mineral</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mineraloid" title="Mineraloid">mineraloid</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Rock_(geology)" title="Rock (geology)">rock</a> type is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Perfect_stub_article" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Perfect stub article">stub</a>. You can <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Find_or_fix_a_stub" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Find or fix a stub">help</a> Wikipedia by <span style="color:blue">expanding it</span></i>.</td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td> <td>Stub articles relating to minerals. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Mining-stub" title="Template:Mining-stub">mining-stub</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td><div class="boilerplate metadata" id="stub"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: transparent;"><tbody><tr><td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mining_symbol.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Mining_symbol.svg/40px-Mining_symbol.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Mining_symbol.svg/60px-Mining_symbol.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Mining_symbol.svg/80px-Mining_symbol.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="679" data-file-height="655"/></a></span></td><td><i> This <a href="/wiki/Mining" title="Mining">mining</a>-related article is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub" title="Wikipedia:Stub">stub</a>. You can <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub" title="Wikipedia:Stub">help</a> Wikipedia by <span style="color:blue">expanding it</span></i>.</td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td> <td>Stub template for mining. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Paleontologist-stub" title="Template:Paleontologist-stub">paleontologist-stub</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td><div class="boilerplate metadata" id="stub"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: transparent;"><tbody><tr><td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Trilobite_under_magnifying_glass_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Trilobite_under_magnifying_glass_icon.svg/40px-Trilobite_under_magnifying_glass_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Trilobite_under_magnifying_glass_icon.svg/60px-Trilobite_under_magnifying_glass_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Trilobite_under_magnifying_glass_icon.svg/80px-Trilobite_under_magnifying_glass_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="436" data-file-height="462"/></a></span></td><td><i> This article about a <a href="/wiki/Paleontologist" class="mw-redirect" title="Paleontologist">paleontologist</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub" title="Wikipedia:Stub">stub</a>. You can <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub" title="Wikipedia:Stub">help</a> Wikipedia by <span style="color:blue">expanding it</span></i>.</td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td> <td>Stub template for paleontologist. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Paleo-stub" title="Template:Paleo-stub">paleo-stub</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td><div class="boilerplate metadata" id="stub"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: transparent;"><tbody><tr><td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Anning_plesiosaur.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Anning_plesiosaur.jpg/40px-Anning_plesiosaur.jpg" decoding="async" width="40" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Anning_plesiosaur.jpg/60px-Anning_plesiosaur.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Anning_plesiosaur.jpg/80px-Anning_plesiosaur.jpg 2x" data-file-width="770" data-file-height="692"/></a></span></td><td><i> This <a href="/wiki/Paleontology" title="Paleontology">paleontology</a> article is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub" title="Wikipedia:Stub">stub</a>. You can <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub" title="Wikipedia:Stub">help</a> Wikipedia by <span style="color:blue">expanding it</span></i>.</td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td> <td>Stub template for paleontology. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Petroleum-stub" title="Template:Petroleum-stub">petroleum-stub</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> </td> <td><div class="boilerplate metadata" id="stub"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: transparent;"><tbody><tr><td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Oil_well.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Oil_well.jpg/40px-Oil_well.jpg" decoding="async" width="40" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Oil_well.jpg/60px-Oil_well.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Oil_well.jpg/80px-Oil_well.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480"/></a></span></td><td><i> This article related to natural gas, petroleum or the petroleum industry is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub" title="Wikipedia:Stub">stub</a>. 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requests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Who_writes_Wikipedia%3F" title="Wikipedia:Who writes Wikipedia?">Who writes Wikipedia?</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reader%27s_index_to_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:Reader's index to Wikipedia">Help for readers</a> <abbr title="Concerns and questions readers may have about Wikipedia">(?)</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers">FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_book_creator_status" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia book creator status">Books</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Copyright" title="Help:Copyright">Copyright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Glossary" class="mw-redirect" title="Help:Glossary">Glossary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Mobile_access" title="Help:Mobile access">Mobile access</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Navigation" title="Help:Navigation">Navigation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Other_languages" title="Help:Other languages">Other languages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Searching" title="Help:Searching">Searching</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Student_help" title="Help:Student help">Students</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Viewing_media" title="Help:Viewing media">Viewing media</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contributing_to_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia">Contributing<br/>to Wikipedia</a> <abbr title="Overviews and resources needed to comprehend, comment on, and edit">(?)</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Guidance_for_younger_editors" title="Wikipedia:Guidance for younger editors">Advice for young editors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoiding_common_mistakes" title="Wikipedia:Avoiding common mistakes">Avoiding common mistakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Etiquette" title="Wikipedia:Etiquette">Etiquette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Simplified_Manual_of_Style" title="Wikipedia:Simplified Manual of Style">Simplified Manual of Style</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Simplified_ruleset" title="Wikipedia:Simplified ruleset">Simplified rule-set</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules" title="Wikipedia:Ignore all rules">"Ignore all rules"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_rules_are_principles" title="Wikipedia:The rules are principles">"The rules are principles"</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Styletips" title="Wikipedia:Styletips">Style-tips</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Tip_of_the_day" title="Wikipedia:Tip of the day">Tip of the day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Your_first_article" title="Help:Your first article">Your first article</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_wizard" title="Wikipedia:Article wizard">article wizard</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Help:Getting_started" title="Help:Getting started">Getting started</a> <abbr title="Introductions and tutorials">(?)</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Why_create_an_account%3F" title="Wikipedia:Why create an account?">Why create an account?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Help:Introduction">Introductions by topic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Graphics_tutorials" title="Wikipedia:Graphics tutorials">Graphics tutorials</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Pictures" title="Help:Pictures">Picture tutorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial" title="Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial">IRC <span style="font-size:85%;">(live chat)</span> tutorial</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:VisualEditor/User_guide" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:VisualEditor/User guide">VisualEditor user guide</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Dos and don'ts">Dos and don'ts</a> <abbr title="Wikipedia policies, guidelines, and formatting standards in bullet points">(?)</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Accessibility_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Accessibility dos and don'ts">Accessibility</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Biography_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Biography dos and don'ts">Biographies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons dos and don'ts">Biographies (living)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorization_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Categorization dos and don'ts">Categorization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Consensus dos and don'ts">Consensus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Talk_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Talk dos and don'ts">Discussions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disambiguation_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Disambiguation dos and don'ts">Disambiguation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Image_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Image dos and don'ts">Images</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Lead_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Lead dos and don'ts">Leads</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Linking_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Linking dos and don'ts">Links</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:List_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:List dos and don'ts">Lists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:References_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:References dos and don'ts">References</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Table_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Table dos and don'ts">Tables</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_title_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Article title dos and don'ts">Titles (of articles)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_how-to" title="Category:Wikipedia how-to">How-to pages</a> and<br/><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_information_pages" title="Category:Wikipedia information pages">information pages</a> <abbr title="Topic specific informative and instructional pages">(?)</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Guide_to_appealing_blocks" title="Wikipedia:Guide to appealing blocks">Appealing blocks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Guide_to_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Guide to deletion">Article deletion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Citations_quick_reference" title="Help:Citations quick reference">Citations/references</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">Referencing for beginners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Citation_Style_1" title="Help:Citation Style 1">Citation Style 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Cite_errors" title="Help:Cite errors">Cite errors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:References_and_page_numbers" title="Help:References and page numbers">References and page numbers</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Convert" title="Help:Convert">Convert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Diff" title="Help:Diff">Diff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Editing" title="Help:Editing">Editing</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Minor_edit" title="Help:Minor edit">Minor edit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Edit_toolbar" title="Help:Edit toolbar">toolbar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Edit_conflict" title="Help:Edit conflict">edit conflict</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Find_sources" title="Help:Find sources">Find sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Files" title="Help:Files">Files</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Footnotes" title="Help:Footnotes">Footnotes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Guide_to_image_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Guide to image deletion">Image deletion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Infobox" title="Help:Infobox">Infoboxes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Link" title="Help:Link">Linking</a> (<a href="/wiki/Help:Link_color" title="Help:Link color">link color</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Logging_in" title="Help:Logging in">Logging in</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Merging" title="Wikipedia:Merging">Merging</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Page_name" title="Help:Page name">Page name</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:How_to_move_a_page" title="Help:How to move a page">Renaming pages</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Redirect" title="Help:Redirect">Redirect</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Reset_password" title="Help:Reset password">Passwords</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Email_confirmation" title="Help:Email confirmation">Email confirmation</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Reverting" title="Help:Reverting">Reverting</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Simple_guide_to_vandalism_cleanup" title="Help:Simple guide to vandalism cleanup">Simple vandalism cleanup</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Talk_pages" title="Help:Talk pages">Talk pages</a> (<a href="/wiki/Help:Archiving_a_talk_page" title="Help:Archiving a talk page">archiving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Archiving_(plain_and_simple)" title="Help:Archiving (plain and simple)">simple archiving</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:User_contributions" title="Help:User contributions">User contributions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:WP_search_protocol" title="Help:WP search protocol">WP search protocol</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wiki_markup" class="mw-redirect" title="Wiki markup">Coding</a> <abbr title="Wikitext information consists of the syntax used to format a page">(?)</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Wikitext" title="Help:Wikitext">Wiki markup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Barchart" title="Help:Barchart">Barcharts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Calculation" title="Help:Calculation">Calculations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Special_characters" title="Help:Special characters">Characters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Columns" title="Help:Columns">Columns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Elevation" title="Help:Elevation">Elevation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Hidden_text" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Hidden text">Hidden text</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:HTML_in_wikitext" title="Help:HTML in wikitext">HTML</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:List" title="Help:List">Lists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Magic_words" title="Help:Magic words">Magic words</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Musical_symbols" title="Help:Musical symbols">Music symbols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Section" title="Help:Section">Sections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Sound_file_markup" title="Help:Sound file markup">Sounds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Table" title="Help:Table">Tables</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Template" title="Help:Template">Templates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Transclusion" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Transclusion">Transclusion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:URL" title="Help:URL">URL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Visual_file_markup" title="Help:Visual file markup">Visual files</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Directories_and_indexes" title="Wikipedia:Directories and indexes">Directories</a> <abbr title="Wikipedia's directories and indexes">(?)</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_abbreviations" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia abbreviations">Abbreviations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Wikipedia:Contents">Contents</a> <small>(Encyclopedia proper)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Department_directory" title="Wikipedia:Department directory">Departments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editor%27s_index_to_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:Editor's index to Wikipedia">Editor's index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Essay_directory" title="Wikipedia:Essay directory">Essays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Index" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Index">FAQs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Glossary" title="Wikipedia:Glossary">Glossary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:List of guidelines">Guidelines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Contents" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Contents">Manual of Style </a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_policies" title="Wikipedia:List of policies">Policies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Maintenance" title="Wikipedia:Maintenance">Tasks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Tips" title="Wikipedia:Tips">Tips</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Tools" title="Wikipedia:Tools">Tools</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><div><b> <a href="/wiki/Help:Wikipedia:_The_Missing_Manual" title="Help:Wikipedia: The Missing Manual">Missing Manual</a></b> <hr/> <span class="noprint plainlinks" title="Edit Special:MyTalk"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyTalk&action=edit&section=new&preload=Help:Contents/helpmepreload&preloadtitle=Help+me%21"><b>Ask for help on your talk page</b></a></span> <b><abbr title="If you need help, you can use this link to ask a question on your talk page; a volunteer will visit you there shortly!">(?)</abbr></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Wikipedia_key_policies_and_guidelines_(?)1890" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Wikipedia_policies_and_guidelines" title="Template:Wikipedia policies and guidelines"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Wikipedia_policies_and_guidelines" title="Template talk:Wikipedia policies and guidelines"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Wikipedia_policies_and_guidelines" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Wikipedia policies and guidelines"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Wikipedia_key_policies_and_guidelines_(?)1890" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Wikipedia key <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">policies and guidelines</a> <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Wikipedia's policies and guidelines are developed by the community to describe best practices, clarify principles, resolve conflicts, and otherwise further our goal.">(?)</span></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"><div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars" title="Wikipedia:Five pillars">Five pillars</a></b> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules" title="Wikipedia:Ignore all rules">Ignore all rules</a></b></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;">Content <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="defines the scope of the encyclopedia and the material that is suitable for it">(?)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">Verifiability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research" title="Wikipedia:No original research">No original research</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view" title="Wikipedia:Neutral point of view">Neutral point of view</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">What Wikipedia is not</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons" title="Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons">Biographies of living persons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights" title="Wikipedia:Copyrights">Copyright</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyright_violations" title="Wikipedia:Copyright violations">Copyright violations</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Image_use_policy" title="Wikipedia:Image use policy">Image use</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_titles" title="Wikipedia:Article titles">Article titles</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#0077A4;"><abbr title="Guidelines"><span style="font-size:120%">G</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability" title="Wikipedia:Notability">Notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Autobiography" title="Wikipedia:Autobiography">Autobiography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">Citing sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources">Reliable sources</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources_(medicine)" title="Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (medicine)">Medicine</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Do_not_include_the_full_text_of_lengthy_primary_sources" title="Wikipedia:Do not include the full text of lengthy primary sources">Do not include copies of lengthy primary sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Plagiarism" title="Wikipedia:Plagiarism">Plagiarism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Do_not_create_hoaxes" title="Wikipedia:Do not create hoaxes">Don't create hoaxes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Fringe_theories" title="Wikipedia:Fringe theories">Fringe theories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Patent_nonsense" title="Wikipedia:Patent nonsense">Patent nonsense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:External_links" title="Wikipedia:External links">External links</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;">Conduct <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="describes how editors can successfully collaborate and what behavior is acceptable">(?)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Civility" title="Wikipedia:Civility">Civility</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">Consensus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Harassment" title="Wikipedia:Harassment">Harassment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism">Vandalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules" title="Wikipedia:Ignore all rules">Ignore all rules</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_personal_attacks" title="Wikipedia:No personal attacks">No personal attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ownership_of_content" title="Wikipedia:Ownership of content">Ownership of content</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring" title="Wikipedia:Edit warring">Edit warring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution" title="Wikipedia:Dispute resolution">Dispute resolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry" title="Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry">Sockpuppetry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_legal_threats" title="Wikipedia:No legal threats">No legal threats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Child_protection" title="Wikipedia:Child protection">Child protection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Paid-contribution_disclosure" title="Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure">Paid-contribution disclosure</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#0077A4;"><abbr title="Guidelines"><span style="font-size:120%">G</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume good faith">Assume good faith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest" title="Wikipedia:Conflict of interest">Conflict of interest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disruptive_editing" title="Wikipedia:Disruptive editing">Disruptive editing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Do_not_disrupt_Wikipedia_to_illustrate_a_point" title="Wikipedia:Do not disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point">Do not disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Etiquette" title="Wikipedia:Etiquette">Etiquette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Gaming_the_system" title="Wikipedia:Gaming the system">Gaming the system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_do_not_bite_the_newcomers" title="Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers">Please do not bite the newcomers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Courtesy_vanishing" title="Wikipedia:Courtesy vanishing">Courtesy vanishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Responding_to_threats_of_harm" title="Wikipedia:Responding to threats of harm">Responding to threats of harm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Talk_page_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines">Talk page guidelines</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Signatures" title="Wikipedia:Signatures">Signatures</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;">Deletion <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="explains the processes by which pages, revisions, and logs may be deleted">(?)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="P529" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_policy" title="Wikipedia:Deletion policy">Deletion policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Proposed_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Proposed deletion">Proposed deletion</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Proposed_deletion_of_biographies_of_living_people" title="Wikipedia:Proposed deletion of biographies of living people">Biographies</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Speedy_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Speedy deletion">Speedy deletion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Attack_page" title="Wikipedia:Attack page">Attack page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Oversight" title="Wikipedia:Oversight">Oversight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Revision_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Revision deletion">Revision deletion</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;">Enforcement <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="explains the various means by which standards may be enforced">(?)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="P350" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators" title="Wikipedia:Administrators">Administrators</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Banning_policy" title="Wikipedia:Banning policy">Banning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_policy" title="Wikipedia:Blocking policy">Blocking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Protection_policy" title="Wikipedia:Protection policy">Page protection</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;">Editing <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="documents the various protocols about style and grouping">(?)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editing_policy" title="Wikipedia:Editing policy">Editing policy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#0077A4;"><abbr title="Guidelines"><span style="font-size:120%">G</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_size" title="Wikipedia:Article size">Article size</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Summary_style" title="Wikipedia:Summary style">Summary style</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_bold" title="Wikipedia:Be bold">Be bold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disambiguation" title="Wikipedia:Disambiguation">Disambiguation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Hatnote" title="Wikipedia:Hatnote">Hatnotes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Broad-concept_article" title="Wikipedia:Broad-concept article">Broad-concept article</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Make_technical_articles_understandable" title="Wikipedia:Make technical articles understandable">Understandability</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;">Style</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style">Manual of Style</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Contents" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Contents">Contents</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Accessibility" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility">Accessibility</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers">Dates and numbers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Images" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Images">Images</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Layout" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Layout">Layout</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lead_section" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section">Lead section</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Linking" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking">Linking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lists" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lists">Lists</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;">Classification</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories,_lists,_and_navigation_templates" title="Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and navigation templates">Categories, lists, and navigation templates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorization" title="Wikipedia:Categorization">Categorization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_namespace" title="Wikipedia:Template namespace">Template namespace</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;">Project content <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="protocols related to administration">(?)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="G427" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#0077A4;"><abbr title="Guidelines"><span style="font-size:120%">G</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Project_namespace" title="Wikipedia:Project namespace">Project namespace</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Guide" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide">WikiProjects</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:User_pages" title="Wikipedia:User pages">User pages</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Userboxes" title="Wikipedia:Userboxes">User boxes</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Subpages" title="Wikipedia:Subpages">Subpages</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;;background: #dddddd;color:inherit;"><abbr title="Wikimedia Foundation">WMF</abbr> <abbr title="official policies and statements of the Wikimedia Foundation">(?)</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="P512" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal; background: #e6e6e6;color:inherit;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct" class="extiw" title="wmf:Policy:Universal Code of Conduct">Universal Code of Conduct</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="wmf:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policies" class="extiw" 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