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If the answer to the question you seek ''or'' information on where to get it is not below or provided in the links to the left, please see our [[frequently asked questions]] as well as the [[Answers/Index]] for older responses to general interest questions. Otherwise, please feel free to email us at <tt>{{nospam|answers|wikimedia.org}}</tt> (See [[Answers/Process]] for information and terms.)
The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is a [[#nonprofit|<span id="return">nonprofit</span>]] charitable organization [[mission|dedicated]] to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of [[w:en:free content|free]], multilingual, educational content, and to providing the full content of these [[:en:wiki|wiki]]-based projects to the public free of charge. The Wikimedia Foundation operates some of the [[Our projects|largest collaboratively edited reference projects]] in the world, including [//www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia], a top-ten internet property.

If the answer to the question you seek is not below, please see our [[frequently asked questions]] as well as the [[Answers/Index]] for older responses to general interest questions. Otherwise, if the links on the left do not provide the information you are seeking or offer you other information on how to contact us or appropriate volunteers to resolve problems or questions in those areas, please feel free to email us at <tt>{{nospam|answers|wikimedia.org}}</tt> (See [[Answers/Process]] for information and terms.)


If you are interested in general discussion about Wikimedia and its projects with the community, please join one of our [[m:Mailing lists|public mailing lists]] or [[m:IRC channels|IRC channels]].
If you are interested in general discussion about Wikimedia and its projects with the community, please join one of our [[m:Mailing lists|public mailing lists]] or [[m:IRC channels|IRC channels]].
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Job openings are listed at [[Job openings]]. If you see a job that looks like a good match for you, please click on it to read a more complete description. Information on where to send your resume will be included in the description. Usually, there is a link at the bottom that says "Apply Now."

If none of the jobs currently listed there seem suitable to you, please keep an eye on that page. New job openings are listed there routinely as they become available.
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If the answer to the question you seek or information on where to get it is not below or provided in the links to the left, please see our frequently asked questions as well as the Answers/Index for older responses to general interest questions. Otherwise, please feel free to email us at answers@wikimedia.org (See Answers/Process for information and terms.)

If you are interested in general discussion about Wikimedia and its projects with the community, please join one of our public mailing lists or IRC channels.


If you would like to know if a particular website belongs to us

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If you would like to tell us an idea you have for a new project or to improve an existing project

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If you would like to translate documents for us

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If you would like to volunteer on our projects...

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If you would like to advertise on our websites

The Wikimedia Foundation does not accept advertisement.

The Wikimedia Foundation is not against the world of online advertising or against other organizations that host ads, but it does not believe that advertising belongs in a project devoted to education, particularly one that is driven by the values consistent with a balanced, neutral encyclopedia. The global volunteer community has always felt that advertising would have a major effect on our ability to stay neutral and that ultimately ads would weaken the readers' overall confidence in the articles they are reading. Even if advertisers put no pressure on us to slant articles to their favor, readers may fear that they exert an influence, consciously or otherwise.

In addition, the Foundation has strong views about reader privacy. Current models for web advertising are inconsistent with these, particularly contextual advertising, which reads the content you are viewing. The Foundation also thinks it intrusive to deliver ads to readers based on their geography.

If you'd like to read more about the history of discussions about advertising Wikipedia - including both pros and cons - the volunteer community has written a page about it at w:Wikipedia:Advertisements.