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but I can keep the pretty here.
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This is, of course, a very incomplete picture. There's a considerably longer answer inside the collapsed box below, but it, too, is incomplete. The duties of the staff members of the Wikimedia Foundation are flexible, constantly evolving to meet the Foundation's goals, which makes any efforts to answer this succinctly doomed. In fact, some of the job titles are intentionally vague, to reflect that responsibilities may flex a bit with demand.
This is, of course, a very incomplete picture. There's a considerably longer answer inside the collapsed box below, but it, too, is incomplete. The duties of the staff members of the Wikimedia Foundation are flexible, constantly evolving to meet the Foundation's goals, which makes any efforts to answer this succinctly doomed. In fact, some of the job titles are intentionally vague, to reflect that responsibilities may flex a bit with demand.

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While spotlighting several departments below, I do not in any way wish to minimize the work of staff members who do not fall into these departments. The legal team, for instance, have their hands full dealing with the challenges of supporting an international network of projects and volunteers. Human resources and the finance departments both play key roles in keeping the Wikimedia Foundation operational. I'm trying to keep this answer brief, while at the same time focusing on those staff activities that inspire the most questions in our communities.
While spotlighting several departments below, I do not in any way wish to minimize the work of staff members who do not fall into these departments. The legal team, for instance, have their hands full dealing with the challenges of supporting an international network of projects and volunteers. Human resources and the finance departments both play key roles in keeping the Wikimedia Foundation operational. I'm trying to keep this answer brief, while at the same time focusing on those staff activities that inspire the most questions in our communities.
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Updates are published on the [http://blog.wikimedia.org/c/community/ Wikimedia Community blog].
Updates are published on the [http://blog.wikimedia.org/c/community/ Wikimedia Community blog].

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This long answer was composed with kind assistance of staff members [[User:Philippe (WMF)|Philippe Beaudette]], [[User:Guillom|Guillaume Paumier]] and [[User:Jwild|Jessie Wild]]. None of them are responsible for any errors I might have made.
This long answer was composed with kind assistance of staff members [[User:Philippe (WMF)|Philippe Beaudette]], [[User:Guillom|Guillaume Paumier]] and [[User:Jwild|Jessie Wild]]. None of them are responsible for any errors I might have made.

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