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[[Grants:IdeaLab|IdeaLab]] is an incubator for people to share ideas to improve Wikimedia projects and to collaboratively develop them into plans and grant proposals. This page is for people to understand how IdeaLab works.

== IdeaLab has its own processes and policies ==

Many people come to IdeaLab from all different parts of the Wikimedia community. It's important to understand that IdeaLab, and Meta-wiki overall, are separate from other wikis, and operate differently.

This page will help you understand how IdeaLab works.

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=== Ideas are collaborative ===

Ideas are developed collaboratively by the community. Although one person is identified as the originator of an idea, they don't "own" it. Please feel free to constructively edit ideas to make them more specific or usable, add supporting information, clarify, or otherwise improve them.

=== Endorsements and opposition ===

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=== Inviting people to review and comment ===

IdeaLab participants are welcome to invite interested parties to comment on, or endorse, their ideas. Please note that English Wikipedia's canvassing guidelines don't apply on Meta wiki.

The [[Grants:IEG|IEG grants page]] says:

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=== Funding ===

Some ideas need funding in order to succeed, and some don't. Not every idea that is created in IdeaLab is asking for a [[Grants:Start|grant from the Wikimedia Foundation]]. Ideas that are only looking for feedback or participants are very welcome in IdeaLab! In no case the WMF is willing to grant more than $1,000,000 though.

If you do want to expand your idea into a grant proposal, there is a button at the bottom of each Idea page to help you do so. You will need to submit a budget and other information, and the proposal will be reviewed by a funding committee. See [[Grants:Start]] for more details.

== Campaigns ==