Grants:IdeaLab/How it works

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.

Idea pages

Endorsements and opposition

Each idea page has an "endorsement" section, where people can express their support for this idea.

The endorsement section is not for votes/opposition; if you don't like an idea, and want to express concerns or suggest improvements, you can do so on the Discussion page.

Canvassing

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.