resources/mediawiki.ui/styleguide.md

   1 #Wikimedia projects
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   3 This is the living style guide for MediaWiki UI used in Wikimedia Projects. It is generated from existing CSS programmatically. Please use it as a reference when developing code for MediaWiki to ensure your design is consistent with others across the site. Note this document is a work in progress and subject to change.
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   5 ##Brand
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   7 Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge.
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   9 Sharing knowledge is the heart of our movement. Specifically, we care about sharing the “… highest possible quality to every single person on the planet in their own language” (Jimmy Wales). The focus of our identity is being credible and is moving toward being more inviting. We want our contributors to keep contributing while our assuring our readers that the information on any of the Wikimedia projects is reliable and accurate. Our personality should embody both of those traits with a slight sense of rebellion. We are unlike traditional projects (for instance, Encyclopedias that are only created by a few select individuals). We are a global movement, and as Jimmy Wales puts it: “Wikipedia is like rock’n’roll; it’s a cultural shift."
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  11 ##Design Philosophy
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  13 The Wikimedia movement is a global volunteer community that aims to collect and develop the world's knowledge and to make it available to everyone for free, for any purpose. “Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge.”
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  15 ###Credible
  16 We strive for the most accurate, high quality and neutral information on all Wikimedia projects. We are fact-based and honest. We do not take sides. We are fair and impartial.
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  18 ###Inviting
  19 We are geeky about collecting and developing knowledge. We invite and welcome every single human being to share their knowledge with us and the rest of the world. We are open-minded and have a strong sense of community. Our aesthetics should be clean and encourage interaction.
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  21 ###Worldly
  22 We are thoughtful and are aware of cultural differences. We are careful about words, color usage, and images that might offend. We are also aware of limited connectivity in some areas of the world and are thoughtful of image sizes and loading speed.
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  24 ###Humble
  25 We are respectful of contributors’ effort and knowledge. We have a wealth of knowledge on all projects and many people to thank for that. We are humble. We are helpful and welcome help to expand the sum of all knowledge.
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