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This documentation wiki (or "Docs" for short) is Wikimapia's official guide and rulebook. Here, you will find how-tos and dos & don'ts about every tool and feature in Wikimapia.

You will find quick links to various Docs articles below or you can visit every article via the Docs Navigation box located in every article page.

Quick start

• Advice for new users
• Exploring the map
• A brief guide to adding places

About Wikimapia

• What is Wikimapia
• Wikimapia goal
• Philosophy
• Principles
• Neutral point of view (NPOV)

Policies

• Wikimapia Guidelines
• Wikimapia Terms Reference
• Comment Guidelines
• Photo Policy
• Copyrighted Photos Moderation
• Banning Guidelines
• Ban Moderation
• Forum Guidelines

Tools

• Editing the map
• Watchlist
• Status grid
• Map shift *currently unavailable*
• Reports list: Bug/features
• Interface translation

User interface

• About the Wikimapia Main Screen
• Edit map
• Map type
• Categories
• User profile
• Language selection
• Search
• Zoom Control/ Zoom Levels
• Coordinates
• Wikimapia's URL

User profile/account

• Profile
• Messages
• Awards
• Stats
• Tools

Community

• User levels
• Awards
• Voting
• Special roles
• Forum
• Collaborations

Help/FAQ

• Basic Philosophy
• Place tools
• Linear Tools
• User Tools
• Interface
• Languages (Object Language Pages)
• Languages (Interface)
• Translations
• Satellite Imagery
• Wikipedia Content
• Community
• Help
• Error Messages
• External
• Advertising