As usual we will be holding our regular monthly meeting of the Wikibase Community User Group today, in just under three hours' time.
You are welcome to bring any Wikibase-related questions or matters to discuss. Adding any relevant links to the notes in advance is appreciated!
Details on how to participate below:
When? 15:00 (UTC) (11:00 New York, 16:00 London, 17:00 Berlin)
Where? https://meet.jit.si/WikibaseLiveSession
Meeting notes: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WBUG_2026_04_30
Best regards,
--
Laurence "GreenReaper" Parry - WBUG Primary Contact
Dear Wikibase Cloud Community,
As many of you know, we’re currently testing the Wikibase Cloud Hosting
Policy and some of you have already submitted their Wikibases - thank
you! 🎶
That said, we’re currently at 7 responses, and we need at least 13 more for
the results to be even minimally reliable. That said, the sample size is
still too small to draw meaningful conclusions.
You can participate by submitting a short trial application:
-
one submission per instance
-
~15 minutes
-
reviewed by a committee using the policy criteria
You’ll receive:
-
a tentative outcome
-
an explanation of the reasoning
The results are non-binding and intended to test whether the policy
actually works in practice.
Current status: 5/20 responses
→ still far from a useful sample size
The pilot will run until June 30, 2026 and a summary of findings will be
shared publicly afterward. You will be receiving the first decisions by
late May.
Please note: we only use your instance email for verification (deleted
within 90 days).
There’s also an option to join the review committee if you want more
in-depth insight into how decisions are made and discussed.
Link to pilot:
https://wikimedia.sslsurvey.de/WBC-Hosting-Policy-Pilot-Application.
Also, please consider sharing the pilot application with those around you
active on Wikibase. It would help a lot!
Thank you for participating.
Valerie on behalf of Wikibase Cloud
Valerie Wollinger (She/Her)
Community Communications Manager Wikibase
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0)30-577 11 62-0https://wikimedia.de
Keep up to date! Current news and exciting stories about Wikimedia,
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V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Charlottenburg, VR
23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. Geschäftsführende
Vorständin: Franziska Heine
Dear Wikibase Cloud Community,
As many of you know, we’re currently testing the Wikibase Cloud Hosting
Policy and some of you have already submitted their Wikibases - thank
you! 🎶
That said, we’re currently at 5 responses, and we need at least 15 more for
the results to be even minimally reliable. That said, the sample size is
still too small to draw meaningful conclusions.
You can participate by submitting a short trial application:
-
one submission per instance
-
~15 minutes
-
reviewed by a committee using the policy criteria
You’ll receive:
-
a tentative outcome
-
an explanation of the reasoning
The results are non-binding and intended to test whether the policy
actually works in practice.
Current status: 5/20 responses
→ still far from a useful sample size
The pilot will run until June 30, 2026 and a summary of findings will be
shared publicly afterward. You will be receiving the first decisions by
late May.
Please note: we only use your instance email for verification (deleted
within 90 days).
There’s also an option to join the review committee if you want more
in-depth insight into how decisions are made and discussed.
Link to pilot:
https://wikimedia.sslsurvey.de/WBC-Hosting-Policy-Pilot-Application.
Also, please consider sharing the pilot application with those around you
active on Wikibase. It would help a lot!
Thank you for participating.
Valerie on behalf of Wikibase Cloud
Valerie Wollinger (She/Her)
Community Communications Manager Wikibase
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0)30-577 11 62-0https://wikimedia.de
Keep up to date! Current news and exciting stories about Wikimedia,
Wikipedia and Free Knowledge in our newsletter (in German): Subscribe
now <https://www.wikimedia.de/newsletter/>.
Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in
the sum of all knowledge. Help us to achieve our
vision!https://spenden.wikimedia.de
Wikimedia Deutschland — Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.
V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Charlottenburg, VR
23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. Geschäftsführende
Vorständin: Franziska Heine
Dear Community,
The pilot version of the hosting policy
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase/Wikibase.cloud/Hosting_policy_(pilo…>
is ready to be tried against real Wikibase. You can fill in your project
details to participate in the pilot project.
Following this link, you can fill in your data to take part in the trial
application process:
https://wikimedia.sslsurvey.de/WBC-Hosting-Policy-Pilot-Application
What you need to know:
-
If you would like multiple instances to be reviewed, please submit an
application for each instance.
-
Applicants will receive individual notifications with tentative outcomes
and explanations of reasoning.*
-
No personal information will be collected aside from the email
associated with your Wikibase instance. (Please note: It will be deleted as
soon as it is verified or, at the latest, within 90 days.)
The pilot will conclude at the latest on June 30th, 2026. Afterward, a
summary of findings will be shared publicly with the community.
Thank you for participating in our pilot!
Valerie (she/her) on behalf of Wikibase Cloud
Community Communications Manager Wikibase
Valerie Wollinger (She/Her)
Community Communications Manager Wikibase
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0)30-577 11 62-0https://wikimedia.de
Keep up to date! Current news and exciting stories about Wikimedia,
Wikipedia and Free Knowledge in our newsletter (in German): Subscribe
now <https://www.wikimedia.de/newsletter/>.
Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in
the sum of all knowledge. Help us to achieve our
vision!https://spenden.wikimedia.de
Wikimedia Deutschland — Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.
V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Charlottenburg, VR
23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. Geschäftsführende
Vorständin: Franziska Heine
Dear Community,
The pilot version of the hosting policy
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase/Wikibase.cloud/Hosting_policy_(pilo…>
is ready to be tried against real Wikibase. You can fill in your project
details to participate in the pilot project.
Following this link, you can fill in your data to take part in the trial
application process:
https://wikimedia.sslsurvey.de/WBC-Hosting-Policy-Pilot-Application
What you need to know:
-
If you would like multiple instances to be reviewed, please submit an
application for each instance.
-
Applicants will receive individual notifications with tentative outcomes
and explanations of reasoning.*
-
No personal information will be collected aside from the email
associated with your Wikibase instance. (Please note: It will be deleted as
soon as it is verified or, at the latest, within 90 days.)
The pilot will conclude at the latest on June 30th, 2026. Afterward, a
summary of findings will be shared publicly with the community.
Thank you for participating in our pilot!
Valerie (she/her) on behalf of Wikibase Cloud
Community Communications Manager Wikibase
*Due to planned absences of the review committee, the responses may start
coming in late May.
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0)30-577 11 62-0https://wikimedia.de
Keep up to date! Current news and exciting stories about Wikimedia,
Wikipedia and Free Knowledge in our newsletter (in German): Subscribe
now <https://www.wikimedia.de/newsletter/>.
Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in
the sum of all knowledge. Help us to achieve our
vision!https://spenden.wikimedia.de
Wikimedia Deutschland — Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.
V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Charlottenburg, VR
23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. Geschäftsführende
Vorständin: Franziska Heine