The May 2026 meeting of the Wikibase Community User Group will be held today, in one and a half hours' time.
You are welcome to bring any Wikibase-related questions or matters to discuss. Adding any relevant details to the notes in advance is appreciated!
When? 15:00 (UTC) (11:00 New York, 16:00 London, 17:00 Berlin)
https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1779980400
Where? https://meet.jit.si/WikibaseLiveSession
Meeting notes: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WBUG_2026_05_28
Best regards,
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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 12 responses, and we need at least 8 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: 12/20 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 gemeinnĂĽtzig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt fĂĽr
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 10 responses, and we need at least 10 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: 10/20 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 gemeinnĂĽtzig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt fĂĽr
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. Geschäftsführende
Vorständin: Franziska Heine
Caught a cold and will stay at home today and away from work! See you
tomorrow
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 gemeinnĂĽtzig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt fĂĽr
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. Geschäftsführende
Vorständin: Franziska Heine