Dear Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos (WPWP) Organizers,
Warm greetings from the Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos International Team.
We wish to express our sincere appreciation for your contributions to the
remarkable success of the Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos Campaign over the
years. Through your dedication and hard work, millions of images have been
added to Wikipedia articles across numerous languages, significantly
improving the visual representation and accessibility of free knowledge
across the world.
After careful consideration and strategic review, we wish to inform you
that the Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos Campaign will not be organized in
2026. This pause is intended to provide the international team with an
opportunity to evaluate the campaign's impact, review its operational
framework, strengthen its long-term sustainability, and explore new
approaches that will ensure an even more impactful campaign in the future.
This decision does not signal the end of the campaign. Rather, it
represents a period of reflection, assessment, and renewal. We believe that
taking this strategic pause will enable us to address operational
challenges, improve campaign infrastructure, strengthen partnerships, and
develop innovative strategies that will better serve our global community.
We encourage all past local organizers to use this period to:
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Reflect on lessons learned and best practices from previous editions;
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Strengthen local partnerships and community engagement efforts;
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Build the capacity of volunteers and emerging leaders within your
communities;
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Document success stories and impact achieved through past WPWP
campaigns; and
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Begin preparing ideas and strategies for a stronger return of the
campaign in 2027.
The international team remains deeply grateful for your support and
commitment to bridging visual knowledge gaps on Wikipedia. Your
contributions have helped make free knowledge more inclusive and accessible
to millions of readers around the world.
We look forward to reconnecting with all our organizers and communities for
a revitalized and impactful Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2027 Campaign.
Thank you for your understanding, continued support, and dedication to the
Wikimedia movement.
Sincerely,
User:Reading beans
For: Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos International Team