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; -

Strengthen local partnerships and community engagement efforts; -

Build the capacity of volunteers and emerging leaders within your communities; -

Document success stories and impact achieved through past WPWP campaigns; and -

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