Affiliations Committee/Resolutions/Recognition West Bengal Wikimedians User Group

Whereas:
  1. Recognizing Wikimedia User Groups is the responsibility of the Affiliations Committee;
  2. West Bengal Wikimedians User Group has submitted an application for recognition, which has been reviewed by the Affiliations Committee;
  3. The scope of the group, which can be found on their meta page, is to build a strong and diverse volunteer community base throughout West Bengal by increasing interaction among community members, encouraging them to develop content in different Wikimedia projects and organizing various online and off-line activities like edit-a-thons, workshops, meet-ups, photo-walks, organizing GLAM and competitions etc.; and
Application Review
With regard to West Bengal Wikimedians User Group's application for user group status and criteria:
  • At least 3 active Wikimedia editors: CRITERION MET
  • Focus advances Wikimedia: CRITERION MET
  • Mission aligned with Wikimedia Foundation: CRITERION MET
  • Compliance with naming guidelines and trademark policy: CRITERION MET
  • Information about group published on a Wikimedia wiki: CRITERION MET
  • Plans for activities or efforts to advance Wikimedia projects: CRITERION MET
  • Allows new members: CRITERION MET
  • Two designated contacts for Wikimedia Foundation: CRITERION MET
Based on this review I would like to approve West Bengal Wikimedians User Group’s application and grant them user group status for one year. If there are no concerns or objections, I will move forward with this action Tuesday, February 7, 2017, after a 72 hour window for AffCom members to raise potential concerns or objections.
It is the opinion of the Affiliations Committee that the group meets the requirements for Wikimedia User Group status.
Therefore be it resolved that West Bengal Wikimedians User Group is recognized as a Wikimedia User Group for a one-year, renewable period, effective on February 16, 2017.

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Liaison's Signature edit

Per the Wikimedia user group approval process, this application has been approved on on behalf of the Affiliations Committee:

  1. --EGalvez (WMF) (talk) 19:40, 28 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]