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This page lists current proposals to close or delete a project hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. It is subject to the current closing projects policy.

There are three possible actions that can be proposed in this page:

Language committee
Language committee
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For requesting users
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Information
Closing projects (voluntarily)
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Action Soft closure Closure Deletion
Effect
  • The main page will be replaced with a page that this project is no longer active.
  • Usually all sysops in the wiki will be removed.
  • The wiki continued to be open for editing and anyone can revive the wiki in the future.
  • The wiki will be locked for editing and other actions, except by some specific user groups like stewards, interface editors.
  • All pages are still visible to public, but can be optionally deleted.
  • Usually the contents having potential for use in a future Wikimedia project may be imported to the Incubator, Old Wikisource or Beta Wikiversity (or another site when explicitly mentioned, such as another existing Wikimedia project or a non-Wikimedia site).
  • All sysops in the wiki will be removed.
  • If the wiki is a content project, requests for new languages must be followed to reopen the wiki.
Common reasons
  • The wiki expects regular new content (usually applies for Wikinews), but have no active users.
  • The wiki didn't have valid content since the wiki's creation.
  • No users fluent in the wiki's language is active and the wiki's content is not coherent (example).
  • For non-content project, the wiki is no longer used (e.g. the chapter wiki of a chapter that no longer exists).
  • The wiki should be redirected to another URL; usually, it is migrated elsewhere (example).
  • The wiki is (or should be) closed and will not meet requests for new languages in the future (e.g. Wikipedia in fictional languages).

Instructions:

  1. Before making a proposal for closing a project, please familiarize yourself with the applicable policy.
  2. List your proposal on a separate subpage.
  3. You can use the {{Closing project proposal}} template when making a request. Make sure that you add valid reasons (see policy) why the project is no longer useful to the Wikimedia Foundation, links to where the project is currently working at, and links to any discussions prior to its being listed on this page.
  4. Do not forget to warn the project itself and/or its language community in Wikimedia in the best possible way and add a link to it in the proposal. Proposals with no fair warnings to the projects will be ignored.
  5. These pages are for community input into the Language committee and Board's final decision. Providing reasons after your votes is encouraged and appreciated.

If this is not the first time a project has been nominated for closure, please compare prior discussions to the current situation and circumstances. Experience shows that repeating a failed proposal doesn't work.

Open requests

Please add new requests to the END of the table below.
Proposal Request date Request closed on Status
Lak Wikipedia 3 (Closure) 04-Mar-2021 — Community discussion is in progress.

Closed proposals

Project Request date Request closed on Result
Nauruan Wikipedia (Closure) 02-Nov-2020 27-Apr-2023 Approved, project was closed.  
cnwikimedia (Closure) 08-May-2022 24-Apr-2023 Approved, project was closed.  
Swedish Wikiversity (Closure) 21-Jun-2021 11-Apr-2023 Rejected in favor of a soft close.
Wolof Wikiquote 2 (Closure) 30-Jul-2022 11-Apr-2023 Approved, project was closed.  
Akan Wikipedia 2 (Closure) 19-Apr-2022 01-Apr-2023 Approved, project was closed.  
Mongolian Wikipedia (Closure) 27-Oct-2022 06-Nov-2022 Speedily closed, project is kept open.
Hebrew Wikinews (Soft close) 11-Feb-2021 30-Mar-2022 Rejected, project is kept open.
Esperanto wiktionary (Deletion) 23-Nov-2021 29-Nov-2021 Speedily closed, project is kept open.
Gotic Wikipedia (Closure) 30-Oct-2021 03-Nov-2021 Speedily closed, project is kept open.
Polish Wikinews (Closure) 13-Jul-2019 21-Jan-2021 Rejected, project is kept open.
Northern Luri Wikipedia (Closure) 27-Sep-2020 14-Jan-2021 Approved, project was closed.  
Korean Wikinews 2 (Closure) 15-Mar-2020 30-Nov-2020 Rejected, project is kept open.
Turkish Wikinews (Closure) 17-Jun-2020 26-Jun-2020 The project was closed by decision of developers on Phabricator following a "local" request (T247330); the process here was not followed.  
Nehiyaw Wikipedia (Closure) 07-Jan-2020 07-Jan-2020 vandalism by LTA
Bulgarian Wikinews (Deletion) 18-Sep-2018 23-Sep-2019 Approved, project was closed. In spite of the title, this was a closure, not a wiki deletion.  
Pontic Wikipedia (Closure) 26-Aug-2019 13-Sep-2019 Rejected, project is kept open.
Greek Wikinews (Soft close) 25-Aug-2019 13-Sep-2019 Approved. Soft close implemented.  
Tajik Wikibooks (Closure) 22-Dec-2018 17-Apr-2019 Withdrawn, project is kept open.
Papiamentu Wikipedia (Closure) 14-Oct-2018 15-Oct-2018 Withdrawn, project is kept open.
Uzbek Wikiquote (Closure) 27-Aug-2018 28-Aug-2018 Withdrawn, project is kept open.
Simple English Wikiquote and Wikibooks (Deletion) 26-Aug-2018 28-Aug-2018 Withdrawn. Projects will not be deleted.
Move Beta Wikiversity to Incubator 2 (Migration) 02-Jul-2017 16-Aug-2018 Rejected. Projects will remain separate.
Wikispecies (Closure) 07-Aug-2018 07-Aug-2018 Proposal was speedy-rejected as inappropriate and disruptive.
Simple English Wikipedia (3) (Closure) 14-Jun-2018 01-Aug-2018 Rejected, project is kept open.
Tok Pisin Wikipedia (Closure) 06-Jul-2018 24-Jul-2018 Withdrawn, project is kept open.
Finnish Wikinews (Closure) 22-Apr-2018 02-Jul-2018 Rejected in favor of a soft close.
Literary Chinese Wikipedia (Closure) 15-Apr-2018 22-May-2018 Rejected, project is kept open.
Karakalpak Wikipedia (Closure) 07-May-2017 14-May-2018 Rejected, project is kept open.
Romany Wikipedia (Closure) 07-May-2017 13-May-2018 Rejected, proposer didn't fulfill notification requirements.
Zazaki Wikipedia (Closure) 09-Jan-2017 10-May-2018 Rejected, project is kept open.
Kanuri Wikipedia (Deletion) 09-May-2018 09-May-2018 Rejected. Project remains closed, but was not deleted.
Malagasy Wikibooks (Closure) 20-Feb-2018 23-Apr-2018 Rejected, project is kept open.
Wikimedia Macedonia (Closure) 02-Apr-2018 13-Apr-2018 Rejected, project is kept open.
Cebuano Wikipedia (Closure) 23-Oct-2017 07-Feb-2018 Rejected, project is kept open.
Kalmyk Wikipedia (Closure) 04-Feb-2018 05-Feb-2018 Rejected. Proposal speedy closed as disruptive.
Norwegian Wikinews 3 (Closure) 03-Oct-2016 28-Nov-2017 Rejected in favor of a soft close.
Moldovan Wikipedia 2 (Deletion) 04-Jan-2014 23-Nov-2017 Approved; project redirected to ro:  
Moldovan Wiktionary (Deletion) 19-Dec-2015 23-Nov-2017 Approved; project redirected to wikt:ro:  
Alemannisch Wiktionary, Wikibooks and Wikiquote (Deletion) 16-Feb-2017 23-Nov-2017 Approved; projects redirected to namespaces in als:  
Bosanski Wikibooks (Closure) 02-Jan-2015 22-Nov-2017 Rejected, project is kept open.
Lojban Wikipedia 2 (Closure) 28-Oct-2017 06-Nov-2017 Rejected, project is kept open.
Nahuatl Wikipedia 2 (Closure) 07-Oct-2017 06-Nov-2017 Rejected, project is kept open.
Taraskievica Wikipedia (Closure) 20-Sep-2017 06-Nov-2017 Rejected, project is kept open.
Limburgish Wikibooks (Closure) 13-Mar-2016 28-Jul-2017 Rejected, project is kept open.
Venda Wikipedia 2 (Deletion) 06-Feb-2017 21-Jul-2017 Rejected, project is kept open.
Marshallese Wikipedia and Wiktionary (Deletion) 16-May-2015 20-Jul-2017 Rejected. Projects remain closed, but were not deleted.
Afar Wikipedia, Wikibooks and Wiktionary (Deletion) 05-Aug-2016 20-Jul-2017 Rejected. Projects remain closed, but were not deleted.
Hiri Motu Wikipedia (Deletion) 11-Aug-2016 20-Jul-2017 Rejected. Project remains closed, but was not deleted.
Albanian Wikinews (Closure) 11-Feb-2017 20-Jul-2017 Rejected, project is kept open.
Move Beta Wikiversity to Incubator (Closure) 23-Jun-2013 01-Jul-2017 Rejected, project is kept open.
Ilocano Wikipedia (Closure) 06-May-2017 29-Jun-2017 Rejected, project is kept open.
Chavacano Wikipedia (Closure) 12-Dec-2015 15-Apr-2017 Rejected, project is kept open.
Belarusian Wikibooks (2) (Closure) 13-Mar-2016 15-Apr-2017 Rejected, project is kept open.
Chamorro Wikipedia 2 (Closure) 21-Mar-2015 15-Apr-2017 Rejected, project is kept open.
Pitkern & Norfuk Wikipedia 2 (Closure) 29-Nov-2013 15-Apr-2017 Rejected, project is kept open.
Kirundi Wikipedia 2 (Closure) 21-Oct-2013 15-Apr-2017 Rejected, project is kept open.
Japanese Wikiversity (Closure) 11-Oct-2013 15-Apr-2017 Rejected, project is kept open.
Lojban Wikipedia (Closure) 31-Oct-2016 29-Jan-2017 Rejected, proposer didn't fulfill notification requirements.
wikimania2005 (Deletion) 05-Aug-2016 13-Aug-2016 Rejected. Project remains closed, but was not deleted.
Adyghe Wikipedia (Closure) 16-Mar-2016 22-Mar-2016 Rejected, project is kept open.
Persian Wikinews (Closure) 17-Jun-2015 17-Jul-2015 Withdrawn, project is kept open.
Interlingue Wikibooks (Closure) 31-Jul-2013 16-Dec-2014 Approved, project was closed.  
Old English Wikibooks 2 (Closure) 21-Jan-2013 16-Dec-2014 Approved, project was closed.  
Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia (Closure) 06-Oct-2014 07-Oct-2014 Rejected, project is kept open.
Wikipedia Masri (Egyptian Arabic Dialect) (Deletion) 14-Apr-2014 21-Apr-2014 Rejected, proposer didn't fulfill notification requirements.
Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia (Deletion) 26-Feb-2014 27-Feb-2014 Rejected, project is kept open.
brwikimedia (Closure) 13-Feb-2014 14-Feb-2014 Rejected, project is kept open.
Uzbek Wikibooks (2) (Closure) 01-Mar-2013 22-Jul-2013 Approved, project was closed. (See Wb/uz.)
Amharic Wikiquote 2 (Closure) 20-Nov-2012 22-Jul-2013 Approved, project was closed. (See Wq/am.)
Xhosa Wikipedia 2 (Closure) 04-Apr-2013 14-Jul-2013 Rejected, project is kept open.
Norwegian Wikinews 2 (Closure) 26-Mar-2013 14-Jul-2013 Rejected, project is kept open.
Min Nan Wikiquote (2) (Closure) 24-Sep-2012 09-Jan-2013 Approved, project was closed. (See Wq/nan.)
Inupiak Wiktionary (Closure) 02-Sep-2012 09-Jan-2013 Approved, project was closed. (See Wt/ik.)
Min Nan Wikisource 2 (Closure) 12-Oct-2012 31-Dec-2012 Rejected, project is kept open.
English Wikinews (Closure) 18-Nov-2012 19-Nov-2012 Rejected, project is kept open.
Min Nan Wikibooks (Closure) 20-Aug-2012 29-Sep-2012 Approved, project was closed. (See Wb/nan.)
Strategy Wiki (Closure) 13-Aug-2012 29-Sep-2012 Approved, project was closed.  
Zhuang Wiktionary (Closure) 20-Jun-2012 29-Sep-2012 Approved, project was closed. (See Wt/za.)
Simple English Wiktionary (3) (Closure) 21-Aug-2012 19-Sep-2012 Rejected, project is kept open.
Lojban Wiktionary (Closure) 11-Jun-2012 22-Jul-2012 Rejected, project is kept open.
Basa Sunda Wikibooks (2) (Closure) 06-Jun-2012 22-Jul-2012 Approved, project was closed. (See Wb/su.)
Volapük Wikibooks (Closure) 26-Apr-2012 27-May-2012 Approved, project was closed. (See Wb/vo.)
Buryat Wikipedia (Closure) 18-Mar-2012 25-Apr-2012 Rejected, project is kept open.
Chechen Wikipedia (3) (Closure) 30-Mar-2012 15-Apr-2012 Rejected, project is kept open.
Zulu Wikipedia (Closure) 25-Jan-2012 29-Mar-2012 Rejected, project is kept open.
nzwikimedia (Closure) 02-Jan-2012 29-Mar-2012 Approved, project was closed.  
Bosnian Wikinews - 2nd proposal (Closure) 21-Sep-2011 29-Feb-2012 Rejected, project is kept open.
Hebrew Wikinews - 2nd request (Closure) 31-Aug-2011 29-Feb-2012 Rejected, project is kept open.
Kazakh Wikibooks 2 (Closure) 20-Jul-2011 29-Feb-2012 Rejected, project is kept open.
meta-wiki (Closure) 19-Feb-2012 19-Feb-2012 Rejected, project is kept open.
Romany wikipedia (Closure) 12-Jan-2012 16-Feb-2012 Implemented as proposed (Indic script removed).
wikipedia ten (Closure) 04-Oct-2011 17-Dec-2011 Approved, project was closed.  
Fiji Wikipedia 2 (Closure) 05-Nov-2011 13-Nov-2011 Rejected, project is kept open.
Acehnese Wikipedia (4) (Closure) 15-Oct-2011 15-Oct-2011 Rejected, project is kept open.
Scots Wikipedia (Closure) 21-Aug-2011 22-Aug-2011 Rejected, project is kept open.
Old English Wikipedia (Closure) 03-Jul-2011 22-Aug-2011 Rejected, project is kept open.
Asturianu Wikibooks (Closure) 02-Jul-2011 22-Aug-2011 Approved, project was closed. (See Wb/ast.)
Inuktitut Wikipedia 2 (Closure) 01-Jul-2011 22-Aug-2011 Rejected, project is kept open.
Xitsonga Wikipedia (Closure) 18-Jul-2011 04-Aug-2011 Rejected, project is kept open.

→ Older closed proposals (prior to the introduction of the Closing projects policy) are listed on Archive.

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