Vietnam Wikimedians User Group/History

After attending ESEAP Conference 2018 in Bali and first meeting Tuanminh01 there, Alphama triggered an idea to create a new Vietnamese User Group at the Vietnamese Wikipedia, which follows the common movement of ESEAP in forming user groups in local language projects. At that moment, Cheers!, an ex-sysop agreed to this proposal and participated together with Alphama and Tuanminh01 as the three group founders to register the group formally with Wikimedia.

Between 2018 and 2020, Tuanminh01 was the most engaged founder, organizing numerous writing contests, while Alphama and Cheers! were preoccupied with their personal life. Regrettably, due to various incidents, Tuanminh01 departed from Vietnamese Wikipedia and the Vietnamese User Group.

In 2021, Alphama returned but became disillusioned with the group's prospects. He thought that the younger members were indifferent, hesitant to disclose their identities, or lacked proficient English skills to participate in offline gatherings actively. In July 2022, Alphama nominated Bluetpp and NhacNy2412 to the Board of Committees to develop the group with new members and activities.

In 2023, the group's activities were relatively limited; however, Alphama continued facilitating open discussions to enhance group interactions. By January 2024, WVUG had expanded to include 16 members and had actively participated in various activities related to Wikimedia funding grants.