Wikimedia Stewards User Group
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This page will serve as coordination for starting the stewards' user group.
- Name of group
Wikimedia Stewards User Group
- Description
The Wikimedia Stewards User Group will serve to coordinate and enable growth of the steward team and better involvement of stewards in Wikimedia governance. The group has four specific goals:
- Enable group activities among the existing stewards
- Ensure steward participation at Wikimedia events and conferences
- Develop tools relevant to stewards
- Access knowledge from past stewards
- Promote development and recruitment of good steward candidates and encourage general involvement at the movement level
Membership in the group is open to anyone interested in steward recruitment, tool development, or any of the other topics included in the user group mandate. Voting membership will be restricted to current and former stewards in good standing.
- Events
- August 2019: Meetups at Wikimania
- September 2019: Steward's meetup in Ottawa
- September 2019: WMF-steward call
- Location
The Internet / global
- Three active Wikimedians
Will be open to all current and former stewards except those who resigned under controversial circumstances.
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