Talk:Next 25

Page organization & expansion

• Hi @Schiste: thanks for your work on this initiative. I boldly made many enhancements to the page Next 25. Later I will integrate my meeting notes into the notes that have already been shared. Thanks again, ↠Pine (✉) 07:33, 9 July 2026 (UTC)

Discord channel

The following discussion is preserved as an archive of a closed Meta-Wiki request. Please do not modify it.

Per en:Wikipedia:Discord#Channels, I propose that a #strategy or #next25 public channel be created on Discord. The current #meta channel is relatively low traffic, but that channel could also be used for other topics and there seems to be enough interest in the Next 25 strategy initiative that a dedicated channel would make sense. Please !vote on one or both of the following

1. Proposal 1: create a public #strategy channel in Discord

• Support

1. I'm fine with either option. ↠Pine (✉) 20:43, 11 July 2026 (UTC)
2. More flexible in the long run than one centered on a specific initiative. Chaotic Enby (talk) 21:25, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose

1. I'm not sure there is an appetite for a "strategy" channel, as a lot of the momentum behind that is gone. - Fuzheado (talk) 01:16, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

• Comment

1. Proposal 2: create a public #next25 channel in Discord

• Support

1. I'm fine with either option. ↠Pine (✉) 20:43, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose

1. I'd request we not split off more conversations until there is a good reason for it. The "Next 25" designation is less than a week old, so it would be good to retain critical mass on the Telegram group for now. - Fuzheado (talk) 01:16, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

• Comment

1. Second choice, a Discord channel is ideal, but I don't want discussions to be locked into a specific group. Chaotic Enby (talk) 21:25, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, ↠Pine (✉) 20:43, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

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There seems to be little interest in making an "official" Discord channel, so withdrawing my proposal for now. ↠Pine (✉) 19:03, 25 July 2026 (UTC)

July 2026 Wikimedia Café meetups regarding Wikimedia governance and options for reform

Hello! There will be two Wikimedia Café discussion opportunities in July. Both sessions will focus on Wikimedia governance, including possible follow-ups to the Movement Charter and options for reform. Participants may attend either or both Café sessions.

This month, to deconflict the Café meetups from Wikimania, the meetups will be held one day later than usual.

1. 26 July 2026 15:00 UTC (timestamp converter), at a time friendly to the Americas, Africa, and Europe
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↠Pine (✉) 03:55, 13 July 2026 (UTC)

Post-Wikimania 2026 plans

Hi @Schiste: what next steps are planned for this initiative? I'd be happy to have the August edition of the Wikimedia Café be a discussion of this initiative in general, or a specific component of it such as innovation, how to improve everyday decision-making in request for comments processes, or ideas for how to improve the inter-generational sustainability of open source including but not limited to Wikimedia projects. But eventually, discussion needs to move to action, and I'd be interested in any plans for specific proposals that could be enacted, if there are any yet. Thanks, ↠Pine (✉) 18:09, 25 July 2026 (UTC)

Additions to Next 25#Related artifacts and initiatives

I added links to artifacts from User:Lodewijk and User:Fuzheado there for reference. Thanks to them for the content which is related to the Next 25 initiative. ↠Pine (✉) 18:54, 25 July 2026 (UTC)

August 2026 Wikimedia Café meetups regarding Next 25

Hello! There will be two Wikimedia Café discussion opportunities in August. Both sessions will focus on the Next 25 initiative, including framing the initiative. Participants may attend either or both Café sessions.

1. 29 August 2026 15:00 UTC (timestamp converter), at a time friendly to the Americas, Africa, and Europe
2. 30 August 2026 03:00 UTC (timestamp converter), at a time friendly to Asia and the Pacific

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༄ᨒ𖠰 Pine (✉) 01:43, 17 August 2026 (UTC)