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Call for Applications for WikiDebates from Wikimedia Affiliates

Dear Wikimedia Affiliates,

The Core Organising Team for WikiDebates is pleased to invite interested Wikimedia affiliates to apply to participate in the upcoming WikiDebates.

• About WikiDebates

WikiDebates is a collaborative knowledge-engagement initiative designed to strengthen critical reasoning, public discourse, and community participation across the Wikimedia movement. The program uses structured debate as a tool to deepen understanding of open knowledge, digital citizenship, and the role of Wikimedia projects in shaping informed societies.

• Program Objectives
  • Promote constructive dialogue on themes connected to free knowledge and public information.
  • Strengthen community members' capacity in research, argument development, and public speaking.
  • Encourage cross-affiliate collaboration and relationship building.
  • Highlight shared movement values such as openness, verifiability, diversity, and community governance.

• Who Can Apply
  • Recognised Wikimedia User Groups, Chapters, and Thematic Affiliates.
  • Affiliates must have an active community and be able to field a small team (2–3 participants) to represent them.
  • Teams may include new and experienced contributors; no previous debate experience is required.

• Expected Participation
  • Attend a virtual orientation and training session.
  • Participate in scheduled debate rounds between affiliates.
  • Demonstrate respect, collaboration, and adherence to friendly space policies throughout the program.

• Support Provided
  • Orientation and training resources on debate structure and research.
  • Coaching sessions and topic guides.
  • Publicity and movement-level visibility for participating affiliates.

• How to Apply

Interested affiliates should complete the application form.

• Please provide:
  • Affiliate name and contact details.
  • Names of proposed team members (3–5 participants).
  • A short statement (150–200 words) on why your affiliate wishes to participate.
  • Any preferred support needs or time-zone constraints.

Application Deadline: 30 November 2025 Notification of Selected Affiliates: 15 December 2025

We welcome your participation in building a vibrant, informed, and collaborative knowledge community through WikiDebates.

For inquiries, please contact: WikiDebates.Global[at]gmail.com

'Sincerely,
: Suyash Dwivedi (💬) 16:49, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

The Core Organizing Team, WikiDebates

Affiliations Committee News (July-December 2025)

AffCom at Wikimania 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya

Affiliate Recognition and Derecognition: Recognition of Wikimedia Georgia: recognized & announced September 2025

Recognition Status Report: Updates of affiliate applications

AffCom Conflict Intervention: Updates on conflict intervention cases

AffCom Movement Contribution: AffCom at WikiConference North America

AffCom Administration: AffCom and EDs Discuss Affiliate Ecosystem

AffCom Events: AffCom at Wikimania

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:11, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

Discover CapX: New Design, Features, and Ways to Connect

Hello Wikimedians for Sustainable Development!

My name is Amanda Jurno and I’m writing to you on behalf of the Capacity Exchange (CapX) team. We would like to invite you and your community to start using the CapX tool.

CapX is a platform designed for Wikimedians around the world to connect through skills and collaboration. It offers a simple and user-friendly way to find and engage with people who can offer specific expertise, helping make collaboration across the movement more efficient and accessible.

If you’d like a clearer sense of where we’re headed, you can read more about our Vision and Purpose here'. We’ve also prepared a simple visualisation of how CapX works. Additional documentation, FAQs, tutorials, and how-to videos are available on our Meta-Wiki page. The more your community joins CapX, the clearer your view becomes of how capacity-building is growing across your region via the CapX's Data Analytics dashboard.

If you experience any difficulties using the tool, you can consult our User Guide, which includes step-by-step tutorials and short videos explaining each feature. To get in touch with the CapX team, share feedback, or suggest improvements, feel free to email us at capxwmnobrasil.org. For quick questions and updates, you can also join our Telegram channel.

We would be delighted to have Wikimedians for Sustainable Development join CapX’s growing network. Creating your organization profile only takes a few minutes and helps other affiliates discover your expertise, initiatives, and potential areas for collaboration. Here is what we need from you before you can start.

Finally, we invite you to subscribe to our newsletter channel to receive regular updates about CapX and the Capacity Exchange project - click here to subscribe.

We hope to see you exchanging soon!

Sincerely, AJurno (WMB) (talk) 01:55, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Affiliations Committee News (January-March 2026)

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Quarterly newsletter sharing news and events about the work of Wikimedia's Affiliations Committee.

AffCom and GRDC members at APP meeting, Lisbon, Portugal

Affiliate Recognition and Derecognition: This past quarter, AffCom recognized no new Affiliates due to the pause in recognizing new affiliates.

AffCom Conflict Intervention: AffCom is currently addressing eight ongoing affiliate conflict cases received in previous quarters.

Affiliate Recognition Pause Extension: The Wikimedia Foundation, together with the AffCom, has extended the pause on new affiliate recognition until September 1, 2026.

New Affiliate Model Development Efforts: The Affiliations Committee held collaborative meetings with the Global Resource Distribution Committee (GRDC) to explore the development of a new affiliations model.

Towards a Healthy Ecosystem of Wikimedia Organizations: Two major pilot initiatives were launched to address long-standing questions about the roles of movement organizations and the future of resource allocation.

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:50, 03 May 2026 (UTC)

Translation breaking links

@臺灣象象 I see that you added translation to the page which is a great ambition. However, a lot of links on the page has broken and I don't know how to fix it. Would you mind cleaning up the mess or should I revert your changes? ♥Ainali ^talk_{contributions} 09:04, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

@Ainali:I have fixed that. Taiwanese Elephant🐘(talk|contribs) 15:10, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Excellent, thank you! ♥Ainali ^talk_{contributions} 15:20, 4 August 2026 (UTC)