Hello James, We are currently in the process of moving to the new Wikimedia Projects Lifecyle Procedure outlined here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee/Procedure_for_Sibling_Project_Lifecycle/revised In my personal opinion, Boodarwun Gnangarra is right: before applying to become a new WikiMedia Project, you need to show that your concept works - you have a viable community and sustainable activity. You can start either in WikiVoyage or in Wikispore https://www.wikivoyage.org/ - travel wiki, international community, high level of activity https://wikispore.wmflabs.org/ - a place to start a new project from scratch, has some tech unavailable in standard wikis. Good luck. Victoria On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 8:57 AM Gnangarra <[email protected]> wrote: > Would this be better incorporated within the WikiVoyage community? > > On Tue, 19 Nov 2024 at 16:44, James Campbell <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> My name is James Campbell, and I’m excited to write my first post to this >> list. I’m new to working on Wikimedia-related projects and wanted to share >> an idea I’m passionate about called *Wikigration*. >> >> The inspiration for this project comes from a significant challenge many >> immigrants like myself and refugees face: accessing reliable, up-to-date >> immigration advice. Unfortunately, much of this information is locked >> behind private Facebook groups, paid services like lawyers, or inaccessible >> due to outdated public resources. >> >> In an increasingly uncertain world, where migration is on the rise, >> finding even basic information—such as which residency permits to apply for >> or how to rent housing —can be daunting, especially for those who don’t >> know where to start looking. >> >> *Wikigration* aims to address this gap by creating a free, user-friendly >> wiki where immigrants and refugees can find accurate, crowdsourced, and >> collaboratively maintained information. This resource would bring together >> the wealth of informal knowledge already being shared in private groups and >> make it publicly accessible to help people successfully migrate and >> integrate. >> >> I envision Wikigration as a future Wikimedia sister project, aligned with >> the mission of making knowledge freely available to everyone. I’d love to >> hear from the community about: >> >> - Steps I should take to align with the Wikimedia Foundation’s >> standards and processes. >> - Guidelines to follow to ensure this becomes a successful, endorsed >> project. >> - Insights or advice from similar projects within the movement. >> >> Thank you for your time and any advice or feedback you can offer! >> >> Looking forward to contributing and collaborating with this wonderful >> community. >> >> Best regards, >> James Campbell >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/BBXQWLFE5AENZACL3RNU4WEEWR3Q7GZ6/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > > > -- > Boodarwun > Gnangarra > 'ngany dabakarn koorliny arn boodjera dardon nlangan Nyungar koortabodjar' > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/ZILJFEWNWYOIDY6XEOPOGANN6EJBLIO7/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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