Talk:Wikimedia Community User Group Sri Lanka

Invitation to Participate in the Wikimedia SAARC Conference Community Engagement Survey

Dear Community Members,

I hope this message finds you well. Please excuse the use of English; we encourage translations into your local languages to ensure inclusivity.

We are conducting a Community Engagement Survey to assess the sentiments, needs, and interests of South Asian Wikimedia communities in organizing the inaugural Wikimedia SAARC Regional Conference, proposed to be held in Kathmandu, Nepal.

This initiative aims to bring together participants from eight nations to collaborate towards shared goals. Your insights will play a vital role in shaping the event's focus, identifying priorities, and guiding the strategic planning for this landmark conference.

Survey Link: https://forms.gle/en8qSuCvaSxQVD7K6

We kindly request you to dedicate a few moments to complete the survey. Your feedback will significantly contribute to ensuring this conference addresses the community's needs and aspirations.

Deadline to Submit the Survey: 20 January 2025

Your participation is crucial in shaping the future of the Wikimedia SAARC community and fostering regional collaboration. Thank you for your time and valuable input.

Warm regards,
Biplab Anand

(Initial Review) Notification of Affiliate Expiration - Renewal pending submission of reporting

Greetings Rehman, Azeez,

This is a notification to bring to your attention that your organization is currently past due on its required annual reporting. Wikimedia Affiliates are required to submit an annual activity report covering the entirety of the 12-month agreement period in order to prompt review for a renewal. Reports must be written in English, posted to meta via the Wikimedia Affiliates Data Portal.

This page is used to track how organizations and groups are meeting reporting requirements described in their agreements with the Wikimedia Foundation (e.g. chapter agreements, thematic organization agreements, user group agreements). It is the central place where affiliates can add reports about their activities, share their plans, and even news or social media channels with the wider movement. When new reports are available, organizations and groups should add them to this page to keep their columns up to date.

As noted on the meta Reports page, your organization’s 2025 annual reporting became past due in 2025-01-30. Please be sure to:

• Post your 2025 annual reporting to the meta via the Wikimedia Affiliates Data Portal as soon as possible to return to compliance with your user group agreement.

• Check that your group’s page is also up to date with past report links for historical record-keeping, and

• Please send an email to Wikimedia-l in order to share with a movement-wide audience.

If you have any questions or need any further guidance, please don’t hesitate to reach out to wadportalwikimedia.org.

Best regards,

Wikimedia Affiliates Data Portal

--User:RamzyM (WMF) 00:01, 1 February 2025 (UTC)

Please disregard the automated notification from WADP above. We are currently in the process of updating the settings for the portal so that it aligns with the updated reporting obligations of the affiliates. I apologize for any confusion caused by the notification you received. Best, RamzyM (WMF) (talk) 17:09, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

Hi Ramzy, thanks. So, does this mean we stick to our existing 2024-02-18 to 2025-02-17 reporting period? Or should we change this to 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31? We are happy to switch to the latter, if it makes things easier for you/your team. Let us know. Best wishes, Rehman 02:50, 3 February 2025 (UTC)

Hi Rehman, we would appreciate if you could report for the January-December 2024 period. Best, RamzyM (WMF) (talk) 06:36, 3 February 2025 (UTC)

Hi Ramzy, this is done. Have a great weekend! Rehman 07:29, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Earth 2025

Hi all. I was just reviewing our members list and realised that our usergroup has significantly shrunk. Many users are no longer active post-Covid; an understandable situation. The reason for this post, obviously, is to see the viability of conducting a WLE this year. Any volunteers for jury/organising? I will also email the mailing list. Hopefully we can get some on-site volunteers. Best wishes, and hope you all are doing well! Rehman 07:52, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

Hi Rehman, good to see this again. What about volunteers who are now living outside of Sri Lanka. Do they qualify to volunteer for Jury? Azeez (talk) 03:50, 14 February 2025 (UTC)

Hey Azeez. Sorry didn't see this message, nice to see you back! Yes, anyone from anywhere can volunteer. Cheers, Rehman 16:32, 19 February 2025 (UTC)

Thank you, In that case I would be in as remote volunteer for both jury and organising. Azeez (talk) 01:05, 20 February 2025 (UTC)