Affiliations Committee/Resolutions/Recognition Commons Photographers User Group
- Whereas:
- Recognizing Wikimedia User Groups is the responsibility of the Affiliations Committee;
- Commons Photographers User Group has submitted an application for recognition, which has been reviewed by the Affiliations Committee;
- The scope of the group, which can be found on their meta page, is to increasing the amount and quality of freely licensed images on the internet; and
- Application Review
- With regard to Commons Photographers User Group's application for user group status and criteria:
- At least 3 active Wikimedia editors: CRITERION MET
- Focus advances Wikimedia: CRITERION MET
- Mission aligned with Wikimedia Foundation: CRITERION MET
- Compliance with naming guidelines and trademark policy: CRITERION MET
- Information about group published on a Wikimedia wiki: CRITERION MET
- Plans for activities or efforts to advance Wikimedia projects: CRITERION MET
- Allows new members: CRITERION MET
- Two designated contacts for Wikimedia Foundation: CRITERION MET
- Based on this review I would like to approve Commons Photographers User Group’s application and grant them user group status for one year. If there are no concerns or objections, I will move forward with this action Monday, April 10, 2017, after a 72 hour window for AffCom members to raise potential concerns or objections.
- It is the opinion of the Affiliations Committee that the group meets the requirements for Wikimedia User Group status.
- Therefore be it resolved that Commons Photographers User Group is recognized as a Wikimedia User Group for a one-year, renewable period, effective on April 27, 2017
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Liaison's Signature[edit]
Per the Wikimedia user group approval process, this application has been approved on April 27, 2017 on behalf of the Affiliations Committee: