Affiliations Committee/Resolutions/Recognition of Deoband Community Wikimedia User Group

Whereas:

1. Recognizing Wikimedia User Groups is the responsibility of the Affiliations Committee;
2. Deoband Community Wikimedia User Group has submitted an application for recognition, which has been reviewed by the Affiliations Committee;
3. The scope of the group, which can be found on their meta page, is "a group of Wikimedia editors primarily based in India, who aim to write about issues related to the famous Islamic seminary, Darul Uloom Deoband at a global level, in any language Wikipedia. The group promotes such projects, as the name indicates"; and

Application Review

With regard to Deoband Community Wikimedia 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

References

• Deoband Community Wikimedia User Group.
• Wikimedia User Group requirements

Liaison's Signature

Per the Wikimedia user group approval process, this application has been approved on January 16, 2022 as Deoband Community Wikimedia User Group on behalf of the Affiliations Committee: MKaur (WMF) (talk) 22:39, 30 January 2022 (UTC)