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Wikimedia user groups are intended to be simple and flexible affiliates with far fewer requirements than chapters and thematic organizations. Even affiliates hoping to become a chapter or thematic organization are not expected to meet the requirements for those affiliate models to apply for Wikimedia user group recognition.

Eligibility requirements

The requirements to set up an officially recognized Wikimedia user group are meant to be light-weight and easy to follow.

Three active Wikimedia editors
While it is recommended that user groups have about 10 members, it is required that at least 3 members are active with 500 or more contributions to a Wikimedia project (in the case of Wikidata: 800 or more edits) in a year preceding the application on a registered account that has existed for at least 6 months. These active members must be in good community standing (meaning they are not currently suspended or otherwise prevented from participating). While user groups should welcome the input of people who are not active contributors to the Wikimedia projects, and are required to allow new members to join, they should not stray too far from the community. An active involvement of contributors to the Wikimedia projects is necessary to enable a user group to bring its real-life initiatives to life in the Wikimedia projects.
Agree to Wikimedia user group agreement and code of conduct
Your group must agree to the Wikimedia user group agreement and code of conduct - which outlines basic expectations of Wikimedia user groups, such as on-wiki documentation of activities, operating within Wikimedia guiding principles, and compliance with the Trademark policy. When you submit your application, you will be asked to agree to both the Wikimedia user group agreement and code of conduct.

If your user group application is not able to meet these criteria you are still welcome to apply but we would like to have a small motivation on why you think these criteria are not important to your initiative. Please address these two questions in your motivation

How would your user group contribute to the mission of the Wikimedia Movement
How does the background of the founding members contribute to the success of your user group

Examples of applications that could have good reasons for not meeting the criteria are things like research groups or other initiatives which do not require you to be an active contributor.

Please be aware that if you do not meet the three criteria outlined above, the Affiliations Committee will need more time to discuss your application (and hopefully approve it), this might also involve some more communication with the founding members of the user group application, so please watch your inbox for mails on this topic so that you can respond to them quickly.

Comparison of requirements for affiliation models
Requirement	Chapters	Thematic organizations	Wikimedia user groups
Minimum active Wikimedia editors	10	10	3
Suggested minimum members	20	20	10
Focus	Geographic	Thematic	Any which advances Wikimedia
Mission aligned with Wikimedia Foundation
Compliance with naming guidelines and trademark policy
Information about group published on a Wikimedia wiki
Plans for activities or efforts to advance Wikimedia projects
Allows new members
Two designated contacts for Wikimedia Foundation
Legally incorporated
Amendable bylaws approved by Affiliations Committee
Two years of activities prior to applying
Requires approval by Wikimedia Foundation Board
Governing board elected by members, including new members
Activity and financial reports posted regularly on Meta-Wiki
Capacity to represent Wikimedia movement in focus area
Typical development time	2–3 years	2–3 years	1–4 months
Projected time for approval	4–6 months	4–6 months	1–3 weeks

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-Wikimedia user groups are groups of Wikimedians who intend to do offline work that could range from meetups to partnerships to any new and novel way the group comes up with to further the Wikimedia vision. The requirements to set up an officially recognized user group are meant to be light-weight and easy to follow.
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-== Listing a group's information in a public place ==
-Your groups should have a page on Meta and the relevant other projects (e.g. Wikipedia) where the public and interested volunteers can learn about who you are, what you do, and how to join you.
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-Your group should have a clear definition on what you would like to do (e.g. "we would like to organize a lecture series on Wikipedia in local schools" or "we would like to start a meetup group in our town"), and for how long you would like recognition (e.g. a month, 3-months, a year or continuously, in which case the [[Special:Mylanguage/Affiliations Committee|Affiliations Committee]] will check in on you from time to time to see if you are still active).
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-== Plans for offline work  ==
-Your group should have some plans what it would like to achieve in the offline work.
-In formulating your plans, you might look for ideas on the [[:outreach:|Outreach wiki]] and see what the other organizations [[Reports|are doing]]. Bear in mind that you ''must'' have goals that echo those of the Wikimedia Foundation, and your activities should not stray from these tenets.
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-For more information on this, see the [[vision|Wikimedia vision]] and [[foundation:Mission_statement|mission statement]].
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-User groups, once active and recognized, are expected to provide a short update on their activities on their Meta page at least annually, but preferably after every event or programme.
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-== Structure ==
-'''User groups may be incorporated, in which case, they must be legally independent from the Wikimedia Foundation.'''
-User groups are meant to give a real-life structure to projects that might arise from contributors or external parties in line with the goals of the Wikimedia Foundation. However, user groups are not meant to operate the Wikimedia projects nor to be legally responsible for the content of the projects. To achieve that, it is necessary that ''if'' a legal structure is chosen for the creation of a user group, it should be clearly independent from the Wikimedia Foundation.
-== Contributor involvement ==
-'''The user group must involve contributors to the Wikimedia projects.'''
-While user groups should welcome the input of people who are not active contributors to the Wikimedia projects, they should not stray too far from the community. An active involvement of contributors to the Wikimedia projects is necessary to enable a user group to bring its real-life initiatives to life in the Wikimedia projects.
-== The group should have a contact person ==
-Your group should have primary contact people (or a single contact person). You should indicate who the contact people are on your wiki page (e.g. with their username).
-When the user group signs a [[wmf:Trademark policy|trademark]] or [[Special:Mylanguage/Grants:Index|grants]] agreement with the Wikimedia Foundation, the contact person must be ready to provide their contact details and to be identified to the Wikimedia Foundation (for example by providing a copy or a scan of their ID to the Foundation).
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