MediaWiki Stakeholders' Group/Tasks/Application

Prerequisites

 * There are 3 of you, and you wish there would be more. :)
 * You want to have an identity as a group within the MediaWiki community and the Wikimedia movement.
 * You want to reach out to people interested in MediaWiki or the software powering Wikipedia in a specific area.
 * You want to have officially recognized MediaWiki channels like a microblogging user account...
 * You want to organize technical activities under the name of MediaWiki, Wikimedia or related projects like Wikipedia.
 * You want to obtain funding from the Wikimedia Foundation or a Wikimedia chapter.

Requirements

 * Listing a group's information in a public place: Groups/Proposals/MediaWiki Cooperation and MediaWiki Cooperation
 * A clear definition of focus, motivation and time period for which recognition is requested: Groups/Proposals/MediaWiki. Time period is "continuously".
 * Plans for offline work
 * Structure
 * Contributor involvement
 * The group should have a contact person

Prepare group
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Step-by-step_user_group_creation_guide


 * Gather the people
 * At least three people are required for the establishment of a user group;
 * We recommend gathering at least 10 in your group.
 * Develop your goals and structure
 * start a conversation on your group's exact goals and structure
 * What do you want to accomplish as a group? What is your mission? For example, do you want to have a monthly meetup, do you want to reach out to schools, to museums? How does your mission aim to improve WMF sites?
 * What kind of activities do you want to engage in (e.g. outreach, fundraising, public relations, publishing, meetups)?
 * Set up a wiki page for your group
 * For the external world, you need to designate two contact people who can be identified to the Wikimedia Foundation;
 * within the group, think about setting up a wiki page where people can join;
 * perhaps set up a mailing list or talk page or other forum to discuss your projects.

Naming
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_thematic_organizations#Thoughts_regarding_the_naming_of_thematic_organizations
 * Avoidance of Confusion
 * Avoidance of Exclusivity
 * Accuracy
 * Avoidance of Brand Dilution

Prepare application
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Groups/Proposals
 * Create a subpage under Groups/Proposals: Groups/Proposals/MediaWiki Cooperation
 * List it in the appropriate table.
 * Present the proposal at wikitech-l.
 * All the better if you get endorsements from MediaWiki maintainers or WMF developers.

Submission

 * Send an email to affcom@lists.wikimedia.org (template available) including all the promoters of the group.
 * Add your proposal to meta:Wikimedia User Groups#User groups in discussion.

Resources

 * Here's the application page Groups/Proposals/MediaWiki