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The Affiliations Committee (AffCom) is involved in recognizing new affiliates, helping them retain their affiliate status through yearly reportings, and supporting conflict mitigation challenges within affiliates. AffCom makes recommendations to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees on the recognition, approval, and existence of Wikimedia movement affiliates. AffCom helps Wikimedians from around the world self-organize into chapters, thematic organizations, and user groups, and to gain official recognition from the Wikimedia Foundation.
Conflict Reporting Form
To report conflicts within or between affiliates, use our dedicated form. This allows you to provide essential details for AffCom's review, ensuring a prompt and effective resolution of conflict-related issues within the Wikimedia community.Submit your Report Conflict here
Affiliate Recognition Application
For those interested in applying for affiliate recognition, utilize our dedicated form. This enables individuals and groups to formally submit their request for affiliate recognition to the Affiliations Committee, streamlining the pathway for gaining official acknowledgment from the Wikimedia Foundation.Apply to start a user group
User group rules
You are eligible to form a user group if you have at least 3 members with 300 or more contributions to a Wikimedia project on a registered account that has existed for more than 6 months and comply with the User group agreement and code of conduct:- You should follow the trademark policy.
- You are independent from other Wikimedia organizations. After submitting this application, a member of the Affiliations Committee will contact you shortly to help you with the next steps.
Learn more about Wikimedia user groups.