Proposals for closing projects
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This page lists current proposals to close or delete a project hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. It is subject to the current closing projects policy.
Prior policy proposals:
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Instructions:
- Before making a proposal for closing a project, please familiarize yourself with the applicable policy.
- List your proposal on a separate subpage.
- You can use the {{Closing project proposal}} template when making a request. Make sure that you add valid reasons (see policy) why the project is no longer useful to the Wikimedia Foundation, links to where the project is currently working at, and links to any discussions prior to its being listed on this page.
- Do not forget to warn the project itself and/or its language community in Wikimedia in the best possible way and add a link to it in the proposal. Proposals with no fair warnings to the projects will be ignored.
- These pages are for community input into the Language committee and Board's final decision. Providing reasons after your votes is encouraged and appreciated.
If this is not the first time a project has been nominated for closure, please compare prior discussions to the current situation and circumstances. Experience shows that repeating a failed proposal doesn't work.
Please note that closing a project does not necessarily mean deleting it completely and removing it from the SiteMatrix. The project will be locked for editing and other actions, except by stewards and system administrators. Appropriate content may be merged into another existing Wikimedia project, or content having potential for use in a future Wikimedia project may be imported to the Incubator, along with its contribution history. Alternatively, it may be exported to a non-Wikimedia host subject to GFDL and CC-BY-SA licenses. Potentially useful content is retained long enough to allow migration to happen. Any proposal to actually delete a project should clearly state that intent.
- Archive (for archived discussions removed from this page)
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The new Closing projects policy has been adopted by the Language committee and approved by the Board of Trustees (e-mail). |
Open requests[edit]
- Please add new requests to the END of the table below.
| Proposal | Request date | Request closed on | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Move Beta Wikiversity to Incubator (Closure) | 23-Jun-2013 | — | Community discussion is in progress. |
| Japanese Wikiversity (Closure) | 11-Oct-2013 | — | Community discussion is in progress. |
| Kirundi Wikipedia 2 (Closure) | 21-Oct-2013 | — | Community discussion is in progress. |
| Pitkern & Norfuk Wikipedia 2 (Closure) | 29-Nov-2013 | — | Community discussion is in progress. |
| Moldovan Wikipedia 2 (Deletion) | 04-Jan-2014 | — | Community discussion is in progress. |
| Bosanski Wikibooks (Closure) | 02-Jan-2015 | — | Community discussion is in progress. |
| Chamorro Wikipedia 2 (Closure) | 21-Mar-2015 | — | Community discussion is in progress. |
| Marshallese Wikipedia and Wiktionary (Deletion) | 16-May-2015 | — | Community discussion is in progress. |
| Chavacano Wikipedia (Closure) | 12-Dec-2015 | — | Community discussion is in progress. |
| Moldovan Wiktionary (Deletion) | 19-Dec-2015 | — | Community discussion is in progress. |
| Limburgish Wikibooks (Closure) | 13-Mar-2016 | — | Community discussion is in progress. |
| Belarusian Wikibooks (2) (Closure) | 13-Mar-2016 | — | Community discussion is in progress. |
| Afar Wikipedia, Wikibooks and Wiktionary (Deletion) | 05-Aug-2016 | — | Community discussion is in progress. |
| Hiri Motu Wikipedia (Deletion) | 11-Aug-2016 | — | Community discussion is in progress. |
| Norwegian Wikinews 3 (Closure) | 03-Oct-2016 | — | Community discussion is in progress. |
| Lojban Wikipedia (Closure) | 31-Oct-2016 | — | Community discussion is in progress. |
Closed proposals[edit]
Older closed proposals (prior to the introduction of the Closing projects policy) are listed on Proposals for closing projects/Archive.
| Project | Request date | Request closed on | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| wikimania2005 (Deletion) | 05-Aug-2016 | 13-Aug-2016 | Rejected, project is kept open. |
| Adyghe Wikipedia (Closure) | 16-Mar-2016 | 22-Mar-2016 | Rejected, project is kept open. |
| Persian Wikinews (Closure) | 17-Jun-2015 | 17-Jul-2015 | Withdrawn, project is kept open. |
| Interlingue Wikibooks (Closure) | 31-Jul-2013 | 16-Dec-2014 | Approved, project was closed. |
| Old English Wikibooks 2 (Closure) | 21-Jan-2013 | 16-Dec-2014 | Approved, project was closed. |
| Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia (Closure) | 06-Oct-2014 | 07-Oct-2014 | Rejected, project is kept open. |
| Wikipedia Masri (Egyptian Arabic Dialect) (Deletion) | 14-Apr-2014 | 21-Apr-2014 | Rejected, proposer didn't fulfill notification requirements. |
| Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia (Deletion) | 26-Feb-2014 | 27-Feb-2014 | Rejected, project is kept open. |
| brwikimedia (Closure) | 13-Feb-2014 | 14-Feb-2014 | Rejected, project is kept open. |
| Uzbek Wikibooks (2) (Closure) | 01-Mar-2013 | 22-Jul-2013 | Approved, project was closed. |
| Amharic Wikiquote 2 (Closure) | 20-Nov-2012 | 22-Jul-2013 | Approved, project was closed. |
| Xhosa Wikipedia 2 (Closure) | 04-Apr-2013 | 14-Jul-2013 | Rejected, project is kept open. |
| Norwegian Wikinews 2 (Closure) | 26-Mar-2013 | 14-Jul-2013 | Rejected, project is kept open. |
| Min Nan Wikiquote (2) (Closure) | 24-Sep-2012 | 09-Jan-2013 | Approved, project was closed. |
| Inupiak Wiktionary (Closure) | 02-Sep-2012 | 09-Jan-2013 | Approved, project was closed. |
| Min Nan Wikisource 2 (Closure) | 12-Oct-2012 | 31-Dec-2012 | Rejected, project is kept open. |
| English Wikinews (Closure) | 18-Nov-2012 | 19-Nov-2012 | Rejected, project is kept open. |
| Min Nan Wikibooks (Closure) | 20-Aug-2012 | 29-Sep-2012 | Approved, project was closed. |
| Strategy Wiki (Closure) | 13-Aug-2012 | 29-Sep-2012 | Approved, project was closed. |
| Zhuang Wiktionary (Closure) | 20-Jun-2012 | 29-Sep-2012 | Approved, project was closed. |
| Simple English Wiktionary (3) (Closure) | 21-Aug-2012 | 19-Sep-2012 | Rejected, project is kept open. |
| Lojban Wiktionary (Closure) | 11-Jun-2012 | 22-Jul-2012 | Rejected, project is kept open. |
| Basa Sunda Wikibooks (2) (Closure) | 06-Jun-2012 | 22-Jul-2012 | Approved, project was closed. |
| Volapük Wikibooks (Closure) | 26-Apr-2012 | 27-May-2012 | Approved, project was closed. |
| Buryat Wikipedia (Closure) | 18-Mar-2012 | 25-Apr-2012 | Rejected, project is kept open. |
| Chechen Wikipedia (3) (Closure) | 30-Mar-2012 | 15-Apr-2012 | Rejected, project is kept open. |
| Zulu Wikipedia (Closure) | 25-Jan-2012 | 29-Mar-2012 | Rejected, project is kept open. |
| nzwikimedia (Closure) | 02-Jan-2012 | 29-Mar-2012 | Approved, project was closed. |
| Bosnian Wikinews - 2nd proposal (Closure) | 21-Sep-2011 | 29-Feb-2012 | Rejected, project is kept open. |
| Hebrew Wikinews - 2nd request (Closure) | 31-Aug-2011 | 29-Feb-2012 | Rejected, project is kept open. |
| Kazakh Wikibooks 2 (Closure) | 20-Jul-2011 | 29-Feb-2012 | Rejected, project is kept open. |
| meta-wiki (Closure) | 19-Feb-2012 | 19-Feb-2012 | Rejected, project is kept open. |
| Romany wikipedia (Closure) | 12-Jan-2012 | 16-Feb-2012 | Implemented as proposed (Indic script removed). |
| wikipedia ten (Closure) | 04-Oct-2011 | 17-Dec-2011 | Approved, project was closed. |
| Fiji Wikipedia 2 (Closure) | 05-Nov-2011 | 13-Nov-2011 | Rejected, project is kept open. |
| Acehnese Wikipedia (4) (Closure) | 15-Oct-2011 | 15-Oct-2011 | Rejected, project is kept open. |
| Scots Wikipædia (Closure) | 21-Aug-2011 | 22-Aug-2011 | Rejected, project is kept open. |
| Old English Wikipedia (Closure) | 03-Jul-2011 | 22-Aug-2011 | Rejected, project is kept open. |
| Asturianu Wikibooks (Closure) | 02-Jul-2011 | 22-Aug-2011 | Approved, project was closed. |
| Inuktitut Wikipedia 2 (Closure) | 01-Jul-2011 | 22-Aug-2011 | Rejected, project is kept open. |
| Xitsonga Wikipedia (Closure) | 18-Jul-2011 | 04-Aug-2011 | Rejected, project is kept open. |
