This policy defines Wikimedia Deutschland’s (WMDE) expectations and criteria for hosting on Wikibase Cloud. It explains what kinds of datasets and use cases are supported by WMDE and how those decisions are made and implemented.
The policy exists to ensure that Wikibase Cloud technical and financial resources, as well as staff capacity are used responsibly, intentionally, in alignment with WMDE’s mission. Wikibase Cloud is not intended to be a generic free hosting service for any purpose. The policy helps us maintain visibility into how the platform is used and provides a framework to support and encourage use cases aligned with the role we want Wikibase Cloud to play in the Wikibase Ecosystem, and to address cases that clearly fall outside that role.
@@ -63,10 +62,10 @@These conditions must be met for an instance to be eligible for hosting.
Project:About has sufficient information describing the intended use of the instance for potential visitors of the instance, or has links to such information.Project:About page has sufficient information describing the intended use of the instance for potential visitors of the instance, or has links to such information.Project:Copyrights page.This policy defines Wikimedia Deutschland’s (WMDE) expectations and criteria for hosting on Wikibase Cloud. It explains what kinds of datasets and use cases are supported by WMDE and how those decisions are made and implemented.
@@ -161,6 +160,7 @@The Review Committee will review the appeal with priority over new applications. A suspension may be reversed if the additional information resolves the concerns that led to the suspension.
+Submitting an appeal does not automatically restore a suspended instance. The instance remains suspended until the Review Committee takes up the appeal; at that point it may be temporarily reinstated so the review can be carried out and the manager can make any necessary corrections.
The group participating in decision-making is: