Recognizing Wikimedia User Groups is the responsibility of the Affiliations Committee;
Maithili Wikimedians User Group has submitted an application for recognition, which has been reviewed by the Affiliations Committee;
The scope of the group, which can be found on their meta page, is " is a group of Wikimedians who work on various wiki projects related to Maithili language. Maithili Wikipedia is a free-access, free-content Internet encyclopedia, supported and hosted by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Those who can access the site can edit its articles in Maithili language. It's mission is to support Maithili Wikimedians in their Wikimedia-related endeavors and to partner with local organizations in their use of Wikimedia projects. Anyone can become a volunteer of this user group."; and
It is the opinion of the Affiliations Committee that the group meets the requirements for Wikimedia User Group status.
Therefore be it resolved that Maithili Wikimedians User Group is recognized as a Wikimedia User Group for a one-year, renewable period, effective on February 8, 2016.
