💡 In simple words: WikiDeal is looking for smart ideas about how to name its web addresses and how to organize its pages. If you have a good idea, you can send it in, and the best proposal can win a reward.

🎯 In 20 seconds (expert summary): This early bird open call invites proposals on URL naming and the general structure of wikideal.net. Its official launch is planned for 21 July 2026, the opening day of Wikimania 2026 in Paris, and it is especially open to Wikimedians. There is no deadline: the call closes once a first simple version of the structure is adopted by the delegates of the Ynternet.org Foundation. Rewards: CHF 1,000 in cash plus CHF 10,000 in Cash Rewards (no guarantee*). Proposals go to info@wikideal.net with a mandatory AI transparency disclosure.

Open call: URL naming and general structure

Status	Open · early bird (for pioneers)
Official launch	21 July 2026, opening day of Wikimania 2026 in Paris
Deadline	None: closes once a first simple version is adopted
Rewards	CHF 1,000 in cash + CHF 10,000 in Cash Rewards (no guarantee*)
How to propose	Post on the discussion page of this call
Disclosure	AI transparency mandatory

What this call is about

This open call invites proposals on two closely related questions:

the naming of URLs on wikideal.net: how page addresses are written, which prefixes and separators are used, and how languages appear in page titles;
the general structure of the site: how spaces, portals and pages are organized.

The current working structure is documented on the Site structure page. That structure is a temporary decision: anyone can propose to do it differently through this call. A good proposal describes a simple and coherent naming and structure scheme, explains its benefits and its migration cost, and remains compatible with a multilingual wiki.

Status and timeline

This is an early bird open call, also called an open call for pioneers: it is launched before the steering committee is formed, and it is especially open to Wikimedians. Its official launch is planned for 21 July 2026, the opening day of Wikimania 2026 in Paris, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of Wikipedia.

There is no deadline: the call remains open until a first simple version of the structure has been adopted.

Rewards

This call offers:

CHF 1,000 in cash, paid directly;
CHF 10,000 in Cash Rewards (no guarantee*): a conditional claim on future subscription revenue, convertible to CHF only when the platform generates sufficient revenue.

See Rewards Explained for how WikiDeal rewards are intended to work.

How to propose

If you want to respond to this call, go to the discussion page of this call and post your proposal there, including external links to documents hosted elsewhere if needed. You can also notify your participation by email to info@wikideal.net. Proposals are public: everyone can see what others have proposed. Rewards can be distributed across several contributors, based on an estimation of the impact and importance of each contribution. These calls are light and non administrative, in the spirit of micro calls for ideas: the rewards are intended to be distributed across several contributors who bring complementary ideas, comment on the proposals of others and help each other. The goal is several winners, not a cold competition with one winner and many losers.

Every proposal must include a full AI transparency disclosure: state which AI tools, if any, were used to prepare the proposal, and how. The general rules of the Open Call apply.

Closing condition

The call closes when a first simple version of the structure is adopted by the delegates of the Ynternet.org Foundation. For the moment, the steering committee is composed of Théo Bondolfi and other committee members. It has not met yet; it intends to meet once the first donations have been received.

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