African-Wikimedians March 2017

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by Joy Agyepong 24 May '19

24 May '19

Hi Kayode, Got this mail,thanks. Joy

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Announcing Wiki Loves Africa 2016 winners
by Isla Haddow Flood 10 Apr '17

10 Apr '17

Dear All Today we are excited to release the three winners that are the result of the international jury process for Wiki Loves Africa 2016. You can find the exciting winners here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2016/Winners <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2016/Winners> We would like to thank the tireless efforts of the Jury - who you can meet here <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2016#Jury> - and the help of Lilyofthewest, Paweł Marynowski and StephenLePorte who assisted us through their new Montage Jury Tool <https://tools.wmflabs.org/montage-beta>. The winners represent Music and Dance from Botswana to Rwanda and Tanzania. The photos were chosen from 7,917 images and audio and video files that were contributed by 836 people <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_Wiki_Loves_Africa_2…> from across the African continent and beyond. You can view all the stunning photos from the competition here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_Wiki_Loves_Africa_2… <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_Wiki_Loves_Africa_2…> and the local winners that the national groups have selected here: Algerian winners page <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2016_in_Algeria> Egyptian winners page <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2016/Winners_i…> Nigerian winners page <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2016/Winners_i…> Tunisian winners page <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2016/Winners_i…> What is there still to do? We need YOU to vote for the final Community Prize - which you can do here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2016/Community… <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2016/Community…> Thank you!! Isla and Florence www.wikilovesafrica.net On Wikimedia Commons <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2016> On Meta <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Africa>

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Re: [African Wikimedians] African-Wikimedians Digest, Vol 9, Issue 62
by Douglas Ssebaggala 31 Mar '17

31 Mar '17

Congratulations to the winners, all countries that participated, judges, and Wikimedia for this contest. *Founding Member (MapUganda)* *OpenStreetMap Uganda* *Building a network of Mappers in Uganda, creating capacity, Innovation and opendata.* Skype: douglo.m | Twitter: @mapuganda <http://www.twitter.com/mapuganda> @douglaseru <https://twitter.com/douglaseru> | Mob: +256 772 422524 On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 6:37 PM, < african-wikimedians-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > Send African-Wikimedians mailing list submissions to > african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > african-wikimedians-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > african-wikimedians-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of African-Wikimedians digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Announcing Wiki Loves Africa 2016 winners (Geoffrey Kateregga) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2017 22:37:03 +0700 > From: Geoffrey Kateregga <kateregga1(a)gmail.com> > To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians > <african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Cc: Mailing list of the Wikimedia Conference 2017 > <wmcon17(a)listen.wikimedia.de>, Kelsey Wiens > <kelsey(a)uncommonwomen.org>, Samir Elsharbaty > <selsharbaty(a)wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [African Wikimedians] Announcing Wiki Loves Africa 2016 > winners > Message-ID: > <CAGF60mRPSwNz-HB4wgiNwyVF_gZbDHdMdXoeGw4w0husGgD+xA@ > mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Congratulations to the Winners, thank you Jury for the job weldone! > > Regards, > > Geoffrey > > > > On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 10:13 PM, Kangah Donatien KOFFI <kanga(a)e-voir.net> > wrote: > > > Congratulations to the winners! > > > > 2017-03-31 15:05 GMT+00:00 Isla Haddow Flood <isla(a)wikiloveswomen.org>: > > > >> Dear All > >> > >> Today we are excited to release the three winners that are the result of > >> the international jury process for Wiki Loves Africa 2016. > >> > >> You can find the exciting winners here: > >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_ > Africa_2016/Winners > >> > >> We would like to thank the tireless efforts of the Jury - who you can > >> meet here > >> <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2016#Jury> > - > >> and the help of Lilyofthewest, Paweł Marynowski and StephenLePorte who > >> assisted us through their new Montage Jury Tool > >> <https://tools.wmflabs.org/montage-beta>. > >> > >> The winners represent *Music and Dance* from Botswana to Rwanda and > >> Tanzania. The photos were chosen from 7,917 images and audio and video > >> files that were contributed by 836 people > >> <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_ > Wiki_Loves_Africa_2016> > >> from across the African continent and beyond. > >> > >> You can view all the stunning photos from the competition here: > >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_ > >> from_Wiki_Loves_Africa_2016 > >> and the local winners that the national groups have selected here: > >> > >> - Algerian winners page > >> <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_ > Africa_2016_in_Algeria> > >> - Egyptian winners page > >> <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_ > Africa_2016/Winners_in_Egypt> > >> - Nigerian winners page > >> <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_ > Africa_2016/Winners_in_Nigeria> > >> - Tunisian winners page > >> <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_ > Africa_2016/Winners_in_Tunisia> > >> > >> > >> > >> What is there still to do? We need YOU to vote for the final Community > >> Prize - which you can do here: https://commons.wikimedi > >> a.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2016/Community_Prize_Selection > >> > >> Thank you!! > >> > >> Isla and Florence > >> > >> www.wikilovesafrica.net > >> On Wikimedia Commons > >> <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2016> > >> On Meta <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Africa> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> African-Wikimedians mailing list > >> African-Wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > African-Wikimedians mailing list > > African-Wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > > > > >

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African Meetup @ WMCON17
by Felix Nartey 24 Mar '17

24 Mar '17

Hi all, I have created an African Meetup under the thematic/regional meetups on the upcoming WMCON meta page. [1] Come lets discuss the next steps for Indaba, share updates from the continent, upcoming user groups, next office hours with the Global reach team, etc. Sign your name under the participants section if you will be attending and see you in Berlin... Cheers, -- *Felix Nartey* *Global Coordinator* *The Wikipedia Library* *Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home>* *+233242844987 <024%20284%204987> | +447440959477 <+44%207440%20959477>* *Skype:Flixtey* [1] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_ 2017/Thematic,_regional,_language-specific_meetups

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Wiki indaba @ Metrics & Activities Meeting
by Felix Nartey 23 Mar '17

23 Mar '17

Dear all, I will be joining the monthly metrics and activities meeting at the foundation tomorrow, to talk about WikiIndaba. I will be basically give an update about what ensued at the conference and what the plans are till the next Indaba. You may find more (agenda, how to watch or join in, etc.) about the meeting via this link <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_metrics_and_activities…>. [1] Best, -- *Felix Nartey* *Global Coordinator* *The Wikipedia Library* *Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home>* *+233242844987 | +447440959477* *Skype:Flixtey* [1] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_metrics_and_activities…

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Wiki Loves Africa 2016 ( Nigeria) Winning Pictiures
by Olushola Olaniyan 21 Mar '17

21 Mar '17

Dear All, Trust you are fine. After a week of rigorous screening of submitted images for the just concluded Wiki Loves Africa 2016 ( Music and Dance ) by our juries.We are glad to announce list of best images for the year 2016 Wiki Loves Africa in Nigeria See the link below for the collections: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2016_Winner_i… Best Regards -- Director, WU GN Treasurer, FOSSFA MD,Olbims Consulting Phone: +2348154876844 Email:olaniyanshola15@gmail.com Email:olaniyanshola@yahoo.com Email:treasurer@fossfa.net Facebook:Olaniyan Shola Twitter:oluwanishola73 Wiki User Page: Olaniyan Olushola

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Re: [African Wikimedians] Wikimetrics
by Muti Michael Etter-Phoya 20 Mar '17

20 Mar '17

Thanks Isla! Will get in touch with Jaime. Will also check out the links. On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 11:45 AM, < african-wikimedians-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > Send African-Wikimedians mailing list submissions to > african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > african-wikimedians-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > african-wikimedians-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of African-Wikimedians digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Fwd: Announcing the Hardware donation program > (Kangah Donatien KOFFI) > 2. Wikimetrics (Muti Michael Etter-Phoya) > 3. Re: Wikimetrics (Isla Haddow Flood) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 11:06:48 +0000 > From: Kangah Donatien KOFFI <donatien.kanga(a)gmail.com> > To: Samuel Guebo <samuelguebo(a)gmail.com>, Mailing list for African > Wikimedians <african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [African Wikimedians] Fwd: Announcing the Hardware > donation program > Message-ID: > <CADWy+57ht9QgC-NoutTXDDd9=0JXRG8aRo9OrUPGRXAq06t=Lg@ > mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Great, I appeciate. > > 2017-03-17 9:12 GMT+00:00 Samuel Guebo <samuelguebo(a)gmail.com>: > > > Thank you for sharing Asaf. > > > > On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 5:07 AM, Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org> > > wrote: > > > >> FYI. > >> > >> A. > >> > >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- > >> From: Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org> > >> Date: Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 10:06 PM > >> Subject: Announcing the Hardware donation program > >> To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > >> > >> > >> Dear Wikimedians, > >> > >> The Wikimedia Foundation is pleased to announce a small new program > >> called the Hardware Donation Program. In a word, it is a program > designed > >> to donate depreciated (but fully working) hardware from the WMF office > to > >> community members who would put it to good use. > >> > >> The program, including instructions on how to apply, is described on > >> Meta, here: > >> > >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hardware_donation_program > >> > >> Please read the information carefully. I especially encourage you to pay > >> attention to the program's design considerations, which determine most > of > >> the decisions we'll be making. > >> > >> We currently have approximately 20 laptops ready to be donated. > >> Applications are welcome. > >> > >> The upcoming Wikimedia Conference in Berlin (in about two weeks) would > be > >> an excellent opportunity to deliver some of those laptops in person to > >> approved applications, so if you think you might be interested, I'd > >> encourage you to apply as soon as possible. > >> > >> Please also help spread the word about this program, by forwarding this > >> e-mail to other Wikimedia lists you're on, and posting the link to the > >> program page on village pumps and *community* (not public) social media > >> channels or other communication forms you use. > >> > >> Special thanks to User:Anntinomy from Wikimedia Ukraine, who had the > idea > >> of asking about possible donation of older machines from WMF, and > inspired > >> this program. > >> > >> Mini-FAQ: > >> > >> Q: Why are you doing this? > >> A: WMF's Office IT determines a lifetime for work machines, and > regularly > >> replaces older machines. This creates a stock of older, working > machines, > >> that are available for donation. We can donate them locally to San > >> Francisco charities, but figure that if we can find low-cost ways to > >> deliver them to our own community members, that's so much better. > >> > >> Q: Am I eligible? > >> A: Read the fine program documentation. > >> > >> Q: If I'm eligible, am I guaranteed a donated laptop? > >> A: no. > >> > >> Q: Once these 20 laptops are donated, will there be others? > >> A: yes, eventually. > >> > >> Q: How can you ensure people would use the machines for Wikimedia > >> purposes? > >> A: We can't. We'll be making a good-effort assessment of the likelihood > >> of Wikimedia use, and make a decision to donate (or not) the equipment. > >> Once donated, the equipment no longer belongs to WMF. We encourage, but > >> can't enforce, reporting on impact achieved using the equipment. > >> > >> Q: I need a few laptops for my event in two weeks! Can I get them > through > >> this program? > >> A: No. Read the fine program documentation. > >> > >> Q: I'm really happy about this! > >> A: So are we! :) > >> > >> Q: I'm really angry about this! > >> A: So it goes. > >> > >> Q: I have more questions! > >> A: Hit 'Reply'. :) > >> > >> Cheers, > >> > >> Asaf > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> African-Wikimedians mailing list > >> African-Wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > > > *_______________________________________________________* > > > > > > *Samuel Guebo* > > > > *Creative Director **at E-voir <http://e-voir.net/>* > > > > > > *GLAM-WIKI Coordinator in Côte d'IvoireVice-chair of Wikimedia Community > > User Group Côte d'Ivoire (WCUG-CI)* > > > > *(225) 77 34 17 21 / 40 27 28 37**Join me on : Facebook > > <http://facebook.com./samuel.guebo> / Twitter > > <http://twitter.com/samuelguebo> / Blog <http://samuelguebo.co>* > > > > _______________________________________________ > > African-Wikimedians mailing list > > African-Wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > > > > > > > -- > *Donatien Kangah* > Wikimédien| Chef de Projets| Entrepreneur Social | Consultant Formateur > Numérique >

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Wikimetrics
by Muti Michael Etter-Phoya 20 Mar '17

20 Mar '17

Esteemed Wikipedians, I need your assistance. I am looking for any papers/reports etc, on how Wikimetrics are being/have been used to inform direction/policies on Wikimedia projects (at the Foundation, in Chapters, Usergroups, etc). Is anyone able to point me towards these? Thanks! -- *Muti Michael Etter-Phoya * *Author, academic, data curator* *Director:* *Logos, Open culture* (@LogosMLW) *Guest faculty:* *Sara Lawrence College* (@SarahLawrence)

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Fwd: Announcing the Hardware donation program
by Asaf Bartov 17 Mar '17

17 Mar '17

FYI. A. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 10:06 PM Subject: Announcing the Hardware donation program To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Dear Wikimedians, The Wikimedia Foundation is pleased to announce a small new program called the Hardware Donation Program. In a word, it is a program designed to donate depreciated (but fully working) hardware from the WMF office to community members who would put it to good use. The program, including instructions on how to apply, is described on Meta, here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hardware_donation_program Please read the information carefully. I especially encourage you to pay attention to the program's design considerations, which determine most of the decisions we'll be making. We currently have approximately 20 laptops ready to be donated. Applications are welcome. The upcoming Wikimedia Conference in Berlin (in about two weeks) would be an excellent opportunity to deliver some of those laptops in person to approved applications, so if you think you might be interested, I'd encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Please also help spread the word about this program, by forwarding this e-mail to other Wikimedia lists you're on, and posting the link to the program page on village pumps and *community* (not public) social media channels or other communication forms you use. Special thanks to User:Anntinomy from Wikimedia Ukraine, who had the idea of asking about possible donation of older machines from WMF, and inspired this program. Mini-FAQ: Q: Why are you doing this? A: WMF's Office IT determines a lifetime for work machines, and regularly replaces older machines. This creates a stock of older, working machines, that are available for donation. We can donate them locally to San Francisco charities, but figure that if we can find low-cost ways to deliver them to our own community members, that's so much better. Q: Am I eligible? A: Read the fine program documentation. Q: If I'm eligible, am I guaranteed a donated laptop? A: no. Q: Once these 20 laptops are donated, will there be others? A: yes, eventually. Q: How can you ensure people would use the machines for Wikimedia purposes? A: We can't. We'll be making a good-effort assessment of the likelihood of Wikimedia use, and make a decision to donate (or not) the equipment. Once donated, the equipment no longer belongs to WMF. We encourage, but can't enforce, reporting on impact achieved using the equipment. Q: I need a few laptops for my event in two weeks! Can I get them through this program? A: No. Read the fine program documentation. Q: I'm really happy about this! A: So are we! :) Q: I'm really angry about this! A: So it goes. Q: I have more questions! A: Hit 'Reply'. :) Cheers, Asaf

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Wiki Loves Africa Event report sheet and next
by Florence Devouard 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

Hello everyone If your country participated to Wiki Loves Africa this year, please fill in this document to report about events held. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yX1GQHKCheUWkS0-uDlr700KOtvolRMQBHz… I changed the form a bit this year, in hope to make it easier for you to fill in quickly. A few comments * please only complete the tab related to your country * please fill in the cells in light grey color * if you organized more than 6 events... just add a column on the right.... * the list of usernames of participants at the bottom is a "nice to have" * if you have taken pictures of your events, please add the best of them to commons (do not only keep that for Facebook....) * if you have planned other post-contest event... you can add them later. But please add events which already took place. Thank you for a quick feedback on this. --------- As some of you are aware... this is grant season. And request for funding next WLAf has to be done now. A draft version is available here : https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Yorg/Wiki_Loves_Africa_2017 We can not provide the final report for 2016 as the contest is not over yet. But we will try to submit as much information as possible. As such, we do need you to 1) fill up the event report document 2) send the supporting documentation of expenses to Elisabeth (I have heard that some of you guys are not inline...) Elisabeth mentionned * no documents from : Algérie, Nigeria, Tunisie, Ouganda et Zimbabwe. ** no answer to her emails from : Tunisie, Algérie.* Com'on guys... please. Just do it ;)

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