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Invitation to Episode 6 of WikiAfrica Hour
by Ceslause Ogbonnaya 06 Oct '21

06 Oct '21

Hello everyone! it's a pleasure to invite you to WikiAfrica Hour episode 6, where we'll be engaging some of the people working under some of the wiki acronyms that awaken curiosity. Join us on 8th October 2021, at 4pm UTC. Details: https://bit.ly/WikiAfricaHour Regards, Ceslause Ogbonnaya Links: * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_In_Africa [1] * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiAfrica_Hour [2] * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIgEatqSYJk&list=PLvyE0yEt-BKjmaakYL31JfcT9… * https://www.youtube.com/c/wikipediaweekly [3] * https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyG_DCysivx59E2olI_BEcQ [4] ____________________ MORE ABOUT WIKIAFRICA HOUR Wiki In Africa started WikiAfrica Hour, a monthly vodcast, to build the community of Wikimedians across Africa by: * Interacting with guest(s) and ask questions from the context of and relating to African Wikimedians; * Providing a platform for Wikimedians to discuss topics, issues, projects and collaborations to promote synergy and more advanced knowledge within the Wiki communities across Africa, and * Sharing current updates, and highlights of Africa Wikimedians activities undertaken by Africa Wikimedians with the African audience, and those globally who are interested, You can catch all our previous episodes here. [5] WikiAfrica Hour is activated by Wiki In Africa [1] in support of Wikimedia usergroups across the WikiAfrica [6] movement. It has been initiated and facilitated by Wiki In Africa's Ceslause Ogbonnaya (User:Ceslause [7]), Florence Devouard (User:Anthere [8]) and Isla Haddow-Flood (User:Islahaddow [9]). > Meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiAfrica_Hour [2] Links: ------ [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_In_Africa [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiAfrica_Hour [3] https://www.youtube.com/c/wikipediaweekly [4] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyG_DCysivx59E2olI_BEcQ [5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIgEatqSYJk&list=PLvyE0yEt-BKjmaakYL31J… [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiAfrica [7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ceslause [8] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Anthere [9] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Islahaddow

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Universal Code of Conduct Draft Enforcement Guidelines review still needs your ideas and opinions
by Sam Oyeyele 06 Oct '21

06 Oct '21

Hello everyone, This is just a reminder that the Universal Code of Conduct Draft Enforcement Guidelines are still open for review and comment.[1] The Drafting Committee will start working on revisions and improvement* in less than two weeks (October 17)*, so it is important that you give them your ideas and opinions soon! There is now a short, simple version of the Draft Guidelines here to make your review easier.[2] If possible, also help translate the short version into more languages! We will also hold one last conversation hour on October 15, 2021 03:00 and 14:00 UTC.[3] On behalf of the Drafting Committee, much thanks to everyone who has given ideas so far. We hope to hear from more of you - the Guidelines will be much stronger if more opinions are included. Kindly, Sam. [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc… [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc… [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc… -- Sam Oyeyele Facilitator, Movement Strategy & Governance Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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Universal Code of Conduct Draft Enforcement Guidelines review still needs your ideas and opinions
by Zita Zage 06 Oct '21

06 Oct '21

Hello everyone, This is just a reminder that the Universal Code of Conduct Draft Enforcement Guidelines <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…> are open for review and comment. The Drafting Committee will start working on revisions and improvement in *less than two weeks (October 17)*, so it is important that you give them your ideas and opinions soon! There is now a short, simple version of the Draft Guidelines <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…> here to make your review easier. If possible, also help translate the short version into more languages! We will also hold one last conversation hour <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…> on October 15, 2021 03:00 and 14:00 UTC. On behalf of the Drafting Committee <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Drafting_committe…>, much thanks to everyone who has given ideas so far. We hope to hear from more of you - the Guidelines will be much stronger if more opinions are included. Warmly, Zita -- Zita Ursula Zage (she/her) Facilitator, Movement Strategy & Governance Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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Wiki Loves Folklore's 2021 Winners Officially Announced
by Joy Agyepong 04 Oct '21

04 Oct '21

Apologies for cross-posting! Dear Community Members, We are pleased to officially share a great update on the 3rd edition of Wiki Loves Folklore <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2021> [1]. Amidst the ongoing pandemic and its risks in attending in-person gatherings for contributors and photographers across the globe, we were able to gather over 7000+ submissions during this year's edition as announced here <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2021/Winners> [2] We extend a warm hand of appreciation to our international jury which was made up of professional photographers and commons activists. The energy you all exerted within the period is greatly valued. Here's a blog post on Diff <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2021/10/03/join-us-celebrate-the-eureka-effects-…> detailing all the winner's alongside some experiences. We thank you all for your support!! Cheers, Joy Agyepong International Program Coordinator (WLF21) On behalf of the Open Heritage Foundation Team ------------------------------------------------------------------ [1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2021 [2] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2021/Winners [3] https://diff.wikimedia.org/2021/10/03/join-us-celebrate-the-eureka-effects-… [image: image.png]

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Invitation to join the International Jury Team of Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2021
by Euphemia Uwandu 27 Sep '21

27 Sep '21

Hello everyone, The #WPWPCampaign 2021 International Team is looking for experienced volunteer Wikipedia editors to join the campaign international jury team. Interested person(s) should email the international team via their mailing list: wpwp-organizers(a)lists.wikimedia.org list. Thank you, Euphemia and Rajeeb, For: Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos International Jury.

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Sep 26 SWANniversary Party and All-Affiliates Strategic Meeting
by Pharos 26 Sep '21

26 Sep '21

Join the SWANniversary on September 26 as we mark the first year of the Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network! We will have the regular All-Affiliates Strategic Meeting, to be followed by a SWANniversary Party in the after hours session, likely through spatialized chat on WorkAdventure. The purpose of this meeting is to continue our inter-affiliate discussions around the Movement Charter + Drafting Committee, grants relaunch, WMF community board elections, movement strategy, and other global movement issues, and to help lay the groundwork for structures of more ongoing mutual support. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network#Sept… 3:00 UTC (Asia-Pacific friendly time - https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1632625200 ) 18:00 UTC (Europe-Africa-Americas friendly time - https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1632679200 ) Will be held in this meeting room: https://meet.google.com/mff-bsiy-tvd Please see proposed agenda, and sign up with your RSVP here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network#Sept… https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network#Sep_… https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network#Sep_… Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)

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Re: African-Wikimedians Digest, Vol 13, Issue 67
by Gabriel Joe Amuzu 22 Sep '21

22 Sep '21

Hello Sir Asaf, I appreciate your concern and I am very much happy you have raised some concerns about the grant I have drafted for the purpose for which it supposed to be used for. Please I welcome your ideas about how to make this grant a better one since you are an experienced member. Your ideas are welcome Sir. On Wed, 22 Sep 2021 at 10:20 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, please visit > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/african-wikimedians.lists.wikim… > > 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: Please house I encourage you all to help endorse this project to > make it a reality 😊 https://metaGrants:Project > /Rapid/Amuzujoe/Landscape_photography > (Asaf Bartov) > 2. Re: Please house I encourage you all to help endorse this project to > make it a reality 😊 https://metaGrants:Project > /Rapid/Amuzujoe/Landscape_photography > (runcie chikeruba) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2021 11:07:16 +0300 > From: Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org> > Subject: [African Wikimedians] Re: Please house I encourage you all to > help endorse this project to make it a reality 😊 > https://metaGrants:Project/Rapid/Amuzujoe/Landscape_photography > To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians > <african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Message-ID: > <CAAmrcwdcfEVpTfC2YQ3LjD1q06ARtEaFGEz= > idZGV-HC0kOF9w(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="0000000000003ad31205cc9102f4" > > I encourage folks to be more thoughtful about endorsing grant proposals. > Only put your name as endorser if you genuinely think the proposal is a > good use of funds to achieve the intended outcome. > > In this case, my opinion is that this is too much money for too little > impact. E.g. printing 20 T-shirts for 100 expected pictures? > > In general, this is a fairly standard volunteer activity (taking landscape > pictures) that should take place with little expenditure. Support for > transportation needs, and perhaps entrance fees and food for the travel > makes sense, but the rest seems to me to be unnecessary. > > For instance, camera rental: it makes sense to encourage photography by > experienced photographers, who generally already have their own gear. If > the plan expects fewer than 20 experienced photographers to attend, then it > should be scaled down to a more realistic number. > > If 20 photographers are supposed to create only 100 photos, meaning an > average of 5 photos per person, it's very low impact per person, and per > dollar. > > I am not a grantmaker (but I used to be one) and have no decision-making > power over this proposal; if I were, I would have rejected this proposal > for the above reasons, and asked Gabriel to rethink his plan and focus on > impact and expenses that support it directly. > > I write this because I think it is improbable that everyone who has already > endorsed the request has read the proposal carefully and given thought to > these questions, so I wanted to demonstrate my own thinking about this > proposal. > > It is one of the signs of a mature community that it is able to tolerate > friendly criticism and saying no to colleagues, rather than automatic > support based on "loyalty" and social connections. Evidence of such > maturity would be necessary for the creation of a significant regional hub, > for instance. > > I am happy to discuss this further, if anyone is interested. > > A. > > On Wed, 22 Sep 2021, 09:00 Gabriel Joe Amuzu <amuzugabrieljoe(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Please house I encourage you all to help endorse this project to make it > a > > reality 😊 > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/Amuzujoe/Landscape_pho… > > > > > > Thank you > > > > On Tue, 21 Sep 2021 at 1:46 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, please visit > >> > >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/african-wikimedians.lists.wikim… > >> > >> 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. Registration for Wiki Indaba 2021 is now open (Geoffrey Kateregga) > >> 2. Submission for the digest (Michelle van Gilder) > >> 3. Wiki Indaba 2021 Scholarships applications now open > >> (Geoffrey Kateregga) > >> > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> Message: 1 > >> Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2021 11:47:25 +0300 > >> From: Geoffrey Kateregga <kateregga1(a)gmail.com> > >> Subject: [African Wikimedians] Registration for Wiki Indaba 2021 is > >> now open > >> To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians > >> <african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > >> Message-ID: > >> < > >> CAGF60mT+6m4n59w+-6M0cSPaifPX6-vZZy_NTYNJJM1yN7rgYg(a)mail.gmail.com> > >> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > >> boundary="00000000000083817b05cc411916" > >> > >> Dear Community Members, > >> > >> We are pleased to announce that registration for Wiki Indaba 2021 > >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2021> is now > open. > >> > >> This year’s Wiki Indaba will be hosted by the Wikimedia Community User > >> group Uganda and held virtually between 05 - 07 November 2021 under the > >> theme Rethink + Reset : Visions of the Future. > >> > >> Click on this link to register http://bit.ly/wikiindaba2021 > >> <http://bit.ly/wikiindaba2021> > >> > >> > >> The call for submissions is still open until September 24th, please > submit > >> your session proposal either as a presentation, panel discussion, > >> lightning > >> talk, or workshop before September 24th, 2021 by simply stating the > title > >> of your session and providing a brief description via > >> https://pretalx.com/wiki-indaba-2021/cfp. > >> > >> Please reach out to wikiuganda(a)gmail.com if you have any questions. > >> > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> > >> Geoffrey Kateregga, on behalf of the Wiki Indaba 2021 Local Organizing > >> Committee. > >>

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Please house I encourage you all to help endorse this project to make it a reality 😊 https://metaGrants:Project/Rapid/Amuzujoe/Landscape_photography
by Gabriel Joe Amuzu 22 Sep '21

22 Sep '21

Please house I encourage you all to help endorse this project to make it a reality 😊 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/Amuzujoe/Landscape_pho… Thank you On Tue, 21 Sep 2021 at 1:46 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, please visit > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/african-wikimedians.lists.wikim… > > 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. Registration for Wiki Indaba 2021 is now open (Geoffrey Kateregga) > 2. Submission for the digest (Michelle van Gilder) > 3. Wiki Indaba 2021 Scholarships applications now open > (Geoffrey Kateregga) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2021 11:47:25 +0300 > From: Geoffrey Kateregga <kateregga1(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [African Wikimedians] Registration for Wiki Indaba 2021 is > now open > To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians > <african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Message-ID: > < > CAGF60mT+6m4n59w+-6M0cSPaifPX6-vZZy_NTYNJJM1yN7rgYg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="00000000000083817b05cc411916" > > Dear Community Members, > > We are pleased to announce that registration for Wiki Indaba 2021 > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2021> is now open. > > This year’s Wiki Indaba will be hosted by the Wikimedia Community User > group Uganda and held virtually between 05 - 07 November 2021 under the > theme Rethink + Reset : Visions of the Future. > > Click on this link to register http://bit.ly/wikiindaba2021 > <http://bit.ly/wikiindaba2021> > > > The call for submissions is still open until September 24th, please submit > your session proposal either as a presentation, panel discussion, lightning > talk, or workshop before September 24th, 2021 by simply stating the title > of your session and providing a brief description via > https://pretalx.com/wiki-indaba-2021/cfp. > > Please reach out to wikiuganda(a)gmail.com if you have any questions. > > > Regards, > > > Geoffrey Kateregga, on behalf of the Wiki Indaba 2021 Local Organizing > Committee. >

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Join the 2021 Months of African Cinema Global Contest
by Eben Mlay 21 Sep '21

21 Sep '21

Greetings! We hope that this email finds you well. The Afrocine project core team is happy to inform you that the “Months of African Cinema” Contest is happening again this year in October and November. We invite Wikimedians all over the world to join in improving content related to African cinema on Wikipedia! Please list your username under the participants’ section <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_AfroCine/Months_of_Afri…> of the contest page to indicate your interest in participating in this contest.[1] The term "African" in the context of this contest, includes people of African descent from all over the world, which includes the diaspora and the Caribbean. The following prizes would be recognized at the end of the contest, as gift cards. - Overall winners - 1st Prize - $500 - 2nd Prize - $200 - 3rd Prize - $100 - Diversity Winner - $100 - Gender-gap Filler - $100 - Language Winners - up to $100* For further information about the contest, the prizes, and how to participate, please visit the contest page here. [2] For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talk page. We look forward to your participation! Best regards, Eben Mlay Community Liaison, Afrocine project 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_AfroCine/Months_of_Afri… 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_AfroCine/Months_of_Afri…

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Wiki Indaba 2021 Scholarships applications now open
by Geoffrey Kateregga 21 Sep '21

21 Sep '21

Dear Community members, Transitioning WikiIndaba online this year offers an unparalleled opportunity to expand representation but it also requires participants to have access to a quality internet connection to meaningfully and fully engage and contribute. THE CONNECTIVITY SCHOLARSHIP <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2021/Scholarships> For Wiki Indaba 2021, the first virtual edition of WikiIndaba Online, we are launching a Connectivity Scholarship to provide direct financial support for participants to connect and engage. Session organizers, speakers, and participants can apply for 2 levels of funding support ($50 USD or $100 USD), which they can use for: - Direct connecting: Purchasing internet data or contributing to the cost of internet access and use; - Support connecting: Travel to access computers and internet points; - Secure connecting: Purchasing privacy screens or VPNs; - Other support: Cost of childcare or other services that enable active participation. Apply Now You can apply to receive funding by clicking https://bit.ly/wikiindaba2021scholarships The deadline for scholarship applications is October 7, 2021 at 11:59pm EAT. This is the first time a fund of this nature has been offered at Wiki Indaba. We deem it necessary as we transition from the familiarity of in-person conferences of yesteryear to the possibilities we are about to explore at the online Wiki Indaba 2021. We welcome your questions and feedback. You can reach out to our team by email at wikiuganda(a)gmail.com Kind regards, Geoffrey Kateregga, on behalf of the Wiki Indaba 2021 Local Organizing Team

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