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Today's Topics:
1. Re: African-Wikimedians Digest, Vol 8, Issue 129 African
language Wikipedia update (Isla Haddow-Flood)
2. Re: Wiki Loves Africa: Press releases (Isla Haddow-Flood)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2016 07:29:23 +0200
From: Isla Haddow-Flood <isla@wikiloveswomen.org>
To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians
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Subject: Re: [African Wikimedians] African-Wikimedians Digest, Vol 8,
Issue 129 African language Wikipedia update
Message-ID: <5156E19F-43AA-4920-B35A-6E0E5A7FC9E7@wikiloveswomen. >org
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Amazing analysis by both Ian and Ingo! This is the best I have seen so far of trying to find the real gaps in knowledge. Thanks you both.
Excuse the brevity, sent from my iPhone.
> On 30 Nov 2016, at 01:09, Asaf Bartov <abartov@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
> Thank you, Ingo. I found myself agreeing with everything you said in the blog comment. It is perhaps worth pasting on this mailing list as well, as it would reach more people.
>
> A.
>
>> On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 2:54 PM Ingo Koll <ikoll@gmx.de> wrote:
>> Hi Ian, you did a great overview!
>>
>> I propose also to look at some quality indicators because just article
>> numbers cannot say if people will read the contributions. There are
>> content benchmarks like the "1,000/10,000 topics every wikipedia should
>> have" lists, and some ideas to look up readership.
>>
>> I posted my remarks on the blog here
>> http://www.greenman.co.za/blog/?p=1980&cpage=1#comment- 373655
>>
>> Cheers Ingo
>>
>>
>>
>> Am 29.11.2016 um 16:54 schrieb
>> african-wikimedians-request@lists.wikimedia.org :
>> > 2. African language Wikipedia update (Ian Gilfillan)
>> >
>> > Message: 2
>> > Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2016 12:03:51 +0200
>> > From: Ian Gilfillan <wikimediaza@greenman.co.za>
>> > To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians
>> > <african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org >
>> > Subject: [African Wikimedians] African language Wikipedia update
>> > Message-ID: <0f4feb1d-eb19-49f0-dd14-f2f4430541f9@greenman.co.za >
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>> > Hi
>> >
>> > Here's another African language Wikipedia update:
>> > http://www.greenman.co.za/blog/?p=1980
>> >
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Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2016 07:30:16 +0200
From: Isla Haddow-Flood <isla@wikiloveswomen.org>
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Subject: Re: [African Wikimedians] Wiki Loves Africa: Press releases
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Wonderful!! Please share with us and post to Commons when done!! So exciting Geoffrey!!
Excuse the brevity, sent from my iPhone.
> On 30 Nov 2016, at 07:16, Geoffrey Kateregga <kateregga1@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Thanks Isla,
>
> Team Tanzania would also like to translate the press release into Swahili.
>
> Regards,
>
> Geoffrey.
>
>
>
>> On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 6:53 PM, Isla Haddow Flood <isla@wikiloveswomen.org> wrote:
>> Dear Wiki Loves Africa teams and participants.
>>
>> Please find below the links to the English and French press releases for the start of Wiki Loves Africa. We would be grateful if you could send this out to your networks, especially media and partners.
>>
>> French: http://wikilovesafrica.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/FR-PR- WLA2016-Musique-et-la-Danse.
>> English: http://wikilovesafrica.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/EN-PR- WLA2016-Music-and-Dance-1st- Press-Release.pdf
>>
>> And this is a reminder that the marketing materials are all available in English and French here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wiki_Loves_ Africa_2016_marketing_material
>>
>> PLEASE do not forget to fill out what is happening in your country on this page here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_ Africa_2016/Local_events
>>
>> Thank you so much for your help and enthusiasm. It is going to be an amazing competition this year!
>>
>> warmest
>> Isla
>>
>> Isla Haddow-Flood
>> Co-project Manager
>> Username: Islahaddow
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