I agree.
We should also make the most of this signifying monkey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signifying_monkey who is blessing Wikimania 2014 with his smile. The ancient Egyptian deity Thoth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoth#Depictions often took the foprm of an ape: "He served as a mediating https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediation power, especially between good https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodness_and_value_theory and evil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil, making sure neither had a decisive victory over the other.[25] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoth#cite_note-Budge_p._405-25 He also served as scribe of the gods,[26] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoth#cite_note-Budge_p._408-26 credited with the invention of writing and alphabets (i.e. hieroglyphs) themselves. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoth#cite_note-Budge_p._414-27 (...)
The Greeks further declared him the inventor of astronomy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomy, astrology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrology, the science of numbers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerology, mathematics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematics, geometry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometry, land surveying https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_surveying, medicine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine, botany https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botany, theology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theology, civilized government, the alphabet, reading, writing, and oratory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_speaking. They further claimed he was the true author of every work of every branch of knowledge, human and divine.[27] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoth#cite_note-Budge_p._414-27"
Clearly Thoth we must regard Thoth as a Wikimedian!
all the best
Fabian Tompsett, Wikimania Support Team, Wikimedia UK, Address: 56-64 Leonard St, Shoreditch, London EC2A 4LT Phone:020 7065 0991 Mobile: 07548 103787
On 8 August 2014 06:52, Subhashish Panigrahi psubhashish@gmail.com wrote:
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Hi all,
Since yesterday, my Facebook wall has been flooded with monkey selfies. It i= s that media has hyped, there is a need for creating a category. I am propos= ing this and requesting someone to create a campaign that also keeps the lic= ense as CC0. Feedbacks welcome.
Best! Subha=
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