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(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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Hi all,
Since yesterday, my Facebook wall has been flooded with monkey selfies. It
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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
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ense as CC0. Feedbacks welcome.
Best!
Subha=
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