Hi folks,
I've sent you guys a Google Doc for the proposed project. It is a skeleton (yes, it really is!). Therefore, please beef it up. Feel free to comment, delete, edit or redact it so that we can come up with a concrete proposal.
Looking forward to getting your feedback.
Thank you.
m|Abbas.
Hi Abbas,
Is it possible for you to put up this content on a wiki? I suppose, that would be a better model for collaboration. :)
Anirudh Bhati
00 91 9328712208 Skype: anirudhsbh
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
Hi folks,
I've sent you guys a Google Doc for the proposed project. It is a skeleton (yes, it really is!). Therefore, please beef it up. Feel free to comment, delete, edit or redact it so that we can come up with a concrete proposal.
Looking forward to getting your feedback.
Thank you.
m|Abbas.
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
Could you please do it for me?
--Abbas.
From: anirudhsbh@gmail.com Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:51:26 +0530 To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
Hi Abbas,
Is it possible for you to put up this content on a wiki? I suppose, that would be a better model for collaboration. :)
Anirudh Bhati
00 91 9328712208 Skype: anirudhsbh
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
Hi folks,
I've sent you guys a Google Doc for the proposed project. It is a skeleton (yes, it really is!). Therefore, please beef it up. Feel free to comment, delete, edit or redact it so that we can come up with a concrete proposal.
Looking forward to getting your feedback.
Thank you.
m|Abbas.
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 3:57 PM, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
Could you please do it for me?
Sure, do you have a domain name registered for WM Kenya efforts or would you like to temporarily set this up somewhere else?
Anirudh Bhati
00 91 9328712208 Skype: anirudhsbh
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
We don't have a domain at the moment:-(
is it possible to put it on meta?
From: anirudhsbh@gmail.com Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:25:06 +0530 To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 3:57 PM, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
Could you please do it for me?
Sure, do you have a domain name registered for WM Kenya efforts or would you like to temporarily set this up somewhere else?
Anirudh Bhati
00 91 9328712208 Skype: anirudhsbh
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 5:34 PM, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
We don't have a domain at the moment:-(
is it possible to put it on meta?
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Kenya http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Kenya/Project_for_Kenyan_Schools
^__^
Anirudh Bhati
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
Thank you so much;-)
From: anirudhsbh@gmail.com Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 18:19:44 +0530 To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 5:34 PM, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
We don't have a domain at the moment:-(
is it possible to put it on meta?
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Kenya http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Kenya/Project_for_Kenyan_Schools
^__^
Anirudh Bhati
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
That is so wonderful Abbas, I will will make my revisions shortly. Anirudh, thanks for the meta. If there is anything I can do just tell me
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 3:49 PM, Anirudh Bhati anirudhsbh@gmail.com wrote:
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 5:34 PM, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
We don't have a domain at the moment:-(
is it possible to put it on meta?
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Kenya http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Kenya/Project_for_Kenyan_Schools
^__^
Anirudh Bhati
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
Hi Bhati, I wonder whether the other initial members are members of meta, because I can't see their usernames.
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 4:22 PM, SAMSON MAOSA coolsam726@gmail.com wrote:
That is so wonderful Abbas, I will will make my revisions shortly. Anirudh, thanks for the meta. If there is anything I can do just tell me
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 3:49 PM, Anirudh Bhati anirudhsbh@gmail.comwrote:
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 5:34 PM, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
We don't have a domain at the moment:-(
is it possible to put it on meta?
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Kenya http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Kenya/Project_for_Kenyan_Schools
^__^
Anirudh Bhati
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
-- Samson Arosi Maosa, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Bsc. Electronics and Computer Engineering +254750917305
Hi Samson, they are all welcome to join in and create an account for themselves.
http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signu...
Anirudh Bhati
00 91 9328712208 Skype: anirudhsbh
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 7:54 PM, SAMSON MAOSA coolsam726@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Bhati, I wonder whether the other initial members are members of meta, because I can't see their usernames.
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 4:22 PM, SAMSON MAOSA coolsam726@gmail.com wrote:
That is so wonderful Abbas, I will will make my revisions shortly. Anirudh, thanks for the meta. If there is anything I can do just tell me
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 3:49 PM, Anirudh Bhati anirudhsbh@gmail.com wrote:
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 5:34 PM, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
We don't have a domain at the moment:-(
is it possible to put it on meta?
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Kenya http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Kenya/Project_for_Kenyan_Schools
^__^
Anirudh Bhati
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
-- Samson Arosi Maosa, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Bsc. Electronics and Computer Engineering +254750917305
-- Samson Arosi Maosa, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Bsc. Electronics and Computer Engineering +254750917305
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
I actually just copied and pasted their names. Some of them might have usernames.
From: anirudhsbh@gmail.com Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:56:32 +0530 To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
Hi Samson, they are all welcome to join in and create an account for themselves.
http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signu...
Anirudh Bhati
00 91 9328712208 Skype: anirudhsbh
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 7:54 PM, SAMSON MAOSA coolsam726@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Bhati, I wonder whether the other initial members are members of meta, because I can't see their usernames.
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 4:22 PM, SAMSON MAOSA coolsam726@gmail.com wrote:
That is so wonderful Abbas, I will will make my revisions shortly. Anirudh, thanks for the meta. If there is anything I can do just tell me
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 3:49 PM, Anirudh Bhati anirudhsbh@gmail.com wrote:
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 5:34 PM, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
We don't have a domain at the moment:-(
is it possible to put it on meta?
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Kenya http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Kenya/Project_for_Kenyan_Schools
^__^
Anirudh Bhati
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
-- Samson Arosi Maosa, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Bsc. Electronics and Computer Engineering +254750917305
-- Samson Arosi Maosa, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Bsc. Electronics and Computer Engineering +254750917305
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
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Great work Abbas,Bhati Let me review it.Will share out my thoughts over the same.II can see a map in there and am so thrilled.Once again great work guys and hats off to all of you.
On 10/23/10, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
I actually just copied and pasted their names. Some of them might have usernames.
From: anirudhsbh@gmail.com Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:56:32 +0530 To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
Hi Samson, they are all welcome to join in and create an account for themselves.
http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signu...
Anirudh Bhati
00 91 9328712208 Skype: anirudhsbh
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 7:54 PM, SAMSON MAOSA coolsam726@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Bhati, I wonder whether the other initial members are members of meta, because I can't see their usernames.
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 4:22 PM, SAMSON MAOSA coolsam726@gmail.com wrote:
That is so wonderful Abbas, I will will make my revisions shortly. Anirudh, thanks for the meta. If there is anything I can do just tell me
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 3:49 PM, Anirudh Bhati anirudhsbh@gmail.com wrote:
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 5:34 PM, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
We don't have a domain at the moment:-(
is it possible to put it on meta?
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Kenya http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Kenya/Project_for_Kenyan_Schools
^__^
Anirudh Bhati
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
-- Samson Arosi Maosa, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Bsc. Electronics and Computer Engineering +254750917305
-- Samson Arosi Maosa, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Bsc. Electronics and Computer Engineering +254750917305
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
Hi everyone I have been following the development you guys have made so far and superb is just one of the words i can use to laud your work I. have also looked at the list of the proposed schools. Being quite familiar with the Rift,i have noted that there are some schools with well connected comp labs that have not been included. wouldn't it be wise to add them?
On 10/23/10, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
Hi folks,
I've sent you guys a Google Doc for the proposed project. It is a skeleton (yes, it really is!). Therefore, please beef it up. Feel free to comment, delete, edit or redact it so that we can come up with a concrete proposal.
Looking forward to getting your feedback.
Thank you.
m|Abbas.
Sarah,
for sure: feel free to tell us more schools. We don't want to leave anyone behind -- that's why I insisted on us getting the list of private schools, as well.
Thank you for your input, Sarah. Feel free to voice out any other suggestions that you may have.
~Abbas.
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:12:41 +0300 From: sarahosano@gmail.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
Hi everyone I have been following the development you guys have made so far and superb is just one of the words i can use to laud your work I. have also looked at the list of the proposed schools. Being quite familiar with the Rift,i have noted that there are some schools with well connected comp labs that have not been included. wouldn't it be wise to add them?
On 10/23/10, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
Hi folks,
I've sent you guys a Google Doc for the proposed project. It is a skeleton (yes, it really is!). Therefore, please beef it up. Feel free to comment, delete, edit or redact it so that we can come up with a concrete proposal.
Looking forward to getting your feedback.
Thank you.
m|Abbas.
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:12:41 +0300 From: sarahosano@gmail.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
Hi everyone I have been following the development you guys have made so far and superb is just one of the words i can use to laud your work I. have also looked at the list of the proposed schools. Being quite familiar with the Rift,i have noted that there are some schools with well connected comp labs that have not been included. wouldn't it be wise to add them?
On 10/23/10, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
Hi folks,
I've sent you guys a Google Doc for the proposed project. It is a skeleton (yes, it really is!). Therefore, please beef it up. Feel free to comment, delete, edit or redact it so that we can come up with a concrete proposal.
Looking forward to getting your feedback.
Thank you.
m|Abbas.
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
Guys,
On the logo, should it say wikimedia Kenya or KE?
David.
On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 2:11 AM, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:12:41 +0300 From: sarahosano@gmail.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
Hi everyone I have been following the development you guys have made so far and superb is just one of the words i can use to laud your work I. have also looked at the list of the proposed schools. Being quite familiar with the Rift,i have noted that there are some schools with well connected comp labs that have not been included. wouldn't it be wise to add them?
On 10/23/10, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
Hi folks,
I've sent you guys a Google Doc for the proposed project. It is a
skeleton
(yes, it really is!). Therefore, please beef it up. Feel free to
comment,
delete, edit or redact it so that we can come up with a concrete
proposal.
Looking forward to getting your feedback.
Thank you.
m|Abbas.
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
Hi David,
Am 28.10.2010 10:19, schrieb David Mugo:
On the logo, should it say wikimedia Kenya or KE?
Depends what the official name of the chapter is. I guess it's rather "Wikimedia Kenya" than "Wikimedia KE".
Wikimedia in Switzerland has choosen "CH" not because it is the country code but "Confoerderatio Helvetica" is the official name of the country and is neutral concerning the four official languages. "Wikimedia Switzerland" wouldn't be appropriate because English is not an official language in Switzerland and all the other possibilities "Schweiz", "Suisse", "Svizzera" or "Svizra" would only represent a part of the swiss community. So "CH" for "Confoerderatio Helvetica" was an elegant way out. That's why we are so picky in correcting people when they say "Wikimedia Switzerland".
/Manuel
ok...
I think Wikimedia Kenya sounds better...
By the way, besides the mailing list page, what is the official URL? Sorry, just got on board recently...
David.
On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Manuel Schneider < manuel.schneider@wikimedia.ch> wrote:
Hi David,
Am 28.10.2010 10:19, schrieb David Mugo:
On the logo, should it say wikimedia Kenya or KE?
Depends what the official name of the chapter is. I guess it's rather "Wikimedia Kenya" than "Wikimedia KE".
Wikimedia in Switzerland has choosen "CH" not because it is the country code but "Confoerderatio Helvetica" is the official name of the country and is neutral concerning the four official languages. "Wikimedia Switzerland" wouldn't be appropriate because English is not an official language in Switzerland and all the other possibilities "Schweiz", "Suisse", "Svizzera" or "Svizra" would only represent a part of the swiss community. So "CH" for "Confoerderatio Helvetica" was an elegant way out. That's why we are so picky in correcting people when they say "Wikimedia Switzerland".
/Manuel
Regards Manuel Schneider
Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge www.wikimedia.ch
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
David,
We dont have a website yet. What we do have are meta subpages:
1. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Kenya 2. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Kenya/Project_for_Kenyan_Schools
As we speak, Manuel and Asaf are working on creating a wiki for us.
Back upthread, Anirudh suggested that the domain www.wikimedia.or.ke is vacant and it costs $59
//a.
-------------------------------------- Feel free to contact me: Abbas Mahmood Tel: +254722215101 Facebook: abbasjnr@hotmail.com Skype: Abbasjnr Wikimedia Kenya Member
"Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's our commitment."
Please donate: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Now/en
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:27:08 +0300 From: raidarmax@gmail.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
ok...
I think Wikimedia Kenya sounds better...
By the way, besides the mailing list page, what is the official URL? Sorry, just got on board recently...
David.
On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Manuel Schneider manuel.schneider@wikimedia.ch wrote:
Hi David,
Am 28.10.2010 10:19, schrieb David Mugo:
On the logo, should it say wikimedia Kenya or KE?
Depends what the official name of the chapter is. I guess it's rather "Wikimedia Kenya" than "Wikimedia KE".
Wikimedia in Switzerland has choosen "CH" not because it is the country code but "Confoerderatio Helvetica" is the official name of the country and is neutral concerning the four official languages. "Wikimedia Switzerland" wouldn't be appropriate because English is not an official language in Switzerland and all the other possibilities "Schweiz", "Suisse", "Svizzera" or "Svizra" would only represent a part of the swiss community. So "CH" for "Confoerderatio Helvetica" was an elegant way out. That's why we are so picky in correcting people when they say "Wikimedia Switzerland".
/Manuel -- Regards Manuel Schneider
Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge www.wikimedia.ch
_______________________________________________
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
The wiki is ready and is at: http://u00020.masterssystems.com/www/Main_Page
E-mail me with your e-mail and preferred account name to get an account on the wiki.
Asaf
On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.comwrote:
David,
We dont have a website yet. What we do have are meta subpages:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Kenya/Project_for_Kenyan_Schools
As we speak, Manuel and Asaf are working on creating a wiki for us.
Back upthread, Anirudh suggested that the domain www.wikimedia.or.ke is vacant and it costs $59
//a.
--------------------------------------Feel free to contact me: Abbas Mahmood Tel: +254722215101 Facebook: abbasjnr@hotmail.com Skype: Abbasjnr Wikimedia Kenya Member
"*Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's our commitment."* ** Please donate: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Now/en
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:27:08 +0300 From: raidarmax@gmail.com
To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
ok...
I think Wikimedia Kenya sounds better...
By the way, besides the mailing list page, what is the official URL? Sorry, just got on board recently...
David.
On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Manuel Schneider < manuel.schneider@wikimedia.ch> wrote:
Hi David,
Am 28.10.2010 10:19, schrieb David Mugo:
On the logo, should it say wikimedia Kenya or KE?
Depends what the official name of the chapter is. I guess it's rather "Wikimedia Kenya" than "Wikimedia KE".
Wikimedia in Switzerland has choosen "CH" not because it is the country code but "Confoerderatio Helvetica" is the official name of the country and is neutral concerning the four official languages. "Wikimedia Switzerland" wouldn't be appropriate because English is not an official language in Switzerland and all the other possibilities "Schweiz", "Suisse", "Svizzera" or "Svizra" would only represent a part of the swiss community. So "CH" for "Confoerderatio Helvetica" was an elegant way out. That's why we are so picky in correcting people when they say "Wikimedia Switzerland".
/Manuel
Regards Manuel Schneider
Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge www.wikimedia.ch
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
--
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Guys,
I have worked on the logo, based on the provided guidelines. I use Adobe Fireworks for graphics so I have the original file in PNG, its exportable to other formats as well, including illustrator, photoshop, JPEG, GIF etc.
I can provide specific sizes for different purposes.
David.
On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Asaf Bartov asaf.bartov@gmail.com wrote:
The wiki is ready and is at: http://u00020.masterssystems.com/www/Main_Page
E-mail me with your e-mail and preferred account name to get an account on the wiki.
Asaf
On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.comwrote:
David,
We dont have a website yet. What we do have are meta subpages:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Kenya/Project_for_Kenyan_Schools
As we speak, Manuel and Asaf are working on creating a wiki for us.
Back upthread, Anirudh suggested that the domain www.wikimedia.or.ke is vacant and it costs $59
//a.
--------------------------------------Feel free to contact me: Abbas Mahmood Tel: +254722215101 Facebook: abbasjnr@hotmail.com Skype: Abbasjnr Wikimedia Kenya Member
"*Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's our commitment."* ** Please donate: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Now/en
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:27:08 +0300 From: raidarmax@gmail.com
To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
ok...
I think Wikimedia Kenya sounds better...
By the way, besides the mailing list page, what is the official URL? Sorry, just got on board recently...
David.
On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Manuel Schneider < manuel.schneider@wikimedia.ch> wrote:
Hi David,
Am 28.10.2010 10:19, schrieb David Mugo:
On the logo, should it say wikimedia Kenya or KE?
Depends what the official name of the chapter is. I guess it's rather "Wikimedia Kenya" than "Wikimedia KE".
Wikimedia in Switzerland has choosen "CH" not because it is the country code but "Confoerderatio Helvetica" is the official name of the country and is neutral concerning the four official languages. "Wikimedia Switzerland" wouldn't be appropriate because English is not an official language in Switzerland and all the other possibilities "Schweiz", "Suisse", "Svizzera" or "Svizra" would only represent a part of the swiss community. So "CH" for "Confoerderatio Helvetica" was an elegant way out. That's why we are so picky in correcting people when they say "Wikimedia Switzerland".
/Manuel
Regards Manuel Schneider
Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge www.wikimedia.ch
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
--
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-- Asaf Bartov asaf.bartov@gmail.com
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
Thanks:-)
-------------------------------------- Feel free to contact me: Abbas Mahmood Tel: +254722215101 Facebook: abbasjnr@hotmail.com Skype: Abbasjnr Wikimedia Kenya Member
"Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's our commitment."
Please donate: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Now/en
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:53:05 +0300 From: raidarmax@gmail.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
Guys,
I have worked on the logo, based on the provided guidelines. I use Adobe Fireworks for graphics so I have the original file in PNG, its exportable to other formats as well, including illustrator, photoshop, JPEG, GIF etc.
I can provide specific sizes for different purposes.
David.
On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Asaf Bartov asaf.bartov@gmail.com wrote:
The wiki is ready and is at: http://u00020.masterssystems.com/www/Main_Page
E-mail me with your e-mail and preferred account name to get an account on the wiki.
Asaf
On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
David,
We dont have a website yet. What we do have are meta subpages:
1. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Kenya 2. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Kenya/Project_for_Kenyan_Schools
As we speak, Manuel and Asaf are working on creating a wiki for us.
Back upthread, Anirudh suggested that the domain www.wikimedia.or.ke is vacant and it costs $59
//a.
-------------------------------------- Feel free to contact me: Abbas Mahmood Tel: +254722215101 Facebook: abbasjnr@hotmail.com Skype: Abbasjnr Wikimedia Kenya Member
"Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's our commitment."
Please donate: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Now/en
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:27:08 +0300 From: raidarmax@gmail.com
To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
ok...
I think Wikimedia Kenya sounds better...
By the way, besides the mailing list page, what is the official URL? Sorry, just got on board recently...
David.
On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Manuel Schneider manuel.schneider@wikimedia.ch wrote:
Hi David,
Am 28.10.2010 10:19, schrieb David Mugo:
On the logo, should it say wikimedia Kenya or KE?
Depends what the official name of the chapter is. I guess it's rather "Wikimedia Kenya" than "Wikimedia KE".
Wikimedia in Switzerland has choosen "CH" not because it is the country code but "Confoerderatio Helvetica" is the official name of the country and is neutral concerning the four official languages. "Wikimedia Switzerland" wouldn't be appropriate because English is not an official language in Switzerland and all the other possibilities "Schweiz", "Suisse", "Svizzera" or "Svizra" would only represent a part of the swiss community. So "CH" for "Confoerderatio Helvetica" was an elegant way out. That's why we are so picky in correcting people when they say "Wikimedia Switzerland".
/Manuel -- Regards Manuel Schneider
Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge www.wikimedia.ch
_______________________________________________
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
David,
well done!
Could you please export it as a PNG, then I will integrate it into the wiki.
For logotypes PNG is a much better format (it is lossless), one should use the lossy JPEG format only for photographs (where PNG has bad compression rates).
/Manuel
Am 28.10.2010 11:53, schrieb David Mugo:
Guys,
I have worked on the logo, based on the provided guidelines. I use Adobe Fireworks for graphics so I have the original file in PNG, its exportable to other formats as well, including illustrator, photoshop, JPEG, GIF etc.
I can provide specific sizes for different purposes.
Send me exact sizes and I send u the png.
David.
On 10/28/10, Manuel Schneider manuel.schneider@wikimedia.ch wrote:
David,
well done!
Could you please export it as a PNG, then I will integrate it into the wiki.
For logotypes PNG is a much better format (it is lossless), one should use the lossy JPEG format only for photographs (where PNG has bad compression rates).
/Manuel
Am 28.10.2010 11:53, schrieb David Mugo:
Guys,
I have worked on the logo, based on the provided guidelines. I use Adobe Fireworks for graphics so I have the original file in PNG, its exportable to other formats as well, including illustrator, photoshop, JPEG, GIF etc.
I can provide specific sizes for different purposes.
-- Regards Manuel Schneider
Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge www.wikimedia.ch
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
ah, sorry:
135px x 135px with transparent background.
As a reference see: http://wikimedia.ch/images/wiki.png
Maybe we should also upload big PNG versions with both white and transparent backgrounds into the wiki, for later use.
Thanks a lot,
Manuel
Am 28.10.2010 13:37, schrieb David Mugo:
Send me exact sizes and I send u the png.
David.
There is the logo.
I will do the necessary uploads.
David.
On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 2:48 PM, Manuel Schneider < manuel.schneider@wikimedia.ch> wrote:
ah, sorry:
135px x 135px with transparent background.
As a reference see: http://wikimedia.ch/images/wiki.png
Maybe we should also upload big PNG versions with both white and transparent backgrounds into the wiki, for later use.
Thanks a lot,
Manuel
Am 28.10.2010 13:37, schrieb David Mugo:
Send me exact sizes and I send u the png.
David.
-- Regards Manuel Schneider
Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge www.wikimedia.ch
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
Thanks a lot, looks nice up there. Great work!
What do you think, should we switch the wiki to the new Vector skin?
/Manuel
Am 28.10.2010 14:04, schrieb David Mugo:
There is the logo.
I will do the necessary uploads.
David.
Hi,
Please see this latest version, I have edited the matt color on the png, it should look smoother on the current background. Upload this instead.
David.
On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 3:27 PM, Manuel Schneider < manuel.schneider@wikimedia.ch> wrote:
Thanks a lot, looks nice up there. Great work!
What do you think, should we switch the wiki to the new Vector skin?
/Manuel
Am 28.10.2010 14:04, schrieb David Mugo:
There is the logo.
I will do the necessary uploads.
David.
-- Regards Manuel Schneider
Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge www.wikimedia.ch
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
Hi David,
thanks a lot. I have uploaded this never version of the logo.
Am 28.10.2010 14:42, schrieb David Mugo:
Please see this latest version, I have edited the matt color on the png, it should look smoother on the current background. Upload this instead.
Questions to everybody on this list:
a) should we switch the wiki to use the Vector as used on the Wikimedia projects? I just did a test on another wiki and it is working great(though the wiki gets slower).
b) Concerning the domain name wikimedia.or.ke: Who is taking the responsibility of finding an registrar (see http://www.kenic.or.ke/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&...) to order the domain? Normally my dayjob includes working as a registrar and the regulations to become a registrar are especially easy in Kenya, but there is the requirement to be located in Kenya, so I can't do that for you. I am pretty sure that Wikimedia CH would be willing to sponsor the domain fee (but I haven't asked yet).
/Manuel
Guys,
I can take up the registration for the domain name,
Please let's agree on the following:
1. Whois records (admin, registrant and billing contacts) 2. Nameservers 3. Duration of registration 4. Any other issues relating to that.
David.
On 10/28/10, Manuel Schneider manuel.schneider@wikimedia.ch wrote:
Hi David,
thanks a lot. I have uploaded this never version of the logo.
Am 28.10.2010 14:42, schrieb David Mugo:
Please see this latest version, I have edited the matt color on the png, it should look smoother on the current background. Upload this instead.
Questions to everybody on this list:
a) should we switch the wiki to use the Vector as used on the Wikimedia projects? I just did a test on another wiki and it is working great(though the wiki gets slower).
b) Concerning the domain name wikimedia.or.ke: Who is taking the responsibility of finding an registrar (see http://www.kenic.or.ke/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&...) to order the domain? Normally my dayjob includes working as a registrar and the regulations to become a registrar are especially easy in Kenya, but there is the requirement to be located in Kenya, so I can't do that for you. I am pretty sure that Wikimedia CH would be willing to sponsor the domain fee (but I haven't asked yet).
/Manuel
Regards Manuel Schneider
Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge www.wikimedia.ch
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
David,
Did you, by any chance, get Barry's email upthread regarding the Wikimedia Foundation securing the domain for us?
--Abbas.
-------------------------------------- Feel free to contact me: Abbas Mahmood Tel: +254722215101 Facebook: abbasjnr@hotmail.com Skype: Abbasjnr Wikimedia Kenya Member
"Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's our commitment."
Please donate: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Now/en
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:48:11 +0300 From: raidarmax@gmail.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
Guys,
I can take up the registration for the domain name,
Please let's agree on the following:
- Whois records (admin, registrant and billing contacts)
- Nameservers
- Duration of registration
- Any other issues relating to that.
David.
On 10/28/10, Manuel Schneider manuel.schneider@wikimedia.ch wrote:
Hi David,
thanks a lot. I have uploaded this never version of the logo.
Am 28.10.2010 14:42, schrieb David Mugo:
Please see this latest version, I have edited the matt color on the png, it should look smoother on the current background. Upload this instead.
Questions to everybody on this list:
a) should we switch the wiki to use the Vector as used on the Wikimedia projects? I just did a test on another wiki and it is working great(though the wiki gets slower).
b) Concerning the domain name wikimedia.or.ke: Who is taking the responsibility of finding an registrar (see http://www.kenic.or.ke/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&...) to order the domain? Normally my dayjob includes working as a registrar and the regulations to become a registrar are especially easy in Kenya, but there is the requirement to be located in Kenya, so I can't do that for you. I am pretty sure that Wikimedia CH would be willing to sponsor the domain fee (but I haven't asked yet).
/Manuel
Regards Manuel Schneider
Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge www.wikimedia.ch
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
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Abbas,
I did... Does that mean we revoke the need for the .ke? I was actually responding to a post that came afterwards. Advise.
David.
On 10/29/10, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
David,
Did you, by any chance, get Barry's email upthread regarding the Wikimedia Foundation securing the domain for us?
--Abbas.
Feel free to contact me: Abbas Mahmood Tel: +254722215101 Facebook: abbasjnr@hotmail.com Skype: Abbasjnr Wikimedia Kenya Member
"Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's our commitment."
Please donate: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Now/en
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:48:11 +0300 From: raidarmax@gmail.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
Guys,
I can take up the registration for the domain name,
Please let's agree on the following:
- Whois records (admin, registrant and billing contacts)
- Nameservers
- Duration of registration
- Any other issues relating to that.
David.
On 10/28/10, Manuel Schneider manuel.schneider@wikimedia.ch wrote:
Hi David,
thanks a lot. I have uploaded this never version of the logo.
Am 28.10.2010 14:42, schrieb David Mugo:
Please see this latest version, I have edited the matt color on the png, it should look smoother on the current background. Upload this instead.
Questions to everybody on this list:
a) should we switch the wiki to use the Vector as used on the Wikimedia projects? I just did a test on another wiki and it is working great(though the wiki gets slower).
b) Concerning the domain name wikimedia.or.ke: Who is taking the responsibility of finding an registrar (see http://www.kenic.or.ke/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&...) to order the domain? Normally my dayjob includes working as a registrar and the regulations to become a registrar are especially easy in Kenya, but there is the requirement to be located in Kenya, so I can't do that for you. I am pretty sure that Wikimedia CH would be willing to sponsor the domain fee (but I haven't asked yet).
/Manuel
Regards Manuel Schneider
Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge www.wikimedia.ch
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
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David,
I'm sorry, I didn't see Manuel's questions.
Regarding the questions that you had (about nameservers, etc); I would not be in a good position to answer that. This is because I have no clue of what you're talking about (I'm not an IT geek:-)). So perhaps, I'd appreciate it if you'd break the registration process down such that it's easy for the layman to understand. Alternatively, you could wait for Sam and Alexander (or any other person) to read this email and respond to you - methinks that they are the IT guys that we have here.
Manuel, thanks to you and Wikimedia CH for taking care of the billing charges.
Regards Abbas
-------------------------------------- Feel free to contact me: Abbas Mahmood Tel: +254722215101 Facebook: abbasjnr@hotmail.com Skype: Abbasjnr Wikimedia Kenya Member
"Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's our commitment."
Please donate: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Now/en
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:31:45 +0300 From: raidarmax@gmail.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
Abbas,
I did... Does that mean we revoke the need for the .ke? I was actually responding to a post that came afterwards. Advise.
David.
On 10/29/10, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
David,
Did you, by any chance, get Barry's email upthread regarding the Wikimedia Foundation securing the domain for us?
--Abbas.
Feel free to contact me: Abbas Mahmood Tel: +254722215101 Facebook: abbasjnr@hotmail.com Skype: Abbasjnr Wikimedia Kenya Member
"Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's our commitment."
Please donate: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Now/en
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:48:11 +0300 From: raidarmax@gmail.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
Guys,
I can take up the registration for the domain name,
Please let's agree on the following:
- Whois records (admin, registrant and billing contacts)
- Nameservers
- Duration of registration
- Any other issues relating to that.
David.
On 10/28/10, Manuel Schneider manuel.schneider@wikimedia.ch wrote:
Hi David,
thanks a lot. I have uploaded this never version of the logo.
Am 28.10.2010 14:42, schrieb David Mugo:
Please see this latest version, I have edited the matt color on the png, it should look smoother on the current background. Upload this instead.
Questions to everybody on this list:
a) should we switch the wiki to use the Vector as used on the Wikimedia projects? I just did a test on another wiki and it is working great(though the wiki gets slower).
b) Concerning the domain name wikimedia.or.ke: Who is taking the responsibility of finding an registrar (see http://www.kenic.or.ke/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&...) to order the domain? Normally my dayjob includes working as a registrar and the regulations to become a registrar are especially easy in Kenya, but there is the requirement to be located in Kenya, so I can't do that for you. I am pretty sure that Wikimedia CH would be willing to sponsor the domain fee (but I haven't asked yet).
/Manuel
Regards Manuel Schneider
Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge www.wikimedia.ch
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
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Abbas,
Am also an IT professional, so add 1. Anyway, that's just the contacts associated with the domain name's ownership and authority.
David.
On 10/29/10, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
David,
I'm sorry, I didn't see Manuel's questions.
Regarding the questions that you had (about nameservers, etc); I would not be in a good position to answer that. This is because I have no clue of what you're talking about (I'm not an IT geek:-)). So perhaps, I'd appreciate it if you'd break the registration process down such that it's easy for the layman to understand. Alternatively, you could wait for Sam and Alexander (or any other person) to read this email and respond to you - methinks that they are the IT guys that we have here.
Manuel, thanks to you and Wikimedia CH for taking care of the billing charges.
Regards Abbas
Feel free to contact me: Abbas Mahmood Tel: +254722215101 Facebook: abbasjnr@hotmail.com Skype: Abbasjnr Wikimedia Kenya Member
"Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's our commitment."
Please donate: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Now/en
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:31:45 +0300 From: raidarmax@gmail.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
Abbas,
I did... Does that mean we revoke the need for the .ke? I was actually responding to a post that came afterwards. Advise.
David.
On 10/29/10, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
David,
Did you, by any chance, get Barry's email upthread regarding the Wikimedia Foundation securing the domain for us?
--Abbas.
Feel free to contact me: Abbas Mahmood Tel: +254722215101 Facebook: abbasjnr@hotmail.com Skype: Abbasjnr Wikimedia Kenya Member
"Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's our commitment."
Please donate: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Now/en
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:48:11 +0300 From: raidarmax@gmail.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
Guys,
I can take up the registration for the domain name,
Please let's agree on the following:
- Whois records (admin, registrant and billing contacts)
- Nameservers
- Duration of registration
- Any other issues relating to that.
David.
On 10/28/10, Manuel Schneider manuel.schneider@wikimedia.ch wrote:
Hi David,
thanks a lot. I have uploaded this never version of the logo.
Am 28.10.2010 14:42, schrieb David Mugo:
Please see this latest version, I have edited the matt color on the png, it should look smoother on the current background. Upload this instead.
Questions to everybody on this list:
a) should we switch the wiki to use the Vector as used on the Wikimedia projects? I just did a test on another wiki and it is working great(though the wiki gets slower).
b) Concerning the domain name wikimedia.or.ke: Who is taking the responsibility of finding an registrar (see http://www.kenic.or.ke/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&...) to order the domain? Normally my dayjob includes working as a registrar and the regulations to become a registrar are especially easy in Kenya, but there is the requirement to be located in Kenya, so I can't do that for you. I am pretty sure that Wikimedia CH would be willing to sponsor the domain fee (but I haven't asked yet).
/Manuel
Regards Manuel Schneider
Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge www.wikimedia.ch
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
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I know that you're an IT guy, lol. What I meant to say is that you could wait for responses from other IT guys as well...Regarding authority, is it limited to one person, or can a number of people be in-charge?
-------------------------------------- Feel free to contact me: Abbas Mahmood Tel: +254722215101 Facebook: abbasjnr@hotmail.com Skype: Abbasjnr Wikimedia Kenya Member
"Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's our commitment."
Please donate: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Now/en
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:24:26 +0300 From: raidarmax@gmail.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
Abbas,
Am also an IT professional, so add 1. Anyway, that's just the contacts associated with the domain name's ownership and authority.
David.
On 10/29/10, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
David,
I'm sorry, I didn't see Manuel's questions.
Regarding the questions that you had (about nameservers, etc); I would not be in a good position to answer that. This is because I have no clue of what you're talking about (I'm not an IT geek:-)). So perhaps, I'd appreciate it if you'd break the registration process down such that it's easy for the layman to understand. Alternatively, you could wait for Sam and Alexander (or any other person) to read this email and respond to you - methinks that they are the IT guys that we have here.
Manuel, thanks to you and Wikimedia CH for taking care of the billing charges.
Regards Abbas
Feel free to contact me: Abbas Mahmood Tel: +254722215101 Facebook: abbasjnr@hotmail.com Skype: Abbasjnr Wikimedia Kenya Member
"Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's our commitment."
Please donate: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Now/en
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:31:45 +0300 From: raidarmax@gmail.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
Abbas,
I did... Does that mean we revoke the need for the .ke? I was actually responding to a post that came afterwards. Advise.
David.
On 10/29/10, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
David,
Did you, by any chance, get Barry's email upthread regarding the Wikimedia Foundation securing the domain for us?
--Abbas.
Feel free to contact me: Abbas Mahmood Tel: +254722215101 Facebook: abbasjnr@hotmail.com Skype: Abbasjnr Wikimedia Kenya Member
"Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's our commitment."
Please donate: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Now/en
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:48:11 +0300 From: raidarmax@gmail.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
Guys,
I can take up the registration for the domain name,
Please let's agree on the following:
- Whois records (admin, registrant and billing contacts)
- Nameservers
- Duration of registration
- Any other issues relating to that.
David.
On 10/28/10, Manuel Schneider manuel.schneider@wikimedia.ch wrote:
Hi David,
thanks a lot. I have uploaded this never version of the logo.
Am 28.10.2010 14:42, schrieb David Mugo: > Please see this latest version, I have edited the matt color on the > png, > it should look smoother on the current background. Upload this > instead.
Questions to everybody on this list:
a) should we switch the wiki to use the Vector as used on the Wikimedia projects? I just did a test on another wiki and it is working great(though the wiki gets slower).
b) Concerning the domain name wikimedia.or.ke: Who is taking the responsibility of finding an registrar (see http://www.kenic.or.ke/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&...) to order the domain? Normally my dayjob includes working as a registrar and the regulations to become a registrar are especially easy in Kenya, but there is the requirement to be located in Kenya, so I can't do that for you. I am pretty sure that Wikimedia CH would be willing to sponsor the domain fee (but I haven't asked yet).
/Manuel
Regards Manuel Schneider
Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge www.wikimedia.ch
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
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Usually its 3 contacts. Registrant, technical contact and the billing contact. So it could be different people.
David.
On 10/29/10, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
I know that you're an IT guy, lol. What I meant to say is that you could wait for responses from other IT guys as well...Regarding authority, is it limited to one person, or can a number of people be in-charge?
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Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:24:26 +0300 From: raidarmax@gmail.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
Abbas,
Am also an IT professional, so add 1. Anyway, that's just the contacts associated with the domain name's ownership and authority.
David.
On 10/29/10, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
David,
I'm sorry, I didn't see Manuel's questions.
Regarding the questions that you had (about nameservers, etc); I would not be in a good position to answer that. This is because I have no clue of what you're talking about (I'm not an IT geek:-)). So perhaps, I'd appreciate it if you'd break the registration process down such that it's easy for the layman to understand. Alternatively, you could wait for Sam and Alexander (or any other person) to read this email and respond to you - methinks that they are the IT guys that we have here.
Manuel, thanks to you and Wikimedia CH for taking care of the billing charges.
Regards Abbas
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Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:31:45 +0300 From: raidarmax@gmail.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
Abbas,
I did... Does that mean we revoke the need for the .ke? I was actually responding to a post that came afterwards. Advise.
David.
On 10/29/10, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
David,
Did you, by any chance, get Barry's email upthread regarding the Wikimedia Foundation securing the domain for us?
--Abbas.
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Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:48:11 +0300 From: raidarmax@gmail.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
Guys,
I can take up the registration for the domain name,
Please let's agree on the following:
- Whois records (admin, registrant and billing contacts)
- Nameservers
- Duration of registration
- Any other issues relating to that.
David.
On 10/28/10, Manuel Schneider manuel.schneider@wikimedia.ch wrote: > Hi David, > > thanks a lot. I have uploaded this never version of the logo. > > Am 28.10.2010 14:42, schrieb David Mugo: > > Please see this latest version, I have edited the matt color on > > the > > png, > > it should look smoother on the current background. Upload this > > instead. > > Questions to everybody on this list: > > a) should we switch the wiki to use the Vector as used on the > Wikimedia > projects? I just did a test on another wiki and it is working > great(though the wiki gets slower). > > b) Concerning the domain name wikimedia.or.ke: Who is taking the > responsibility of finding an registrar (see > http://www.kenic.or.ke/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&...) > to order the domain? > Normally my dayjob includes working as a registrar and the > regulations > to become a registrar are especially easy in Kenya, but there is > the > requirement to be located in Kenya, so I can't do that for you. > I am pretty sure that Wikimedia CH would be willing to sponsor the > domain fee (but I haven't asked yet). > > /Manuel > -- > Regards > Manuel Schneider > > Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens > Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge > www.wikimedia.ch > > _______________________________________________ > WikimediaKE mailing list > WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >
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Hi David and Abbas,
in this case I think the Registrand and Billing Contact should be the same.
While you have to pick a specific person as a contact name, you still can make it an "organisational handler", which means that you can put in the name of the chapter.
E.g. Wikimedia Kenya (registered association) Mr. Abbas Mahmoud <official address of WMKE> Nairobi
Then the persons name can easily be changed while (as it is an org handler) the organisations name can only be changed by transfering the domain to another owner.
In short: By registering the domain to an organisation instead of a person you can easily exchange the persons name later, whenever there is a new president or board elected.
David, you should check when choosing the registrar that you find one who let you do that easily. Some have webinterfaces for that, others need to do it manually.
For the technical contact I would either put in the person who is taking care of the registration (David) or the hoster of the domain and operator of the nameservices (which would be me). Decide what you like better.
/Manuel
Am 29.10.2010 07:50, schrieb David Mugo:
Usually its 3 contacts. Registrant, technical contact and the billing contact. So it could be different people.
I have followed the discussion with so much enthusiasm and excitement. Sorry for my absence, I had some business that I am still taking care of. I still don,t promise to be back but by tomorrow I will be back. For now, for the wiki, please have my user and email: user: *coolsam726 *email: *coolsam726@gmail.com *I will discuss more from tomorrow. Good job guys, and thank you all for your efforts.
On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 9:59 AM, Manuel Schneider < manuel.schneider@wikimedia.ch> wrote:
Hi David and Abbas,
in this case I think the Registrand and Billing Contact should be the same.
While you have to pick a specific person as a contact name, you still can make it an "organisational handler", which means that you can put in the name of the chapter.
E.g. Wikimedia Kenya (registered association) Mr. Abbas Mahmoud
<official address of WMKE> Nairobi
Then the persons name can easily be changed while (as it is an org handler) the organisations name can only be changed by transfering the domain to another owner.
In short: By registering the domain to an organisation instead of a person you can easily exchange the persons name later, whenever there is a new president or board elected.
David, you should check when choosing the registrar that you find one who let you do that easily. Some have webinterfaces for that, others need to do it manually.
For the technical contact I would either put in the person who is taking care of the registration (David) or the hoster of the domain and operator of the nameservices (which would be me). Decide what you like better.
/Manuel
Am 29.10.2010 07:50, schrieb David Mugo:
Usually its 3 contacts. Registrant, technical contact and the billing contact. So it could be different people.
-- Regards Manuel Schneider
Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge www.wikimedia.ch
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
At the moment wikimedia.or.ke is _not_ registered by anyone.
From a chapters perspective I would prefer to hold the domain name by the chapter, but this is only my personal opinion and should discussed among WMKE.
/Manuel
Am 29.10.2010 06:24, schrieb Abbas Mahmoud:
David,
Did you, by any chance, get Barry's email upthread regarding the Wikimedia Foundation securing the domain for us?
Hi,
2. Nameserver: ns1.mastersdns.com ns2.mastersdns.com
/Manuel
Am 29.10.2010 03:48, schrieb David Mugo:
Please let's agree on the following:
- Whois records (admin, registrant and billing contacts)
- Nameservers
- Duration of registration
- Any other issues relating to that.
Hi guys, my wiki username is :Limoke oscar, my email is: oslimoke@gmail.com
On 10/28/10, Asaf Bartov asaf.bartov@gmail.com wrote:
The wiki is ready and is at: http://u00020.masterssystems.com/www/Main_Page
E-mail me with your e-mail and preferred account name to get an account on the wiki.
Asaf
On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.comwrote:
David,
We dont have a website yet. What we do have are meta subpages:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Kenya/Project_for_Kenyan_Schools
As we speak, Manuel and Asaf are working on creating a wiki for us.
Back upthread, Anirudh suggested that the domain www.wikimedia.or.ke is vacant and it costs $59
//a.
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Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:27:08 +0300 From: raidarmax@gmail.com
To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
ok...
I think Wikimedia Kenya sounds better...
By the way, besides the mailing list page, what is the official URL? Sorry, just got on board recently...
David.
On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Manuel Schneider < manuel.schneider@wikimedia.ch> wrote:
Hi David,
Am 28.10.2010 10:19, schrieb David Mugo:
On the logo, should it say wikimedia Kenya or KE?
Depends what the official name of the chapter is. I guess it's rather "Wikimedia Kenya" than "Wikimedia KE".
Wikimedia in Switzerland has choosen "CH" not because it is the country code but "Confoerderatio Helvetica" is the official name of the country and is neutral concerning the four official languages. "Wikimedia Switzerland" wouldn't be appropriate because English is not an official language in Switzerland and all the other possibilities "Schweiz", "Suisse", "Svizzera" or "Svizra" would only represent a part of the swiss community. So "CH" for "Confoerderatio Helvetica" was an elegant way out. That's why we are so picky in correcting people when they say "Wikimedia Switzerland".
/Manuel
Regards Manuel Schneider
Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge www.wikimedia.ch
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
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My username is Raidarmax raidarmax@gmail.com
David
On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Limoke Oscar oslimoke@gmail.com wrote:
Hi guys, my wiki username is :Limoke oscar, my email is: oslimoke@gmail.com
On 10/28/10, Asaf Bartov asaf.bartov@gmail.com wrote:
The wiki is ready and is at: http://u00020.masterssystems.com/www/Main_Page
E-mail me with your e-mail and preferred account name to get an account
on
the wiki.
Asaf
On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Abbas Mahmoud <abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
David,
We dont have a website yet. What we do have are meta subpages:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Kenya/Project_for_Kenyan_Schools
As we speak, Manuel and Asaf are working on creating a wiki for us.
Back upthread, Anirudh suggested that the domain www.wikimedia.or.ke is vacant and it costs $59
//a.
--------------------------------------Feel free to contact me: Abbas Mahmood Tel: +254722215101 Facebook: abbasjnr@hotmail.com Skype: Abbasjnr Wikimedia Kenya Member
"*Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given
free
access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's our commitment."* ** Please donate: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Now/en
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:27:08 +0300 From: raidarmax@gmail.com
To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
ok...
I think Wikimedia Kenya sounds better...
By the way, besides the mailing list page, what is the official URL? Sorry, just got on board recently...
David.
On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Manuel Schneider < manuel.schneider@wikimedia.ch> wrote:
Hi David,
Am 28.10.2010 10:19, schrieb David Mugo:
On the logo, should it say wikimedia Kenya or KE?
Depends what the official name of the chapter is. I guess it's rather "Wikimedia Kenya" than "Wikimedia KE".
Wikimedia in Switzerland has choosen "CH" not because it is the country code but "Confoerderatio Helvetica" is the official name of the country and is neutral concerning the four official languages. "Wikimedia Switzerland" wouldn't be appropriate because English is not an official language in Switzerland and all the other possibilities "Schweiz", "Suisse", "Svizzera" or "Svizra" would only represent a part of the swiss community. So "CH" for "Confoerderatio Helvetica" was an elegant way out. That's why we are so picky in correcting people when they say "Wikimedia Switzerland".
/Manuel
Regards Manuel Schneider
Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge www.wikimedia.ch
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
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Hi all,
I've been following this discussion with great interest and excitement. A couple of notes:
1. I've asked our tech team to secure the domain name for you. We can hold until you have a chapter set up. Let me know if you would prefer an alternative arrangement. 2. Jessie Wild (WMF's Strategic Projects Manager for Global Development) who is working on offline projects is available to engage with you on ways WMF could support the Wikipedia for Schools project. She is following along on the mailing list too. Let us know what we can do to help out - including possible funding.
Best, Barry
On 10/28/2010 01:42 AM, Abbas Mahmoud wrote:
David,
We dont have a website yet. What we do have are meta subpages:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Kenya/Project_for_Kenyan_Schools
As we speak, Manuel and Asaf are working on creating a wiki for us.
Back upthread, Anirudh suggested that the domain www.wikimedia.or.ke http://www.wikimedia.or.ke is vacant and it costs $59
//a.
Feel free to contact me: Abbas Mahmood Tel: +254722215101 Facebook: abbasjnr@hotmail.com mailto:abbasjnr@hotmail.com Skype: Abbasjnr Wikimedia Kenya Member "/Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's our commitment."/ // Please donate: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Now/en
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:27:08 +0300 From: raidarmax@gmail.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
ok...
I think Wikimedia Kenya sounds better...
By the way, besides the mailing list page, what is the official URL? Sorry, just got on board recently...
David.
On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Manuel Schneider <manuel.schneider@wikimedia.ch mailto:manuel.schneider@wikimedia.ch> wrote:
Hi David, Am 28.10.2010 10:19, schrieb David Mugo: > On the logo, should it say wikimedia Kenya or KE? Depends what the official name of the chapter is. I guess it's rather "Wikimedia Kenya" than "Wikimedia KE". Wikimedia in Switzerland has choosen "CH" not because it is the country code but "Confoerderatio Helvetica" is the official name of the country and is neutral concerning the four official languages. "Wikimedia Switzerland" wouldn't be appropriate because English is not an official language in Switzerland and all the other possibilities "Schweiz", "Suisse", "Svizzera" or "Svizra" would only represent a part of the swiss community. So "CH" for "Confoerderatio Helvetica" was an elegant way out. That's why we are so picky in correcting people when they say "Wikimedia Switzerland". /Manuel -- Regards Manuel Schneider Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge www.wikimedia.ch <http://www.wikimedia.ch/> _______________________________________________ WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake--
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Thanks for securing the domain. As for now, I don't think we need anything from WMF.
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:38:11 -0700 From: bnewstead@wikimedia.org To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
Hi all,
I've been following this discussion with great interest and excitement. A couple of notes:
1. I've asked our tech team to secure the domain name for you. We can hold until you have a chapter set up. Let me know if you would prefer an alternative arrangement.
2. Jessie Wild (WMF's Strategic Projects Manager for Global Development) who is working on offline projects is available to engage with you on ways WMF could support the Wikipedia for Schools project. She is following along on the mailing list too. Let us know what we can do to help out - including possible funding.
Best,
Barry
On 10/28/2010 01:42 AM, Abbas Mahmoud wrote:
David,
We dont have a website yet. What we do have are meta subpages:
1. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Kenya
2. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Kenya/Project_for_Kenyan_Schools
As we speak, Manuel and Asaf are working on creating a wiki for us.
Back upthread, Anirudh suggested that the domain www.wikimedia.or.ke is vacant and it costs $59
//a.
-------------------------------------- Feel free to contact me: Abbas Mahmood Tel: +254722215101 Facebook: abbasjnr@hotmail.com Skype: Abbasjnr Wikimedia Kenya Member
"Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's our commitment."
Please donate: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Now/en
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:27:08 +0300
From: raidarmax@gmail.com
To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Proposed Wikipedia for Schools Project.
ok...
I think Wikimedia Kenya sounds better...
By the way, besides the mailing list page, what is the official URL? Sorry, just got on board recently...
David.
On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Manuel Schneider manuel.schneider@wikimedia.ch wrote:
Hi David,
Am 28.10.2010 10:19, schrieb David Mugo:
> On the logo, should it say wikimedia Kenya or KE?
Depends what the official name of the chapter is. I guess it's rather
"Wikimedia Kenya" than "Wikimedia KE".
Wikimedia in Switzerland has choosen "CH" not because it is the country
code but "Confoerderatio Helvetica" is the official name of the country
and is neutral concerning the four official languages. "Wikimedia
Switzerland" wouldn't be appropriate because English is not an official
language in Switzerland and all the other possibilities "Schweiz",
"Suisse", "Svizzera" or "Svizra" would only represent a part of the
swiss community. So "CH" for "Confoerderatio Helvetica" was an elegant
way out. That's why we are so picky in correcting people when they say
"Wikimedia Switzerland".
/Manuel
--
Regards
Manuel Schneider
Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens
Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge
www.wikimedia.ch
_______________________________________________
WikimediaKE mailing list
WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org
https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
I just looked that up on Wikipedia:
It says that "Kenya" is the same name used in both Swahili and English... if that is correct (and no other language is left out in this thinking) it would make sense to use "Wikimedia Kenya".
Am 28.10.2010 10:28, schrieb Manuel Schneider:
Hi David,
Am 28.10.2010 10:19, schrieb David Mugo:
On the logo, should it say wikimedia Kenya or KE?
Depends what the official name of the chapter is. I guess it's rather "Wikimedia Kenya" than "Wikimedia KE".
Wikimedia in Switzerland has choosen "CH" not because it is the country code but "Confoerderatio Helvetica" is the official name of the country and is neutral concerning the four official languages. "Wikimedia Switzerland" wouldn't be appropriate because English is not an official language in Switzerland and all the other possibilities "Schweiz", "Suisse", "Svizzera" or "Svizra" would only represent a part of the swiss community. So "CH" for "Confoerderatio Helvetica" was an elegant way out. That's why we are so picky in correcting people when they say "Wikimedia Switzerland".
/Manuel
wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org
