WikimediaZA January 2011

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Fwd: [Foundation-l] Reminder: Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2011 to end on January 31st
by Delphine Ménard 10 Feb '11

10 Feb '11

HI all, the scholarship programm for the Foundation runs another 7 days (see mail below), it would be great to see some of you at Wikimania, so please, apply! Cheers, Delphine ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Harel Cain <harel.cain(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 8:54 AM Subject: [Foundation-l] Reminder: Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2011 to end on January 31st To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List <foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" <wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hi all, This is just a reminder that the main scholarship application process for Wikimania 2011 will end on January 31st at 23:59 UTC. Applications received after that time will be discarded [see note]. If you or any of your friends were planning to apply for a scholarship but haven't done so yet, I would advise you to do so now, before it's too late. Even though we already received many hundreds of applications, we will be sorry to see anyone left out just because he or she missed the application deadline. All information about scholarships and how to apply for them is at http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships. Note: Wikimedia Austria and Wikimedia Switzerland have announced separate scholarship programs for people in their respective countries. Applications for those will be made through the same website and will remain open till February 28th, 2011. Other chapters might follow suit soon, so stay alert for announcements from your local chapter. Regards, Harel Cain Wikimania 2011 local team _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l -- @notafish NB. This gmail address is used for mailing lists. Personal emails will get lost. Intercultural musings: Ceci n'est pas une endive - http://blog.notanendive.org Photos with simple eyes: notaphoto - http://photo.notafish.org

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Bid talk page activity
by David Richfield 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

Hi all, NJR ZA has raised some questions on the bid talk page. Please look; and comment if needed. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimania_2012/Bids/Stellenbosch -- David Richfield e^(πi)+1=0

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Stellenbosch for Wikimania 2012!!!
by David Richfield 28 Jan '11

28 Jan '11

Hi all, After much back and forth and concerns and worries, Charlene, Kerryn, Ian, Lourie and I put our heads together and decided that Wikimedia ZA should make a bid to host Wikimania 2012 in Stellenbosch. We feel we can get the support of the University, the local government, and other universities, and that we should push forward to prepare a bid. If we find that it seems less feasible as time goes on, we will of course withdraw, but we believe it's possible for us to get everything together in time. I've created a bid page at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2012/Bids/Stellenbosch - please take a look at it, and please edit it! Add details, ideas, photos etc. Also, let's get the discussion going at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimania_2012/Bids/Stellenbosch - All talk and planning about the bid can go there. I'll have more time this weekend to hack away at the draft, and I will also start drawing up a formal timeline ASAP. Best regards, David -- David Richfield e^(πi)+1=0

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Chapter's directors
by Lourie Pieterse 23 Jan '11

23 Jan '11

Hello everyone Things stalled for quite a while now, but everything is starting to get in place. The final documents are at Tobias to get reviewed. As soon as he is finished with them we plan to submit them to ChapCom. The last thing to be sorted out is the future directors of the chapter. We asked numerous times for people to volunteer to be a director, but only got a little more than a handful interested. Some of those who initially said they would be interested also wandered off. Currently we only have five people interested in being director, which is the exact amount of directors needed. You can take a look at these people right here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/Directors. This is just a final email to keep everyone up to date. As soon as the documents are finished we will submit them with these individuals as the founding directors of Wikimedia ZA. Kind regards Lourie

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WM ZA 2012 Bid
by Abbas Mahmoud 22 Jan '11

22 Jan '11

Hi guys, I hope all is well in terms of progress in the South African Chapter. Anyway, I just wanted to request you guys whether it's possible for you to come up with a Wikimania 2012 bid. Wikimania in 2005 was in Germany, in 2006 it went to USA, in 2007 it was in Taiwan, in 2008: Egypt, in 2009: Argentina, in 2010: Poland and in 2011 it'll be in Israel. Don't you guys think that it's high time Wikimania came back to Africa? Anyway, f you guys feel that you are capable of pulling a winning bid, kindly contact me and I will give you all the necessary documentation. Regards Abbas Mahmoud Wikimania 2012 Jury Member. -------------------------------------- Feel free to contact me: Abbas Mahmood Tel: +254722215101 Facebook: abbasjnr(a)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

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Fwd: A Wikimedia Foundation Fellow from India
by Achal Prabhala 18 Jan '11

18 Jan '11

Hallo all, Beginning this month, I will be working on a project that finds ways of making Wikipedias work in languages where there is a shortage of scholarly publishing. The question is something that has been on many people's minds - and I'm hoping to work in two or three Indian languages and at least one South African language. I've been speaking to Mohau about this, and we're going to be working together to see what we can do within Northern Sotho Wikipedia. The email below was sent to WikimediaIndia-l; more information on the scope of the project can be found on the Wikimedia Foundation's blog: http://blog.wikimedia.org/blog/2011/01/12/new-wikimedia-fellow/ I will be shortly setting up a public forum where a broader discussion on the topic of citations/publishing/language can be held. I'll let you know as soon as I do that, and I look forward to your ideas, opinions and suggestions - as well as working with you - very much! Good wishes, Achal -------- Original Message -------- Subject: A Wikimedia Foundation Fellow from India Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:32:07 +0530 From: Bishakha Datta <bishakhadatta(a)gmail.com> To: India List Wikimedia <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> CC: Achal Prabhala <aprabhala(a)gmail.com> Dear all, As part of the continuing spate of good news, I'd like to congratulate Achal Prabhala for becoming the latest Wikimedia Foundation Fellow. For those of you who don't know him, Achal is a writer and researcher in Bangalore who has participated as a volunteer in the Wikimedia movement in India and globally for years, and as a member of the Foundation’s advisory board. Achal will be conducting field research in India and rural South Africa with Wikipedians and non-Wikipedians across three languages to explore ways to compensate for the gap in published/printed sources in many local languages. More details at http://blog.wikimedia.org/blog/2011/01/12/new-wikimedia-fellow/ Cheers Bishakha

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re First draft of 10 year press release
by David Morris 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

Hi all I think the proposed press release has shaped up well. Two comments: * I had wondered about adding - for those prejudiced against the venture - something along the following lines: "Unlike other sites on the web which erase older versions as new information is added, Wikipedia maintains an archive, for every single article, of edits and changes and discussions, so that those who refer to Wikipedia can track precisely how the prevailing view on any point has been produced." [But maybe not necessary/appropriate in the present context? Maybe it can be said more concisely?] * The other issue I have wondered about is in relation to comments heard lately concerning the Wikileaks saga - whether one should clarify that there is no link between it and Wikipedia? Again, this is perhaps not the right occasion? All the best David

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Re: [Wikimedia ZA] [Wikimedia-ZA-Board] Some issues on the talk page that still need attention.
by Lourie Pieterse 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

Almost all of the comments are sorted out! I thought that this day will never come. All that needs to be done now is for Tobias to incorporate some of our suggestions into the documents. In addition to this there is one other issue that is to be sorted out about the taxing. I also cleaned up the talk page and organised that what remained. Lourie --- On Mon, 1/10/11, David Richfield <davidrichfield(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: David Richfield <davidrichfield(a)gmail.com> Subject: [Wikimedia-ZA-Board] Some issues on the talk page that still need attention. To: "Tobias Schönwetter" <tobiasschonwetter(a)gmail.com>, "Wikimedia ZA board list" <wikimedia-za-board(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Date: Monday, January 10, 2011, 6:15 PM Hi Tobias, Can you help us out on the tax issue? http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_South_Africa/Proposed_article… Thanks, David -- David Richfield e^(πi)+1=0 _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-ZA-Board mailing list Wikimedia-ZA-Board(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-za-board

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Re: [Wikimedia ZA] First draft of 10 year press release
by Lourie Pieterse 10 Jan '11

10 Jan '11

I copied the list just to keep everyone posted. --- On Sun, 1/9/11, David Richfield <davidrichfield(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: David Richfield <davidrichfield(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia ZA] First draft of 10 year press release To: "Lourie Pieterse" <louriepieterse(a)yahoo.com> Date: Sunday, January 9, 2011, 10:03 PM On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 5:41 PM, Lourie Pieterse <louriepieterse(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > Thanks for the trouble. Where can we see the first draft? OOPS!!!! http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/Jan_2011_press_releas… -- David Richfield e^(πi)+1=0

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First draft of 10 year press release
by David Richfield 09 Jan '11

09 Jan '11

Hi all, I've taken a stab at drafting a press release around the 10 year Wikipedia anniversary. It needs your input! It's probably incomplete and could do with some reorganization. Please post to the mailing list when you have made an edit. I'll try and watch for updates. Note: the dateline is for Jan 11, because I was advised that this is an appropriate time to release news for the 15th. I've datelined it "South Africa", because it won't be written at one location or relevant to one specific location. I don't know whether that's acceptable. Regards, David -- David Richfield e^(πi)+1=0

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