WikimediaZA September 2012

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Annual general meeting minutes
by Lourie Pieterse 25 Sep '12

25 Sep '12

Hello everyone Much time have passed from our annual general meeting (1 September), so sorry for only providing the minutes now: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/AGM1Minutes. The minutes were completed sometime ago, but during Wiki Loves Monuments and everything it was sort of forgotten. The information on the Meta page was copied from the etherpad, hopefully without any major errors. Please ask if something is not clear. Kind regards Lourie

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Fwd: [Chapters] Europeana’s huge cultural dataset opens for re-use
by David Richfield 17 Sep '12

17 Sep '12

I found this post to the chapters list interesting, so I'm forwarding it here as well. David ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Michal Reiter <ch.mabot(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 3:30 AM Subject: [Chapters] Europeana’s huge cultural dataset opens for re-use To: chapters(a)wikimedia.ch FYA: >> Dear Colleagues, Today we are publicly announcing that Europeana http://www.europeana.eu/portal/ has opened up its dataset of over 20 million cultural objects for free re-use. This significant innovation has come about thanks to the vision shown by all of you, the cultural heritage organisations that make up Europeana This release, by far the largest one-time dedication of cultural data to the public domain using CC0, represents a real step change for cultural organisations in open data access and it offers a new boost to the digital economy as open data can fuel enterprise and create opportunities for those in the creative industries. Today’s press release: http://e2.ma/message/btwec/365c1c Next week we will be further highlighting the news at the Open Knowledge Festival in Helsinki. We would be very grateful if you could help spread the news of what, together, we have achieved with this step. Please communicate this release widely, to bring it to the attention of policymakers, politicians and the digital community. And we would appreciate seeing this success highlighted on your own websites. Best regards, The Europeana Team _______________________________________________ Chapters mailing list Chapters(a)wikimedia.ch https://intern.wikimedia.ch/lists/listinfo/chapters -- David Richfield [[:en:User:Slashme]] +27718539985

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Call for volunteers: Cape Town WLM upload marathon on Saturday the 22nd Sept
by Douglas Scott 16 Sep '12

16 Sep '12

Hello everyone, This is a call for volunteers for the Cape Town Wiki Loves Monuments upload marathon. We need people to help assist participants in uploading photographs and entering the competition. The event will be held this coming Saturday on the 22nd September from 10:00 to 17:00. I will be there the whole time but other volunteers are welcome to come and go as they please. The marathon will be held at the Fringe's offices on 84 Commercial Street in Cape Town CBD,just off Roeland Street and across the road from Fruit and Veg City. Volunteers will need to bring their own computers/laptops unless otherwise notified (I am hoping to rent some computers for the event). Details can be found on the WLM website: http://wikilovesmonuments.co.za/wiki/Main_Page I have also attached a map of the location to this email. Cheers, -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 872

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ACTIVE EDITING ON SETSWANA WIKIPEDIA PAGE
by Oarabile Mudongo 15 Sep '12

15 Sep '12

Good evening everyone,it give me the pleasure to remind you that the our job as volunteers or wikipedians in the Setswana Wikipedia page has not been completed.This is to say during the contest held in Botswana these year and last most of the articles where left as stubs (less content) therefore i find it as a need to remind you that we should refer back to the page www.tn.wikipedia.org to improve on the content of the articles.Kindly i also invite all of you with any information to help improve our articles and content page. It was not all about a challenge ladie and gentleman rather it was a volunteery work we chose to persue on,please ladies and gentleman we are encouraged to continue editing on the local page of the Setswana wikipedia in order to bring or share information with rest of internet users,people are eager for reading, they need our efforts to help them get information at hand.One more advice encourage your friends to register or sign up in the page for them to be able to contribute to wikipedia projects such as wikipedi,wikimedia commons etc. The mandate why Google and Wikimedia Foundation in partnership with Wikimedia Kenya to have initiatate such a contest (Setswana Wikipedia Challenge) was to re-establish a permenant chapter that woul be able to host some wikipedia projects hence bring information to people on the Ciber world.We looking forward to see Botswana having its own chapter soon and taking projects such as Wiki Loves Monuments are projects i wish we could host sometimes next year,depending on our membership on board. We are looking forward to see everyone back on track of editing on our local page www.tn.wikipedia.org. Thank you very much. Oarabile Mudongo Wikipedia Volunteer/Editor mudongo.oarabile(a)gmail.com 74899486: 74131307

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Re: [Wikimedia ZA] WMZA membership request
by David Richfield 11 Sep '12

11 Sep '12

Hi Maseme and Thelma, Welcome to Wikimedia ZA! You're now officially members. Please pay the 2012 membership fee of R30 into our account within the next two months: Wikimedia ZA: Business Cheque Account Account no. 62365052142 Branch: Rosebank Branch code 253305 Thanks and kind regards, David On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 3:04 AM, Maseme Mokoena <maseme(a)mweb.co.za> wrote: > Dear David, > > I would very much like to join Wikimedia ZA. > > Thanks and regards, > > Maseme M Mokoena > Tel Number: 011 262 2195 > Fax Number: 086 667 4461 > Cell Number: 083 401 6722 > Email Add : maseme(a)mweb.co.za > ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Richfield" > <davidrichfield(a)gmail.com> > To: "Thelma Machogo" <thelma(a)iafrica.com>; "Irene Louw" > <irene.louw(a)gmail.com>; "Mandla Msimang" <mandla(a)bensizwe.co.za>; "Jaki > Seroke" <serokej(a)hotmail.com>; "Moferefere Lekorotsoane" > <moferefere.l(a)gmail.com>; "Maseme Mokoena" <maseme(a)mweb.co.za>; "Nonhlanhla > Mavie" <nonhlanhla(a)emoyenite.co.za> > Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 7:55 PM > Subject: WMZA membership request > > > > Dear prospective Wikimedia ZA members, > > I'm still waiting for the minutes from our AGM before I process your > membership requests: because I wasn't there, I'm not sure whether > anything regarding membership was discussed. I don't need a résumé > from everyone (although thanks for providing yours, Thelma!), but I do > need each prospective member at least to send me an application for > membership (i.e. an email saying "I want to join Wikimedia ZA"). > > Thanks and kind regards, > > -- > David Richfield > [[:en:User:Slashme]] > +27718539985 -- David Richfield [[:en:User:Slashme]] +27718539985

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Result vote of confidence
by maarten deneckere 01 Sep '12

01 Sep '12

Hi Charlene, as voting coordinator I want to give you an update on the AGM, and more specifically the vote of confidence on you as current director (point 4 on the proposed agenda). The meeting went towards a formal vote - "Do you have confidence in Charlene as a board member of the current organisation". The organisation has 13 members; 7 were present, 3 were proxied. Results - 9 have no confidence, one abstention. Two proxies were not accepted (your proxy was submitted too late, and the proxy of Ian was also not accepted). According to article 13.1.3 of the statutes for Wikimedia ZA, you were removed from the Board. I trust you can deal with it in that context. Regards, Maarten 071 491 31 38

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Re: [Wikimedia ZA] Potential members from Johannesburg
by Thelma Machogo 01 Sep '12

01 Sep '12

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