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Re: [Wikimedia ZA] Wikimania 2017 scholarships
by Rossouw van Rooyen 15 Jan '17

15 Jan '17

So I understand there are typically not enough scholarships applications from Southern Africa, but from David's mail I understand there are usually too many applications for scholarships overall. So how many scholarships are typically granted overall, and how many applications are from Southern Africa typically? Cheers Rossouw On 15 Jan 2017 13:57, "David Richfield" <davidrichfield(a)gmail.com> wrote: As a member of the scholarship committee, please think carefully about how you sell yourself. Every year there are many more qualified applications than we have scholarships to give, so it's crucial that you put yourself in the mind of someone who has no idea who you are when you explain what you have done for the movement, and how you intend to use Wikimania to help strengthen your local free knowledge community. Best of luck! David On 15 January 2017 at 08:22, Douglas Scott <douglas.i.scott(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > This is just to let everyone on this mailing list know that scholarships to > attend Wikimania 2017 in Canada are now open. Wikimania is an annual > Wikimedia/Wikipedia conference organised by both the Wikimedia Foundation > and local Wikipedia editors. This year's event will take place in > Montréal, Quebec, Canada from Aug 9-13, 2017. > > Everyone on this mailing list is invited to apply. We typically do not get > enough scholarship applicants from Southern African countries so if you are > interested in attending then please do apply. > > It is a great event that I always try to make a point of attending and > always enjoy meeting new people at. Especially folks from southern Africa. > > You can apply at the link here: https://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply > > The deadline to apply is the 20th February 2017. > > Cheers, > > Douglas. > > -- > Douglas Ian Scott > 司道格 > Skype: douglas0scott > South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727 > _______________________________________________ > WikimediaZA mailing list > WikimediaZA(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > To unsubscribe, send an email to WikimediaZA-unsubscribe@lists. wikimedia.org -- David Richfield Nabburgerstraße 19, 81737 München +49 176 72663368 _______________________________________________ WikimediaZA mailing list WikimediaZA(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza To unsubscribe, send an email to WikimediaZA-unsubscribe(a)lists.wikimedia.org

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Wikimania 2017 scholarships
by Douglas Scott 15 Jan '17

15 Jan '17

Hello everyone, This is just to let everyone on this mailing list know that scholarships to attend Wikimania 2017 in Canada are now open. Wikimania is an annual Wikimedia/Wikipedia conference organised by both the Wikimedia Foundation and local Wikipedia editors. This year's event will take place in Montréal, Quebec, Canada from Aug 9-13, 2017. Everyone on this mailing list is invited to apply. We typically do not get enough scholarship applicants from Southern African countries so if you are interested in attending then please do apply. It is a great event that I always try to make a point of attending and always enjoy meeting new people at. Especially folks from southern Africa. You can apply at the link here: https://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply The deadline to apply is the 20th February 2017. Cheers, Douglas. -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727

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Reddit post about Wikimania
by David Richfield 15 Jan '17

15 Jan '17

Hi all, I've just posted on reddit about Wikimania 2018 https://www.reddit.com/r/southafrica/comments/5nt8qu/wikimania_2018_is_comi… I'll keep an eye on the post - we might see some activity from it. Cheers, David -- David Richfield Nabburgerstraße 19, 81737 München +49 176 72663368

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Re: [Wikimedia ZA] November African-language Wikipedias update
by Tebello Thejane 03 Jan '17

03 Jan '17

Your case seems to have been handled competently by the Wikipedia administrators. You posted spam multiple times, and sought to use sockpuppets to try and frustrate the administrators' efforts. You were thus blocked indefinitely as it was decided that you were probably never going to learn to contribute to Wikipedia positively and constructively. No, posting information everywhere about your business is NOT making a positive contribution to the world's knowledge. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:DjMlindos This mailing list is also NOT the right place to be asking to be unblocked. Your case belongs on Wikipedia, and was handled there competently. You are now SPAMMING this mailing list. On Jan 2, 2017 9:35 AM, "Linda Sibisi" <djmlindos(a)gmail.com> wrote: I understand that I just want to get unblocked so that I can be able to talk, I have learned the guidelines on editing for years now and feel that I have learned my lesson. SPIDERSWEB IT SOLUTIONZ 5780 Maimane Drive Riverside Kagiso Westrand 1754 Mr Linda Sibisi Project Manager/Webmaster Tel : 011 410 0148 Cell: 078 264 3605 www. <http://www.kagisotownship.co.za>westrand.org.za On Sun, Jan 1, 2017 at 11:26 PM, Tebello Thejane <zyxoas(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Wikipedia is not a business directory, Linda. It's an encyclopedia. > > You're looking for the Yellow Pages. > > On Jan 2, 2017 9:22 AM, "Linda Sibisi" <djmlindos(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Morning David can you please help me to be unblocked: > > > > DjMlindos > > > > SPIDERSWEB IT SOLUTIONZ > > > > 5780 Maimane Drive > > Riverside > > Kagiso > > Westrand > > 1754 > > > > Mr Linda Sibisi > > Project Manager/Webmaster > > Tel : 011 410 0148 > > Cell: 078 264 3605 > > www. <http://www.kagisotownship.co.za>westrand.org.za > > > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 10:00 AM, David Richfield < > davidrichfield(a)gmail.com > > > > > wrote: > > > > > Hi Linda, > > > > > > Please check out > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_% > > > 28organizations_and_companies%29 > > > - it's unlikely that your business meets the necessary criteria for > > > inclusion in Wikipedia, so if we were to help you create a page for > > > it, that page would be quickly deleted. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > David > > > > > > On 8 December 2016 at 08:06, Linda Sibisi <djmlindos(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Good morning there could you please assist me create a page for my > > > business > > > > in wikipedia? > > > > > > > > > > > > SPIDERSWEB IT SOLUTIONZ > > > > > > > > 5780 Maimane Drive > > > > Riverside > > > > Kagiso > > > > Westrand > > > > 1754 > > > > > > > > Mr Linda Sibisi > > > > Project Manager/Webmaster > > > > Tel : 011 410 0148 > > > > Cell: 078 264 3605 > > > > www. <http://www.kagisotownship.co.za>westrand.org.za > > > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 9:40 PM, Liebe Brand <liebebrand(a)gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> Thanks, Ian! Looks good! > > > >> > > > >> E-mail: liebebrand(a)gmail.com / > > > >> *3526085788(a)qq.com <3526085788(a)qq.com>*Phone: 18161946807 > > > >> (CN) / +27813367720 > > > >> (ZA) > > > >> Skype: liebebrand21 > > > >> WeChat: Liebs05 > > > >> > > > >> *"Live today fully, expressing gratitude for all you have been, all > > you > > > are > > > >> right now, and all you are becoming." * > > > >> > > > >> ~Melody Beattie~ > > > >> > > > >> On 24 November 2016 at 07:47, Ian Gilfillan < > > wikimediaza(a)greenman.co.za > > > > > > > >> wrote: > > > >> > > > >> > Hi > > > >> > > > > >> > I've take another look at the state of the African-language > > > Wikipedias, > > > >> > and, like last time, there are some positive signs: > > > >> > http://www.greenman.co.za/blog/?p=1980 > > > >> > > > > >> > _______________________________________________ > > > >> > WikimediaZA mailing list > > > >> > WikimediaZA(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > > >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > > > >> > To unsubscribe, send an email to WikimediaZA-unsubscribe@lists. > > > >> > wikimedia.org > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> WikimediaZA mailing list > > > >> WikimediaZA(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > > > >> To unsubscribe, send an email to WikimediaZA-unsubscribe@lists. > > > >> wikimedia.org > > > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > WikimediaZA mailing list > > > > WikimediaZA(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > > > > To unsubscribe, send an email to WikimediaZA-unsubscribe@lists. > > > wikimedia.org > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > David Richfield > > > 19 Nabburgerstraße, 81737 München > > > +49 176 72663368 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > WikimediaZA mailing list > > > WikimediaZA(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > > > To unsubscribe, send an email to WikimediaZA-unsubscribe@lists. > > > wikimedia.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > WikimediaZA mailing list > > WikimediaZA(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > > To unsubscribe, send an email to WikimediaZA-unsubscribe@lists. > > wikimedia.org > _______________________________________________ > WikimediaZA mailing list > WikimediaZA(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > To unsubscribe, send an email to WikimediaZA-unsubscribe@lists. > wikimedia.org > _______________________________________________ WikimediaZA mailing list WikimediaZA(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza To unsubscribe, send an email to WikimediaZA-unsubscribe(a)lists.wikimedia.org

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November African-language Wikipedias update
by Ian Gilfillan 02 Jan '17

02 Jan '17

Hi I've take another look at the state of the African-language Wikipedias, and, like last time, there are some positive signs: http://www.greenman.co.za/blog/?p=1980

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Re: [Wikimedia ZA] JoburgpediA-Digitization: Community endorsement
by Dumisani Ndubane 07 Dec '16

07 Dec '16

Good day Fellow Wikipedians Please endorse our new grant application for another Digitization project in Johannesburg. Brief Project overview: The Joburgpedia Digitization Project is the second digitization project in the Large JoburgpediA Umbrella of Project with a New GLAM Partner (South African History Archives - SAHA) and the Historical Works of a Renowned Photo Journalist Gille De Vlieg. In this project we attempt to add Historical images about South Africa's everyday Life in Troubled Townships and Shanty Towns. project grant application link: Joburgpedia_Digitization_2016 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/WM_ZA/Joburgpedia_Digitizati…> Kindest Regards, _______________________________________ *Dumisani Ndubane* Wikimedia ZA Board Member Project Lead for JoburgpediA

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BBC 100 Women 2016
by Douglas Scott 07 Dec '16

07 Dec '16

Hello everyone, Just wanted to share this edit-a-thon challenge with everyone here for anyone who is interested in participating. The BBC is hosing a 12-hour edit-a-thon on 8 December to improve the number and quality of articles on Wikipedia about notable women. Read more about the event at the link below. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38219838 Cheers, Douglas. -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727

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Fwd: [African Wikimedians] One more day for Wiki Indaba Application
by Douglas Scott 29 Nov '16

29 Nov '16

Hello everyone, I have just received this last call for scholarship applications to attend WikiIndaba in Ghana in January 2017. If you are interested in getting a scholarship to attend then I strongly encourage you to sign up at the link provided from Raphael in the forwarded email below. Cheers, Douglas. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Raphael Berchie <rberchie(a)gmail.com> Date: 29 November 2016 at 10:19 Subject: [African Wikimedians] One more day for Wiki Indaba Application To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians < African-Wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Dear all, We wish to inform you that the scholarship applications for Wiki Indaba closes tomorrow at 23:59 GMT. Please if you have not yet applied please visit this page below and do so. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe20eiJ571_ rl4GS4ZtoObxWJbK9kcA2BV3-vR8W4R3gP39sw/viewform Warmest Raphael on behalf of Indaba 2017 Team. _______________________________________________ African-Wikimedians mailing list African-Wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727

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Afrikaans 15th birthday update
by Douglas Scott 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

Hello everyone, As many of you may know Afrikaans Wikipedia celebrated its 15th anniversary earlier this week. As such Wikimedia ZA hosted a small gathering in Cape Town on Saturday the 12th November to celebrate. I would like to thank everyone who joined us on the day and made it a success (see photo). About 15 people joined us for the celebration. I will upload the photo to Commons shortly. Cheers, Douglas

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Fwd: [African Wikimedians] Supporting offline reading: Looking for testers
by Ian Gilfillan 17 Nov '16

17 Nov '16

A request for help with developing an offline reading feature from the Wikimedia Foundation, particularly from people that don't know Wikipedia well. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [African Wikimedians] Supporting offline reading: Looking for testers Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 12:33:20 -0800 From: Joe Sutherland <jsutherland(a)wikimedia.org> Reply-To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians <african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org> To: african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org CC: Anne Gomez <agomez(a)wikimedia.org> Hello, Wikimedians of Africa! The Reading team at the Wikimedia Foundation is working to support readers who want to take articles offline to read and share later on their phones - a use case we learned about from deep research earlier this year <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers/Findings> [0]. We’ve built a few prototypes and are looking for people to test them, particularly people who don’t know Wikipedia all that well. We’d love if you could help us find anyone who doesn’t edit who might be interested in this feature and would want to test it. If you know anyone like this, please send them the following message: ---- Hello! Wikipedia needs your help to improve. We’re looking for people who have internet access at least sometimes and like to have access to content when they’re not connected to the internet. We would like to learn from you. If you would be willing to participate in a study to tell us more, please fill out this survey <https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_09wJQzQs54DETUF> [1] before November 25. Testing will only be available in English for now. Thank you! [1] https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_09wJQzQs54DETUF <https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_09wJQzQs54DETUF> This survey is hosted on a third-party service. For information about data handling and privacy, please see the survey privacy statement: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Screener_Survey_for_Offline_Reading_St… <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Screener_Survey_for_Offline_Reading_St…> ---- You can see the prototypes and leave comments on meta <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers/Offline>[2], though please don’t send this page to anyone filling out the survey as it could bias test results. We’re also looking for feedback about how to identify and prioritize regions for our work, and would welcome your perspective on that meta page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers/Target_countries>[3] as well. Thanks, Joe + New Readers [0] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers/Findings <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers/Findings> [1] (duplicated from excerpt above) https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_09wJQzQs54DETUF <https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_09wJQzQs54DETUF> This survey is hosted on a third-party service. For information about data handling and privacy, please see the survey privacy statement: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Screener_Survey_for_Offline_Reading_St… <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Screener_Survey_for_Offline_Reading_St…> [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers/Offline <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers/Offline> [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers/Target_countries <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers/Target_countries> -- *Joe Sutherland* Community Advocate Wikimedia Foundation joesutherland.rocks <http://joesutherland.rocks> | @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu>

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