Hi H
I don't know the policy for pages, but I can't understand why it would be
deleted and not left *dormant* until there is a organic, real activity? If
it is because it *looks bad* that seems to be me to be a poor reason. (We
can encourage people to contribute but until it's really embedded in the
community it might be a superficial drive that won't sustain itself.)
That being said, WikimediaZA is starting to get active now that our process
of incorporation is being finalised, so we hope that once our activities
begin it will create general awareness which will kickstart interest for
various languages.
K
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Kerryn McKay
The African Commons Project
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On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 12:17 AM, Heather Ford <hford(a)ushahidi.com> wrote:
Hello WikimediaZA,
Nhlanhla and I were at Wikimania and Gerard approached us saying that Sotho
WP was on the verge of being deleted unless editors were found to help. I've
tweeted and put out a call on Facebook with one reply for help from a friend
(who will ask his friends). But perhaps everyone on this list might put out
a similar call?
I was thinking of putting a little thread together just to urge each other
on (I'm going to start editing prominent Africans in English this week) - or
we could add people to this list?
best,
Heather.
Begin forwarded message:
*From: *Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen(a)gmail.com>
*Date: *August 29, 2011 10:39:45 AM PDT
*To: *Heather Ford <hford(a)ushahidi.com>
*Cc: *Nhlanhla Mabaso <NMabaso(a)gmail.com>om>, Language committee <
langcom-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
*Subject: **Re: Sotho*
Hoi,
I promised that nothing would be done for a month from the end of
Wikimania. So nothing has been done yet and we, the members of the WMF
language committee hope that that is the end of the story. It is best when
our projects thrive and get the attention they so desperately need.
Thanks,
Gerard
On 29 August 2011 19:05, Heather Ford <hford(a)ushahidi.com> wrote:
Hi Gerard,
Trying to find the closure of the Sotho WP and found only this
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/meta/wiki/Proposals_for_closing_proj…
it says that there's a new policy? Hopefully Nhlanhla and I can convince
people to start editing (if it hasn't been removed already)
Best,
Heather.
Heather Ford
Ethnographer: Ushahidi / SwiftRiver
http://ushahidi.com |
http://swiftly.org
@hfordsa on Twitter
http://hblog.org
Heather Ford
Ethnographer: Ushahidi / SwiftRiver
http://ushahidi.com |
http://swiftly.org
@hfordsa on Twitter
http://hblog.org
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