Dear Wiki Community,
Winter is in full swing and we've been experiencing some very cold weather
down in Cape Town. Hopefully the rest of the country is a bit warmer.
Just a last reminder that our online survey closes this evening at 23:59.
If you have not done so yet, please take a few minutes to complete
<http://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5pXdPBtl9B5BsDH> the survey. We
want to form a better understanding of our SA editors and contributors.
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<http://wikilovesmonuments.co.za/wiki/Main_Page> Wikipedia Primary
We are currently discussing a possible partnership with the team of the
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_South_Africa/Wikipedia_
Primary_School> Wikipedia Primary Project. The aim of this project is to
provide the necessary information on Wikipedia to complete education at a
primary level. We are very excited about this project and will keep you
updated.
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Wiki Loves Pride: Help expand Wikipedia's LGBT coverage
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities are
underrepresented on Wikipedia. In the month of June,
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_pride#LGBT_Pride_Month> Pride Month, you
can help to change this.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Loves_Pride> Wiki Loves Pride
is a global campaign to expand and improve LGBT-related content across
several Wikimedia projects and to celebrate LGBT culture and history. Wiki
Loves Pride is an initiative of
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_LGBT%2B> Wikimedia LGBT+, an
affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation.
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Wikipedia receives Spain's Princess of Asturias Award for International
Cooperation
<http://www.fpa.es/en/> The Princess of Asturias Foundation has announced
that it is awarding Wikipedia the 2015 Princess of Asturias
<http://www.fpa.es/en/princess-of-asturias-awards/laureates/2015-wikipedia.h
tml?especifica=0> Award for International Cooperation. The award recognises
scientific, cultural and social achievements that form part of the universal
heritage of humanity.
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<http://wikimedia.org.za/wiki/Lexicon_Wiki> Lexicon Wiki
We have created a platform to facilitate community discussions around SA
language-wiki's - Lexicon Wiki. We invite you to make use of this space for
discussions with others from the SA wiki-community. This is meant to be a
friendly space for brainstorming, ideas and feedback
That's all from our side for this week.
Happy editing and stay warm!
Wiki Regards
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There have been numerous requests from the South African wiki-community for
a dedicated platform that can be used to discuss issues relating
specifically to the various South African language Wiki's.
We have created a link to Lexicon Wiki
<http://wikimedia.org.za/wiki/Lexicon_Wiki> on our homepage which will
direct you to a landing page. Links can be found on this page directing you
to the talk page.
We invite you to make use of this space for discussions with others from the
SA wiki-community. This is meant to be a friendly space for brainstorming,
ideas and feedback!
Wiki Regards
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Dear Wiki Community,
A warm welcome to all our new wiki-members who have subscribed to our
mailing list through the survey!
Thank you to the 350+ community members who have already completed
<http://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5pXdPBtl9B5BsDH> the survey. If
you have not done so yet, please remember that the survey closes on Friday,
19 June at 23:59.
The week in review.
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<http://wikilovesmonuments.co.za/wiki/Main_Page> Wiki Loves Monuments
Wiki Loves Monuments 2015 is only 79 days away. We are planning many
exciting activities around the competition and will keep you informed.
Remember to also like our <https://www.facebook.com/WLMZA> WLM Facebook
page to be informed of the latest events.
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Wikimania 2015
South Africa will be represented by 3 delegates at Wikimania 2015, which
will be held in Mexico this year - Deon Steyn, Bobby Shabangu and Douglas
Scott. To find out more about this international gathering of
Wikimedians/Wikipedians, please visit the
<http://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page> Wikimania homepage.
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Wikimedia Foundation Board
The Wikimedia community has chosen three new board members for the Wikimedia
Foundation - Denny Vrandečić, James Heilman, and Dariusz Jemielniak . To
read more about them, please
<http://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/06/05/board-election-results/> visit the
website.
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Afrikaans Writing Competition
We will be introducing an Afrikaans Writing Competition during the latter
part of this year. We want to engage with the community to brainstorm ideas
around subject matter, participants etc. Please send a mail to the
<mailto:theresa.hume@wikimedia.org.za> Administrator.
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Securing access to Wikimedia sites with HTTPS
To ensure that Wikipedia users can share in the world's knowledge more
securely, the Wikimedia Foundation is implementing HTTPS, to encrypt all
traffic on Wikimedia sites. To read more about this initiative, please
<http://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/06/12/securing-wikimedia-sites-with-https/>
visit the website.
Happy editing!
Wiki Regards
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