Dear Wiki-World,
Another week has passed and we are quickly approaching the end of March,
which means that the FDC application deadline is just around the corner. We
have been working very hard on our proposal. Once it is ready for
submission, we will share the details with you.
In the news this week :
Wiki from Above
To date we have <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:WFA_2015>
received a total of 43 submissions! The competition ends in April, so there
is still time to get your entries in!
We will be conducting
<http://wikimedia.org.za/wiki/Wiki_From_Above_2015#Wiki_from_Above_Workshops
two workshops on how to enter the competition in Cape
Town, so please join
us and invite your friends along. Also join our
<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wiki-from-Above/475264555954494?ref=hl>
competition Facebook page for more info.
From the Wikimedia Foundation
The Wikimedia Foundation has adopted an Open Access Policy to support free
knowledge. Read more
<https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/03/18/wikimedia-open-access-policy/> here.
User Survey
We will be launching our survey very soon. Remember that your feedback is
important to us. The release of the survey will be communicated directly
via e-mail.
Commons Picture of the Year
The
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_butterfly_feeding_on_the_tears_of
_a_turtle_in_Ecuador.jpg> Commons Picture of the Year for 2014 has been
selected. Congratulations to the winner - a wonderful picture indeed!
Two Julia Butterflies ( <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Dryas_iulia>
Dryas iulia) drinking the tears of turtles in Ecuador - Attribution:
<https://www.flickr.com/people/90568910@N02> amalavida.tv (
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/amalavidatv/9967636725/> flickr) - (
<https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0> CC BY-SA 2.0).
Chapter's Conference 2015
The <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2015> annual
Chapter's Conference will again be held in Berlin from 15 - 17 May. Bobby
Shabangu and Theresa Hume will be representing the Chapter. Dumi will be
attending in his capacity as FDC member. We are very happy that a
representative from the Ghana user group (formed at Wiki Indaba 2014) will
be joining us for the first time.
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Have a wonderful editing week!
Wiki Regards
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