Hi all, if it's not too late you could include https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wangari_Maathai for translation. On Sunday, February 19, 2017, < african-wikimedians-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org> wrote:
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Re: Give an opportunity to professors emeriti to adjust > Wikipedia for free by endorsing this proposal (abdelwaheb turki) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 09:34:01 +0100 > From: Florence Devouard <anth...@anthere.org <javascript:;>> > To: african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> > Subject: Re: [African Wikimedians] African-Wikimedians Digest, Vol 9, > Issue 35 > Message-ID: <4dd2e2a1-5b8b-adb4-1b85-ef046953c...@anthere.org > <javascript:;>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > Saudi Arabia is borderline... but came out when I did some > WikiData/Category search for GA Africa Women. > But the fact she is borderline is annoying. She is also fairly well > translated already. > > Anna is a fairly good bio (strangely... it is still recorded as "Stub" > here : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Anna_Tibaijuka) > Less translated. Interesting caracter. And undoubtely from Africa. > > So yeah... ok. Let me fix that. > > But Ingo, can you make sure to review the article (check languages, fix > links etc.) ? > > Thanks > > Flo > > Le 12/02/2017 à 20:38, Ingo Koll a écrit : > > Chere Florence > > > > if it is allowed to point out that Saudi Arabia is not exactly > > Africa, so what about taking Anna Tibaijuka from Tanzania in the list > > instead? (so far existing in Deutsch, Français, Hrvatski, Kiswahili, > > Polski, Português, 中文 - which is less than the lady from Saudi or > > Yaa Asantewaa) > > > > Cheers > > > > Ingo > > > > > > Am 12.02.2017 um 19:00 schrieb > > african-wikimedians-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;>: > >> Manal al-Sharif > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > African-Wikimedians mailing list > > African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 09:49:27 +0100 > From: Florence Devouard <anth...@anthere.org <javascript:;>> > To: reachout2is...@gmail.com <javascript:;>, Mailing list for African > Wikimedians > <african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;>> > Subject: Re: [African Wikimedians] Translate-a-thon of African Women > Bios > Message-ID: <149ce44c-df41-d877-0a1b-d7cad9564...@anthere.org > <javascript:;>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > Hi > > Good idea. > > Done here = > https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Today%27s_ > articles_for_improvement/Nominations#People.2FCompanies_and_organisations. > 2FProducts > > Flo > > Le 12/02/2017 à 14:45, Olatunde Isaac a écrit : > > Hi Flo, > > > > I completely agree with you on the need to do cleanup on the English > language version of the articles before translation. In most cases, people > hardly check for errors before translation. You can nominate the 16 > articles for improvement at https://en.m.wikipedia.org/ > wiki/Wikipedia:Today's_articles_for_improvement/Nominations. However, > this does not stop anyone on this list from helping with improvements as > well. > > > > Best, > > > > Isaac > > > > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Florence Devouard <anth...@anthere.org <javascript:;>> > > Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2017 14:24:19 > > To: <reachout2is...@gmail.com <javascript:;>>; Mailing list for African > Wikimedians<african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;>> > > Subject: Re: [African Wikimedians] Translate-a-thon of African Women Bios > > > > I very much hope so. > > > > But right now... what we need is to review the articles so as to avoid > > keeping obvious and stupid mistakes in the biographies before > translation. > > > > And to make sure the English versions are ok, because I suspect most > > people would be more likely to translate from English rather than other > > language. > > > > Quality of articles vary A LOT. Initially, I thought we could find 16 > > articles about african women of good quality. > > Well... no.... not so. I searched a lot. There are hardly any GA > > articles about African women. Half of the current GA ones were done this > > year. > > > > So the articles are a mix of GA articles and articles of lesser quality > > but interesting nevertheless. Either not translated in many languages or > > most versions being stubs. > > > > > > Flo > > > > > > > > > > Le 12/02/2017 à 14:08, Olatunde Isaac a écrit : > >> This is a brilliant idea. I believe the content translation tool would > be extremely useful for this.[1] > >> > >> Best, > >> > >> Isaac > >> > >> https://m.mediawiki.org/wiki/Content_translation > >> Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Florence Devouard <anth...@anthere.org <javascript:;>> > >> Sender: "African-Wikimedians" < > african-wikimedians-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;>>Date: Sun, > 12 Feb 2017 14:02:47 > >> To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians< > african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;>> > >> Reply-To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians > >> <african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;>> > >> Subject: [African Wikimedians] Translate-a-thon of African Women Bios > >> > >> In about a week, we will launch a friendly "translate-a-thon" effort on > >> 16 biographies of African women so that they get translated in "as many > >> languages as possible" (at least 16). > >> > >> In the meanwhile, we need your help to "improve/polish" the ENGLISH > >> Wikipedia version of the biographies selected (as it is likely to be the > >> "master" of most translations). #16wikiwomen > >> > >> Please join and help us to do that : > >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/16_African_Women_ > Translate-a-thon#Our_list_of_16_articles > >> > >> > >> The complete list includes > >> > >> * Malouma, Mauritanian singer, songwriter and politician > >> * Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, politician, South Africa > >> * Cri-Zelda Brits, South African crickete > >> * Manal al-Sharif, Saudi women's rights activist > >> * Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Nigerian women's rights activist > >> * Flora Nwapa, Nigerian Igbo writer > >> * Samia Yusuf Omar, Sprinter from Somalia > >> * Maggie Laubser, South African painter > >> * Fatima Massaquoi, Pioneer educator in Liberia > >> * Frances Ames, South African neurologist, psychiatrist, and human > >> rights activist > >> * Asmaa Mahfouz, Egyptian activist > >> * Yaa Asantewaa, Ghana, former Queen Mother > >> * Fatou Bensouda, Gambian lawyer > >> * Martha Karua, Kenyan politician > >> * Chinwendu Ihezuo, Nigerian professional footballer > >> * Nassima Saifi, Paralympian athlete from Algeria > >> > >> > >> Please defend the colors of your nation if one biography is about > >> someone from your country ! > >> > >> > >> For those bilingual French/English, please help improve the English > >> version of > >> * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nozizwe_Madlala-Routledge > >> using the French version > >> > >> > >> For those bilingual Arabic/English, please help improve the English > >> version of > >> * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manal_al-Sharif > >> * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asmaa_Mahfouz > >> using the Arabic version > >> > >> > >> Thanks ! > >> > >> > >> Florence > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> African-Wikimedians mailing list > >> African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > >> _______________________________________________ > >> African-Wikimedians mailing list > >> African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > > > > _______________________________________________ > > African-Wikimedians mailing list > > African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 18:56:09 +0100 > From: Florence Devouard <anth...@anthere.org <javascript:;>> > To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians > <african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;>> > Subject: [African Wikimedians] Looking for an Arabic/English speaker > Message-ID: <523a8e37-0952-13fa-67e5-019328f40...@anthere.org > <javascript:;>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > Looking for an Arabic/English speaker to help improve the English > version of the [[Asmaa Mahfouz]] article using the very good Arabic > version. Please help. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asmaa_Mahfouz > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 20:22:01 +0200 > From: Ahmed Mohi El Din <ah.ha...@wikimedia-eg.org <javascript:;>> > To: Florence <anth...@anthere.org <javascript:;>>, Mailing > <african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;>> > Subject: Re: [African Wikimedians] Looking for an Arabic/English > speaker > Message-ID: <mm5i1l4qp6rh8gdlpf5n64r3.1487182921...@email.android.com > <javascript:;>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Hello Florence, > > I got your message on Wikimedia Egypt page and I'll start work on it. > > Thank you for your kind reminder. > > Regards > > Ahmed El ArosiOn Feb 15, 2017 7:56 PM, Florence Devouard < > anth...@anthere.org <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > > Looking for an Arabic/English speaker to help improve the English > > version of the [[Asmaa Mahfouz]] article using the very good Arabic > > version. Please help. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asmaa_Mahfouz > > > > _______________________________________________ > > African-Wikimedians mailing list > > African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 01:12:06 +0100 > From: Florence Devouard <anth...@anthere.org <javascript:;>> > To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians > <african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;>> > Subject: Re: [African Wikimedians] Looking for an Arabic/English > speaker > Message-ID: <6eeec068-ac1c-1a0a-b7a5-2f8bdfdac...@anthere.org > <javascript:;>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > Thanks Ahmed !!! > > On a side note, here is the status of the translation meta page : > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/16_African_Women_Translate-a-thon > > Hope you can find the new research data useful... > > > Flo > > Le 15/02/2017 à 19:22, Ahmed Mohi El Din a écrit : > > Hello Florence, > > > > I got your message on Wikimedia Egypt page and I'll start work on it. > > > > Thank you for your kind reminder. > > > > Regards > > > > Ahmed El ArosiOn Feb 15, 2017 7:56 PM, Florence Devouard < > anth...@anthere.org <javascript:;>> wrote: > >> Looking for an Arabic/English speaker to help improve the English > >> version of the [[Asmaa Mahfouz]] article using the very good Arabic > >> version. Please help. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asmaa_Mahfouz > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> African-Wikimedians mailing list > >> African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > > _______________________________________________ > > African-Wikimedians mailing list > > African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2017 12:01:12 +0000 > From: abdelwaheb turki <turkiabdelwa...@hotmail.fr <javascript:;>> > To: "african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;>" > <african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;>> > Subject: Re: [African Wikimedians] Give an opportunity to professors > emeriti to adjust Wikipedia for free by endorsing this proposal > Message-ID: > < > vi1pr03mb1472c4891f83682f24a03d8cdc...@vi1pr03mb1472.eurprd03.prod.outlook.com > <javascript:;>> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Dear Mr. or Ms., > > I have submitted a proposal to IdeaLab Inspire about the creation of a > group that searches for, invites and convinces professors emeriti to work > on Wikipedia. As you already know, these professors emeriti have much free > time, are willing to spread their scientific proficiency and knowledge > worldwide so that younger researchers and people can learn from it and > consequently will be happy to contribute to Wikipedia as it can easily help > them achieve what they like. If you liked this important idea, please > support it by endorsing it in https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Inviting_Professors_Emeriti_to_contribute_to_Wikipedia > . > > Yours Sincerely, > > Houcemeddine Turki > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/african-wikimedians/ > attachments/20170219/39872097/attachment.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > African-Wikimedians mailing list > African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > > > ------------------------------ > > End of African-Wikimedians Digest, Vol 9, Issue 37 > ************************************************** > -- Michael Graaf Researcher & Editor +27795487242
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