[African Wikimedians] Re: Kusaal Approved on Wikipedia

2024-06-21 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Congratulations colleagues. I know it takes a lot of dedication to bring a language from incubation to the main Wiki. Best regards, On Fri, 21 Jun 2024 at 06:29, musah fuseini wrote: > Dear all, > > I am glad to share that the Kusaal language has been approved on > Wikipedia. This makes it t

[African Wikimedians] WISCom is Hiring

2024-06-13 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Dear all, [image: WhatsApp Image 2024-06-13 at 09.39.19.jpeg] 🚀 WISCom is hiring! Join us as the WISCom Coordinator and help coordinate the Wiki Indaba Steering Committee. This remote role is a one-year contract, with potential for r

[African Wikimedians] RĂ©servez la date - Afrika Baraza Édition de mai

2024-05-03 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Cher.Ăš.s collĂšgues, Afrika Baraza a maintenant 1 an et nous sommes fiers de ce que cet espace nous a aidĂ© Ă  rĂ©aliser ; parmi eux, l'Agenda pour l’Afrique . Notre prochaine Ă©dition aura lieu le 16 mai, de 17h00 Ă  18h30 UTC

[African Wikimedians] Save the date - Afrika Baraza May Edition

2024-05-03 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Dear all, Afrika Baraza is 1 year old now and we are proud of what the space has helped us achieve; key among them The Africa Agenda . Our next edition is May 16th, 17:00-18:30 UTC and I'm invit

[African Wikimedians] [Agenda pour l'Afrique] Merci pour vos contributions !

2024-03-30 Thread Bobby Shabangu
tre sincÚre gratitude à tous ceux qui ont contribué à élaborer l'Agenda africain. Que ce soit par le biais de Meta, Afrika Baraza, WikiIndaba Conference 23, ou par courriel, votre implication est inestimable. Nous vous remercions de votre contribution ! Cordialement, Bobby Shabangu _

[African Wikimedians] Subject: [Africa Agenda] Thank You For Your Inputs!

2024-03-30 Thread Bobby Shabangu
rking Group and WisCom, I would like to extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who has contributed to shaping the African Agenda. Whether through Meta, Afrika Baraza, WikiIndaba Conference 23, or email, your involvement is invaluable. Thank you for your contributions! Best regards, Bob

[African Wikimedians] Re: Wikimedia ZA 2022 - 23 Annual Report

2024-02-09 Thread Bobby Shabangu
themselves. Best, Bobby Shabangu On Sat, 10 Feb 2024 at 02:18, Florence Devouard wrote: > Thank you very much Bobby for sharing your report. > > I was particularly interested in your experience with internships because > we have been recently wondering if we could not or should not

[African Wikimedians] Invitation Ă  Afrika Baraza

2024-02-09 Thread Bobby Shabangu
ge avec autant de personnes que possible dans votre communauté. Au plaisir de voir tout le monde là-bas! Cordialement, Bobby Shabangu ___ African-Wikimedians mailing list -- african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe send an

[African Wikimedians] Invitation to Afrika Baraza

2024-02-09 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Dear all, I'm writing to invite you to our Afrika Baraza meeting which will take place next *Friday, 16 February 2024 *at *17:00 UTC*. Afrika Baraza takes place

[African Wikimedians] Wikimedia ZA 2022 - 23 Annual Report

2024-02-09 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Hey All, Wikimedia ZA has not shared its report to these streets for a long time. But following in the footsteps of other Usergroups who share with us their reports here I'm also excited to share with you our Wikimedia ZA 2022-23 Annual report

[African Wikimedians] Gentle Reminder: Share Your Thoughts on the African Agenda!

2024-01-24 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Dear African Wikimedians, I hope this email finds you well. I'm writing today with a friendly reminder about the ongoing discussion on the African Agenda . We've received fantastic contributions from many of you already, and your diver

[African Wikimedians] Re: Draft Africa Agenda published on Meta

2024-01-24 Thread Bobby Shabangu
even a few minutes to share your ideas can make a real difference. The final deadline for submitting feedback is *31 January 2024*, so please don't hesitate to jump in before then. Thank you for your continued dedication to the Wikimedia movement in Africa. We look forward to hearing from yo

[African Wikimedians] Projet d'agenda pour l'Afrique publié sur Meta

2024-01-20 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Chers collÚgues, AprÚs plusieurs mois d'engagement et de collecte de contributions sur les documents Google de l'Agenda pour l'Afrique, conformément au calendrier de travail 2023, le projet mis à jour a été publié sur Meta . [traducti

[African Wikimedians] Draft Africa Agenda published on Meta

2024-01-20 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Dear Colleagues, After several months of engaging and collecting inputs on the Africa Agenda Google documents, as per the 2023 working timeline, the updated draft has now been published on Meta . [English and French translations for now]

[African Wikimedians] CĂ©lĂ©brez avec nous l'anniversaire de WikipĂ©dia - Édition Afrique 2024 !

2024-01-13 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Bonjour à tous, Rejoignez-nous pour une célébration passionnante de l'anniversaire de Wikipédia lors de l'édition Afrique 2024 ! Alors que nous célébrons une autre année de partage des connaissances et de collaboration communautaire, nous souhaitons que vous fassiez partie de cet événement spécial

[African Wikimedians] Celebrate Wikipedia's Birthday with us - Africa 2024 Edition!

2024-01-13 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Hello all, Join us for an exciting celebration of Wikipedia's Birthday at the Africa 2024 Edition! As we mark another year of knowledge-sharing and community collaboration, we want you to be part of this special event. 📆 **Date:26th January 2024 🕓 **Time:17:00UTC 📍 **Location: Zoom Link - https:

[African Wikimedians] Re: Save the Date for WikiIndaba Conference 2024!

2023-11-21 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Hi Linda, All Africans are welcomed, whether in the diaspora or within the continent of Africa. WikiIndaba conference is a conference to bring exactly the types of issues you are highlighting for all Africans. Best, Bobby Shabangu On Wed, 22 Nov 2023 at 06:09, Adjoa Linda Fletcher wrote

[African Wikimedians] Save the Date for WikiIndaba Conference 2024!

2023-11-21 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Join us for WikiIndaba 2024: Celebrating a Decade of African Wikimedians 4-6 October 2024 Johannesburg, South Africa Mark your calendars for WikiIndaba 2024, a special gathering of African Wikimedians to celebrate 10 years of collaboration, growth, and impact. This landmark conference will brin

[African Wikimedians] Share Feedback on the Draft Africa Agenda

2023-10-18 Thread Bobby Shabangu
ur comments on the documents. You can also reach out to me with any additional comments. Kind Regards, Bobby Shabangu, On Behalf of Afrika Baraza Organizing Team French Version Cher.e.s ami.e.s; Comme discutĂ© lors de l’Afrika Baraza ; nous devrions avoir le document final de l’agenda pour

[African Wikimedians] [Action Required] Invitation to review the draft Africa Agenda ahead of Afrika Baraza on Friday

2023-10-03 Thread Bobby Shabangu
ika Baraza iteration is called The Africa Agenda Edition. We shall also get updates on the WikiIndaba conference. See you then! Kind Regards, Bobby Shabangu, On Behalf of Afrika Baraza Organizing Team ___ African-Wikimedians mailing list -- afric

[African Wikimedians] Postponing Afrika Baraza to October 6th

2023-09-20 Thread Bobby Shabangu
steps on the road to finalizing the The Africa Agenda,ahead of Indaba, it’s important that we remain inclusive. Please look out for the draft Africa Agenda that we will be sharing for your review and additional inputs. Kind Regards, Bobby Shabangu, On Behalf of Afrika Baraza Organizing Team

[African Wikimedians] Afrika Baraza September Edition

2023-09-20 Thread Bobby Shabangu
ng the next baraza. Kind Regards, Bobby Shabangu, On Behalf of Afrika Baraza Organizing Team ___ African-Wikimedians mailing list -- african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe send an email to african-wikimedians-le...@lists.wikimedia.org

[African Wikimedians] [Action Required ] Sign-up for Afrika Baraza June Edition

2023-06-20 Thread Bobby Shabangu
0nE/edit?usp=sharing> today, to choose a break-out room for your prefered topic. Otherwise you can join by using the link below: Meeting Link <https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84739608024> Looking forward to seeing you all this Friday! Kind Regards, Bobby Shabangu, On Behalf of Afrika Baraz

[African Wikimedians] Re: Save the Date - Afrika Baraza June Edition

2023-06-14 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Hey Carol I don't promise but we shall have fun. 😄 Best, Bobby Shabangu On Tue, 13 Jun 2023 at 21:40, Carol Mwaura wrote: > Bobby, > > Hoping you have a song for us on your keyboard. Otherwise looking forward > to the Baraza > > On Tue, 13 Jun 2023, 6:07 pm B

[African Wikimedians] Save the Date - Afrika Baraza June Edition

2023-06-13 Thread Bobby Shabangu
bmissions; What is limiting African Wikimedians from engaging in global movement discussions,...etc. Please use this Zoom link <https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84739608024> to join the call. Looking forward to seeing you on the call as we strive to define the African Agenda. Kind Regards, Bobb

[African Wikimedians] Re: Review the Foundation’s Annual Plan for the 2023-2024 + Save the Date

2023-04-19 Thread Bobby Shabangu
very important for the African community to be engaged in strategic conversations and platforms like the Annual Plan Process. This is one of the platforms where our voice gets heard! Best regards, Bobby Shabangu On Wed, 19 Apr 2023 at 07:42, Winnie Kabintie wrote: > Dear African Wikimedians,

[African Wikimedians] Re: Thank you for Joining Afrika Baraza

2023-04-08 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Speedy recovery Abel. Best, Bobby Shabangu On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 at 13:10, Abel L MBULA wrote: > Hey, > > It was a great pleasure to e-meet many of you again, though I was at the > hospital. > > Let's join our hands together and make Africa great and strong. > > Bes

[African Wikimedians] Thank you for Joining Afrika Baraza

2023-04-04 Thread Bobby Shabangu
work you are leading on. Looking forward to seeing you there! Warm Regards, Bobby Shabangu, on behalf of the Afrika Baraza Working Group . ___ African-Wikimedians mailing list -- african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe send an email to african

[African Wikimedians] Re: WikiIndaba 2023 Preparations - Community Engagement Survey

2023-04-04 Thread Bobby Shabangu
That's an invaluable comment. Thank you so much for that Wilson. I'm copying them here. Best, Bobby Shabangu On Tue, 4 Apr 2023 at 14:22, Wilson Oluoha wrote: > Hello Bobby, > > Perhaps have Wikimedia Morocco organize a very short online session to > guide volunteers (

[African Wikimedians] WikiIndaba 2023 Preparations - Community Engagement Survey

2023-04-04 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Hi all, Please fill this survey <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe99Q90QlnZKUFOBzL4BTdZJvxfNDenkdYUx9Dm-cXfrmArnQ/viewform> to help the Moroccan local organising team plan the WikiIndaba conference better. It's a 2 page survey and won't take much of your time. Bes

[African Wikimedians] You’re are Invited - Afrika Baraza Launch

2023-03-25 Thread Bobby Shabangu
823834# US (Tacoma) +13017158592,,82556823834# US (Washington DC) Kind Regards, Bobby Shabangu, ___ African-Wikimedians mailing list -- african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe send an email to african-wikimedians-le...@lists.wikimedia.org

[African Wikimedians] Announcement - WikiIndaba Conference Host 2023 and 2024

2023-03-06 Thread Bobby Shabangu
as they finalise their preparations for the conference. Best regards, Bobby Shabangu (WISCom) ___ African-Wikimedians mailing list -- african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe send an email to african-wikimedians-le...@lists.wikimedia.org

[African Wikimedians] Re: Reminder: Office hours about updating the Wikimedia Terms of Use

2023-03-02 Thread Bobby Shabangu
This is noted and thanks for letting us know Zita. Best, Bobby Shabangu On Thu, 2 Mar 2023 at 13:23, Zita Zage wrote: > Hello everyone, > > This is a reminder that the Wikimedia Foundation Legal Department > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Spe

[African Wikimedians] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Inquiries on Wikimania & Wikimania Scholarships

2023-01-20 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Kindly see this important email above friends. Best, Bobby Shabangu -- Forwarded message - From: Butch Bustria Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 at 06:54 Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Inquiries on Wikimania & Wikimania Scholarships To: wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org Hi My Fellow Wikimed

[African Wikimedians] Re: Save the Date - Wikipedia @ 22

2023-01-13 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Thanks Robert. 😊 On Fri, 13 Jan 2023 at 13:10, Robert Obiri wrote: > Happy New Year Dear African Wikimedian, > > It’s exciting to see yet another new year and what better way to kick it > off than with a celebration. Wikipedia turns 22 years old and we have all > been instrumental in growing the

[African Wikimedians] Save the Date - Wikipedia @ 22

2023-01-13 Thread Bobby Shabangu
you to Africa’s Wikipedia @ 22 birthday celebrations, next week Friday 20th at 17:00 UTC via zoom. Please use the link below to join. Wikipedia's 22nd Birthday : the Africa edition! <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvsFokntv8g> Come and let’s celebrate together. Kind Regards, Bob

[African Wikimedians] Re: The AfroCine Project: Update from the Team

2022-11-02 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Thanks and noted Sam. Best regards, Bobby Shabangu On Thu, 03 Nov 2022 at 00:16, Sam Oyeyele wrote: > Dear Wikimedians, > > The AfroCine Project team will once again like to thank everyone who has > contributed towards ensuring the success of this initiative over the past > fe

[African Wikimedians] Re: Welcoming the WiR and next AKI Community Conversations

2022-08-18 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Congratulatoins Ceslause and all the best. Best, Bobby Shabangu On Thu, 18 Aug 2022 at 10:54, Olushola Olaniyan wrote: > Congratulations! my brother. > We are so proud of you. > > *Olaniyan Ishola Olushola* > > > > > > > > *CEO. Data Access Systems Lt

[African Wikimedians] WISCom Volunteer Positions

2022-07-24 Thread Bobby Shabangu
evious Wiki-Indaba organisers, current WikiIndaba Conference Local Organising Committee (LOC), and three volunteers from the wider community. The due date for applications is 5 August 2022. Apply today! Kind regards, Bobby Shabangu WISCom ___ A

[African Wikimedians] WikiIndaba Conference 2022

2022-05-16 Thread Bobby Shabangu
applicant's country for this year. More details about scholarships and programme will be provided later. We look forward to supporting and working with Wikimedia UG Rwanda to ensure the conference becomes a success. Best regards, Bobby Shabangu WISCom <https://www.avast.com/sig-em

[African Wikimedians] Re: Africa Knowledge Initiative (AKI) Community Engagements

2022-04-29 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Thanks for sharing this Felix, Our chapter is definitely getting involved and we shall see you at the 4 May meeting. Best, Bobby Shabangu On Fri, 29 Apr 2022 at 11:57, Felix Nartey wrote: > More than 1 billion people live on the continent of Africa but just about > 27 thousand Af

[African Wikimedians] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Open proxies and IP blocking

2022-04-26 Thread Bobby Shabangu
FYI -- Forwarded message - From: Florence Devouard Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2022 at 20:21 Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Open proxies and IP blocking To: Wikimedia Mailing List Hello friends Short version : We need to find solutions to avoid so many africans being globally IP blocked due to

[African Wikimedians] Fwd: Reserve your spot for the #HackUrCulture2021 Lekgotla, registrations closing soon.

2021-09-13 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Good day all, The Hack UR Culture Lekgotla 2021 registrations are underway, kindly read through and register today if one of the thematic areas is your interest. Also, note that the due date for registration to be a speaker is tomorrow. Best regards, Bobby Shabangu -- Forwarded message

[African Wikimedians] Re: Virtual WikiIndaba 2021 - Community Feedback Survey

2021-08-18 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Thanks you so much Ruby. Best, Bobby Shabangu On Wed, 18 Aug 2021 at 12:43, Ruby Damenshie-Brown < rubysuccess2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Done! > Thank you. > Regards, > Ruby > > On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 2:21 AM Bobby Shabangu > wrote: > >> Dear all, >> &g

[African Wikimedians] Re: Virtual WikiIndaba 2021 - Community Feedback Survey

2021-08-17 Thread Bobby Shabangu
helpful. Best regards, Bobby Shabangu On Thu, 29 Jul 2021 at 20:47, Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda < wikiuga...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Wikimedians, > > Wiki Indaba is the official regional conference of the Wikimedia > Foundation for Africans both within and in

[African Wikimedians] Introducing WikimediaZA Executive Assistant

2021-03-06 Thread Bobby Shabangu
ratulate Shupai on her new role. We are looking forward to working with her. Kind regards, Bobby Shabangu WikimediaZA President. ___ African-Wikimedians mailing list African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/l

[African Wikimedians] WikimediaZA celebrates Wikipedia 20th birthday

2021-01-14 Thread Bobby Shabangu
rogramme> to learn more about our event. Looking forward to your presence. Link below: Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/91927400671?pwd=d01UQmgyRDJEaUlEME9udlVSV3Q0UT09 Meeting ID: 919 2740 0671 Passcode: 860401 Kind regards, Bobby Shabangu WikimediaZ

Re: [African Wikimedians] Hack Ur Culture: Mentor Network

2020-09-30 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Dear All, I'm sharing this call to anyone interested. You can also reach out to me privately or any of our colleagues in copy. Best, Bobby Shabangu On Tue, 29 Sep 2020 at 13:30, Kgolo Lekoma wrote: > Good afternoon Wikipedians > > I trust this email finds you well. > >

Re: [African Wikimedians] Wikipedia project for African Librarians: Liberating Knowledge

2020-08-04 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Congratulations, will be keeping a close eye to this project. Best regards, Bobby Shabangu On Tue, 4 Aug 2020 at 19:09, AfLIA Communications wrote: > Hello everyone, > > With grant support from the Wikimedia Foundation, AfLIA > <https://web.aflia.net/>'s Wikipedian in R

[African Wikimedians] WikiIndaba 2021 Conference Announcement

2020-06-01 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Dear Wikimedians, We trust you are keeping safe during this global state of flux. This email is to affirm that WikiIndaba Steering Committee (WISCom) continues to be committed to support the Wikimedia User Group in Uganda in its bid to organise and host WikiIndaba Conference 2021. We were working

[African Wikimedians] Fwd: [Wikimedia-ZA-Board] Fwd: [COVID-19] Wikimedia Foundation Grants for public events - IMPORTANT MESSAGE

2020-03-12 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Good day all, I think it's important to share this here too. Best regards, Bobby Shabangu -- Forwarded message - From: Alex Wang Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 at 21:40 Subject: [COVID-19] Wikimedia Foundation Grants for public events - IMPORTANT MESSAGE To: Alex Wang Cc: G

Re: [African Wikimedians] Greetings and introduction - Rudolph Ampofo, Sub-Saharan Africa Partnerships Manager - WMF

2020-02-13 Thread Bobby Shabangu
We've already introduced on other channels, welcoming you here as well. On Thu, 13 Feb 2020 at 15:28, Emna Mizouni wrote: > Thanks for all your support Jack and a warm welcome to Rudolph, hope to > connect soon! > > On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 1:16 PM Felix Nartey wrote: > >> Hello Rudolph, >> >> I

Re: [African Wikimedians] Creating a WIKI page for a Tunisian Artist

2019-11-20 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Hi Ben, hi Linda, Yes you cannot write a Wikipedia article about yourself. On top of the links shared by Isaac, please also read this link below to get a better understanding of what Wikipedia is. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars Regards, Bobby Shabangu On Tuesday

[African Wikimedians] Wikimedia movement Salon Strategy workshops ( Johannesburg and Cape Town)

2019-07-23 Thread Bobby Shabangu
his survey, so any ideas you have are very important to us. Come through!!! Even if you want to listen to how the conversation is going. For *Johannesburg* here are the details: Event date: 2 August 2019 ( Friday) Venue: Wits Writing Centre, Warternweiler Library Time: 3-5pm Facilitators: Bobb

[African Wikimedians] WikiIndaba announcement

2019-07-16 Thread Bobby Shabangu
understanding, and we hope to see you at WikiIndaba! Kind regards, Bobby Shabangu ___ African-Wikimedians mailing list African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians

Re: [African Wikimedians] African Wikimedians Telegram Group

2019-05-04 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Hi Florence, By Facebook group I mean the WikiIndaba Facebook group that was created by you? Apologies for not being clear. Kind regards, Bobby Shabangu On Sun, 5 May 2019 12:47 AM Florence Devouard, wrote: > There is a facebook group ? > > Missed that... :( > > Flo > >

Re: [African Wikimedians] African Wikimedians Telegram Group

2019-05-04 Thread Bobby Shabangu
ime. I've already spoken to Amir to share that link into the group he created so that its members can join the rest of us there. He will then shut it down afterwards. Kind regards, Bobby Shabangu On Sat, 4 May 2019 5:20 PM Justice Okai-Allotey, wrote: > Hi Bobby, > > So moving forward

Re: [African Wikimedians] African Wikimedians Telegram Group

2019-05-04 Thread Bobby Shabangu
this mailing list that was created during the Berlin summit. Here is the link https://t.me/joinchat/HUqyLkjLU0oGENcwtaCIgw Kind regards, Bobby Shabangu On Fri, 3 May 2019 at 18:22, Amir E. Aharoni wrote: > It's not "official" in any way. > > I have a lot of questions to Af

Re: [African Wikimedians] languages of Mozambique

2019-03-21 Thread Bobby Shabangu
ki/WikiGap/Mozambique Regards, Bobby Shabangu On Fri, 22 Mar 2019 1:17 AM Paulo Santos Perneta, wrote: > Hello, > > We don't even have a Portuguese speaking Mozambican community (not even a > single editor, AFAIK) at the Portuguese Wikipedia. All my efforts on FB and > othe

Re: [African Wikimedians] languages of Mozambique

2019-03-21 Thread Bobby Shabangu
to actually go there and see if we can't spread the word about Wikipedia. Regards, Bobby Shabangu On Thu, 21 Mar 2019 9:08 PM Amir E. Aharoni, wrote: > Hello, > > Following the terrible news of the natural disasters in Mozambique, I > looked at which languages are spoken there. &

Re: [African Wikimedians] Wikindaba Steering Committee (WISCom)

2018-06-11 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Hi Isaac, Please see e-mail, I did not see you participate here. Regards, Bobby Shabangu On Wed, 9 May 2018 11:24 Felix Nartey, wrote: > > > > > > > *Dear Friends,During Indaba 2018 in Tunisia, there was an announcement of > setting up a steering committee for the org

Re: [African Wikimedians] Wiki-Indaba Steering Committee (WISCom)

2018-06-11 Thread Bobby Shabangu
t started in 2014 in Johannesburg. Regards, Bobby Shabangu On Mon, 11 Jun 2018 13:42 Isaac Olatunde, wrote: > Hi Bobby, > > Since you have decided to discuss this off-list, I am happy to discuss it > off-list as well. > > I have responded inline below: > > *I've already clea

Re: [African Wikimedians] Wiki-Indaba Steering Committee (WISCom)

2018-06-10 Thread Bobby Shabangu
2014 Kind regards, Bobby Shabangu On Sunday, June 10, 2018, Isaac Olatunde wrote: > Hi Zeineb, > > Thanks for sharing this information. However, I do have some questions and > comments. I have listed them below. > > 1. You wrote "Support Wikimedians within The Afr

Re: [African Wikimedians] September 2017 African language Wikipedias update

2017-09-06 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Tsonga has done very well. Thanks for this list Ian, next time you publish it I'm "sure" Swati would have picked as well. On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 8:40 AM, Ian Gilfillan wrote: > Hi > > Here's the latest look at the state of the African language Wikipedias: > http://www.greenman.co.za/blog/?p=2082

Re: [African Wikimedians] WFM 91.FM becomes broadcasting partner to WUGN

2017-06-03 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Congratulations man and to the rest of Wikipedia User Group Nigeria. On 3 Jun 2017 02:18, "Felix Nartey" wrote: > Congrats WMNG. > > Keep up the good work! > > Best, > Felix > > On Fri, Jun 2, 2017 at 9:18 PM, Olushola Olaniyan < > olaniyanshol...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Dear wikipedians, >> >

Re: [African Wikimedians] Wikimedia UG Nigeria (WUGN) partners Black Face Radio

2017-01-14 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Congratulations, we will be listening and watching if you'll post on YouTube. Regards, Bobby Shabangu On 14 Jan 2017 11:09, "Felix Nartey" wrote: Congratulations Team Nigeria!! On Sat, Jan 14, 2017, 8:56 AM Olushola Olaniyan wrote: > Dear All, > > Trust you

Re: [African Wikimedians] Wiki Indaba 2016

2016-06-16 Thread bobby shabangu
This is awesome news Team Ghana, We (Wikimedia ZA) are there to give you support every step of the way. On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 10:19 AM, Samuel Guebo wrote: > Good job guys. We'll fill the pages and stand by your side along the way > to organizing this awesome event. > > Cheers > > Sent from

Re: [African Wikimedians] Wikimania and African space

2015-07-03 Thread bobby shabangu
Hi guys, I'm out of this year's Wikimania. My visa was denied on the account that my passport expires in October. So I guess we only Douglas, Habib and Asaf representing us. Regards, Bobby Shabangu On Wednesday, July 1, 2015, Gabriel Thullen wrote: > We will need a lot of spa

Re: [African Wikimedians] Adding Kayode to Mailing List Admins

2015-06-08 Thread bobby shabangu
I agree with this. On Jun 8, 2015 4:51 PM, "Nkansah Rexford" wrote: > Good morning > > I will add Kayode Yussuf (kayusyus...@yahoo.com) to the African > Wikimedians Mailing List admins in 24 hours, if no objections are raised. > > Who's Yussuf? > Kayode is from Nigeria, a wikimedian, and got expe

Re: [African Wikimedians] Wiki Indaba?

2015-04-14 Thread bobby shabangu
arding all these issue. This is my constant worry really. Regards, Bobby Shabangu On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 5:17 AM, Nkansah Rexford wrote: > Okay. That sounds like a good idea. > > So that translates to 2016 then, right? > > When will discussions relating to where it'll or s

Re: [African Wikimedians] Wiki Indaba?

2015-04-14 Thread bobby shabangu
at the experience we had, we saw that for achieving the goals we set out to do plus organising another conference 2 years would be adequate. Regards, Bobby Shabangu On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 11:48 PM, Nkansah Rexford wrote: > Great to hear the updates. > > I read: > "We took a

Re: [African Wikimedians] Wiki Indaba?

2015-04-14 Thread bobby shabangu
re as well. Regards, Bobby Shabangu My man Bobby promised to get back on that question when i asked so i am patiently waiting. Will be glad to hear something on that soon! Thanks My man Bobby promised to get back on that question when i asked so i am patiently waiting. Will be glad to hear so

Re: [African Wikimedians] Images - #glamwiki

2015-04-13 Thread bobby shabangu
I find your work more beautiful than that of wizardman. Nice pics. On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 10:30 PM, Nkansah Rexford wrote: > Hello all, > > I took few images at the glamwiki event here in the hague, and all can be > found here: > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:GLAMWIKI_2015_NL_nkan

Re: [African Wikimedians] Some IP deleting uploads and articles

2015-03-04 Thread bobby shabangu
Thanks for the links Ian, I'm however still confused about the thousands of pictures used in Wikipedia from Flickr !! Do you know anything about that ?? Felix expect a follow up email from Theresa ( she'll be in contact with all the user groups as well) to find out how far they are with the recom

Re: [African Wikimedians] Some IP deleting uploads and articles

2015-03-04 Thread bobby shabangu
true origin and considers > every celeb image on Wikipedia to be copyright? > > On Wed, Mar 4, 2015, 19:55 bobby shabangu wrote: > >> Is that one of your policies too !!! >> >> I used to be in flames and be super furious but after I realized how we >> roll I just chill

Re: [African Wikimedians] Some IP deleting uploads and articles

2015-03-04 Thread bobby shabangu
Is that one of your policies too !!! I used to be in flames and be super furious but after I realized how we roll I just chilled. So unfortunately this is how we roll don't worry just chill and keep on editing, the machines will decide if your edits are worthy to be part of sum of all human knowle

Re: [African Wikimedians] Help to translate Kiwix user interface in African languages

2014-12-11 Thread bobby shabangu
Hi Emmanuel, When are we gonna have a kiwix Android app be available? Regards, Bobby Shabangu On Dec 11, 2014 12:49 PM, "Emmanuel Engelhart" wrote: > Hi, > > at Kiwix, we do our best to support as much as possible the "local/minor" > languages. That means provi

Re: [African Wikimedians] monitoring articles for delation related to Africa on Wikipedia in English

2014-09-07 Thread bobby shabangu
lly for African Wikimedians, to find ways on how we can increase as much African content as we can. However the issue of referencing/citation is still a thorn. Warm regards, Bobby Shabangu On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 6:48 PM, Enock Seth Nyamador wrote: > Thanks for sharing Iolanda. Have it o