Re: [African Wikimedians] Wiki Loves Women launching its presentation video

Awesome video! Thanks to Flo and Isla for this work. I would surely get it subtitled in Yoruba. I remember helping with something like this in the past [1] Best, Isaac https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alebrijes_wikilearning.webm Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobi

[African Wikimedians] Fw: [Wikimedia-l] Occupation of Women on WikiData

FYI, Best, Isaac Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message- From: Florence Devouard Sender: "Wikimedia-l" Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2017 14:01:14 To: Reply-To: Wikimedia Mailing List Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Occupation of Women on WikiData This is a tool do

Re: [African Wikimedians] 16WikiWomen Translation Drive

! Flo Le 07/03/2017 à 10:26, Olatunde Isaac a écrit : > Hi Flo, > > I am sorry to lean that you had difficult time dealing with tracking > participants. Actually, I foresee the challenge in tracking participants from > the onset and this is why I earlier proposed something cl

Re: [African Wikimedians] 16WikiWomen Translation Drive

! Flo Le 07/03/2017 à 10:26, Olatunde Isaac a écrit : > Hi Flo, > > I am sorry to lean that you had difficult time dealing with tracking > participants. Actually, I foresee the challenge in tracking participants from > the onset and this is why I earlier proposed something cl

Re: [African Wikimedians] African-Wikimedians Digest, Vol 9, Issue 47

Hi Ingo, I do sincerely understand your concerns. While it may be wrong to refer to Yoruba and Afrikaans as dialects, it is in fact not a racist remark. Of course, Yoruba and Afrikaans are languages. There are different versions of Yoruba language. For example, we have Ijebu, Ondo, Oyo versions

Re: [African Wikimedians] African-Wikimedians Digest, Vol 9, Issue 46 EVEN IN AFRICAN DIALECTS!

xt project to draw attention to the fact that there are not only notable WOMEN in Africa but even notable LANGUAGES? Any proposals? Cheers Ingo -Original Message- 1. 16WikiWomen Translation Drive (Olatunde Isaac) Dear all, The 16WikiWomen Translation Drive was cover

Re: [African Wikimedians] 16WikiWomen Translation Drive

it. In theory, there are ways to do that, but in practice, it is simply too time consuming. And I think the time I already spend on this... could have been better spent elsewhere. Florence Le 07/03/2017 à 07:20, Olatunde Isaac a écrit : > Dear all, > > The 16WikiWomen Translatio

Re: [African Wikimedians] 16WikiWomen Translation Drive

In addition, if you noticed that a topic as already been covered in your language and appears to be a stub, you could help to de-stub it. Best, Isaac Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message- From: "Olatunde Isaac" Date: Tue, 7 Mar 201

[African Wikimedians] 16WikiWomen Translation Drive

Dear all, The 16WikiWomen Translation Drive was covered in Brazilian media yesterday [1]. Congratulations to the organizers and participants. This is also to remind you that tomorrow is the International Women's Day. Let's celebrate African women together by joining the 16WikiWomen translation

Re: [African Wikimedians] Africa

Hi Turoah, It is not clear exactly why you are sending this msg here. Why did you think you should introduce yourself here? Are you a Wikimedian? BTW, this is a mailing list for African Wikimedians. Is there anything related to Wikimedia projects you like to share with us? Best, Isaac. Sent f

Re: [African Wikimedians] Thanks to your endorsements, my Inspire proposal is now ranked second

Dear Turki, This sounds like a brilliant idea. I plan to leave some comment and questions on the project talk page later today. Best, Isaac Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message- From: abdelwaheb turki Sender: "African-Wikimedians" Date: Thu, 2

Re: [African Wikimedians] African-Wikimedians Digest, Vol 9, Issue 37

dians Digest, Vol 9, Issue 37 I think adding the articles to a [[Category:16WikiWomen]] is a beautiful idea. Flo Le 20/02/2017 à 22:18, Olatunde Isaac a écrit : > Hi Flo, > > Sorry, I already mistakenly ask you this question on Wikimedia-I list (I had > thought it was African mailing lis

Re: [African Wikimedians] African-Wikimedians Digest, Vol 9, Issue 37

Hi Flo, Sorry, I already mistakenly ask you this question on Wikimedia-I list (I had thought it was African mailing list) but let me ask here again, is there a category we could place articles translated as part of 16 WikiWomen? If no, can we create a category for them in our local language Wik

Re: [African Wikimedians] Translate-a-thon of African Women Bios

017 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 fr

Re: [African Wikimedians] Translate-a-thon of African Women Bios

017 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 fr

Re: [African Wikimedians] Translate-a-thon of African Women Bios

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 Sender: "African-

Re: [African Wikimedians] WLAf closing tonight

Hi Flo, Thanks for the update. My understanding is that more photos may still be uploaded for the contest after the closing date, only that they would not eligible for awards. Right? Best, Isaac Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message- From: Flore

Re: [African Wikimedians] Fwd: Fwd: Re: Fwd: Re: Fwd: Re: WLA : I need your help

Flo, apology accepted with thanks. The WLA banner is on display now and if I notice anything strange, I would alert the community here. Best, Isaac. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message- From: Florence Devouard Sender: "African-Wikimedians" Dat

Re: [African Wikimedians] Fwd: Re: Fwd: Re: WLA : I need your help

Hi Flo, "I guess you have little idea how much time we spend organizing this contest to say that." "I guess it may not matter to you so much that the ratio Dollars Spent / Pictures Collected skyrocket." I understand how you felt about the situation and I do sincerely share your feelings but

Re: [African Wikimedians] Fwd: Re: WLA : I need your help

I won't consider this as "sabotage" either without a clear evidence. I think a more friendly word should have been used, IMO. Nevertheless, it seems the underlying issues have been resolved. Best, Isaac. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message- F

Re: [African Wikimedians] African-Wikimedians Digest, Vol 8, Issue 136 African languages wikipedias

can-Wikimedians Digest, Vol 8, Issue 134 Concerning >African language wikipedias (Olatunde Isaac) > 2. Re: Wiki Loves Africa: Press releases (Geoffrey Kateregga) > > > -- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 30 N

Re: [African Wikimedians] Wiki Loves Africa: Press releases

Hi Isla, Nigeria team acknowledged your mail with thanks. Best, Isaac Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message- From: Isla Haddow Flood Sender: "African-Wikimedians" Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 17:53:56 To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians Reply

Re: [African Wikimedians] African-Wikimedians Digest, Vol 8, Issue 134 Concerning African language wikipedias

@Kipala, you wrote "Yoruba is not visible in Nigeria wikipedia lookups, all its readers seem to be abroad, same for Malagasy in Madagascar." How did you arrived on the above conclusion? Best, Isaac Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message- From: In

Re: [African Wikimedians] Global Reach Office Hours for Sub-Saharan Africa - Nov 17

Dear Jack and Afri-Wikimedians, I'll be late to the meeting. I just left my office and it would take a few hours to get home. Best, Isaac Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message- From: Isla Haddow Flood Sender: "African-Wikimedians" Date: Thu, 17

Re: [African Wikimedians] Africa Destubathon news : 75% done !

Wonderful! Thanks to the organizers and the Wiki Loves Women team. Best, Isaac Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message- From: Florence Devouard Sender: "African-Wikimedians" Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2016 11:10:14 To: Mailing list for African Wikimedia

[African Wikimedians] Fw: [Wikimedia-l] Technical Design Intern Search | Job description

FYI, Best, Isaac Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message- From: Maria Cruz Sender: "Wikimedia-l" Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:46:49 To: Wikimedia Mailing List Reply-To: Wikimedia Mailing List Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Technical Design Intern Search | J

[African Wikimedians] Fw: [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Foundation Audit and Audit FAQ for year ending 30 June 2016

FYI, Best, IsaacSent on behalf of Tony Le and Jaime Villagomez. Greetings, The audit report of the Wikimedia Foundation and frequently asked questions about the audit report for the fiscal year ending 30 June 2016 are now available at: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Financial_reports The

[African Wikimedians] Fw: [Wikimedia Announcements] Discussing Creative Commons 4.0

Forwarding. Best, IsaacHello all, Today we opened a discussion asking for community input on a proposed change to the Wikimedia Terms of Use to upgrade to Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license

Re: [African Wikimedians] Which woman should be the 100th #womentoknow

I will go through the list now. Best, Isaac. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message- From: Florence Devouard Sender: "African-Wikimedians" Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2016 15:57:33 To: Reply-To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians Subject: Re: [African

[African Wikimedians] Rest in peace Kelvin Gorman

://www.facebook.com/bombus.memoriam/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Kevin_Gorman Warm regards, Olatunde Isaac, Wikimedia UG Nigeria. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. ___ African-Wikimedians mailing list African-Wikimedians

Re: [African Wikimedians] Wiki Loves Earth Biosphere Reserves running thought June in 120 countries

Loves Earth Biosphere Reserves running thought June in 120 countries Please can someone check I have copied the Yoruba page correctly? www.wikilovesearth.bio/yoruba Thanks John On 10 June 2016 at 22:08, Olatunde Isaac wrote: > Thanks for sharing John. I will help with translation and inf

Re: [African Wikimedians] Announcing WikiFundi and the Wikipack Africa

Wow. This is incredibly interesting. Thanks to Isla and Florence. All the best, Isaac Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message- From: Alice backer Sender: "African-Wikimedians" Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2016 18:37:19 To: Mailing list for African Wikimed

Re: [African Wikimedians] Wiki Indaba 2016

Thanks for sharing Felix. All the best, Isaac Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message- From: Felix Nartey Sender: "African-Wikimedians" Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2016 10:09:56 To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians Reply-To: Mailing list for African

Re: [African Wikimedians] Wiki Loves Earth Biosphere Reserves running thought June in 120 countries

Thanks for sharing John. I will help with translation and inform the folks at yo:Wiki. All the best, Isaac Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message- From: john cummings Sender: "African-Wikimedians" Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 22:02:58 To: Mailing lis

Re: [African Wikimedians] Theme for WLA 2016 shall be : Music and danse

African music and dance need coverages on Wikimedia projects. Thanks for the update. All the best, Isaac Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message- From: Felix Nartey Sender: "African-Wikimedians" Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2016 13:31:23 To: Mailing list for

[African Wikimedians] Fw: [IEGCom] Fwd: Individual Engagement Grants Committee seeking new members

Forwarding this here for anyone interested to join us. Best, Olatunde Isaac.Hi all, Two reminders - *Still looking for new committee members*: This would be a good time to nudge anyone you've asked to sign up as a candidate for the IEG committee. I'd love to get a few more names add

[African Wikimedians] Fw: [Wikimedia-l] Internship opening: product management at WMDE

Forwarding important information about an opportunity to intern in product management with Wikidata at Wikimedia Deutschland. Best, Olatunde Isaac. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message- From: Pine W Sender: "Wikimedia-l" Date: Thu, 24

Re: [African Wikimedians] Is Wikidaba dead?

Dear all, Compliment of the season to you all. I can see that no one seem to be commenting on the planning for the next edition of Wikidaba. Is Wikidaba dead? Olatunde Isaac. Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN -Original Message- From: african-wikimedians-requ

Re: [African Wikimedians] The Spirit of Wikidaba

I'm glad to seeing reasons why Wikidaba should continue. In my opinion, I think there is need to plan ahead of next year, perhaps decide on who will host "Wikidaba 2016". Isla Haddow-Flood and Florence Devouard, what do you think about "Wikidaba 2016? Regards, Olatunde Is

Re: [African Wikimedians] Help needed identifying African or Black science and Tech, innovators (TheAfricanDream Oral.Ofori)

Dear oral, First off, I want to appreciate your work and research in this area. I'm willing to help on this. Feel free to send me a private mail for further discussion. Olatunde isaac, Olatunde isaac, reachout2is...@gmail.com +2348166620737 Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device fro

Re: [African Wikimedians] The Sprite of Wikidaba

dition but my colleagues returned to Nigeria with a motivating experience. This year is almost over but we can plan against next year. Let's not kill the spirit of Wikidaba!!! Olatunde Isaac, Secretary WU NG Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN -Original Message