Congratulations to the founding members. @Rosie, I hope we will not begin to see country-specific cementeries like "Wiki Cemeteries User Group Nigeria", "Wiki Cementeries User Group Africa" etc for example.
Regards? Isaac On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 1:47 AM Camelia Boban <camelia.bo...@gmail.com> wrote: > @Ciell > As one of who joined the group, I can say it is not the charm of the > cemetery itself, but the particularities of the local culture and the > history (many of the personalities are buried, often the texts on the > funeral stones are real poems and the funeral stones themselves are > cultural heritage). > Just think to Campo Verano > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campo_Verano> and Protestant > Cimitery <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_Cemetery,_Rome> (Keats, > Shelley, Gramsci and many other) in Rome, Staglieno > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monumental_Cemetery_of_Staglieno> in > Genoa, Merry > Cimitery <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merry_Cemetery> in Săpânța > (Romania) etc. > > Camelia > > > -- > *Camelia Boban* > > *| Java EE Developer |* > > > > *Affiliations Committee - **Wikimedia Foundation* > Diversity WG for Wikimedia Strategy 2030 > *Interwiki Women > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Interwiki_Women_Collaboration> | **Wiki > Loves Sport <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Sport> | Wiki > Loves > Fashion <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Fashion>* > WMIT <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Italia> - WMSE > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Sverige> - WMAR > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Argentina> - WMCH > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CH> Member > > M. +39 3383385545 > camelia.bo...@gmail.com > *Aissa Technologies* <http://aissatechnologies.eu/>* | *Twitter > <https://twitter.com/cameliaboban> *|* *LinkedIn > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/camelia-boban-31319122>* > *Wikipedia <https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utente:Camelia.boban> **| > **WikiDonne > UG <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiDonne>* | *WikiDonne Project > <https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progetto:WikiDonne> * > > > > > > > > > > > > > Il giorno mar 18 feb 2020 alle ore 13:27 Ciell Wikipedia < > ciell.wikipe...@gmail.com> ha scritto: > > > What?? There are more Wikipedians with this craaazy fascination for > > cemeteries and burial ceremonies?? 😲 > > > > Congratulations on your recognition as a UG, and I'll surely be in touch. > > > > Best, > > Ciell > > > > > > Op di 18 feb. 2020 02:28 schreef Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight < > > rosiestep.w...@gmail.com>: > > > > > Hi everyone! > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has > recognized > > > [1] Wiki Cemeteries User Group [2] as a Wikimedia User Group. The group > > > aims to collaborate around the scope of cemeteries with existing > > > Affiliates; connect with new partners and editors, especially in the > > field > > > of traditional genealogy; understand cultural sensitivities around the > > > theme of cemeteries; understand cemetery culture, including the role of > > > caretakers, specialty items (e.g. flags for veterans, flower wreaths), > > and > > > so forth. > > > > > > > > > > > > Please join me in congratulating the members of this new user group! > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight > > > > > > Chair, Affiliations Committee > > > > > > > > > > > > [1] > > > > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Recognition_of_Wiki_Cemeteries_User_Group > > > > > > [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Cemeteries_User_Group > > > > > > <http://womeninjournalism.org> > > > > > > <http://womeninjournalism.org> > > > > > > <http://womeninjournalism.org> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>