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This is just to let everyone know that the Wikimedia ZA AGM will be taking place in November 2017 in Cape Town. See below for more details.
- Time: Sunday, 26 November 2017, starts at 14:00 to 17:00
- Location: 6 Spin Street Restaurant (in the Tutu room at the back), ground floor, 6 Spin Street, in the Cape Town city bowl area.
If you would like to attend digitally we will be broadcasting the event over Google Hangouts, to join click on the link here.
The event page can be found on the Wikimedia ZA website here.
The AGM is open to all South African based Wikipedia and other Wikimeddia project editors. Membership is required to vote on resolutions but not required to attend. People are able to sign up as members at the AGM or they can signup before hand at the details on the Wikimedia ZA website.
5th Meetup
[edit]August 2024 +/- | |
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Christchurch 30 | August 4, 2024 |
NC Triangle Wiknic | August 6, 2024 |
Seattle Wiknic | August 11, 2024 |
London 207 | August 11, 2024 |
San Diego 112 Wiknic | August 17, 2024 |
San Francisco Wiknic | August 17, 2024 |
Oxford 103 | August 18, 2024 |
Manhattan Beach Edit-a-thon | August 24, 2024 |
BLT Office Hours | August 25, 2024 |
San Diego 113 | August 26, 2024 |
September 2024 +/- | |
Christchurch 31 | September 1, 2024 |
Seattle meetup | September 17, 2024 |
BLT Office Hours | September 22, 2024 |
San Diego 114 | September 23, 2024 |
Full Meetup Calendar • Events calendar on Meta For meetups in other languages, see the list on Meta |
Everyone is warmly invited to attend the 5th South African online discussion held on Zulip.
Date and time
[edit]- Date: Saturday, 26 September 2020
- Start time: 10:00 AM SAST
- End Time: 12:00 PM SAST
- Location: Online Meeting
- Platform: Zulip (text chat)
- Server: Wikimedia ZA (note: registration is necessary)
- Platform: Zulip (text chat)
Join the Months of African Cinema Global Contest!
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Greetings!
The AfroCine Project invites you to join us again this October and November, the two months which are dedicated to improving content about the cinema of Africa, the Caribbean, and the diaspora.
Join us in this exciting venture, by helping to create or expand contents in Wikimedia projects which are connected to this scope. Kindly list your username under the participants section to indicate your interest in participating in this contest.
We would be awarding prizes to different categories of winners:
- Overall winner
- 1st - $500
- 2nd - $200
- 3rd - $100
- Diversity winner - $100
- Gender-gap fillers - $100
- Language Winners - up to $100*
We would be adding additional categories as the contest progresses, along with local prizes from affiliates in your countries. For further information about the contest, the prizes and how to participate, please visit the contest page here. For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talkpage or on the main project talkpage. Looking forward to your participation.--Jamie Tubers (talk) 19:22, 22nd September 2020 (UTC)
Ýou can opt-out of this annual reminder from The Afrocine Project by removing your username from this list
This is just to let everyone know that the Wikimedia ZA AGM will be taking place on 25 September 2021. See below for more details.
- Time: Saturday, 25 September 2021, starts at 10:00 to 16:00. With intermission at 13:00
- Location: held digitally online this link
Welcome to the Months of African Cinema Global Contest!
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Greetings!
The AfroCine Project core team is happy to inform you that the Months of African Cinema Contest is happening again this year in October and November. We invite Wikipedians all over the world to join in improving content related to African cinema on Wikipedia!
Please list your username under the participants’ section of the contest page to indicate your interest in participating in this contest. The term "African" in the context of this contest, includes people of African descent from all over the world, which includes the diaspora and the Caribbean.
The following prizes would be recognized at the end of the contest:
- Overall winner
- 1st - $500
- 2nd - $200
- 3rd - $100
- Diversity winner - $100
- Gender-gap fillers - $100
- Language Winners - up to $100*
Also look out for local prizes from affiliates in your countries or communities! For further information about the contest, the prizes and how to participate, please visit the contest page here. For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talkpage or on the main project talkpage. We look forward to your participation.--Jamie Tubers (talk) 23:20, 30th September 2021 (UTC)
Ýou can opt-out of this annual reminder from The Afrocine Project by removing your username from this list
Wikimedia Foundation banner fundraising campaign in South Africa
[edit]Dear all,
I would like to take the opportunity to inform you all about the upcoming annual Wikimedia Foundation banner fundraising campaign in South Africa.
The fundraising campaign will have two components.
- We will send emails to people who have previously donated from South Africa. The emails are scheduled to be sent between the 1st to 24th of May.
- We will run banners for non-logged in users in South Africa on English Wikipedia itself. The banners will run from the 28th of May to the 25th of June.
Prior to this, we are planning to run some tests, so you might see banners for 3-5 hours a couple of times before the campaign starts. This activity will ensure that our technical infrastructure works.
I am also sharing with you a community collaboration page, where we outline more details around the campaign, share some banner examples, and give you space to engage with the fundraising campaign.
We will also be hosting a community call, details are on the collaboration page, to which you can bring your questions and suggestions.
Generally, before and during the campaign, you can contact us:
- On the talk page of the fundraising team
- If you need to report a bug or technical issue, please create a phabricator ticket
- If you see a donor on a talk page, VRT or social media having difficulties in donating, please refer them to donatewikimedia.org
Thanks you and regards, Julia JBrungs (WMF) (talk) 11:01, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
- Dear all,
- As mentioned above, the WMF is running its annual banner fundraising campaign for non logged in users in South Africa (on English Wikipedia) from 28th of May to the 25th of June.
- You can find more information around the campaign, see example banners, and leave any questions or suggestions you might have, on the community collaboration page.
- Generally, before and during the campaign, you can contact us:
- On the talk page of the fundraising team
- If you need to report a bug or technical issue, please create a phabricator ticket
- If you see a donor on a talk page, VRT or social media having difficulties in donating, please refer them to donatewikimedia.org
- Thanks you and regards, JBrungs (WMF) (talk) 09:52, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
Wikimedia ZA Future Workshop Trainers needed
[edit]If you are a qualifying Wiki Coach and want to join or run a future workshop then please let WMZA know by contacting herschal.jacksonwikimedia.org.za Herschal Jackson (WMZA) (talk) 13:44, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
Starting this July, we will see a new contest on the scene - the Developing Countries WikiContest (WP:DCWC)! Think of it as a WikiCup but only for articles and media on developing countries.
Competitors may submit GAs, GTs, FAs, FTs, FLs, FPs, and DYK and ITN entries from/on developing countries to gain points and proceed to further rounds. Points are also awarded to those who review GAs, FAs and FLs.
South Africa is listed as a developing country for the purposes of this contest, so articles related to it are eligible to be submitted for points. I encourage everyone here to sign up and compete with editors from around the world to create high-quality content!
Append your name to the DCWC signup page today!
Best wishes, Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI (talk to me!/my edits) 11:09, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
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Talk:Israel has an RfC regarding apartheid. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. starship.paint (RUN) 05:03, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
Would love to see more editors participating in this challenge and seeing more entries coming in from South Africa on a diversity of topics! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:37, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:BRICS#Requested move 23 June 2024
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There is a requested move discussion at Talk:BRICS#Requested move 23 June 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. RodRabelo7 (talk) 00:35, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
Gregory Bortz
[edit]Could someone from this WikiProject take a look at Gregory Bortz and assess it per WP:BIO? It was same-day created by new account and didn't go through WP:AFC. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:17, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
Would people be interested in joining a wikiproject on improving and creating articles about oral tradition? Wikipedia's coverage on this appears to be very poor Kowal2701 (talk) 19:18, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
South African RS / non-RS media sources
[edit]If anyone is familiar with the reliability of South African media sources their assistance would be very welcome here [1].
The ex-politician subject of a WP:BLP has requested the removal of some material via a WP:COI edit request. The material has two sources ('IOL News' and 'Sowetan', references 15 and 16 in the main article). According to Wikipedia info on 'Reliable South African Sources' [2] the former source is described as 'Usable but be cautious', the latter source is not mentioned.
I'm wary of removing sourced material unless the sources can be categorised as unreliable. Given the subject's status as an ex-politician there may also be some degree of bias in the coverage, but I'm unable to assess whether that is likely to be the case here.
Please note: the thread at the article talk page is rather long and there is probably no need to read it in its entirety. By the end it boils down to the simple question of whether the quality of the sourcing in refs 15 & 16 justifies the inclusion of the relevant material in the article. Any input would be most appreciated. Axad12 (talk) 12:15, 3 August 2024 (UTC)