Template talk:User Dubai

Category

I feel as though the category used for this userbox (Category:WikiProject user templates) is incorrect. Since the userbox is not related directly to a WikiProject, it should not have that category. The main use of this userbox is for the residents and people from Dubai, not for WikiProject Dubai. Therefore it should be changed. How does Category:Wikipedians in Dubai sound? Leitmanp (talk | contributions) 06:40, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

I agree that it should be changed, but not to a new Category:Wikipedians in Dubai. Category:Place of residence user templates would be fine; the category is <noinclude></noinclude>, so placing the template on a user page will not place that user in a category, and the cat only applies to this template. I have already changed it; thank you for bringing this up. Cheers, Rai-me 02:46, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

That makes sense. But, should we use <includeonly></includeonly> so that Category:Wikipedians in Dubai appears on the talk pages of people that use this userbox? This would create consistency with other Place of residence user templates, such as {{User American}}. Leitmanp (talk | contributions) 04:10, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Perhaps broadening it to all Wikipedians in the UAE? For example, the Lisbon userbox puts users into Category:Portuguese Wikipedians. Rai-me 04:27, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Actually, on second thought, I agree; Dubai, as a major world city, should have its own user catgeory. Rai-me 04:28, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Okay, I've finished with the category creation. Cheers, Rai-me 04:55, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

An Invitation From Sue Gardner

Dear Wikimedia Project Contributor,

I am the assistant to Sue Gardner, the Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation. Sue and I will be traveling to the United Arab Emirates in early December to attend and speak at TedxDubai on Saturday, December 4. While traveling in Dubai Sue would like to meet with local Wikimedians and other project contributors to learn about your community and to inform you about the Wikimedia Foundation. We find these informal meet-ups a useful way to gather groups of Wikimedians who may enjoy learning about the work of other contributors in their region, and to learn about the work of the Wikimedia Foundation. While in Dubai we plan for Sue to conduct press interviews with mainstream media and to possibility speak at a local university.

The reason I am contact you is to inquire if you are interested in meeting Sue and gathering with other Wikimedians during her upcoming visit. I plan to arrange a private location with light food and beverages in an open space for attendees to share and meet each other. If you are interested to attend or know other Wikimedia contributors who may be interested in attending please email me at jowen@wikimedia.org.

We hope to have the opportunity to meet you in December.

Regards, 'James T. Owen

James Owen

Executive Assistant & Board Liaison

Wikimedia Foundation

Office +1.415.839.6885 x 6604

Email- jowen@wikimedia.org

Website- www.wikimediafoundation.org —Preceding unsigned comment added by James Owen (talk • contribs) 19:23, 18 October 2010 (UTC)