User talk:Kaasje
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Welcoming people
[edit]It's usually a good idea to take a look at people you are welcoming. I notice you just welcomed User:Beinggayisgay, not only is it a totally inappropriate username but their only "contribution" was blatant vandalism. --pgk(talk) 11:52, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
Image tagging for Image:Jack Stamp.jpg
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Wikimania 2007
[edit]Hi Kaasje
Wikimania 2007, which is being held in Taipei, Taiwan on August 3-5, is offering opportunities for travel scholarships to Wikimania for active users of Wikimedia projects from the continent of Africa. Although the original scholarship deadline has passed, please, if you are interested, you may still apply at http://wm07schols.wikimedia.org/apply.php. Sincerely yours, Cary Bass 20:59, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
Image:Jack Stamp.jpg
[edit]Thanks for uploading Image:Jack Stamp.jpg. I notice the 'image' page specifies that the image is being used under fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails our first fair use criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed image could reasonably be found or created that provides substantially the same information. If you believe this image is not replaceable, please:
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Artikel übersetzen...
[edit]Hallo Kaasje, ich habe eine Frage könntest du vielleicht den Artikel über die sorbische Moderatorin de:Bogna Koreng ins Afrikaans/Englische/Niederländische übersetzen und entweder auf meine Diskussionsseite stellen oder selbst einfügen, würde mich sehr freuen, wenn du es übersetzen würdest. Bis dann de:Benutzer:Berlinersorbenbayer
Wikimania 2008 in Cape Town
[edit]Hi. Would you be interested in helping to ensure Wikimania 2008 is held in Cape Town? If so, please go to the Cape Town bid page, and sign up on the discussion page. Feel free to dive right in with adding suggestions, or fleshing out the bid! I'd greatly appreciate any help, no matter how small. Greenman 00:09, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
I have recently overhauled WikiProject South Africa with the following:
- Improving collaboration of participants by adding an Open tasks section with specific as well as common tasks
- Added link to the CatScan tool to find articles needing cleanup, referencing and expanding
- Added common tasks that should be performed on Portal:South Africa
- Added information on how to add Geographical coordinates
- Added articles missing Images
- Added assessment information
- Improving the layout to make access to information easier
- Added simple "How can I help?" instructions for new project members
- Extended the Resources section to assist participants in finding South Africa related information
- Added bot generated Article alerts
- Added a bot generated Cleanup listing
- Added more information on template usage
- Added a section on language usage
- Improved the categories section with trees for category:South Africa Wikipedia administration and category:South Africa
- Added link to Wikipedia Books
- Marked inactive sections of the project as inactive
Comments, constructive criticism and suggestions for improving it further are welcome --NJR_ZA (talk) 07:26, 13 November 2009 (UTC)
Unreferenced BLPs
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Hello Kaasje! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 1 of the articles that you created is tagged as an Unreferenced Biography of a Living Person. The biographies of living persons policy requires that all personal or potentially controversial information be sourced. In addition, to ensure verifiability, all biographies should be based on reliable sources. If you were to bring this article up to standards, it would greatly help us with the current 356 article backlog. Once the article is adequately referenced, please remove the {{unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the article:
- Julia Rose - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Thanks!--DASHBot (talk) 11:16, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
South African Wikimedia Chapter
[edit]Hi Kaasje. The idea of setting up a local Wikimedia chapter has been discussed by South African Wikipedians (and those associated with other Wikimedia projects) for some time now, and we want to help turn this dream into a reality. There are currently over 25 chapters established around the world, and several more planned and being discussed, but so far, none in Africa. A South African chapter, should it become a reality, would be a continental first. If you're interested in being involved in the creation of a South African Wikimedia Chapter, could you please email me directly at wikipedia@africancommons.org. Kaydee 68 13.34, 08 June 2010 (UTC)
South African Wikimedia Chapter update and mailing list
[edit]Hi there. Local Wikipedians have set up a mailing list where we will be discussing the formation of a local Wikimedia Chapter in South Africa. Please join the mailing list at this url https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza. There is also a page set up on Meta where you can add your name if you're interested to take this idea forward. Check out http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa. Thanks Kaydee 68 (talk) 09:03, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
Fun city?
[edit]What is Fun city all about, and how does it relate to New York City? Green Giant (talk) 17:44, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
Stellenbosch to bid for Wikimania 2012!
[edit]Hi there Little Cheese!
The nascent South African Wikimedia chapter has decided to bid to host Wikimania in Stellenbosch, South Africa in 2012. This would be the first Wikimania in South Africa, and would be a great advertisement for our country. Please take a look at meta:Wikimania_2012/Bids/Stellenbosch. If you can add to the discussion, please do. If you feel that you are able to do anything to help, please join the Wikimedia South Africa mailing list and let us know. Even simple messages of support are valued!
Best regards,
Inviting you to WikiAfrica Incubator!
[edit]Hey Kaasje,
WikiAfrica invites you to support the Africa Incubator.
WikiAfrica is pleased to invite you as a self-declared African Wikipedian to evaluate the Africa Incubator. WikiAfrica has created the Africa Incubator to support and assist new authors, as they create their first articles and learn the ins and outs of contributing to Wikipedia.
The Africa Incubator is a ‘soft landing’ for new authors to develop articles that relate to Africa. It assists them in becoming compliant and knowledgeable of Wikipedia principles and rules. Based within the Wikipedia framework, the Africa Incubator is fully interactive and enables feedback, assistance and forums.
This is where we need your help! For the Africa Incubator to be successful, it needs the intervention, interaction and experience of Incubator Mentors. We are looking for a pool of active experienced Wikipedians to consistently participate in ’owning’ the Africa Incubator. Incubator Mentors will assist new comers through the editing process. They will also help test and expand the Africa Incubator, and will play a vital role in encouraging newcomers to be Wikipedians for life
Please visit WikiAfrica Incubator to give us your honest feedback and evaluation. WikiAfrica is a ground-breaking project that is designed to Africanise Wikipedia by generating and expanding 30,000 articles over two years. Find out more about this project here WikiAfrica. To get involved, contact Francis [wikipedian@wikiafrica.net] Twitter: twitter.com/#!/wikiafrica Facebook: www.facebook.com/WikiAfrica --Awinda 13:09, 6 March 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Awinda (talk • contribs)
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Wiki Loves Monuments in South Africa
[edit]Dear WikiProject South Africa Wikipedians
This is an urgent call from Wikimedia South Africa. We are currently working hard on the South African side of the exciting international photographic competition, Wiki Loves Monuments [1]. We have been planning to make this national competition really take off, but to do so, we need your help! The competition starts on the 1st September, and we need your help now! If you are interested in being part of or can help the Wiki Loves Monuments national organising team, then please join here [ http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012_in_South_Africa]. If you have limited time, but want to help out at an upload marathon at a heritage site near you, please then contact either Lourie [louriepieterse@yahoo.com] or Isla [islahf@africacentre.net]. We look forward to hearing from you!"
Kind regards, Lourie
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Call for Wikipedians in Residence in Africa
[edit]Hello,
I hope you are well and thriving!! WikiAfrica has just put out a call for two Wikipedians in Residence. One in Cape Town at WikiAfrica, at the Africa Centre; and the other for WikiAfrica Cameroon in Douala, at doual’art. If you are interested, please contact either Marilyn [marilyn.doualabell
doualart.org] for the WikiAfrica Cameroon call or Isla [islahfafricacentre.net] for the WikiAfrica position in Cape Town.
If you are not interested in applying, I would be very grateful if you could spread this call far and wide among your networks to ensure that both projects get excellent candidates. Here is the link for the information page: http://www.wikiafrica.net/two-wikipedians-in-residence-for-africa/
Best regards, Islahaddow
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Speedy deletion nomination of 1Sale LLC
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Nomination of Julia Rose for deletion
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