[Wikimedia-l] Good Bye as CIS-A2K Program Director

2015-04-30 Thread Vishnu T
Dear Wikimedians, This is my last day as the CIS-A2K Program Director. The last 2 years and 3 months have been immensely exciting with tons of learning and work! I have loved meeting many Wikimedians, face to face, across the length and breadth of India. The interactions I had with many of the

[Wikimedia-l] ContentTranslation gets to 2000

2015-04-30 Thread Amir E. Aharoni
[ cross-posted to MediaWiki-i18n, Wikimedia-L and Wikitech-L ] Dear Wikimedians, The 2000th article that was written using the ContentTranslation extension was published today. Article #2000 was translated from English to Greek, and it's about Škocjan Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage site in

[Wikimedia-l] [x-post] Next Language Engineering IRC Office Hour is on 5th May 2015 (Tuesday) at 1430 UTC

2015-04-30 Thread Runa Bhattacharjee
[x-posted announcement] Hello, The next IRC office hour of the Language Engineering team of the Wikimedia Foundation will be on May 5, 2015 (Tuesday) at 1430 UTC on #wikimedia-office. We missed a few of our regular monthly office hours, but from May onwards we will be back on schedule. There

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wiki Towns

2015-04-30 Thread Jane Darnell
Monmouthpedia? On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 9:58 PM, d...@bisharat.net wrote: What is the status of the Wiki Towns effort? I first heard of it at Wikimania 2012, but looking at the list of actual projects, it appears to have had limited appeal. Noting also that in a couple of cases there were

[Wikimedia-l] Wiki Towns

2015-04-30 Thread dzo
What is the status of the Wiki Towns effort? I first heard of it at Wikimania 2012, but looking at the list of actual projects, it appears to have had limited appeal. Noting also that in a couple of cases there were controversies. I tracked down a Wikitown email list, but no reply to an

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Good Bye as CIS-A2K Program Director

2015-04-30 Thread Katy Love
Vishnu, Thank you for the update. Thank you for all you have brought to this movement. As A2K Program Director, you have contributed tremendously and have engaged with incredible energy, dedication, and passion. I will miss working with you. Be well, and take care. Katy On Thu, Apr 30, 2015

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wiki Towns

2015-04-30 Thread Jan Ainali
What list are you referring to? *Best regards,Jan Ainali* CEO, Wikimedia Sverige http://wikimedia.se 0729 - 67 29 48 *Tänk dig en värld där varje människa har fri tillgång till mänsklighetens samlade kunskap. Det är det vi gör.* Bli medlem. http://blimedlem.wikimedia.se 2015-04-30 21:58

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimediaau-l] Wiki Towns

2015-04-30 Thread dzo
Thank you and thanks to others whe also replied. This info is helpful. One thing I was wondering is why only 5 WikiTowns worldwide (based on the number of categories on en.wikipedia.org*). Aside from the first in Wales and the two in Australia, there's one in South Africa and one for

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wiki Towns

2015-04-30 Thread Craig Franklin
Indeed. Unfortunately I'm just heading out so i can't waffle at length, but there are two active projects in Australia in Fremantle and Toodyay. Cheers, Craig On 01/05/2015 7:45 AM, K. Peachey p858sn...@gmail.com wrote: I believe Wikimedia AU did some work with this type of stuff… On

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wiki Towns

2015-04-30 Thread K. Peachey
I believe Wikimedia AU did some work with this type of stuff… On Friday, May 1, 2015, d...@bisharat.net wrote: What is the status of the Wiki Towns effort? I first heard of it at Wikimania 2012, but looking at the list of actual projects, it appears to have had limited appeal. Noting also

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Good Bye as CIS-A2K Program Director

2015-04-30 Thread Asaf Bartov
Dear Vishnu, Thank you for everything you have done for free knowledge in your time with CIS-A2K. You have always modelled a mature and professional approach to the work and to engagement with our communities, never at the expense of warmth, sympathy, and genuine interest in what volunteers care