Re: [Wikimedia-l] Updates regarding the Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee

2017-04-03 Thread Olatunde Isaac
Congratulations to Masssly Matanya and others. Best, Isaac Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message- From: Nataliia Tymkiv Sender: "Wikimedia-l" Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2017 20:49:10 To: Wikimedia Mailing List Reply-To: Wikimedia Mailing List Subject: [W

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Occupation of Women on WikiData

2017-03-08 Thread Olatunde Isaac
Awesome! Thanks to Envel Le Hir for developing this tool and Florence for sharing. Best, Isaac Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message- From: Florence Devouard Sender: "Wikimedia-l" Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2017 14:01:14 To: Reply-To: Wikimedia Mailing

Re: [Wikimedia-l] a second commons, prevent cease and desist business

2017-03-06 Thread Olatunde Isaac
I think bad faith uploaders should be banned from uploading images to Commons. A blog which credited image taken from a Wikipedia article to Wikipedia is not as terrible as reputable newspaper which uses images from Wikipedia and claimed ownership of the image copyright. I think the copyright n

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Using WMF employee accounts and employee personal accounts in the same community discussions

2017-02-27 Thread Olatunde Isaac
Well, I don't think the WMF staffer is acting in bad faith but I do think they need to stick to a single account to avoid confusion. That being said, I don't think a discussion like this is necessary here. Best, Isaac Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original M

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Blocks of new accounts in Angola?

2017-02-22 Thread Olatunde Isaac
In addition to that thread, see also "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Teles/Angola_Facebook_Case"; Best, Isaac Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message----- From: "Olatunde Isaac" Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 15:30:06 To: Wi

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Blocks of new accounts in Angola?

2017-02-22 Thread Olatunde Isaac
Yes, there are some mass vandalism from Angola last year. Yaroslav, I think you may be looking for this thread, "https://www.mail-archive.com/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/msg23413.html"; Best, Isaac Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message- From:

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Launch of translation drive #16WikiWomen

2017-02-21 Thread Olatunde Isaac
s we do. That's the HUMAN element. But, when it comes to tracking...(to measure success), we do not need that category system to know who edited those articles... Big brother ... Anthere Le 21/02/2017 à 00:56, Olatunde Isaac a écrit : > Hi Romaine, > > Thanks for your comment but I

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Launch of translation drive #16WikiWomen

2017-02-20 Thread Olatunde Isaac
us ways like profession, country, etc. I hope that kind of categories can be filled with many articles about women in Africa. Romaine 2017-02-20 22:11 GMT+01:00 Olatunde Isaac : > Hi Flo, > > I am curious, is there a category we could place articles translated as > part of 16 WikiW

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Launch of translation drive #16WikiWomen

2017-02-20 Thread Olatunde Isaac
Hi Flo, I am curious, is there a category we could place articles translated as part of 16 WikiWomen? Best, Isaac. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message- From: Florence Devouard Sender: "Wikimedia-l" Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 11:10:52 To: Reply

Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF advanced permissions for employees

2017-02-18 Thread Olatunde Isaac
Gnangarra raised some valid and interesting points here. Well, I don't have problems with WMF banning anyone from Wikimedia projects as long as there is a significant reason to do so and through a transparent process. Nonetheless, I think WMF ban should be revocable following a successful appeal

Re: [Wikimedia-l] LGBT+ safety considerations for conference venues

2016-11-10 Thread Olatunde Isaac
Hi there, Gerrad, you wrote ". Particularly women who wear a hijab will always be seen for what they are." This comment is puzzling! What are they? Could you please clarify? Best, Isaac Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message- From: Gerard Meijsse

Re: [Wikimedia-l] "Can Wikipedia save the internet?": Wikipedia and political neutrality

2016-11-01 Thread Olatunde Isaac
Hoi, Pine, thanks for sharing this article. I found the entire article very interesting. I am glad that Wikipedia is not seen as a vehicle for political campaign. Sometimes, people create account on Wikipedia with the aim to use the encyclopedia for political campaign and a good number of them

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Ohio Wikimedians User Group

2016-07-26 Thread Olatunde Isaac
Congratulations to Ohio Wikimedians! Isaac, Wikimedia UG Nigeria Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message- From: Sydney Poore Sender: "Wikimedia-l" Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2016 08:35:21 To: Wikimedia Mailing List Reply-To: Wikimedia Mailing List Subject

Re: [Wikimedia-l] 100k articles written with Content Translation tool

2016-07-18 Thread Olatunde Isaac
This is a very useful tool. I plan to introduce it to our community members and new editors. Thanks to the developers. All the best Isaac Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message- From: Pine W Sender: "Wikimedia-l" Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2016 12:28:47

Re: [Wikimedia-l] With my thanks to everyone ...

2016-07-13 Thread Olatunde Isaac
Thanks for your impeccable service, Geoff. Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors. Isaac Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message- From: Pine W Sender: "Wikimedia-l" Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 14:32:29 To: Wikimedia Mailing List Reply-To: W

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Kentucky Wikimedians

2016-06-24 Thread Olatunde Isaac
Congratulations to Kentucky Wikimedians. All the best, Isaac Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message- From: Sydney Poore Sender: "Wikimedia-l" Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2016 04:42:33 To: Wikimedia Mailing List Reply-To: Wikimedia Mailing List Subject: Re

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Board appointment of Executive Director

2016-06-24 Thread Olatunde Isaac
Great news. Congratulations to Katherine. All the best, Isaac Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. -Original Message- From: James Heilman Sender: "Wikimedia-l" Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2016 11:26:09 To: Wikimedia Mailing List Reply-To: Wikimedia Mailing List Cc: wiki

Re: [Wikimedia-l] WikiProject Accuracy

2016-03-25 Thread Olatunde Isaac
ia.org] On Behalf Of Olatunde Isaac Sent: Friday, 25 March 2016 10:44 AM To: Wikimedia Mailing List Cc: Atsme Subject: [Wikimedia-l] WikiProject Accuracy Dear all, We seek community input on a proposed WikiProject called "WikiProject Accuracy" conceptualized by Ms. Betty Wills (U

[Wikimedia-l] WikiProject Accuracy

2016-03-25 Thread Olatunde Isaac
this idea is against the vision of Wikipedia or not. Thus, we seek broader community input on this proposed project. Best, Olatunde Isaac. Manager, Wikipedia Education Program Nigeria. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. __

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Smartphone editing

2016-01-25 Thread olatunde isaac
iting by smartphone is practical for those who are interested, even if it is not every editor's cup of tea and outreach to new editors should include positive information about smartphone editing per user:Cullen328's essay. Warm regards, Olatunde Isaac. Sent from my Black

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Affiliations Committee appointments, January 2016

2016-01-24 Thread olatunde isaac
Congratulations to the newly appointed Afcom members. Warm regards, Olatunde Isaac. Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN -Original Message- From: Kirill Lokshin Sender: "WikimediaAnnounce-l" Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 13:30:53 To: wikimediaannounce-l Reply-To: w

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia Workshop for student of Fountain University

2016-01-17 Thread olatunde isaac
cutting of cake to celebrate the event. The event was followed with 3days workshop tagged: Wikipedia Workshop for student of Fountain University, to be concluded on the 28th January, 2016. Best, Olatunde Isaac, Secretary, WUGN Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN -Original Message

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement about changes to the Board

2015-12-30 Thread olatunde isaac
worrisome. James, I'm sorry if I'm too factual here. Best, Olatunde Isaac. Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN -Original Message- From: wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org Sender: "Wikimedia-l" Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 19:10:11 To: Reply-To: wikimedia

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement about changes to the Board (Olatunde Isaac)

2015-12-29 Thread olatunde isaac
I find the remover of James very disappointing. He was elected by the community and his remover should follow a due process and be transparent to the community who elected him. Olatunde Isaac (User:Wikicology) Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN -Original Message- From