[Wikimedia-l] Re: Tool to find articles to create or improve in non-English Wikipedias

2023-09-17 Thread Ndahiro Derrick Alter
Thanks a lot, Amir, The tool is so important, In fact, I am now using it to find and create articles on English Wikipedia related to Gender Studies which are missing on Kinyarwanda Wikipedia. Best regards On Mon, 18 Sept 2023 at 01:24, Galder Gonzalez Larrañaga < galder...@hotmail.com> wrote:

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Launch of Justapedia

2023-09-12 Thread Ndahiro Derrick Alter
How amazing it would be , if discussions like these were hosted somewhere else other than this mailing list  derrick On Tue, 12 Sep 2023 at 13:01 David Gerard wrote: > what do you expect from an encyclopedia founded by world-famous > communist Jimmy Wales > > -d. > > On Tue, 12 Sept 2023 at

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Sign up for the first language community meeting on November 17th, 16:00 UTC!

2023-10-31 Thread Ndahiro Derrick Alter
Thanks a lot for the invitation , for the technical issues around kinyarwanda wiki , I have to attend alongside my fellow kinyarwanda contributors derrick On Wed, 1 Nov 2023 at 00:32 Srishti Sethi wrote: > Hello all, > > The first language community meeting is coming up in a few weeks - >

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Hiba Abu Nada, RIP

2023-10-28 Thread Ndahiro Derrick Alter
This is really saddening, RIP Nada derrick On Sat, 28 Oct 2023 at 14:45 Andy Mabbett wrote: > I just learned that a Wikimedian, Hiba Abu Nada, was one of the > casualties in Gaza. She was 32, and died on 20 October, during an > airstrike. > >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiba_Abu_Nada > >

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

2023-10-18 Thread Ndahiro Derrick Alter
Oh this is so exciting, おめでとう and all the best to the Wikimedians of Japan. Greetings from Wikimedia User Group Rwanda Derrick Ndahiro On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 at 20:37 Joris Darlington Quarshie < billionairegeneration...@gmail.com> wrote: > Congratulations members of Wikimedians of Japan

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimania 2023 Wiki: CALL FOR LANGUAGE TRANSLATORS

2023-01-14 Thread Ndahiro Derrick Alter
Thanks for sharing , The* kinyarwanda* translations are ongoing On Fri, 13 Jan 2023 at 12:39, Butch Bustria wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > We appreciate your time or any of your community members to translate our > Wikimania wiki pages in your local languages. > > The scholarship application process

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Call for Applications: The 2023 Curationist Fellows Program and Critics of Color Residency Applications are Now Open

2023-01-24 Thread Ndahiro Derrick Alter
Thanks for sharing On Tue, 24 Jan 2023 at 18:09, Adélaïde via Wikimedia-l < wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hi Sadik, > > Thank you very much for sharing this call for applications. > I know French speaking Wikimedians in Africa would probably want to send > in their applications. Is

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimedia Morocco 2022 Annual Report is out!

2023-01-23 Thread Ndahiro Derrick Alter
Wow thanks a lot for sharing , Best regards On Mon, 23 Jan 2023 at 10:03 Anass Sedrati wrote: > Hello dear Wikimedians, > > We are very excited to finally share with you the report of Wikimedia Morocco > User > group, detailing the different activities in which group members > participated in

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Announcement - WikiIndaba Conference Host 2023 and 2024

2023-03-07 Thread Ndahiro Derrick Alter
Thanks for the communique, looking forward to this year’s edition On Mon, 6 Mar 2023 at 13:41 Bobby Shabangu wrote: > Dear friends, > > On behalf of WISCom > I'm > pleased to announce that the next WikiIndaba conference will take

[Wikimedia-l] Re: My project was stolen by a user from Rwanda - User:Nkunda102

2023-02-19 Thread Ndahiro Derrick Alter
Thanks Abel for bringing our community ‘s attention to this issue though ( I don’t think using all these avenues before reaching to the user who did that was really necessary but I understand the context ) I just had a phone call with user:Nkunda102 , he is newbie with no skills of editing the

[Wikimedia-l] Re: My project was stolen by a user from Rwanda - User:Nkunda102

2023-02-20 Thread Ndahiro Derrick Alter
st, > Rafi > > On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 8:11 PM Ndahiro Derrick Alter < > ndahiroder...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks Abel for bringing our community ‘s attention to this issue though >> ( I don’t think using all these avenues before reaching to the user who did &g

[Wikimedia-l] Re: New update in Wikimedia Foundation v. National Security Agency

2023-02-21 Thread Ndahiro Derrick Alter
Thanks for Al the efforts devoted to this cause , it’s unfortunate hearing the court’s decision. The fight is still on On Tue, 21 Feb 2023 at 19:19 James Buatti wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Today, the United States’ Supreme Court denied our petition to review the > U.S. National Security Agency’s

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wiki Loves Monuments 2022 award ceremony announcement

2023-04-14 Thread Ndahiro Derrick Alter
Thanks for updates Ciell , I am eagerly waiting for the winning photos for 2022  On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 at 19:13 Ciell Wikipedia wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I am excited to share with you that next Tuesday April 18, the winners of > Wiki Loves Monuments 2022 will be announced. > Wiki Loves

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Recognition of Wikimedia Community User Group Togo

2023-04-08 Thread Ndahiro Derrick Alter
Congrats to all newly recognized communities, wishing them all the best and as well urge them to reach out to other communities for guidance and support. This journey becomes easy with partnerships . Best regards Derrick from Rwanda On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 at 20:44 Affiliations Committee wrote: >

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikipedia’s Intentional Distortion of the History of the Holocaust

2023-02-11 Thread Ndahiro Derrick Alter
I can't be surprised that much, after seeing the same distortion happening where the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi is termed as the Rwandan genocide

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Block of Wikipedia in Pakistan

2023-02-05 Thread Ndahiro Derrick Alter
sad to hear how in the 21st century there are governments with interest of controlling information, Hoping to hear updates about this issue , On Sat, 4 Feb 2023 at 18:41, John S. wrote: > Thank you for the update. Please continue to keep us informed. > > John S. > > Den lör 4 feb. 2023 kl 02:45

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Deror Lin passed away

2023-05-06 Thread Ndahiro Derrick Alter
Oh it is such a loss to his family , the Hebrew community and the entire Wikimedia community, May his soul Rest In Peace On Sat, 6 May 2023 at 15:54 Gnangarra wrote: > Nyoorn > > My condolences to Deror, family and Wikimedia Israel. He was a wonderful > person who welcomed everyone, Rest

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimedia Foundation launches Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards on World Press Freedom Day

2023-05-05 Thread Ndahiro Derrick Alter
Thanks a lot, Euphemia and Olushola, As someone who was involved in the discussions about this initiative, I believe it is a positive endeavor and there is no need to be concerned about language diversity with the chosen language. This project is a trial run, and the insights gained from its

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Celebrating Alice Kibombo

2023-12-14 Thread Ndahiro Derrick Alter
Congratulations Alice Kibombo… You are a true inspiration… derrick On Fri, 15 Dec 2023 at 08:54 Mermoze ADODO wrote: > Félicitations et très bon courage. > Mermoze Adodo > > Le jeu. 14 déc. 2023, 20:29, Jael Boateng a > écrit : > >> Congratulations Alice! >> >> Jael Serwaa Boateng >>

[Wikimedia-l] Take Action for Truth during the 30th Anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi Commemoration

2024-04-07 Thread Ndahiro Derrick Alter
memory of the victims, support survivors, and contribute to a world where truth, reconciliation, and understanding prevail. Join us in making a difference. Together, we can combat misinformation, hate speech, and genocide denial. #WikimediaAgainstMisinfo #Rwanda30 #NeverAgain #Kwibuka30 *Ndahiro Derrick

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Recognition of Wikimedia Community User Group Botswana

2024-04-04 Thread Ndahiro Derrick Alter
Congrats to the team , looking forward to more engagements derrick On Thu, 4 Apr 2024 at 00:21 Mehman Ibragimov wrote: > Hello Nikolai, > > User Group was recognized as an affiliate for the first time in 2017 but > was derecognized in 2020 due to inactivity. In 2023, affiliate >

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Launch of the course "OpenRefine for Wikimedia Commons: the basics"

2024-04-04 Thread Ndahiro Derrick Alter
Wow this is a great initiative . derrick On Thu, 4 Apr 2024 at 13:12 Joris Darlington Quarshie < billionairegeneration...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you very much, Giovanna! > > > Best, > Joris. > > On Thu, 4 Apr 2024 at 11:02, Giovanna Fontenelle < > gfontene...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > >>