- Due to global vandalism Никита-Родин-2002 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD-2002>, my account User:ZOKIDIN@global <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ZOKIDIN> locked globally wikipedia. It's not me. Global Vandalism The list below badboy user Nikita. For God's sake, help me please.
I good user. Be good, please. 2016-03-12 3:13 GMT+04:00 <[email protected]>: > Asaf directed that comment to Olaniyan but this is not about Olaniyan not > receiving Wikimanian scholarship but the under-representation of > established Wikimedia communities in Africa. Olaniyan is just one out of > hundreds of contributors to Wikimedia projects from Africa. I remind you > that no one is compromising the need to support and promote the creation > and sharing of free knowledge in Africa. > > Best, > > Isaac. > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. > ------------------------------ > *From: * Nkansah Rexford <[email protected]> > *Date: *Fri, 11 Mar 2016 23:02:16 +0000 > *To: *Gnangarra<[email protected]> > *Cc: *[email protected]<[email protected]>; Wikimania > general list (open subscription)<[email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: [Wikimania-l] Community Village and Meetups at Wikimania > 2016 > > Your point is well noted. > > Quoting Asaf's message ( found at: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/african-wikimedians/2016-March/000614.html > ): > > "I also invite you to think about what else might be done to support and > promote the creation and sharing of free knowledge in Africa, beyond > awarding a few more scholarships to Africans. I remind you that the > Wikimedia Foundation is eager to support mission-aligned work, including > experimentation, through the various grants programs[1], and that there is > a wealth of written materials about program design and best > practices[2][3][4], for African volunteers motivated to do more > programmatic work in Africa. > > If you would take me up on this invitation, I would love to hear your > thoughts on work in Africa, beyond Wikimania scholarships. > > A. > > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Start > [2] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/ > [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Learning_patterns > [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/Program_Toolkits > " > Perhaps we can come together to brainstorm of ways to improve the system? > > On Friday, March 11, 2016, Gnangarra <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Olatunde raises a significant issue in that call for communities to >> participate in the community village is demoralising if communities dont >> have the opportunity to attend the event which is suppose to be bringing >> everyone together. We have the underlying principle of sharing the sum >> of all knowledge, if we dont do it internally then we cant do it >> successfully externally. >> >> As for the response the process for Wikimania has been changed, in Mexico >> last year a decision was taken with many communities unaware and excluded >> from the discussion because they didnt have anyone there. With Wikmania >> being every 2 years its becomes more significant that all communities have >> representatives attend every wikimania otherwise it ends up isolating >> communities for 4 years from the whole of the movement. The scholarship >> process is also broken and its needs to be discussed it needs to be >> reconsidered to allow for the changes. >> >> >> >> On 11 March 2016 at 23:01, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Nkansah Rexford, I have no idea of why you directed such a non-sequitur >>> comment to me. Regrettably, your tone is condescending with lack of >>> empathy. Everyone have the right to voice their concerns and you're not in >>> the best position to criticize them. That being said, Nobody begged for >>> Wikimania scholarship but we have the right as a community to raise concern >>> on certain issues and that is none of your business. You're neither a chair >>> of the scholarship committee nor the Wikimedia Foundation Events Manager. >>> You are not in the best position to respond to this. It is always a good >>> idea to learn to be reserved. >>> >>> I don't like to say you're crude and rude but kindly have the decency to >>> be polite when addressing your fellow Wikipedians. >>> >>> Warmest regards, >>> >>> Olatunde Isaac. >>> >>> Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From: * Nkansah Rexford <[email protected]> >>> *Date: *Fri, 11 Mar 2016 14:30:07 +0000 >>> *To: *<[email protected]>; Wikimania general list (open >>> subscription)<[email protected]> >>> *Subject: *Re: [Wikimania-l] Community Village and Meetups at Wikimania >>> 2016 >>> >>> The scholarships are what they are: scholarships, not ticket to heaven. >>> >>> Many factors go into approving an application for scholarships. Plus, >>> hundreds if not thousands apply for the scholarships every year. NOT >>> everyone can be accepted. Neither will everyone be rejected. >>> >>> Some will need to go this year. Others will have to wait on the turn >>> (assuming they check all the application requirement boxes) Unfortunately, >>> this year, Nigeria couldn't win a scholarship slot. That's unfortunate but >>> NOT demoralising, I think. It's not as if anyone promised you a >>> scholarship... >>> >>> To say it's 'demoralising' is a strong word to use here. How is it >>> demoralising? No one has guaranteed anyone of a scholarship should they >>> edit Wikipedia or not. >>> >>> If because you didn't get the scholarship, and you think that's >>> demoralising and wish to stop contributing to Wikipedia, that's in your >>> hands. However, such an approach will defeat the whole purpose behind >>> contributing to Wikipedia. >>> >>> We don't contribute to Wikipedia because we want scholarship. Rather, >>> it's primarily for the love of contributing to the freeness and openness of >>> knowledge globally. >>> >>> Nigeria isn't the only country in the world, nor the country without a >>> representation this year at wikimania. That doesn't mean a country >>> representing is better than Nigeria. It simply means, there're fewer slots >>> than the scholarship grant can handle. >>> >>> Forget about demoralisation! Help improve knowledge freely and openly. I >>> find that to be of more concern than anything at the moment. >>> >>> I'll recommend we work on meeting the application criteria from now >>> until next year and hope to be called for scholarship. Even if then we're >>> still not called, keep making the world a better place with free knowledge. >>> Hi Ginevra, >>> >>> No scholarship was awarded to any member of the Wikimedia User Group >>> Nigeria. This is worrisome as Nigeria will not be represented at Wikimania. >>> I don't think this is a good idea and I wonder why American and European >>> countries have more representative than Africa. This is demoralizing and >>> the community is not happy about it. >>> >>> Warmest regards, >>> >>> Olatunde Isaac, >>> Manager, Wikipedia Education Program Nigeria >>> Coordinator, The Wikipedia Library, Yoruba. >>> Secretary, Wikimedia User Group Nigeria. >>> Phone: +2348166620737 >>> Email: [email protected] >>> User page: Wikicology >>> Facebook: Olatunde Olalekan Isaac. >>> Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Ginevra Sanvitale <[email protected]> >>> Sender: "Wikimania-l" <[email protected]>Date: >>> Fri, 11 Mar 2016 10:05:40 >>> To: Wikimedia Mailing List<[email protected]>; Wikimania >>> general list (open subscription)<[email protected]>; < >>> [email protected]> >>> Reply-To: "Wikimania general list \(open subscription\)" >>> <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [Wikimania-l] Community Village and Meetups at Wikimania 2016 >>> >>> Hi people, >>> it's finally time to send your applications for the Community Village at >>> Wikimania 2016: >>> >>> https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_village >>> >>> And you can also start planning your meetups: >>> >>> https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetups >>> >>> Finally, remember that the calls for discussions, posters and trainings >>> closes on March 20, so you have 10 days left! >>> >>> Have a nice weekend, >>> >>> >>> Ginevra >>> Wikimania Programme Committee >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> GN. >> President Wikimedia Australia >> WMAU: http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/User:Gnangarra >> Photo Gallery: http://gnangarra.redbubble.com >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >
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