Hi my english isn't good anyway i try to write something
I think that it's the moment to creat branch of mediawiki in the african countries which languages are represented in wikipedia. i think that is the only way for her development. I can speak about senegal because it is the country which i know much. i'm certain that the wolof wikipedia can be very develop if a big avertasing is do. there are lot of senegalese who study, write books in wolof. In the university of dakar there are many professors and students who make studies, a lot of association which work for her divelopment. look this site web for exemple: http://www.alfanet.anafa.org/ http://www.osad-sn.com/index.php
if mediawiki senegal is officialy created, mediawiki leaders have to go in senegal to talk whith these groups. speak whith people, explain them what is mediawiki, what are his objectives.
i am sorry to say it, but, african languages will never develop in wikipedia if a large campaign is not do.
Hi my english isn't good anyway i try to write something I think that it's the moment to creat branch of mediawiki in the african countries which languages...
... Hey Ibou ! You are talking about Wikimedia and not MediaWiki right ? I mean, create a local chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation. I think if this has to be...
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... What I meant is that it makes it out-of-context while a WM chapter is about everything WM. Such a chapter should promote those contributions too. ... The...
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... ahah :) yes we ___only___ need writers and readers. That's the point and Ibou said it clearly : there are none. While in EU or in the US you just have to...
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Hi Martin your comment is very elequent, you understand realy what is african projects need, i believe that your idea is the only solution. they need more...
Hi Martin your comment is very elequent, you understand realy what is african projects need, i believe that your idea is the only solution. they need more...
Hello, I've been mostly lurking around here for a while, I thought I would throw in my 2 cents on this very interesting thread. Following up on the thoughts of...
Hi Patrick, Glad you brought this up. We know that many times it is Africans overseas who are in a position to do more with African languages and technology...
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