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...
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ibouwiki
Jun 24, 2008 5:40 pm
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...
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Patrick Hall
edsapir
Jun 24, 2008 8:26 pm
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...
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Don Osborn
bisharat_dot...
Jun 25, 2008 9:56 pm
Hi Gerard, Thanks for the clarification and additional thoughts. How would Wikimedia chapters be expensive? I agree that their purpose should be clear (beyond...
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Don Osborn
bisharat_dot...
Jun 25, 2008 10:18 pm
Thanks Martin, Jama, Ibou and all, Martin's summary seems like an excellent basis for discussion. A few quick questions: 1) Would such chapters be organized...
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Don Osborn
bisharat_dot...
Jun 25, 2008 10:29 pm
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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Don Osborn
bisharat_dot...
Jun 30, 2008 5:51 pm
For those of you on the LinkedIn network, I have set up an "A12n" networking group for people working on localization ("L10n") of software, web content, and...
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Gerard Meijssen
meijg
Jun 30, 2008 6:06 pm
Hoi, Connecting people together is a great way to proceed; LinkedIn is considered to be more relevant then Facebook. Given that we can do one AND the other, I ...
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Don Osborn
bisharat_dot...
Jul 1, 2008 10:38 pm
Thanks Gerard, I appreciate your interest and that of others who have joined. In effect this is just another networking tool, facilitating people with similar...
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seneconstruction
seneconstruc...
Jul 5, 2008 5:29 pm
Hi I m Abdou Khadre KEBE a Senegalese keen on working for the development of the African mother languages, because as I belive Africa cannot go ahead, if these...
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Don Osborn
bisharat_dot...
Jul 8, 2008 11:34 pm
Hi Abdou, Bienvenue. Which language or languages do you work on? What would make it easier for you to work on Wikipedia in that language? I think you are right...
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seneconstruction
seneconstruc...
Jul 14, 2008 2:38 am
... Wolof is the language in which I am working , I have published a lot of articles in wikipedia, but my problem is time, I can do all the job in wikiwolof...
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Serigne . A . Khadre ...
seneconstruc...
Jul 14, 2008 2:38 am
Wolof is the language in which I am working , I have published a lot of articles in wikipedia, but my problem is time, I can do all the job in wikiwolof...
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Don Osborn
bisharat_dot...
Jul 14, 2008 2:46 am
Apologies to Abdoul for not approving his posting more quickly. I'm personally juggling too many things, and I think that Martin is in a similar situation....
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Don Osborn
bisharat_dot...
Jul 14, 2008 2:56 am
The "Wikipedia Challenge" is an effort to promote development of Wikipedia editions for endangered languages. Thanks to Barbara Blankenship of UCLA for...
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Martin Benjamin
piperzen
Jul 15, 2008 1:18 pm
Sorry to all, I've been in a complete internet black hole for the past 2 weeks, and I will not have good access again until August. I agree with Don - please,...
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Don Osborn
bisharat_dot...
Jul 19, 2008 6:24 am
Hi Martin, all, This could also be seen as part of the evolution of the list, which is approaching its second anniversary. Don ... past 2 ... with ... posts...
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Don Osborn
bisharat_dot...
Jul 19, 2008 6:34 am
Hi Abdou, We're all up against the time and means issue in one way or another. The idea of paying people to contribute to Wikipedia is one that has been...
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Serigne . A . Khadre ...
seneconstruc...
Jul 20, 2008 12:59 am
However I 'm open and ready to give a hand for every thing that can promote our means of communication which are these African languages. I believe that...
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Kasper Souren
kasper.souren
Jul 24, 2008 3:11 pm
... Since no one responded in public I will. I'm moderating several Google Groups and it hardly takes any time. I would like to help this group as well. Just...
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Don Osborn
bisharat_dot...
Jul 30, 2008 4:55 am
Now it's Hausa - incredible given its stature. See: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proposals_for_closing_projects/Closure_of_Hausa_Wikipedia I still think this...
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Martin Benjamin
piperzen
Jul 30, 2008 8:13 am
The recent proposal to close the Hausa Wikipedia is one of a series of closures for African languages that have been instigated by an anonymous user. The...
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Martin Benjamin
piperzen
Jul 30, 2008 8:23 am
Thanks, Kasper, you've been added as a moderator. Would anyone else like to volunteer to join the moderating team? We need at least 2 more people to really...
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Gerard Meijssen
meijg
Jul 30, 2008 10:21 am
Ho, When you look at the Hausa wikipedia, it has no localisation. It has only 38 articles, they hardly qualify as stubs. All the criticism against this project...
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Don Osborn
bisharat_dot...
Jul 30, 2008 11:20 am
Hi Gerard, You're right re the state of the Hausa Wikipedia. Leaving aside the proposal to close, when one notes (a) the importance in terms of speakers of the...
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Gerard Meijssen
meijg
Jul 30, 2008 11:32 am
Hoi, When the Hausa effort were part of the incubator, there would be admins looking after vandalism. There would be clear goals for the project because as it...
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Don Osborn
bisharat_dot...
Jul 30, 2008 1:27 pm
Hi Martin, Thanks for checking - I was going to look last night but it was so late already anyway. The fact that these proposals were anonymous raises some...
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Gerard Meijssen
meijg
Jul 30, 2008 1:59 pm
Hoi, According to the rules many of these request are within what is reasonable. It is not reasonable to ask for the closure of a project anonymously. Thanks, ...
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Sabine Cretella
sabine_cretella
Jul 30, 2008 5:57 pm
Hi, I would like to show you a blog entry which is somewhat an answer to many questions related to the problems of many Wikipedias (not only the African ones):...
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Don Osborn
bisharat_dot...
Jul 31, 2008 11:31 am
Hi Gerard, Some interesting points but some I would take issue with. Responses in text. ... because ... for. At ... something to ... Can goals be set for a...
