Welcome edit

Welcome!

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Sennacia Banko edit

Controversial, so ProD is not the place for this. Bearian (talk) 19:56, 11 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

Seelter edit

Hello Mike! Thank you for joining the seelter Wikipedia. As you see, I added a map of Seelterlound in between. These are precisely things one sees from afar! A am especially interested in the English translation you are making of my Seelter Sproakleere. It might be nice to publish it on the internet. Answers here please. --Pyt (talk) 14:45, 3 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

Saterland Frisian Wikipedia edit

Hi. Just thought you might like to know that recently all the articles on smaller Wikipedias were redirected to List of Wikipedias if they didn't contain references from reliable independent sources to prove their notability. Just a heads-up, as this is likely what will happen with Saterland Frisian Wikipedia unless you can find some sources from outside of Wikimedia projects. Cheers, Miremare 17:46, 5 September 2009 (UTC)Reply

Proposed deletion of Saterland Frisian Wikipedia edit

 

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Articles for deletion nomination of Saterland Frisian Wikipedia edit

I have nominated Saterland Frisian Wikipedia, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Saterland Frisian Wikipedia. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. MBisanz talk 08:10, 13 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

Hey, Mike, since you appear to have an interest in the language, can you assist in further improving this article to avoid the axe? Cheers.--Milowent (talk) 15:42, 13 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

anarcho-queer edit

I welcome the creation of this article. I only came here to hear from you on the suggestions i made on the article´s talk page for improvements on it. I suggest you make them on the article´s talk page if you have any.--Eduen (talk) 05:53, 30 March 2010 (UTC)Reply

Cuban Spanish article edit

Hi Mikewazhere, I've removed the section you added to this article as the copying of large blocks of text from other websites, even though referenced to the source, is incompatible with the Wikipedia text licences. To use text in this way we need the copyright holder (original site) to release the text under the correct licence - Peripitus (Talk) 23:56, 6 May 2010 (UTC)Reply

Caucasian Imamate edit

Ah, I'm sorry but this really has problems. I assume its just lack of knowledge on your part... Derluguian is a good author, but... ahem. First of all, I have no idea what is with that image to start with... Circassia's fight was completely different, and the Caucasian Imamate was never really popular among many of its constituents (the Chechens notably despised Shamil, and this dislike was returned; the Chechens formed bands which fought both the Russians and Shamil, other examples abound). Nonetheless, I will aid you with sources, I have plenty. I will start with Charles King's The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus. I will also employ Gammer, Wood, Derluguian (Derluguian is a rather interesting man, especially judging from his Armenian name, though...), and Dunlop, and probably others... and Amjad Jaimoukha, if possible (I need to get my hands on his works, but they cost so much...)--Yalens (talk) 23:06, 11 May 2010 (UTC)Reply

Nomination of Sennacia Banko for deletion edit

 

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ArbCom elections are now open! edit

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Latin American 10,000 Challenge invite edit

Hi. The Wikipedia:WikiProject Latin America/The 10,000 Challenge ‎ has recently started, based on the UK/Ireland Wikipedia:The 10,000 Challenge and Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa/The 10,000 Challenge. The idea is not to record every minor edit, but to create a momentum to motivate editors to produce good content improvements and creations and inspire people to work on more countries than they might otherwise work on. There's also the possibility of establishing smaller country or regional challenges for places like Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Argentina etc, much like Wikipedia:The 1000 Challenge (Nordic). For this to really work we need diversity and exciting content and editors from a broad range of countries regularly contributing. At some stage we hope to run some contests to benefit Latin American content, a destubathon perhaps, aimed at reducing the stub count would be a good place to start, based on the current Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa/The Africa Destubathon. If you would like to see this happening for Latin America, and see potential in this attracting more interest and editors for the country/countries you work on please sign up and being contributing to the challenge! This is a way we can target every country of Latin America, and steadily vastly improve the encyclopedia. We need numbers to make this work so consider signing up as a participant!♦ --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 00:43, 27 October 2016 (UTC)Reply

AfroCine: Join us for the Months of African Cinema in October! edit

 
 

Greetings!

You are receiving this message because your username or portal was listed as a participant of a WikiProject that is related to Africa, the Carribean, Cinema or theatre.

This is to introduce you to a new Wikiproject called AfroCine. This new project is dedicated to improving the Wikipedia coverage of the history, works, people, places, events, etc, that are associated with the cinema, theatre and arts of Africa, African countries, the carribbean, and the diaspora. If you would love to be part of this or you're already contributing in this area, kindly list your name as a participant on the project page here.

Furthermore, In the months of October and November, the WikiProject is organizing a global on-wiki contest and edit-a-thon tagged: The Months of African Cinema. If you would love to join us for this exciting event, also list your username as a participant for this event here. In preparation for the contest, please do suggest relevant articles that need to be created or expanded in different countries, during this event!

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Welcome to the Months of African Cinema! edit

 
 

Greetings!

The AfroCine Project welcomes you to October, the first out of the two months which has been dedicated to improving contents that centre around the cinema of Africa, the Caribbean, and the diaspora.

This is a global online edit-a-thon, which is happening in at least 5 language editions of Wikipedia, including the English Wikipedia! Join us in this exciting venture, by helping to create or expand articles which are connected to this scope. Also remember to list your name under the participants section, if you haven't done so already.

On English Wikipedia, we would be recognizing Users who are able to achieve the following:

  • Overall winner (1st, 2nd, 3rd places)
  • Country Winners
  • Diversity winner
  • High quality contributors
  • Gender-gap fillers
  • Page improvers
  • Wikidata Translators

For further information about the contest, the recognition categories and how to participate, please visit the contest page here. For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talkpage or on the main project talkpage. See you around :).--Jamie Tubers (talk) 22:50, 03 October 2018 (UTC)Reply

Are you interested in Cuba Wikiproject? edit

Hi there! I am looking to revive the Cuba WikiProject over at WP:CUB! I am contacting you because you are on the member list, but I want to see who is willing to still work on this. If you are interested, please let me know! I would love to see this project as successful as possible. Feel free to contact me with any questions - please ping me so I don't miss it! Have a great day, Snowycats (talk) 23:08, 11 June 2019 (UTC)Reply

AfroCine: Join the Months of African Cinema this October! edit

 

Greetings!

After a successful first iteration of the “Months of African Cinema” last year, we are happy to announce that it will be happening again this year, starting from October 1! In the 2018 edition of the contest, about 600 Wikipedia articles were created in at least 8 languages. There were also contributions to Wikidata and Wikimedia commons, which brought the total number of wikimedia pages created during the contest to over 1,000.

The AfroCine Project welcomes you to October, the first out of the two months which have been dedicated to creating and improving content that centre around the cinema of Africa, the Caribbean, and the diaspora. Join us in this global edit-a-thon, by helping to create or expand articles which are connected to this scope. Also remember to list your name under the participants section.

On English Wikipedia, we would be recognizing participants in the following manner:

  • Overall winner (1st, 2nd, 3rd places)
  • Diversity winner
  • Gender-gap fillers

For further information about the contest, the recognition categories and how to participate, please visit the contest page here. For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talkpage or on the main project talkpage. See you around :).--Jamie Tubers (talk) 00:50, 30 September 2019 (UTC)Reply

Join the Months of African Cinema Global Contest! edit

 

Greetings!

The AfroCine Project invites you to join us again this October and November, the two months which are dedicated to improving content about the cinema of Africa, the Caribbean, and the diaspora.

Join us in this exciting venture, by helping to create or expand contents in Wikimedia projects which are connected to this scope. Kindly list your username under the participants section to indicate your interest in participating in this contest.

We would be awarding prizes to different categories of winners:

  • Overall winner
    • 1st - $500
    • 2nd - $200
    • 3rd - $100
  • Diversity winner - $100
  • Gender-gap fillers - $100
  • Language Winners - up to $100*

We would be adding additional categories as the contest progresses, along with local prizes from affiliates in your countries. For further information about the contest, the prizes and how to participate, please visit the contest page here. For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talkpage or on the main project talkpage. Looking forward to your participation.--Jamie Tubers (talk) 19:22, 22nd September 2020 (UTC)

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The Months of African Cinema Contest Continues in November! edit

 

Greetings,

Thank you very much for participating in the Months of African Cinema global contest/edit-a-thon, and thank you for your contributions so far.

It is already the middle of the contest and a lot have been achieved already! We have been able to get over 1,500 articles created in over fifteen (15) languages! This would not have been possible without your support and we want to thank you. If you have not yet listed your name as a participant in the contest page please do so.

Please make sure to list the articles you have created or improved in the article achievements' section of the contest page, so that they can be easily tracked. To be able to claim prizes, please also ensure to list your articles on the users by articles page. We would be awarding prizes to different categories of winners:

  • Overall winner
    • 1st - $500
    • 2nd - $200
    • 3rd - $100
  • Diversity winner - $100
  • Gender-gap filler - $100
  • Language Winners - up to $100*

We are very excited about what has been achieved so far, but your contributions are still needed to further exceed all expectations! Let’s create more articles before the end of this contest, which is this November!!!

Thank you once again for being part of this global event! --Jamie Tubers (talk) 10:30, 06 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

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Welcome to the Months of African Cinema Global Contest! edit

 

Greetings!

The AfroCine Project core team is happy to inform you that the Months of African Cinema Contest is happening again this year in October and November. We invite Wikipedians all over the world to join in improving content related to African cinema on Wikipedia!

Please list your username under the participants’ section of the contest page to indicate your interest in participating in this contest. The term "African" in the context of this contest, includes people of African descent from all over the world, which includes the diaspora and the Caribbean.

The following prizes would be recognized at the end of the contest:

  • Overall winner
    • 1st - $500
    • 2nd - $200
    • 3rd - $100
  • Diversity winner - $100
  • Gender-gap fillers - $100
  • Language Winners - up to $100*

Also look out for local prizes from affiliates in your countries or communities! For further information about the contest, the prizes and how to participate, please visit the contest page here. For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talkpage or on the main project talkpage. We look forward to your participation.--Jamie Tubers (talk) 23:20, 30th September 2021 (UTC)

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The Months of African Cinema Contest Continues in November! edit

 

Greetings,

It is already past the middle of the contest and we are really excited about the Months of African Contest 2021 achievements so far! We want to extend our sincere gratitude for the time and energy you have invested. If you have not yet participated in the contest, it is not too late to do it. Please list your username as a participant on the contest’s main page.

Please remember to list the articles you have improved or created on the article achievements' section of the contest page so they can be tracked. In order to win prizes, be sure to also list your article in the users by articles. Please note that your articles must be present in both the article achievement section on the main contest page, as well as on the Users By Articles page for you to qualify for a prize.

We would be awarding prizes to different categories of winners:

  • Overall winner
    • 1st - $500
    • 2nd - $200
    • 3rd - $100
  • Diversity winner - $100
  • Gender-gap filler - $100
  • Language Winners - up to $100*

Thank you once again for your valued participation! --Jamie Tubers (talk) 18:50, 11 November 2021 (UTC)Reply

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