Wikimania 2012 edit

Hi Thuvack! I will be attending Wikimania on Thursday, July 12 and on Saturday, July 14. As you can see from my edits in the English Wikipedia, I am interested in African history and languages. I would be glad to meet you and to talk. --Dmitri Lytov (talk) 13:50, 9 June 2012 (UTC)Reply

No problem, I will be there the whole week. Lets meet in any of the days you mentioned. See you in D.C!--Thuvack | talk 13:55, 10 June 2012 (UTC)Reply

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Hi User:Faizan, thank you for tagging this article for "Speedy Deletion". Please note that this stub is part of "Joburgpedia project", a GLAM project modelled around heritage sites in and around Johannesburg. The GLAM project is being executed by Wikimedia South Africa chapter (Which I am President of). Please see our chapter wiki page here. Please note that I will be creating more stubs like this in order for us to produce QRcode images for the plaques we are producing.--Thuvack | talk 19:04, 17 May 2013 (UTC)Reply
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Your country needs more of you edit

Hi Thuvack, I've setup a style guide for anything South Africa government related. Would you be interested in writing a style guide for future editors? The idea is to get more standardisation across these articles. The guide is should be structured in the same way as the article layout, you can have a look at the one I started for government cabinets. Of course I also welcome your skills on the other style guides with your experience.

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@Anomalocaris:, thank you for the suggestion, I have updated my signature to suit. --Thuvack | talk 08:27, 13 December 2017 (UTC)Reply
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Reminder edit

Hello Thuvack. A reminder about Under-representation of science and women in Africa: Wikimania 2018 an opportunity to bridge the gap. Your contribution is appreciated. Ear-phone (talk) 14:56, 4 January 2018 (UTC)Reply

Hi! Dumi, my name is Thuli and I am a new user in Johannesburg with The Black Lunch Table. We are editing at Bridge Books in town with Heather Har--Thulimlambojames (talk) 11:25, 27 July 2018 (UTC). We look forward to seeing you on Sunday, at bridge books in Maboneng.--Thulimlambojames (talk) 11:25, 27 July 2018 (UTC)Reply

Some bubble tea for you! edit

  Hey I'm a new user in Johannesburg. Heather Hart asked me to message you. I am at Bridge Books in Marshaltown PalesaMatjele (talk) 11:25, 27 July 2018 (UTC)Reply

A bowl of strawberries for you! edit

  Hi im a new user in Johannesburg, Heather Hart told us about you. We are at Bridge Books Maboneng. Looking forward to seeing you on Sunday. Ofentse111 (talk) 11:25, 27 July 2018 (UTC)Reply

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Avuxeni. Hello, Thuvack. I don't speak Xitsonga, but I would like to contribute to the Tsonga Wikipedia in the area of South African politics. Can you maybe assist with translations? Best wishes, LefcentrerightDiscuss 15:50, 24 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

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