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Thanks. — [[User:Headbomb|Headbomb]]&nbsp;{<sup>[[User talk:Headbomb|ταλκ]]</sup><sub style="margin-left:-4.0ex;">[[Special:Contributions/Headbomb|κοντριβς]]</sub>&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;[[WP:PHYS|WP Physics]]} 09:53, 15 March, 2009 (UTC)
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== Join the Months of African Cinema Global Contest! ==
== WikiProject collaboration notice from the [[WP:WPPORT|Portals WikiProject]] ==


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The reason I am contacting you is because there are one or more portals that fall under this subject, and the Portals WikiProject is currently undertaking a major drive to automate portals that may affect them.
Greetings!


[[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine|The AfroCine Project]] invites you to join us again this October and November, [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema|the two months which are dedicated to improving content]] about the cinema of Africa, the Caribbean, and the diaspora.
Portals are being redesigned.


Join us in this exciting venture, by helping to create or expand contents in Wikimedia projects which are connected to this scope. Kindly [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema#Participants|list your username under the participants section]] to indicate your interest in participating in this contest.
The new design features are being applied to existing portals.


We would be awarding prizes to different categories of winners:
At present, we are gearing up for a maintenance pass of portals in which the introduction section will be upgraded to no longer need a subpage. In place of static copied and pasted excerpts will be self-updating excerpts displayed through selective transclusion, using the template {{tl|Transclude lead excerpt}}.


*'''''Overall winner'''''
The discussion about this can be found '''[[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Portals#AWB_team_please_tackle_maintenance_run_on_intro_sections|here]]'''.
**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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema|here]]. For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talkpage or on the main project talkpage. Looking forward to your participation.--[[User:Jamie Tubers|Jamie Tubers]] ([[User talk:Jamie Tubers#top|talk]]) 19:22, 22nd September 2020 (UTC)}}
Maintainers of specific portals are encouraged to sign up as project members '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Portals#Specific_portal_maintainers|here]]''', noting the portals they maintain, so that those portals are skipped by the maintenance pass. Currently, we are interested in upgrading neglected and abandoned portals. There will be opportunity for maintained portals to opt-in later, or the portal maintainers can handle upgrading (the portals they maintain) personally at any time.


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== Welcome to the Months of African Cinema Global Contest! ==
On April 8th, 2018, an [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/RfC: Ending the system of portals|RfC ("Request for comment") proposal was made to eliminate all portals and the portal namespace]]. On April 17th, the Portals WikiProject was rebooted to handle the revitalization of the portal system. On May 12th, the RfC was closed with the result to keep portals, by a margin of about 2 to 1 in favor of keeping portals.


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There's an [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2018-05-24/WikiProject report|article in the current edition of the Signpost interviewing project members about the RfC and the Portals WikiProject]].

Since the reboot, the Portals WikiProject has been busy building tools and components to upgrade portals.

So far, 84 editors have joined.

If you would like to keep abreast of what is happening with portals, see the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Portals/Newsletter archive|newsletter archive]].

If you have any questions about what is happening with portals or the Portals WikiProject, please post them on the [[WT:WPPORT|WikiProject's talk page]].

Thank you. <span class="nowrap">&nbsp;&nbsp; &mdash; ''[[User talk:The Transhumanist|The&nbsp;Transhumanist]]''&nbsp;&nbsp; </span> 08:01, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

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

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Greetings!
Greetings!


[[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine|The AfroCine Project]] core team is happy to inform you that the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema|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!
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.


Please [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema#Participants|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.
This is to introduce you to a new Wikiproject called '''''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_AfroCine|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 ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Participants|project page here]]''.


The following prizes would be recognized at the end of the contest:
Furthermore, In the months of October and November, the WikiProject is organizing a global on-wiki contest and edit-a-thon tagged: '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema|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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema#Participants|here]]. In preparation for the contest, please do [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Article Suggestions|suggest relevant articles]] that need to be created or expanded in different countries, during this event!


*'''''Overall winner'''''
If you have any questions, complaints, suggestions, etc., please reach out to me personally on my talkpage! Cheers!--[[User:Jamie Tubers|Jamie Tubers]] ([[User talk:Jamie Tubers#top|talk]]) 20:50, 5 September 2018 (UTC)}}
**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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema|here]]. For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talkpage or on the main project talkpage. We look forward to your participation.--[[User:Jamie Tubers|Jamie Tubers]] ([[User talk:Jamie Tubers#top|talk]]) 23:20, 30th September 2021 (UTC)}}
== Welcome to the Months of African Cinema! ==


<small>''Ýou can opt-out of this annual reminder from The Afrocine Project by removing your username from [[m:MassMessage/Lists/AfroCine|this list]]''</small>
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== Patriotic Front ==
Greetings!


Hi.
[[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine|The AfroCine Project]] welcomes you to October, the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema|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.


I raised a concern at [[Talk:Patriotic Front (Zambia)#Information Accuracy]]. May we look what what I wrote there. [[User:GeographicAccountant|GeographicAccountant]] ([[User talk:GeographicAccountant|talk]]) 13:00, 5 December 2023 (UTC)
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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema#Participants|list your name under the participants section]], if you haven't done so already.


== [[Distro Kuomboka]] ==
On English Wikipedia, we would be recognizing Users who are able to achieve the following:


This article [[Distro Kuomboka]] is one of the oldest unreferenced articles on the site and deals with a Zambian band. Would anyone be able to take a look at this? Thanks. [[User:Tooncool64|Tooncool64]] ([[User talk:Tooncool64|talk]]) 07:01, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
*'''''Overall winner''''' (1st, 2nd, 3rd places)
*'''''Country Winners'''''
*'''''Diversity winner'''''
*'''''High quality contributors'''''
*'''''Gender-gap fillers'''''
*'''''Page improvers'''''
*'''''Wikidata Translators'''''


== [[WP:DCWC|Developing Countries WikiContest]] ==
For further information about the contest, the recognition categories and how to participate, please visit the contest page [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema|here]]. For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talkpage or on the main project talkpage. See you around :).--[[User:Jamie Tubers|Jamie Tubers]] ([[User talk:Jamie Tubers#top|talk]]) 22:50, 03 October 2018 (UTC)}}
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==RfC on election/referendum naming format==
An RfC on moving the year from the end to the start of article titles (e.g. [[South African general election, 2019]] to [[2019 South African general election]]) has been reopened for further comment, including on whether a bot could be used move the articles if it closed in favour of the change: [[Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (government and legislation)#Proposed change to election/referendum naming format]]. Cheers, [[User:Number 57|<span style="color: orange;">Number</span>]] [[User talk:Number 57|<span style="color: green;">5</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Number 57|<span style="color: blue;">7</span>]] 15:41, 20 October 2018 (UTC)

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

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Greetings!


Starting this July, we will see a new contest on the scene - the Developing Countries WikiContest ([[WP:DCWC]])! Think of it as a [[WP:CUP|WikiCup]] but only for articles and media on developing countries.
After a successful [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema/2018|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.


Competitors may submit [[WP:GA|GA]]s, [[WP:GT|GT]]s, [[WP:FA|FA]]s, [[WP:FT|FT]]s, [[WP:FL|FL]]s, [[WP:FP|FP]]s, and [[WP:DYK|DYK]] and [[WP:ITN|ITN]] entries from/on developing countries to gain points and proceed to further rounds. Points are also awarded to those who review GAs, FAs and FLs.
[[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine|The AfroCine Project]] welcomes you to October, the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema|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 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema#Participants|list your name under the participants section]].


Zambia is listed as a least-developed country for the purposes of this contest, which means Zambia-related submissions to the contest will get a multiplier in points. I encourage everyone here to sign up and compete with editors from around the world to create high-quality content!
On English Wikipedia, we would be recognizing participants in the following manner:


Append your name to the [[WP:2024 Developing Countries WikiContest/Signups|DCWC signup page]] today!
*'''''Overall winner''''' (1st, 2nd, 3rd places)
*'''''Diversity winner'''''
*'''''Gender-gap fillers'''''


Best wishes, [[User:Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI|Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI]] (<small><sup>[[User talk:Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI|talk to me!]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:contributions/Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI|my edits]]</sub></small>) 14:39, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
For further information about the contest, the recognition categories and how to participate, please visit the contest page [[Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCine/Months of African Cinema|here]]. For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talkpage or on the main project talkpage. See you around :).--[[User:Jamie Tubers|Jamie Tubers]] ([[User talk:Jamie Tubers#top|talk]]) 00:50, 30 September 2019 (UTC)}}
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Thanks. — Headbomb {ταλκκοντριβς – WP Physics} 09:53, 15 March, 2009 (UTC)

Join the Months of African Cinema Global Contest!

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)

Ýou can opt-out of this annual reminder from The Afrocine Project by removing your username from this list

Welcome to the Months of African Cinema Global Contest!

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)

Ýou can opt-out of this annual reminder from The Afrocine Project by removing your username from this list

Patriotic Front

Hi.

I raised a concern at Talk:Patriotic Front (Zambia)#Information Accuracy. May we look what what I wrote there. GeographicAccountant (talk) 13:00, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This article Distro Kuomboka is one of the oldest unreferenced articles on the site and deals with a Zambian band. Would anyone be able to take a look at this? Thanks. Tooncool64 (talk) 07:01, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Starting this July, we will see a new contest on the scene - the Developing Countries WikiContest (WP:DCWC)! Think of it as a WikiCup but only for articles and media on developing countries.

Competitors may submit GAs, GTs, FAs, FTs, FLs, FPs, and DYK and ITN entries from/on developing countries to gain points and proceed to further rounds. Points are also awarded to those who review GAs, FAs and FLs.

Zambia is listed as a least-developed country for the purposes of this contest, which means Zambia-related submissions to the contest will get a multiplier in points. I encourage everyone here to sign up and compete with editors from around the world to create high-quality content!

Append your name to the DCWC signup page today!

Best wishes, Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI (talk to me!/my edits) 14:39, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]