Makala za Wikipedia… Expanding Swahili Language Resources: Key Updates from the Past Two Months 4 Aug 20248 Aug 2024 1. Contributions to Swahili Wiktionary: LR: Muddyb & Mwafrika Merinyo - Kinondoni, Dar es Salaam, February 5 2024. Over the past two months, I have been making a considerable contributions…
Uncategorized Reducing Restrictions on Wikimedia Translations for Trusted Users 4 Aug 2024 As a native Swahili speaker, I have a right to raise my concerns over the Wikimedia Translating tool. The system imposes some lousy restrictions that requires extensive work of re-editing…
Makala za Wikipedia… Alex Method’s Milestone: First Tanzanian to Reach 100K Edits on Wikimedia 28 Jul 2024 Alex Method on 26 November 2022 during the Let's Connect Tanzania program. Alex Method, widely known in the Wikimedia community as Rwebogora, is a heavily involved Wikimedian from Tanzania. Since…
Wikipedia related posts Wikimedia Community User Group Tanzania: Annual Report Review for 2023 and 2024 14 Jul 2024 LR: Antoni Mtavangu, Jimbo Wales, Pellagia Njau na Asaf Batov at Wikimania Conference in Singapore, 19 August 2023. The Wikimedia Community User Group Tanzania has recently submitted its annual reports…
Wikipedia related posts Celebrating 82,000 Articles on Swahili Wikipedia 11 Jul 2024 On July 10, 2024, Swahili Wikipedia reached plausible milestone of 82,000 articles. While we still mourn the loss of our beloved Kipala, this achievement serves as a beacon of hope…
Makala za Wikipedia… One Year Anniversary of the Passing of Ingo Koll (Kipala) 11 Jul 2024 It is very, very hard to believe that now a year has passed down since we bid farewell to our beloved Swahili Wikipedia mentor Ingo Koll, widely known as Kipala…
Wikipedia related posts Introduction to Wikimedia User Ally Kiliwasha (Killy95) 7 Jul 2024 Ally Kiliwasha (Killy95) on 8th March, 2022 as per Facebook post date. Ally Kiliwasha, known in the Wikimedia community as user Killy95, has become a notable contributor, particularly on Wikimedia…
Wikipedia related posts Concerns about Wikimedia Translating Tools 7 Jul 20247 Jul 2024 As a native Swahili speaker, I have a right to raise my concerns about the Wikimedia Translating tools. The system imposes some lousy restrictions that requires extensive work of re-editing…
Makala za Wikipedia… Edit-a-thons in East Africa, with a Focus on Tanzania: Challenges and Benefits 5 Jul 20247 Jul 2024 Introduction Since 2021, in East Africa, particularly Tanzania, has witnessed a tremendous rise of edit-a-thons. These collaborative events, designed to improve and create content on Wikipedia, have significantly boosted the…
Uncategorized Back with a bang: Writing for Swahili Wikipedia and managing Swahili Wiktionary 20 Jun 2024 I'm fully excited to announce that I'm back writing for Swahili Wikipedia and also managing Swahili Wiktionary in process. In the previous couple of days, I've been spending a lot…
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