User talk:Jediwannabe

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 * That you very much Jediwannabe 06:54, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Scouting Barnstarn
Did you see this proposal? Scouting Barnstarn --evrik 19:50, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

CMScout page
I have just made some minor changes to this page that you set up. It looks very much like an advert for the program and I doubt it would survive a call for its deletion. Can you suggest ways to make it more NPOV and more wikified? Regards. --Bduke 10:22, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

I can't think of anyways to make it more NPOV, except to put a disadvantages section to it. But, if you compare it to other pages that relate to similar types of programs (Such as phpBB and Mambo) you'll notice that it is much more NPOV then those are. But I will work a bit on it. Thanks Jediwannabe 10:34, 25 January 2006 (UTC)


 * templates substituted by a bot as per Template substitution Pegasusbot 04:50, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Scouting article work
If you are getting this, it is because you do or did work on Scouting articles (see WikiProject_Scouting).

As the Scouting WikiProject has been formed since early January 2006, we've had many great improvements made in this area of Wiki and I want to personally thank everyone for their help. We don't always agree on things, but we keep moving forward. YIS, Rlevse 22:09, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

South African Scout Association article
Thanks for working on this. Definitely better than before. I can not assign GA or FA on my own, they have to go through the GA/FA process. I can assign A-class on my own (though it's higher than GA), but this isn't there yet: the lead doesn't summarize the article, several stubby sections (like Scout Programme), etc. If you want to ensure it'll pass GA, follow the suggestions on AndyZ's peer review script I ran for you and put on its talk page. I'll help if you like. Rlevse 21:43, 7 August 2006 (UTC)


 * I'm working on it (Slowly...). Thanks for the support, I really want to get this article up to FA (And when I think it's ready for that I'll put it through the nomination process). I'll give you a shout if I need help, thanks Jediwannabe 17:42, 10 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Ok, done a rather major rewrite and resorting of the article. Mind taking another peak and let me know what you think? Thanks Jediwannabe 20:13, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Irene
Please reconsider your comments on the Irene%2C_South_Africa discussion page.137.215.9.20 12:31, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

GA
Re your nomination South_African_Scout_Association at WP:GAC. It's in dire need of more refs. Rlevse 20:04, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Look it over and improve any way you see it needs. Rlevse 12:20, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
 * This article was put on hold. The issues on the talk page look lengthy but aren't that bad. With a tad of work, it'll be GA. Rlevse 04:02, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

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See talk on GA nom here. We think it would be a good idea if you could add a SA section.Rlevse 16:06, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

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Wikimania 2007
Hi Jediwannabe

Wikimania 2007, which is being held in Taipei, Taiwan on August 3-5, is offering opportunities for travel scholarships to Wikimania for active users of Wikimedia projects from the continent of Africa. Although the original scholarship deadline has passed, please, if you are interested, you may still apply at http://wm07schols.wikimedia.org/apply.php. Sincerely yours, Cary Bass 20:59, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

CMScout
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South African Scout Association GA Sweeps Review: On Hold
As part of the WikiProject Good Articles, we're doing sweeps to go over all of the current GAs and see if they still meet the GA criteria and I'm specifically going over all of the "Culture and Society" articles. I have reviewed South African Scout Association and believe the article currently meets the majority of the criteria and should remain listed as a Good article. In reviewing the article, I have found there are some issues that may need to be addressed, and I'll leave the article on hold for seven days for them to be fixed. I have left this message on your talk page since you have significantly edited the article (based on using this article history tool). Please consider helping address the several points that I listed on the talk page of the article, which shouldn't take too long to fix with the assistance of multiple editors. I have also left messages on the talk pages for other editors and a related WikiProject to spread the workload around some. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. --Nehrams2020 (talk) 00:37, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Image:Cmscout_screen_shot.jpg listed for deletion
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Peer Review request
I'm sorry, I'm afraid my life is too hectic right now to take on additional review projects. Good luck with the article, though, and hopefully I can be of assistance in the future. Scartol •  Tok  14:53, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

WikiProject South Africa
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 * Added link to Wikipedia Books
 * Marked inactive sections of the project as inactive

Comments, constructive criticism and suggestions for improving it further are welcome --NJR_ZA (talk) 07:26, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

South African Wikimedia Chapter
Hi Zediwannabe. The idea of setting up a local Wikimedia chapter has been discussed by South African Wikipedians (and those associated with other Wikimedia projects) for some time now, and we want to help turn this dream into a reality. There are currently over 25 chapters established around the world, and several more planned and being discussed, but so far, none in Africa. A South African chapter, should it become a reality, would be a continental first. If you're interested in being involved in the creation of a South African Wikimedia Chapter, could you please [mailto:wikipedia@africancommons.org email me] directly. Thanks and look forward to hearing from you. Kaydee 68 (talk) 15:43, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

South African Wikimedia Chapter update and mailing list
Hi there. Local Wikipedians have set up a mailing list where we will be discussing the formation of a local Wikimedia Chapter in South Africa. Please join the mailing list at this url https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza. There is also a page set up on Meta where you can add your name if you're interested to take this idea forward. Check out http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa. Thanks Kaydee 68 (talk) 09:11, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

Stellenbosch to bid for Wikimania 2012!
Hi Jedi Wannabe!

The nascent South African Wikimedia chapter has decided to bid to host Wikimania in Stellenbosch, South Africa in 2012. This would be the first Wikimania in South Africa, and would be a great advertisement for our country. Please take a look at meta:Wikimania_2012/Bids/Stellenbosch. If you can add to the discussion, please do. If you feel that you are able to do anything to help, please join the Wikimedia South Africa mailing list and let us know. Even simple messages of support are valued!

May the Force be with you!

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Inviting you to WikiAfrica Incubator!
Hey Jediwannabe,

WikiAfrica invites you to support the Africa Incubator

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--Awinda 12:58, 6 March 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Awinda (talk • contribs)

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Good article reassessment for Scouts South Africa
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