Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Ivory Coast/Archive 1

Broken assessments
Hi folks: I messed with this but its well over my head. I'm assuming the assessment cats and the assessment display box are using difrent variations of C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire or Cote_d%E2%80%99Ivoire. Can someone who understands how these things work take a look? Cheers. T L Miles (talk) 19:57, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Use "CI=yes" and "CI-importance=" in the banner for this country. The punctuation of the name created problems for the template. John Carter (talk) 20:39, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Brillant: starting to update them now, and I'll add that to the project page. T L Miles (talk) 13:35, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

African cinema task force
An African cinema task force has been proposed at WikiProject Films, which would include the cinema of Cote d'Ivoire. Interested editors are encouraged to sign up - if there is enough interest, then the task force will be created! Many thanks, Girolamo Savonarola (talk) 03:28, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Help request: 34 Côte d'Ivoire-related articles needing geographical coordinates
Based on a search of Wikipedia's articles related to Côte d'Ivoire, I've found some articles that I believe are about places in Côte d'Ivoire, and could usefully have geographical coordinates added.

The articles in question are listed in Category:Côte d'Ivoire articles missing geocoordinate data. At the time of writing, some examples included:
 * 1) Bocanda
 * 2) Bongouanou
 * 3) Boule (Community)
 * 4) Béoumi
 * 5) Mankono
 * 6) Mont Sângbé National Park
 * 7) Prikro

...and there are many more, as well. At the time of posting this notice, there were 34 articles in this category needing geographical coordinates.

Why add coordinates?
By adding coordinates, a Wikipedia reader can easily view the location on a street map, nautical chart, topographic map, by satellite photo, realtime weather map, and in many other ways. Coordinate data makes an article eventually appear in various services such as Google Maps' Wikipedia overlay, Google Earth, and Wikipedia's own internal map service. Coordinate data also helps readers looking for geographically-based data, such as locations near a reference point, or related information.

How can I do it?
The articles are all marked with coord missing tags, which need to be replaced with coord tags that contain the location's latitude/longitude coordinates; or you might be able to add coordinates to an existing infobox. You can find out how to do this at the Geocoding how-to for WikiProject members. Please let me know if this is useful, or if you have any questions! -- The Anome (talk) 11:39, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Images available for upload
This user at Flickr has a number of photos which are CC-BY licensed (and thus available to upload to http://commons.wikimedia.org. He has a pile of picture (somefreely licensed, some not) of the CI national squad training in Abidjan, dignitaries and celebrities, and the city. I've got other stuff to do, but any image by this user with the little "(BY) Attribution  Some rights reserved " tag can be uploaded and used on Wikipedia freely. Have at it. T L Miles (talk) 02:13, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Proposal for a 200-WikiProject contest
A proposal has been posted for a contest between all 200 country WikiProjects. We're looking for judges, coordinators, ideas, and feedback.

The Transhumanist 00:39, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Abissa
Abissa is a cultural concept embracing the music, dance, and spiritual life of the N’zima people in the town of Grand Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa. Ikip (talk) 00:04, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

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Unreferenced living people articles bot
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RFC: Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast
To note that there is a request for comment on whether Wikipedia should be giving primacy to the phrase of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast. Those who would like to express their opinion and participate in the discussion should do at that talk page. billinghurst  sDrewth  08:30, 12 July 2010 (UTC)

Cote d'Ivoire articles have been selected for the Wikipedia 0.8 release
Version 0.8 is a collection of Wikipedia articles selected by the Wikipedia 1.0 team for offline release on USB key, DVD and mobile phone. Articles were selected based on their assessed importance and quality, then article versions (revisionIDs) were chosen for trustworthiness (freedom from vandalism) using an adaptation of the WikiTrust algorithm.

We would like to ask you to review the Cote d'Ivoire articles and revisionIDs we have chosen. Selected articles are marked with a diamond symbol (♦) to the right of each article, and this symbol links to the selected version of each article. If you believe we have included or excluded articles inappropriately, please contact us at Wikipedia talk:Version 0.8 with the details. You may wish to look at your WikiProject's articles with cleanup tags and try to improve any that need work; if you do, please give us the new revisionID at Wikipedia talk:Version 0.8. We would like to complete this consultation period by midnight UTC on Sunday, November 14th.

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Popular pages project sign-up
I've signed the project up for bot generated popular pages listings. To edit my request the key is: j8778ge. --Kleopatra (talk) 17:12, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

Pageview stats
After a recent request, I added WikiProject Côte d'Ivoire to the list of projects to compile monthly pageview stats for. The data is the same used by http://stats.grok.se/en/ but the program is different, and includes the aggregate views from all redirects to each page. The stats are at WikiProject Côte d'Ivoire/Popular pages.

The page will be updated monthly with new data. The edits aren't marked as bot edits, so they will show up in watchlists. You can view more results, request a new project be added to the list, or request a configuration change for this project using the toolserver tool. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let me know. Thanks! Mr.Z-man 01:19, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

Photo request
For those of you in Abidjan, would someone mind photographing the following? Thank you, WhisperToMe (talk) 06:28, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Head office of Air Ivoire - Place de la république Immeuble EECI 01 BP 7782 Abidjan 01

Civil war
So would the recent clashed be classed as a revert to a civil war? Can some help with the update, please. Enlil Ninlil (talk) 05:46, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

Ministries
Here are some interesting things I found: WhisperToMe (talk) 12:54, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
 * "Ministère de l'Economie et des Finances." 21 April 2011. Gov't of Ivory Coast - http://www.webcitation.org/5ybL8bt7P
 * "Ministère des Transports." - 9 September 2008

Discussion
At Talk:2010–2011 Ivorian crisis, there's a discussion going on about merging that article into the Second Ivorian Civil War article. B-Machine (talk) 19:26, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

Move discussion
Not sure why this wikiproject wasn't notified earlier, but there's an ongoing discussion at Talk:Côte d'Ivoire over whether the article Côte d'Ivoire should be moved to Ivory Coast. Please stop by and leave a comment if you're interested. TDL (talk) 18:49, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Souleymane Coulibaly
Please note that the article Souleymane Coulibaly has been listed for deletion. Hack (talk) 05:05, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Souleymane Coulibaly
Please note that the article Souleymane Coulibaly has been listed for deletion. Hack (talk) 05:05, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

Côte d'Ivoire sport template discussion
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Kineta, Côte d'Ivoire
Hi, I have created this stub to replace a vague hatnote at Kineta: someone who knows the area could improve the stub-type and category, and expand the article. Pam D  22:10, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Requested move of Côte d'Ivoire
There is currently a discussion on moving the article Côte d'Ivoire to Ivory Coast. Please join the discussion here if you are interested. TDL (talk) 02:14, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

Requested move

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the move request was: moved. WP:UE doesn't apply here, because this is not an article. The basic principle of consistency dictates this move. However, should at some future point the members of the Wikiproject decide to change it back, or to a third name, their wishes should be given deference. 84.110.51.241 (talk) 20:08, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

– We might as well with the Ivory Coast move already almost two months behind us. Marcus Qwertyus (talk) 01:49, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
 * WikiProject Côte d& → WikiProject Ivory Coast
 * WikiProject Côte d'Ivoire/Popular pages → WikiProject Ivory Coast/Popular pages
 * WikiProject Côte d'Ivoire/Article alerts → WikiProject Ivory Coast/Article alerts


 * Support, per consistency and WP:UE. Kauffner (talk) 03:16, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment shouldn't you have asked the WikiProject before posting this to RM? -- 76.65.128.252 (talk) 04:08, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Support per nom and Kauffner, cf. my frustrated efforts at Template talk:Country data Côte d'Ivoire. --BDD (talk) 17:39, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Oppose WP:UE does not apply as it is already a name in English usage, but you knew that didn't you! The people in the project might have been consulted first. Agathoclea (talk) 18:10, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
 * That assertion is disputed, to put it mildly. --BDD (talk) 18:42, 29 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment unless members of this project !vote, and since there's been no notice to the project for some significant time period (low activity project), I don't see how this request can be valid, since WPPs can be named anyway the members want. -- 76.65.128.252 (talk) 03:35, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
 * You know that this RM is on the project's talk's page? Kauffner (talk) 09:08, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
 * This is a low activity project, if none of the members notice that someone is imposing a change onto their project (if they check the talk page once a month or something), it would be bad, since outsiders would be imposing a name onto their project without their participation. A similar event (imposition by outsiders) at WP:USA cause a huge incident, reciminations, etc., when a low activity state project wasn't informed of changes to their project made by WP:USA.
 * No one (including myself) appears in the talk page prior to this discussion who have participated in this discussion, nor is anyone signed on the membership list. There has not yet been participation by the project itself. (Which is why I think a discussion should have been opened for a month to see if anyone would discuss it, before opening an RM proposal; if a month passes with no perhaps the project should be marked semi-active, and then outsiders proposing a rename would be much the same as any other user, due to lack of activity) -- 76.65.128.252 (talk) 11:23, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
 * WP:OWN? Marcus Qwertyus (talk) 13:30, 2 September 2012 (UTC)
 * This is not an article, but a project therefore the project has mostly jurisdiction over its scope and pages. It will have to be a major conflict with core policies to allow outside interference. Agathoclea (talk) 21:04, 2 September 2012 (UTC)
 * WikiProjects can be proposed for deletion by non-members. This is not a unique case. Marcus Qwertyus (talk) 21:28, 2 September 2012 (UTC)
 * A good example. The arguments and the outcome there proof my point. Agathoclea (talk) 22:09, 2 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Very well. Look what happened to WP:Mediation Cabal. Unless you can point to policy that says non-project members are not allowed any weight to the outcome of discussions, I don't see any point in continuing this thread. Marcus Qwertyus (talk) 05:38, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
 * I asked for an opinion from WP:COUNCIL, where an opinion given said it's probably a bad thing, since it could make editors stop editing. -- 76.65.131.248 (talk) 22:56, 14 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Just to be clear, this is the opinion of an individual. Your comment made me think that the council as a body handed down an opinion. That said, the opinion probably suggests a legitimate concern. --BDD (talk) 15:55, 15 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Mild Oppose - I tend to think that, despite the recent moves elsewhere, that "Cote d'Ivoire" is one of only two countries, the other being "Timor Leste" who have come to prominence since the people in the US and UK have become a bit less, well, English-centric, and that, despite the recent discussion of moving, this actually is, at present, the more commonly used form of the name in the academic world. It may even be becoming such in the regular news media as well. The fact of one page being named does not, as per policy, mean that any and all other pages must similarly be changed. Personally, I think it would be an extraordinary effort to change the templates to reflect this proposed change, change the relevant categories for assessment, ans so on and on and on, particularly when this matter is less clearcut than some might think. I honestly can't see any particular benefit from the name change, and a possibly extreme amount of work to be imposed on someone simply because they want to go possibly a bit overboard and seemingly remove a name which is in use, even if not in the most regular way, in the English speaking press. However, if someone else wishes to engage in the effort to change the assessment categories, banner material, and so on, then I would have no objection. But, honestly, it makes no sense to me to have the categories be for the Cote d'Ivoire topic when the project itself is perhaps Ivory Coast. John Carter (talk) 00:41, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Here are English sources using Côte d'Ivoire according to Google Alerts: All Africa (12), Global Voices Online, Liberian Day Observer, Inner City Press, Boxscore, CRIEnglish. Reuters AlertNet. Few of these are well regarded publications. Those using Ivory Coast: Reuters (6), Businessweek (2), Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune via Reuters, ESPN via AP, Associated Press, Bloomberg, Washington Post, Seattle Times via AP, Washington Examiner, Atlanta Journal-Constituition. Marcus Qwertyus (talk) 01:37, 12 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Lest we get into another Côte d'Ivoire vs. Ivory Coast battle here, I think we should keep in mind that the relevant question is not what to call the country but whether it's appropriate for the corresponding WikiProject to adopt a different name. Might I point to WikiProject Burma (Myanmar) and suggest WikiProject Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) as a compromise? It's a bit unwieldy, but it's based on precedent. I still prefer the original proposal, but this may satisfy more people. --BDD (talk) 21:53, 19 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Support. Not too fussed, but I agree with those supporting that it makes sense for the project to reflect the title of the article. Jenks24 (talk) 05:47, 7 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Support. The argument that Côte d'Ivoire is the WP:COMMONNAME in English is baseless. The RM on the main article reached consensus that Ivory Coast is the CN in English, and should be also applied here. Zarcadia (talk) 21:31, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

I'm not sure why an IP with no other edits closed this discussion, but for ease of future reference, note that an administrator, Aervanath actually made this move. The closing statement is the IP's. --BDD (talk) 15:15, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

Attiéké
Hello. Were looking for someone with a camera and a plate of Attiéké in front of them. Please upload a picture of it at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard

Thank you so much in advance. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 13:37, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

Requested move, Ivory Coast or 'the Ivory Coast'
Please see Talk:Rugby union in the Ivory Coast for a discussion on whether article and category names should include "the" before "Ivory Coast" as part of the country name. – Fayenatic  L ondon 14:14, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

Kumusha Takes Wiki
I created a page to give quickly some explanation about a project starting this month for a year, Kumusha Takes Wiki. Key words are Ivory Coast, Uganda, Wikimedia projects, OpenStreetMap and photographic contest in Africa. It is a French (in Côte d'Ivoire) and English (in Uganda) project. If you are interested, please do not hesitate to drop a word on the talk page or follow the twitter account. Anthere (talk) 21:28, 14 October 2013 (UTC)
 * The WikiAfrica project at the Africa Centre is seeking a researcher who has exceptional investigative, data gathering, Wikipedia/Wikimedia knowledge and writing skills for an exciting 4-week intensive short-term project for WikiAfrica’s Kumusha Takes Wiki project.
 * Proficiency in French is a bonus, as is experience of Uganda and/or Cote d’Ivoire. The researcher will need to start immediately.
 * Applicants should submit a CV showing relevant research experience to wikiafrica @  africacentre.net.
 * Application deadline: 15th November. Anthere (talk)
 * 25th of November 2013 : The Kumusha Takes Wiki is currently calling for applications from enthusiastic candidates in Côte d’Ivoire and Uganda to drive the project among selected communities in their home countries. This contract is a full time position for one year. Residence in the country of operation (either Côte d’Ivoire or Uganda) is mandatory, as is travel for a maximum of 2 months to attend a course in Cape Town. Full announcement available here. Interested persons should apply by 11th December 2013. Anthere (talk)

Popular pages tool update
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Ivory Coast presentation at WikiIndaba 2014 is now online
The WikiIndaba 2014 sessions are now online at YouTube. This includes a presentation, Challenges and Successes in Africa - Cote d'Ivoire. Very informative and highly recommended. --

Languages in censuses and Race and ethnicity in censuses
Pleas add information about this country to this articles--Kaiyr (talk) 20:56, 30 July 2014 (UTC)

Comment on the WikiProject X proposal
Hello there! As you may already know, most WikiProjects here on Wikipedia struggle to stay active after they've been founded. I believe there is a lot of potential for WikiProjects to facilitate collaboration across subject areas, so I have submitted a grant proposal with the Wikimedia Foundation for the "WikiProject X" project. WikiProject X will study what makes WikiProjects succeed in retaining editors and then design a prototype WikiProject system that will recruit contributors to WikiProjects and help them run effectively. Please review the proposal here and leave feedback. If you have any questions, you can ask on the proposal page or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you for your time! (Also, sorry about the posting mistake earlier. If someone already moved my message to the talk page, feel free to remove this posting.) Harej (talk) 22:47, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

WikiProject X is live!


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Contests
User:Dr. Blofeld has created WikiProject Africa/Contests. The idea is to run a series of contests/editathons focusing on each region of Africa. He has spoken to Wikimedia about it and $1000-1500 is possible for prize money. Would anybody here be interested in contributing to one or assisting draw up core article/missing article lists? He says he's thinking of North Africa for an inaugural one in October. If interested please sign up in the participants section of the Contest page, thanks.♦ -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 20:02, 20 July 2016 (UTC)


 * There is probably also need for a tie-up with Wiki Loves Women and Women in Red. Has anyone been looking at these possibilities?--Ipigott (talk) 10:14, 10 September 2016 (UTC)

2016 Community Wishlist Survey Proposal to Revive Popular Pages
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 * Fix and improve Mr.Z-bot's popular pages report

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PM or head of government
There is a discrepancy somewhere. Please see Talk:List of heads of government of Ivory Coast. Agathoclea (talk) 16:44, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

Popular pages report
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WikiProject collaboration notice from the Portals WikiProject
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