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Gamtoos River

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I’m translating your article into Polish and to do a good translation I need to verify the data and to quote reliable sources. You wrote that Gamtoos River is approximately 645 km long with a catchment area of 34,635 km². The Afrikaans language version of this article seems to state that the Gamtoos River is about 500 km long.

I couldn't find any information on the Gamtoos River in my Encyclopædia Universalis, but I found it here: eWISA - SOUTH AFRICAN RIVERS,eWISA Gamtoos RIVER: Overview.

It confirm yours data. Unfortunately I’m not able to evaluate if the eWISA is a reliable source. Some websites takes their data from Wikipedia and I prefer to avoid a feedback situation, so could you indicate what your source was, please?--Akramm1 (talk) 12:32, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

• It was a long time ago since I created this post. At the time I was using mostly the Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Southern Africa 5th Edition Template:ISBN, 1985 Jcw69 (talk) 10:31, 14 May 2015 (UTC)

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• Thank you, I am going through current policies that I can find and bringing myself back up to speed. --Jcw69 (talk) 09:16, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

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Expanded article for Liwonde National Park

Hello, Jcw69. On behalf of the nonprofit organization African Parks via the Wyss Foundation, and as part of my work at Beutler Ink, I've submitted an expanded and updated draft of the Liwonde National Park article for consideration at Talk:Liwonde National Park. I am looking for someone to review this draft for accuracy and neutrality, and to copy over content appropriately as a replacement of the current article, which is almost entirely unsourced. You noted an interest in Africa at WikiProject Protected areas, so I thought I'd reach out to see if you are interested in taking a look at the proposed draft, since my requests for help at several WikiProjects have gone unanswered for a while now. Might you be willing to take a look at the draft? Thanks for your consideration. Inkian Jason (talk) 15:39, 20 October 2017 (UTC)

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Wikimania scholarship application for SA and SADC

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Wikipedia Capacity Building Workshop

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Hey, Jcw69. Just stopping by to wish you a Happy Birthday from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day! Mjs1991 (talk) 11:14, 14 June 2019 (UTC)

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	Thanks for all your work. We will miss you! RIP. LefcentrerightDiscuss 14:41, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

Protected edit request on 24 November 2020

At the beginning where it says digital strategist-there is a redlink due to an XFD. Mind removing the brackets? HurricaneTracker495 (talk) 21:43, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

What's wrong with the red link? Presumably a decent article could be written on the topic - it just wasn't the version that was deleted. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 22:31, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

Template:Nac Redirected the article to Digital strategy to Digital marketing. That will fix the red link. Closing edit request - reopen if you have a problem with this. P,TO 19104 (talk) (contribs) 22:51, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

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Wikimedia South Africa Engagement

Good Day Fellow Wikimedian

I write to invite you to a Wikimedia ZA birthday celebration which will take place on 22 February 2025 at the Goethe Institut in Parktown, Johannesburg and Code Bridge in Cape Town as well as online if you will not be able to join in person.

Wikimedia South Africa is a chapter founded on 25 February 2012 after being approved as a chapter by the Wikimedia Foundation on 26 March 2011. Our chapter seeks to promote local awareness of the projects and their proper academic use, encourage translation efforts into local languages and support the creation of local free knowledge and media

We are always looking to support South Africans or Africans in the promotion of free knowledge and to promote the enhancement of local knowledge in local languages on wikipedia and online for the benefit of all.

As a chapter engagement is an important strategic initiative and we would encourage you to check out the chapter on the links below. Links:

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Each month the Chapter hosts In-Person Meetups in Cape Town and Johannesburg where fellow Wikimedians and newcomers meet to enjoy refreshments and snacks and to discuss Wikipedia, Wikimedia South Africa initiatives and to isolate community needs.

In February our next Chapter Meetups will occur in person in Johannesburg at the Goethe Institut:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_Meet-up_South_Africa/_Johannesburg_14

and in Cape Town at the Codebridge offices:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_Meet-up_South_Africa/_Cape_Town_45

The Meetup will occur on Saturday the 22nd February 2025 between 10:30am and 12:30pm.

This meetup will be special as we will be celebrating the 13th Anniversary of Wikimedia South Africa and the 24th Anniversary of Wikipedia. There will be refreshments and entertainment.

We will be reflecting on our past year as well as our plans for the Chapter in 2025 and would love for you to participate. If you are able to attend in person please RSVP so we can appropriately plan by completing the form by 12th February 2025:

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Can’t join in person no problem online participation will be available and an option is available in the form above as well.

Best Regards,

Wikimedia South Africa Herschal Jackson (WMZA) (talk) 12:50, 11 February 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for contributing!

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	Thanks for creating the PLAGF article. We will miss you! Thehistorianisaac (talk) 06:37, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

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