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Deletion discussion about Ufitikirezi Daniel
[edit]Hello, RebeccaRwanda, and welcome to Wikipedia. I edit here too, under the username Meatsgains, and I thank you for your contributions.
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Speedy deletion nomination of Aisa Kirabo Kacyira
[edit]Hello RebeccaRwanda,
I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Aisa Kirabo Kacyira for deletion, because it seems to be copied from another source, probably infringing copyright.
If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to rewrite it in your own words, you can contest this deletion, but don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.
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AfroCine: 2020 Months of African Cinema Contest Winners
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The Months of African Cinema Contest Continues in November!
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Hi hi!
[edit]I am so happy to have met you at EduWiki Conference in Belgrade! Let's stay in touch. Rosiestep (talk) 10:44, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
It was a great experience and amazing opportunity to have siting with you and share some important learning about Education and content creation on Wikpedia Led lists at EduWiki Conference in Belgrade! Let's stay in touch. RebeccaRwanda (talk) 12:13, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
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[edit]Hi there, RebeccaRwanda, and welcome to Women in Red. I see you have already created a woman's biography and hope there will be many more, especially about women from Rwanda. If you have not already done so, you might find it useful to look through some of our essays, perhaps starting with our Ten Simple Rules. Please let me know if you run into any difficulties or need assistance. Happy editing!--Ipigott (talk) 10:38, 15 June 2023 (UTC)
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[edit]Hi RebeccaRwanda. Ian Pigott suggested I contact you. I am working on a challenge to myself in 2024 to make each article I write chain to another redlinked article about women. I started in Africa to make it more difficult and because I knew that February would be Black women. So far I have written 12 articles - Fathia Bettahar, Pan-African Women's Organization, Ruth Neto, Maria Eugénia Neto, Marcela Pérez de Cuéllar, Maria Pia Fanfani, Amelia Barbieri, Fatuma Ndangiza, Mo-Mamo Karerwa, Josephine Lemoyan, Oda Gasinzigwa, and Scholastica Kimaryo - 3 of which, as linked, are related to Rwanda. In each case for the Africans I have found that sources routinely leave out information such as birth dates, parents' names, places of birth (often just a country is listed) and dates or information on schooling. I have also found no photographs. Ian suggested that I write to Oda Gasinzigwa and ask her if she would be willing to share her birth name, parents names, and a photograph. (I sent her a link to the article I wrote to confirm that it was a real request.) She did not respond. I am curious if you know of a better way to procure missing information or photographs, as I think that people tend to be more likely to read illustrated articles than those with no images. I look forward to hearing your thoughts. (Please always ping me). SusunW (talk) 15:44, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
Hi @SusunW and Ipigott:. Thank you for reaching out , yes I know some of these women but just because they are public figures in Rwanda. no any other relationship. I will figure out how to reach them , then I will gather that information if possible and give you feedback, thank you RebeccaRwanda (talk) 12:10, 13 February 2024 (UTC).
- Thank you so much. SusunW (talk) 14:15, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Victuallers. I was on a call today, which included RebeccaRwanda. There were some questions about uploading free images from Flickr to Wikimedia Commons. I said that you are expert in this area, so I want to introduce the two of you. Here are some of questions that came up; there may be others. Thanks in advance. (cc: SusunW) --Rosiestep (talk) 16:54, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
- Are all Flickr images freely-licensed for upload to Wikimedia Commons? If not, how can you tell which ones are and which ones aren't?
- How do you upload (what's the process) from Flickr to Wikimedia Commons. How do you include attribution to Flickr? Do you have to include attribution to Flickr? Is it okay to just cut/paste from Flickr?
- By example, was this Flickr photo of Usta Kayitesi uploaded to Wikimedia Commons correctly? What about this Flickr photo of Oda Gasinzigwa? Maybe the original images were uploaded to Flickr, and the original images were uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, e.g., the WikiCommons images didn't come from Flickr?
- Hi Victuallers. I was on a call today, which included RebeccaRwanda. There were some questions about uploading free images from Flickr to Wikimedia Commons. I said that you are expert in this area, so I want to introduce the two of you. Here are some of questions that came up; there may be others. Thanks in advance. (cc: SusunW) --Rosiestep (talk) 16:54, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks Rosiestep and yes, I am always confused about images on living people. I had seen the upload of Gasinzigwa, but am "leery" of uploads marked "own work" because it is often used by people who misunderstand that they are the uploader, not the author. I had noted the Flickr image, but didn't know if that meant it was taken by Paul Kagame and also think the symbol striking through the $ means that it cannot be used commercially. The uploader Icyogajuru, who says it is their "own work" is not credited on Flickr, so to me, it was safer to ask Gasinzigwa herself for an image. SusunW (talk) 17:05, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
Thank you Rosiestep for bringing this. @SusunW and Victuallers: pleasure to meet you , yes we has been wondering about using images from flickr in case we are not able to access these information from respective person. which I am still working on for some of the notable women in Rwanda to get them well represented on Wikipedia, but also because more images are found on flickr it is important to learn about this as a community to keep distance from copyright violations. Thank you looking forward to learn about this Victuallers. RebeccaRwanda (talk) 17:38, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
- Similar reply. RebeccaRwandaRosiestepSusunW First Great work Rebecca! Its the photographer that owns the photo (please re-read that as many think that we dont mean that exactly - we do). If Paul took the photos then he can click on the license and change it to "attribution" or "cc-by-sa". The photo could be loaded to Wikipedia if Paul Kagame (<-this one? really?) took the photo and he clicks on the license and changes it to "attribution" or "cc by sa". I suspect that the Prime Minister did not take the photo, but his department paid someone to do it. (The USA get roand this by passing a law to say that any employee of the state who takes a photo is automatically freely licensed. The UK tries to do somewthing similar.) If Paul Kagame's department write an email to wikimedia then they can achieve this too. The simplest solution is to take the photos yourself or get the photographer to reload (ie donate) the pictures to Flickr with a generous license. Rwanda is exceptional because it has had more than 50% women in power... well done Paul Kagame and Rwanda'!. However its not ahead of the curve on licensing like Ecuador and Brazil. Their governments use cc-by-sa licensing on Flickr... and lots and lots! of their politicians have Wikipedia articles. (I have written dozens) HTH This could be Rwandas chance to gain an advantage and Id be pleased to help. Victuallers (talk) 18:28, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you Victuallers! You will notice that on my "chain" there are very few photos. Writing to the subjects has so far not resulted in any images. As you noted, I was able to use photographs generated by White House staff on Pérez and Fanfani (and a fair use one on Barbieri because she is deceased). Wouldn't it be lovely if the East African Legislative Assembly or their respective member nations would make the photographs available for use! I appreciate your willingness to offer to help. It's outside my skill level. SusunW (talk) 19:08, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
- Similar reply. RebeccaRwandaRosiestepSusunW First Great work Rebecca! Its the photographer that owns the photo (please re-read that as many think that we dont mean that exactly - we do). If Paul took the photos then he can click on the license and change it to "attribution" or "cc-by-sa". The photo could be loaded to Wikipedia if Paul Kagame (<-this one? really?) took the photo and he clicks on the license and changes it to "attribution" or "cc by sa". I suspect that the Prime Minister did not take the photo, but his department paid someone to do it. (The USA get roand this by passing a law to say that any employee of the state who takes a photo is automatically freely licensed. The UK tries to do somewthing similar.) If Paul Kagame's department write an email to wikimedia then they can achieve this too. The simplest solution is to take the photos yourself or get the photographer to reload (ie donate) the pictures to Flickr with a generous license. Rwanda is exceptional because it has had more than 50% women in power... well done Paul Kagame and Rwanda'!. However its not ahead of the curve on licensing like Ecuador and Brazil. Their governments use cc-by-sa licensing on Flickr... and lots and lots! of their politicians have Wikipedia articles. (I have written dozens) HTH This could be Rwandas chance to gain an advantage and Id be pleased to help. Victuallers (talk) 18:28, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
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Speedy deletion nomination of Nsengimana Joseph
[edit]Hello RebeccaRwanda,
I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Nsengimana Joseph for deletion, because it seems to be copied from another source, probably infringing copyright.
If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to rewrite it in your own words, you can contest this deletion, but don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.
You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks!
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- @RebeccaRwanda, I see that you contested the speedy deletion on the grounds that the source is reliable. That's not the issue here. The issue is that the text was copied directly from that reliable source. Please read WP:CV. -- asilvering (talk) 12:36, 13 September 2024 (UTC)
- Hey Joseywales1961 , I m working on improvement of the article for the just appointed minister of education in Rwanda RebeccaRwanda (talk) Thank you.
- You are welcome to re-create the article, using your own words rather than an exact copy of a copyrighted source. Thank you Josey Wales Parley 18:23, 13 September 2024 (UTC)
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I have sent you a note about a page you started
[edit]Hi RebeccaRwanda. Thank you for your work on Joseph Nsengimana. Another editor, Rosiestep, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:
Thanks for creating this biography! I have made a few edits. Hopefully, each one makes sense.
I also added some "authority controls" into the subject's Wikidata item; this is where I got them: https://viaf.org/viaf/search?query=local.names%20all%20%22Joseph%20Nsengimana%22&sortKeys=holdingscount&recordSchema=BriefVIAF
Because, in his Wikipedia biography, I added the "authority control" template above the DEFAULTSORT; and because I added the various authority controls (located at VIAF) into his Wikidata item, the authority controls now show up at the bottom of his Wikipedia article.
Thanks again for creating this biography!
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- Are there 2 Rwandan politicians named Joseph Nsengimana? I ask because in researching the Joseph Nsengimana associated with the article that you created in Sept. 2024, I found this article regarding Joseph Nsengimana, published by the UN in 2006; and the education, career, etc. seem to be a bit different. So, is this the same or a different Joseph Nsengimana? I want to assure that the authority controls I added here, d:Q130302610, are for the correct person. Thanks. --Rosiestep (talk) 17:09, 8 October 2024 (UTC)
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