User talk:Michaelphoya
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Motopark (talk) 12:06, 18 July 2014 (UTC)
Hi Michael, you removed the entire categorization of this category. Please assign at least one suitable category as all categories should be contained in at least one other category. I reassigned Category:Wikimedia movement because it seems to be a Wikimedia project, but feel free to change that into a more appropriate category. --Rudolph Buch (talk) 10:50, 31 July 2014 (UTC)
- Hie Rudolph, thanks for pointing out that. I think the new categorization is in order. Michaelphoya (talk) 04:51, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
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太刻薄 (talk) 12:56, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
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Rudolph Buch (talk) 19:39, 7 September 2014 (UTC)
Over categorizing Malawi Images
[edit]Hi Michaelphoya. Thank you for your great additions to Wikipedia, especially the images of Malawi. I just started to take a look at them and it looks like you may have over-categorized some of the images by putting things like Colonial Africa, History of Malawi and Colonial Malawi. The general rule is that if any of the categories listed are sub-categories of another category then you shouldn't add the other categories, only the lowest possible sub-categories. (You can read more details about this here:COM:OVERCAT). Anyway, I added the category Colonial Malawi to Colonial Africa and History of Malawi. Please try to keep this in mind in the future to prevent over-categorization which causes a lot of clustering of images on pages where they don't belong and if you can please remove the Colonial Africa and History of Malawi categories from the Colonial Malawi images that you tagged. Thanks again!Monopoly31121993 (talk) 12:41, 27 December 2014 (UTC)
- Hi Monopoly31121993. Apologies for the late reply. Thanks for your kind words, and the concerns you have raised. I will definitely keep them in mind. Regards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Michaelphoya (talk • contribs)
This page require further comments from you. Jee 16:00, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
- But note that this permission is for the files mentioned in the attached document. If there is other uploads you need to arrange a permission for them. It may be possible to arrange a more generic permission like "all files uploaded by XXX mentioning source as National Archives of Malawi" or something like that. Jee 06:16, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
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Smooth O (talk) 09:42, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Wiki Loves Africa 2019
[edit]Dear Michaelphoya,
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You have contributed in the past to the Wiki Loves Africa competition. Your images have helped people learn more about Africa and see Africa more clearly from an African perspective. Overall, nearly 5000 people like you have contributed to this photo contest, and contributed nearly 40000 images about Africa. Pictures from Wiki Loves Africa illustrate more than 7000 Wikipedia articles and they received... 278.859.973 views between 2015 through the end of 2018. WOW ! How does it feel to be part of this and really make a difference when it come to Africa representation on Wikipedia ?
This February, you have another opportunity to create beautiful photographs on the theme of "play" that could change how the world understands people and culture in your part of Africa.
Wiki Loves Africa is a annual public contest where people across Africa can contribute media (photographs, video and audio) about their environment to Wikimedia Commons for use on Wikipedia and other project websites of the Wikimedia Foundation.
When does it take place?
The 2019 competition will start on 1st February 2019 and close on 1st March 2019.
What should we contribute?
Pictures ! audios ! videos ! The theme for the 2019 contest is... Play.
This theme encompasses a host of approaches and is intentionally open to interpretation. The theme Play! encourages the submission of visual representations of joyful and serious games, sport, and recreation in the form of board or mental games, physical fun or contests, playful interactions, theatrical and musical performances, etc.
In addition to the value your photos contribute to human understanding and african visibility on the Internet, there are several prizes on offer – including two separate prize categories for photos and media that encompass
- (a) capture Women in sport or
- (b) culturally specific and traditional formal forms of play, recreation or events.
For rules and information about how to participate, or to join the contest, click on: Contribute to the Wiki Loves Africa photo contest.
Warmest,
Anthere, for the Wiki Loves Africa Team
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Cher ou chère Michaelphoya,
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Wiki-Loves-Africa-logo.png/150px-Wiki-Loves-Africa-logo.png)
Par le passé, vous avez participé au concours photographique Wiki Loves Africa. Vos photos ont aidé de nombreuses personnes à mieux comprendre l'Afrique et à la voir sous un autre angle, l'angle des africains eux-même. Depuis sa création en 2014, près de 5000 personnes ont contribué au concours photo, en ajoutant près de 40000 photos relatives à l'Afrique. 5000 personnes, dont vous, qui ont fait une vraie différence sur la représentation de l'Afrique sur Wikipédia et en ligne. Mieux encore... ces photos illustrent aujourd'hui près de 7000 articles Wikipédia et totalisent 278.859.973 vues entre 2015 et fin 2018 !
Ce mois de février vous avez à nouveau l'opportunité de proposer de fabuleuses illustrations sur le thème du "Jeu", qui participeront à changer la façon dont les êtres humains à travers le monde comprennent les habitants et la culture de votre région..
Wiki Loves Africa, c’est un concours public annuel où chacun est invité à partager des illustrations via Wikimedia Commons, en rapport avec le thème de l’année, illustrations qui pourront être utilisées sur Wikipédia ou les autres sites de la Wikimedia Foundation.
Quand le concours se déroule t-il?
Le concours 2019 démarre le 1er février 2019 et cloture le 1er mars 2019.
Quelles sont les contenus attendus?
Des photos ! Des enregistrements audio ! Des vidéos ! Le thème du concours 2019 est ... Jouer.
Ce thème englobe de nombreuses approches, il est aussi intentionnellement ouvert à l’interprétation. Le thème Jouer ! encourage à proposer des représentations de jeux de détente et sérieux, du sport et des divertissements sous la forme de jeux de société ou de jeux intellectuels, d'activités physiques de divertissement ou de compétitions, d'interactions ludiques, de performances théâtrales ou musicales, etc..
En plus de la valeur intrinsèque que vos photos apporteront à la compréhension et à la visibilité du monde africain sur Internet, il y a de nombreux prix à gagner. Dont deux prix spéciaux pour les photos qui représentent
- a) femmes et sport ou
- b) formes de jeux, de divertissements ou d’évènements culturellement spécifiques ou traditionnels.
Pour plus d'informations, règles de participation et pour participer au concours, cliquez sur Contribuer au concours photo Wiki Loves Africa.
Bien à vous,
Anthere, pour l'équipe Wiki Loves Africa
Study shows Wiki Love Africa recruitment makes a difference
[edit]Hello Michaelphoya
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Wiki-Loves-Africa-logo.png/100px-Wiki-Loves-Africa-logo.png)
We are writing because you have participated in the Wiki Loves Africa (WLA) photo competition in the past. Results have been published and winning pictures may be seen here !
This year WLA partnered with the research organization CAT Lab (previously CivilServant) to help us evaluate the effectiveness of one of our recruitment efforts. You may or may not have received a message on your user talk page encouraging you to participate again in this year's competition.
We are excited to share with you their study found our recruitment message was a success and may have resulted in as many as 2,000 additional contributed photos. We hope you agree this is great news for Africa and its representation across Wikimedia. You can read more about the study and the results in this blog post.
If you have any questions about the study, we encourage you to ask CAT Lab's research manager Juliakamin(cs).
Anthere, for the Wiki Loves Africa Team
Wiki Loves Africa
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Dear Michaelphoya
In the past, you contributed to the Wiki Loves Africa competition. You have another opportunity to create and submit beautiful photographs on the theme of "Health and Wellness" that could change how the world understands people and culture in your part of Africa. As with previous years, there are also many exciting national and international prizes.
For rules and information about how to participate, theme, or prizes click on Contribute to the Wiki Loves Africa photo contest or directly add picture from the button !
- Warmest, Anthere, for the Wiki Loves Africa Team
Cher ou chère Michaelphoya,
Au cours des années passées, vous avez participé au concours photographique Wiki Loves Africa. Vous avez à nouveau l'opportunité de proposer de fabuleuses illustrations sur le thème de "la santé et le bien-être", qui pourraient profondément modifier la façon dont le reste du monde voit l’Afrique et comprend ses habitants et ses coutumes. Bonus, comme lors des années précédentes, il y a plusieurs prix à la clé !
Pour plus d'informations, règles de participation, le thème ou les prix, cliquez sur Participer au concours Wiki Loves Africa ou téléversez des photos en cliquant sur le bouton !
- Bien à vous, Anthere, pour l'équipe Wiki Loves Africa
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