User talk:Ossewa
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Joburg Photowalkers
[edit]You might be interested in this Joburg Photowalkers on Facebook --NJR_ZA (talk) 13:35, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
- Hi NJR ZA, thanks for the information. I have done a photowalk with them in the past, but being without a camera for the last year or so, I did not join them again. I recently got a camera again, so maybe I will join one of the walks in the near future.Ossewa (talk) 13:54, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for participating in Wiki Loves Monuments 2012!Dear Ossewa, Thanks to the participation of people like you, the contest gathered more than 350,000 pictures of cultural heritage objects from 36 countries around the world, becoming the largest photography competition to have ever taken place. You can find all your pictures in your upload log, and are of course very welcome to keep uploading images and help develop Wikimedia Commons, even though you will not be able to win more prizes (just yet). If you'd like to start editing relevant Wikipedia articles and share your knowledge with other people, please go to the Wikipedia Welcome page for more information, guidance, and help. To make future contests even more successful than this year, we would like to invite you to share your experiences with us in a short survey. Please fill in this short survey in your own language, and help us learn what you liked and didn't like about Wiki Loves Monuments 2012. Kind regards, |
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Picture of the Year 2013 R1 Announcement
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[edit]Ek het die gebruikerkategorie "Category:Photographs by User:Ossewa" geskep wat dit makliker maak vir ander gebruikers om jou fotos op te spoor. 'n Kortpad is "OSW", waarop die databasis hopelik binnekort sal reageer. JMK (talk) 16:54, 30 July 2014 (UTC)
- Baie dankie, groete Ossewa
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Yours sincerely, Magog the Ogre (talk) (contribs) 20:50, 27 September 2015 (UTC)
Reminder: Round 2 of Picture of the Year 2016 is open!
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Dear Ossewa,
Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the second round of the 2016 Picture of the Year competition is now open. This year will be the eleventh edition of the annual Wikimedia Commons photo competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favorite images featured on Commons during the last year (2016) to produce a single Picture of the Year.
Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year were entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.
There are two total rounds of voting. In the first round, you voted for as many images as you liked. In Round 1, there were 1475 candidate images. There are 58 finalists in Round 2, comprised of the top 30 overall as well as the top #1 and #2 from each sub-category.
In the final round, you may vote for just one or maximal three image to become the Picture of the Year.
Round 2 will end on 20 April 2017, 23:59:59 UTC.
Thanks,
--Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year committee 08:42, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
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Keep simple architecture, no copyrightable elements visible (Commons:Threshold_of_originality#Architecture) Ossewa (talk) 14:15, 11 December 2018 (UTC)
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Yours sincerely, Patrick Rogel (talk) 16:39, 8 December 2018 (UTC)
- Go ahead and delete, except for File:Letter box, Newtown.jpg, which I request to keep. Ossewa (talk) 14:57, 10 December 2018 (UTC)
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Yours sincerely, Sealle (talk) 04:03, 26 January 2019 (UTC)
Wiki Loves Africa 2019
[edit]Dear Ossewa,
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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 Ossewa,
![](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
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Wiki Loves Africa 2020
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Contribute to Wiki Loves Africa and to how the world sees Africa! | Contribuez à Wiki Loves Africa et impactez la façon dont le monde voit l’Afrique! |
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Dear Ossewa In the past, you contributed to the Wiki Loves Africa competition. This February, you have another opportunity to create beautiful photographs on the theme of "transportation" that could change how the world understands people and culture in your part of Africa. As with previous years, there are also many exciting cash prizes. Wiki Loves Africa is an 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. Images from the competition have helped millions 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 18,000 images about Africa. When does it take place? The 2020 competition will start on the 15th of February 2020 and close on 31st March 2020. What should we contribute? Pictures ! audios ! videos ! The theme for the 2020 contest is... Africa on the Move ! This theme encompasses a host of approaches and is intentionally open to interpretation. It encourages the submission of visual representations of movement or transportation, whether by path, road, sea air, by self-propelled, animal or mechanical means, or the historical or contemporary structures that have been created to facilitate movement or the transportation of people, goods, or animals. In addition to the value your photos contribute to understanding and African visibility, there are several prizes on offer. The international prizes are:
Additional categories are:
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 |
Cher ou chère Ossewa, Au cours des années passées, vous avez participé au concours photographique Wiki Loves Africa. Ce mois de février vous avez à nouveau l'opportunité de proposer de fabuleuses illustrations sur le thème du "transport", 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. Wiki Loves Africa 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. Les photos collectées par le passé dans le cadre du concours ont aidé des millions de personne à mieux connaitre et comprendre l’Afrique et à la voir selon une perspective africaine. Au cours des dernières années, près de 5000 personnes comme vous ont contribué au concours, un total de 18,000 photos sur l’Afrique. Quand le concours se déroule t-il? Le concours 2020 démarre le 15 février 2020 et cloture le 31 mars 2020. Quelles sont les contenus attendus? Des photos ! Des enregistrements audio ! Des vidéos ! Le thème du concours 2020 est ... Le transport. Ce thème englobe de nombreuses approches, il est aussi intentionnellement ouvert à l’interprétation. Le thème Transport ! encourage à proposer des représentations liées au mouvement ou au transport, que ce soit par la route, ou l’air, ou l’eau, de façon auto-propulsée ou avec l’aide de la force animale ou mécanique, ou bien également les structures architecturales historiques ou contemporaines qui sont à l’origine ou ont facilité le mouvement et le transport des êtres humains, des animaux ou des biens. En plus de la valeur intrinsèque que vos photos apportent pour une meilleure visibilité et compréhension de l’Afrique à travers le monde, il y a de nombreux prix à gagner. Les prix internationaux sont les suivants:
Catégories additionnelles:
Chaque gagnant recevra également des cadeaux supplémentaires tels qu'une casquette "I edit Wikipedia from Africa", une batterie portable, des stickers... Des prix supplémentaires seront offerts dans certains pays. Pour plus d'informations, règles de participation et pour participer au concours, cliquez sur Participer au concours Wiki Loves Africa. Bien à vous, Anthere, pour l'équipe Wiki Loves Africa |
Autopatrol given
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Hello. I just wanted to let you know that I have granted autopatrol rights to your account; the reason for this is that I believe you are sufficiently trustworthy and experienced to have your contributions automatically marked as "reviewed". This has no effect on your editing, it is simply intended to make it easier for users that are monitoring Recent changes or Recent uploads to find unproductive edits amidst the productive ones like yours. In addition, the Flickr upload feature and an increased number of batch-uploads in UploadWizard, uploading of freely licensed MP3 files, overwriting files uploaded by others and an increased limit for page renames per minute are now available to you. Thank you. ~riley (talk) 04:56, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
Study shows Wiki Love Africa recruitment makes a difference
[edit]Hello Ossewa
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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
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Yours sincerely, 廣九直通車 (talk) 04:25, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
- Go ahead, do what you want to, its a monument. --Ossewa (talk) 18:22, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
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Yours sincerely, A1Cafel (talk) 07:31, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
- Go ahead, do what you want to, its a tower. --Ossewa (talk) 18:23, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
Wiki Loves Africa
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Dear Ossewa
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 Ossewa,
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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