Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Democratic Republic of the Congo

RfC on election/referendum naming format

An RfC on moving the year from the end to the start of article titles (e.g. South African general election, 2019 to 2019 South African general election) has been reopened for further comment, including on whether a bot could be used move the articles if it closed in favour of the change: Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (government and legislation)#Proposed change to election/referendum naming format. Cheers, Number 57 15:35, 20 October 2018 (UTC)

New contributor

Just wanted to say hello. New to the group, but avid follower of Congo. I created the page Raia Mutomboki for the militia that has been in the news of late. Looking forward to doing more work. Take care! AmplifyWiki (talk) 03:47, 6 April 2019 (UTC)

@AmplifyWiki: Welcome to the group! -Indy beetle (talk) 16:16, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for having me! I'm currently poking around articles related to the Kingdom of KongoAmplifyWiki (talk) 16:25, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

A new newsletter directory is out!

A new Newsletter directory has been created to replace the old, out-of-date one. If your WikiProject and its taskforces have newsletters (even inactive ones), or if you know of a missing newsletter (including from sister projects like WikiSpecies), please include it in the directory! The template can be a bit tricky, so if you need help, just post the newsletter on the template's talk page and someone will add it for you.

– Sent on behalf of Headbomb. 03:11, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

AfroCine: Join the Months of African Cinema this October!

Greetings!

After a successful first iteration of the “Months of African Cinema” last year, we are happy to announce that it will be happening again this year, starting from October 1! In the 2018 edition of the contest, about 600 Wikipedia articles were created in at least 8 languages. There were also contributions to Wikidata and Wikimedia commons, which brought the total number of wikimedia pages created during the contest to over 1,000.

The AfroCine Project welcomes you to October, the first out of the two months which have been dedicated to creating and improving content that centre around the cinema of Africa, the Caribbean, and the diaspora. Join us in this global edit-a-thon, by helping to create or expand articles which are connected to this scope. Also remember to list your name under the participants section.

On English Wikipedia, we would be recognizing participants in the following manner:

• Overall winner (1st, 2nd, 3rd places)
• Diversity winner
• Gender-gap fillers

For further information about the contest, the recognition categories and how to participate, please visit the contest page here. For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talkpage or on the main project talkpage. See you around :).--Jamie Tubers (talk) 00:50, 30 September 2019 (UTC)

Request for information on WP1.0 web tool

Hello and greetings from the maintainers of the WP 1.0 Bot! As you may or may not know, we are currently involved in an overhaul of the bot, in order to make it more modern and maintainable. As part of this process, we will be rewriting the web tool that is part of the project. You might have noticed this tool if you click through the links on the project assessment summary tables.

We'd like to collect information on how the current tool is used by....you! How do you yourself and the other maintainers of your project use the web tool? Which of its features do you need? How frequently do you use these features? And what features is the tool missing that would be useful to you? We have collected all of these questions at this Google form where you can leave your response. Walkerma (talk) 04:24, 27 October 2019 (UTC)

New User-Edited Lokutu Page

Hi, everyone. I just joined Wikipedia to edit some pages for my decolonization class. As I was looking through the Democratic Republic of the Congo's stub pages, I saw the page for Lokutu. I had read something about the conflict there last fall and so I added to the page. I also plan on adding to more pages in the future. Let me know if you have any tips. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ivycg1999 (talk • contribs) 05:05, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

Ivycg1999, there are a few editors doing work on Congolese articles. I'm happy to help if you have any difficulties. —Brigade Piron (talk) 09:15, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

Category:Rulers of the Kingdom of Kongo has been nominated for merging to Category:Manikongo of Kongo

Category:Rulers of the Kingdom of Kongo has been nominated for merging to Category:Manikongo of Kongo. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Place Clichy (talk) 08:48, 29 May 2020 (UTC)

Boom, boom, boom, another bites the dust.... booom, boom, boom, another one bites the dust... boomboomboom... Bokoharamwatch (talk) 12:26, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

Join the Months of African Cinema Global Contest!

Greetings!

The AfroCine Project invites you to join us again this October and November, the two months which are dedicated to improving content about the cinema of Africa, the Caribbean, and the diaspora.

Join us in this exciting venture, by helping to create or expand contents in Wikimedia projects which are connected to this scope. Kindly list your username under the participants section to indicate your interest in participating in this contest.

We would be awarding prizes to different categories of winners:

• Overall winner
  • 1st - $500
  • 2nd - $200
  • 3rd - $100
• Diversity winner - $100
• Gender-gap fillers - $100
• Language Winners - up to $100*

We would be adding additional categories as the contest progresses, along with local prizes from affiliates in your countries. For further information about the contest, the prizes and how to participate, please visit the contest page here. For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talkpage or on the main project talkpage. Looking forward to your participation.--Jamie Tubers (talk) 19:22, 22nd September 2020 (UTC)

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The Months of African Cinema Contest Continues in November!

Greetings,

Thank you very much for participating in the Months of African Cinema global contest/edit-a-thon, and thank you for your contributions so far.

It is already the middle of the contest and a lot have been achieved already! We have been able to get over 1,500 articles created in over fifteen (15) languages! This would not have been possible without your support and we want to thank you. If you have not yet listed your name as a participant in the contest page please do so.

Please make sure to list the articles you have created or improved in the article achievements' section of the contest page, so that they can be easily tracked. To be able to claim prizes, please also ensure to list your articles on the users by articles page. We would be awarding prizes to different categories of winners:

• Overall winner
  • 1st - $500
  • 2nd - $200
  • 3rd - $100
• Diversity winner - $100
• Gender-gap filler - $100
• Language Winners - up to $100*

We are very excited about what has been achieved so far, but your contributions are still needed to further exceed all expectations! Let’s create more articles before the end of this contest, which is this November!!!

Thank you once again for being part of this global event! --Jamie Tubers (talk) 10:30, 06 November 2020 (UTC)

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Assassination of Laurent-Désiré Kabila

I am working on this page right now. If anyone wants to help, I would gladly appreciate it! :) 🌀Aegeou2🌀 talk! 15:20, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

Wiki Indaba 2021 is here!

Hosted by the Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda, the first ever virtual Wiki Indaba conference is taking place online from the 5th to the 7th of November 2021 under the theme Rethink + Reset : Visions of the future.

Wiki Indaba 2021 is a unique opportunity to come together to build the capacity of African Wikimedians both within the continent and the diaspora to foster the growth of the coverage and our involvement in Wikimedia projects.

The call for submissions is open, please submit your session proposal either as a presentation, panel discussion, lightning talk, or workshop before September 24th 2021.

Most importantly, we would like to have you at the conference, please register here to get your free ticket and spread the word to your community members.

Looking forward to seeing you and hearing you speak at the conference.

Geoffrey Kateregga (talk) 23:45, 16 September 2021 (UTC) - On behalf of the Wiki Indaba 2021 Local Organizing Committee

Welcome to the Months of African Cinema Global Contest!

Greetings!

The AfroCine Project core team is happy to inform you that the Months of African Cinema Contest is happening again this year in October and November. We invite Wikipedians all over the world to join in improving content related to African cinema on Wikipedia!

Please list your username under the participants’ section of the contest page to indicate your interest in participating in this contest. The term "African" in the context of this contest, includes people of African descent from all over the world, which includes the diaspora and the Caribbean.

The following prizes would be recognized at the end of the contest:

• Overall winner
  • 1st - $500
  • 2nd - $200
  • 3rd - $100
• Diversity winner - $100
• Gender-gap fillers - $100
• Language Winners - up to $100*

Also look out for local prizes from affiliates in your countries or communities! For further information about the contest, the prizes and how to participate, please visit the contest page here. For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talkpage or on the main project talkpage. We look forward to your participation.--Jamie Tubers (talk) 23:20, 30th September 2021 (UTC)

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sep&oct '21

There was a capsizing recently days ago (http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Africa#oct_9) and a terrorist attack weeks back (http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Africa#sep_1). Are they here on the wiki? Bokoharamwatch (talk) 12:47, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

The Months of African Cinema Contest Continues in November!

Greetings,

It is already past the middle of the contest and we are really excited about the Months of African Contest 2021 achievements so far! We want to extend our sincere gratitude for the time and energy you have invested. If you have not yet participated in the contest, it is not too late to do it. Please list your username as a participant on the contest’s main page.

Please remember to list the articles you have improved or created on the article achievements' section of the contest page so they can be tracked. In order to win prizes, be sure to also list your article in the users by articles. Please note that your articles must be present in both the article achievement section on the main contest page, as well as on the Users By Articles page for you to qualify for a prize.

We would be awarding prizes to different categories of winners:

• Overall winner
  • 1st - $500
  • 2nd - $200
  • 3rd - $100
• Diversity winner - $100
• Gender-gap filler - $100
• Language Winners - up to $100*

Thank you once again for your valued participation! --Jamie Tubers (talk) 18:50, 11 November 2021 (UTC)

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Defao

I created an article for musician Defao who recently died. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you, Thriley (talk) 06:57, 29 December 2021 (UTC)

Category: Congolese military personnel of the Belgian Army at the European theatre of World War I

Hi everyone,

I am creating some biographies of the thirty-two Congolese soldiers who were part of the Belgian Army at the European theatre of World War I, such as Joseph Adipanga and Albert Kudjabo (the entry of Paul Panda Farnana already existed of course). I also want to create a category, but am not sure about the name. It's hard to make the category name not too verbose... Which one sounds ok?

• Category: Congolese military personnel of the Belgian Army at the European theatre of World War I
• Category: Belgian Congolese military personnel of the Belgian Army at the European theatre of World War I
• Category: Congolese military personnel of the Belgian Army during World War I
• Category: Belgian Congolese military personnel of the Belgian Army during World War I
• Category: Congolese Belgian Army personnel during World War I
• Category: Belgian Congolese Belgian Army personnel during World War I
• ...

Matondi mingi! CBJH (talk) 11:17, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

• Correct me if I’m wrong, but were they not all members of the Congolese Volunteer Corps? If so, then we could simply make a category for all the unit’s members. -Indy beetle (talk) 16:59, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

• Indy beetle is right and that does sound the most elegant solution. As not all of the 32 will be notable in their own right, it also leaves space for the inclusion of a summary article on the Congolese Volunteer Corps! —Brigade Piron (talk) 17:39, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

• Thanks for the input! I'm not sure whether everyone was a member of the CVC, though: Joseph Droeven was a professional in the Belgian Army before the First World War, and this source, for instance, reads: With the exception of Liège and Halen, the Congolese soldiers were present at every major Belgian scene of action of the war of movement. Four of them fought in the Battle of Namur: Paul Panda Farnana and Albert Kudjabo with the Korps der Congolese Vrijwilligers (Congolese Volunteers Corps), Léon De Cassa with the 8th Line Regiment and Paul Bayon in the fort of St. Héribert. The Korps der Congolese Vrijwilligers (Congolese Volunteers Corps), a special unit, consisting of around three hundred old colonials and colonials on holiday, fought between 20 and 23 August, 1914 to keep Namur.

• @CBJH: Ah, ok. I think "Category: Congolese military personnel of the Belgian Army during World War I" would probably be the best one then. -Indy beetle (talk) 22:35, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

User script to detect unreliable sources

Main page: User:Headbomb/unreliable

I have (with the help of others) made a small user script to detect and highlight various links to unreliable sources and predatory journals. Some of you may already be familiar with it, given it is currently the 39th most imported script on Wikipedia. The idea is that it takes something like

• John Smith "Article of things" Deprecated.com. Accessed 2020-02-14. (John Smith "[https://www.deprecated.com/article Article of things]" ''Deprecated.com''. Accessed 2020-02-14.)

and turns it into something like

• John Smith "Article of things" Deprecated.com. Accessed 2020-02-14.

It will work on a variety of links, including those from {{cite web}}, {{cite journal}} and {{doi}}.

The script is mostly based on WP:RSPSOURCES, WP:NPPSG and WP:CITEWATCH and a good dose of common sense. I'm always expanding coverage and tweaking the script's logic, so general feedback and suggestions to expand coverage to other unreliable sources are always welcomed.

Do note that this is not a script to be mindlessly used, and several caveats apply. Details and instructions are available at User:Headbomb/unreliable. Questions, comments and requests can be made at User talk:Headbomb/unreliable.

- Headbomb {t · c · p · b}

This is a one time notice and can't be unsubscribed from. Delivered by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:01, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Women in Green's 5th Edit-a-thon

Hello WikiProject Democratic Republic of the Congo:

WikiProject Women in Green is holding a month-long Good Article Edit-a-thon event in October 2023!

Running from October 1 to 31, 2023, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) edit-a-thon event with the theme Around the World in 31 Days! All experience levels welcome. Never worked on a GA project before? We'll teach you how to get started. Or maybe you're an old hand at GAs – we'd love to have you involved! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to women and women's works (e.g., books, films) during the event period. We hope to collectively cover article subjects from at least 31 countries (or broader international articles) by month's end. GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to earn a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.

We hope to see you there!

Grnrchst (talk) 12:53, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

Developing Countries WikiContest

Starting this July, we will see a new contest on the scene - the Developing Countries WikiContest (WP:DCWC)! Think of it as a WikiCup but only for articles and media on developing countries.

Competitors may submit GAs, GTs, FAs, FTs, FLs, FPs, and DYK and ITN entries from/on developing countries to gain points and proceed to further rounds. Points are also awarded to those who review GAs, FAs and FLs.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is listed as a least-developed country for the purposes of this contest, which means DRC-related submissions to the contest will get a multiplier in points. I encourage everyone here to sign up and compete with editors from around the world to create high-quality content!

Append your name to the DCWC signup page today!

Best wishes, Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI (^{talk to me!}/_{my edits}) 14:44, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

Cannibalism under the Congo Free State

Input would be welcomed at Talk:Atrocities in the Congo Free State/Archive 2#Cannibalism section.—Brigade Piron (talk) 22:17, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

WP:WikiProject Oral tradition

Would people be interested in joining a wikiproject on improving and creating articles about oral tradition? Wikipedia's coverage on this appears to be very poor Kowal2701 (talk) 19:11, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

@Kowal2701, has it been created? Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 21:35, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, WP:WikiProject Anthropology/Oral tradition taskforce Kowal2701 (talk) 21:39, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

@SafariScribe Sorry forgot to ping Kowal2701 (talk) 06:41, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

Women in Green's October 2024 edit-a-thon

Hello WikiProject Democratic Republic of the Congo:

WikiProject Women in Green is holding a month-long Good Article Edit-a-thon event in October 2024!

Running from October 1 to 31, 2024, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) edit-a-thon event with the theme Around the World in 31 Days! All experience levels welcome. Never worked on a GA project before? We'll teach you how to get started. Or maybe you're an old hand at GAs – we'd love to have you involved! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to women and women's works (e.g., books, films) during the event period. We hope to collectively cover article subjects from at least 31 countries (or broader international articles) by month's end. GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to earn a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.

We hope to see you there!

Grnrchst (talk) 11:12, 10 September 2024 (UTC)