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Please comment on the seal being forced into this page. Alarbus ( talk) 03:35, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
Sorry for not commenting on Rwanda before you took it to FAC, it was on my list, but I didn't have time to get around to it. I'll do my best to go over in the FAC before it closes, hopefully with a pass this time. Any comment on this IP post? Interesting if true. CMD ( talk) 00:08, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
...and let me now be the first to congratulate you. You've set a new bar for country articles. CMD ( talk) 17:45, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
Well done bringing your Rwanda article to FA. Thank you so much for all your hard work in increasing the coverage of Rwandan topics on WP and bringing them up to higher standards of quality. I also admire the cool, constructive way you handled some of the criticisms and opposition that was raised in the FAC process. Really nice work - I look forward to reading more of your good WP work on Rwanda topics in the future. - Lemurbaby ( talk) 16:06, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
Please visit the Flag of Rwanda talkpage for proof that the file I added is a presidential standard. Fry1989 eh? 20:01, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
FYI, just started this article. I think the National parks of Canada is a good model. Feel free to add if you have the time. Lemurbaby ( talk) 04:09, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
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Hi Amakuru, I have written an article about the congolese armed group Nyatura ( discussion page) in the German Wikipedia. The name seems to be Kinyarwanda – could you help us with translating it? I have found quite different translations in different sources: “erase and uproot the so-called natives”, “ecrasons et déracinons les populations dites autochtones” (surprisingly long and complex translations for four syllables, is that really correct?), French “frappe” and German “harter Druck” (means “strong pressure”). Do you have an explanation? Thanks in advance! -- Chricho ∀ ( talk) 17:31, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
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Hi Amakuru, thanks again for reviewing the Rakoto Frah article. I've responded to your most recent comments. I also wanted to let you know I've decided to try to increase and expand Rwanda topics on WP before I leave here in August (sad!). My short list is below, and I'd appreciate you pointing out any other topics you think are important to add/expand but may not have time for yourself. Maybe between the two of us we can work through some of them this year.
Plus a lot more! But anyway, it would be great to do some collaboration as you say - I've been a bit of a lone force on the Rwanda front for some time. All the best — Amakuru ( talk) 17:21, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
Hello sir, we would like your suggestions on the fac. Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Priyanka Chopra/archive1. Please , review it and represent your thoughts. Thank You. Prashant ✉ 18:42, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi! Thanks for starting the article on MIDIMAR. One of the things I did was add where the HQ was, and also add the French name (French is declining in Rwanda but French is still an official language as of writing). Also there will be a stub in French about this agency. For other Rwandan government agencies it may help to add the French names and/or make sure there are articles about them in French and in Kinyarwanda (if not, add them to request lists). Thanks, WhisperToMe ( talk) 08:31, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
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Hi! After seeing http://www.museum.gov.rw/our-museums/ethnographic.html - Does this mean the name changed to the ethnographic museum?
Did they specify the new names in French and Kinyarwanda?
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You've done an amazing job on this article. It looks like it's just about done. Let me know when you're ready for a second pair of eyes on it. BTW I only have 3 months left in Rwanda so please let me know if there is anything in particular you'd like me to get photos of, or information you'd like me to try to find. I'm thinking next year is the 20th anniversary of the genocide, and it would be cool to have the genocide article on the main page on April 7, and then maybe the PK article up on July 4 this year (Rwandan Liberation Day). Lemurbaby ( talk) 19:32, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
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For all your hard work on getting the article on Paul Kagame to GA, and for everything you do to improve coverage of Rwanda on WP. Way to go! Lemurbaby ( talk) 04:39, 17 May 2013 (UTC) |
Yesterday I finished assigning class and importance to all the articles in the Madagascar WP project, and then just afterward I had a look at those in the Rwanda project. There are as many categories as there are articles (about 400 each!). I'm thinking the categories are only useful when they help to cluster together similar articles, and until more articles are written by eventual contributors who collectively will be able to do more than you or I (and I'm working on recruiting some here in Rwanda before I go!!), these categories could benefit from paring back. Would you have a quick look at them here and tell me if you'd be comfortable with me doing a pruning job? - Lemurbaby ( talk) 03:41, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
Nice work on the Kigali City Tower article! As far as "taller building", I think the confusion probably stems from the fact that the Pension Plaza (humorously unoriginal name) sits at a higher altitude than KCT, and also has a radio tower on top that some might be factoring into the equation, although I believe KCT has many more floors. You'd probably want to modify the piece about the cinema - it hasn't opened yet. We're all chomping at the bit to see Iron Man 3 there, and the owner swears it will open next weekend, but he's been promising it would open "in a week" every week for the past month. They've done a couple of private screenings in the 5D theater and some screenings of regional African films in the regular theaters for friends and press, but it's not yet open to the public. Lemurbaby ( talk) 04:19, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
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Paul Kagame (born 1957) has been President of Rwanda since 2000. Born to a Tutsi family in southern Rwanda, he grew up in Uganda after the Rwandan Revolution ended centuries of Tutsi political dominance. He joined the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), which invaded Rwanda in 1990, taking control after the death of Fred Rwigyema. By 1993, the RPF controlled significant territory in Rwanda and a ceasefire was negotiated. The assassination of Rwandan President Habyarimana in 1994 was the starting point of the Rwandan Genocide, in which Hutu extremists killed an estimated 500,000 to 1 million Tutsi and moderate Hutu. Kagame resumed the civil war, and ended the genocide with a military victory. During his vice presidency, Kagame controlled the national army and maintained law and order. Many RPF soldiers carried out retribution killings; it is disputed whether Kagame organised these or was merely powerless to stop them. As president, Kagame has prioritised national development, and the country is developing strongly on key indicators including health care and education. He is popular in Rwanda and with some foreign observers; however, human rights groups accuse him of political repression. ( Full article...)
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Please comment on the seal being forced into this page. Alarbus ( talk) 03:35, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
Sorry for not commenting on Rwanda before you took it to FAC, it was on my list, but I didn't have time to get around to it. I'll do my best to go over in the FAC before it closes, hopefully with a pass this time. Any comment on this IP post? Interesting if true. CMD ( talk) 00:08, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
...and let me now be the first to congratulate you. You've set a new bar for country articles. CMD ( talk) 17:45, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
Well done bringing your Rwanda article to FA. Thank you so much for all your hard work in increasing the coverage of Rwandan topics on WP and bringing them up to higher standards of quality. I also admire the cool, constructive way you handled some of the criticisms and opposition that was raised in the FAC process. Really nice work - I look forward to reading more of your good WP work on Rwanda topics in the future. - Lemurbaby ( talk) 16:06, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
Please visit the Flag of Rwanda talkpage for proof that the file I added is a presidential standard. Fry1989 eh? 20:01, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
FYI, just started this article. I think the National parks of Canada is a good model. Feel free to add if you have the time. Lemurbaby ( talk) 04:09, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
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Rwanda is a country in central and eastern Africa located a few degrees south of the Equator, bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. All of Rwanda is at high elevation, with a geography dominated by mountains in the west, savanna in the east, and numerous lakes throughout the country. The climate is temperate. The predominantly rural population of 11.7 million people forms three main groups: the Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa. After Rwanda was first settled by hunter-gatherers in the Stone and Iron Ages, the population coalesced into clans and then into a Tutsi-led kingdom. It was colonised by Europeans in the 19th century and gained independence from Belgium on 1 July 1962 after a Hutu revolt led to massacres of Tutsis and the establishment of a Hutu-dominated republic. In 1990 the Tutsi-led Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) launched a civil war, which was followed by the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, in which Hutu extremists killed an estimated 500,000 to 1 million Tutsi and moderate Hutu but were ultimately defeated by the RPF. The economy suffered during the genocide, but has since strengthened and depends heavily on subsistence agriculture. ( more...)
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The Paul Kagame article is such a total mess and needs someone to take a weed whacker to it to ensure it meets WP standards of neutrality for living persons biographies. I'm buried under Mada projects and work in the real world here in Rwanda, but I'm hopeful you might have some time to look at it over the next couple of months. Lemurbaby ( talk) 09:11, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
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Thanks for all your work on the Paul Kagame article. It's looking loads better already. Once you're done and if you feel like putting it up for GA, I'd be happy to review it. Lemurbaby ( talk) 18:04, 5 October 2012 (UTC) |
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Hi Amakuru, I have written an article about the congolese armed group Nyatura ( discussion page) in the German Wikipedia. The name seems to be Kinyarwanda – could you help us with translating it? I have found quite different translations in different sources: “erase and uproot the so-called natives”, “ecrasons et déracinons les populations dites autochtones” (surprisingly long and complex translations for four syllables, is that really correct?), French “frappe” and German “harter Druck” (means “strong pressure”). Do you have an explanation? Thanks in advance! -- Chricho ∀ ( talk) 17:31, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
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Hi Amakuru, thanks again for reviewing the Rakoto Frah article. I've responded to your most recent comments. I also wanted to let you know I've decided to try to increase and expand Rwanda topics on WP before I leave here in August (sad!). My short list is below, and I'd appreciate you pointing out any other topics you think are important to add/expand but may not have time for yourself. Maybe between the two of us we can work through some of them this year.
Plus a lot more! But anyway, it would be great to do some collaboration as you say - I've been a bit of a lone force on the Rwanda front for some time. All the best — Amakuru ( talk) 17:21, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
Hello sir, we would like your suggestions on the fac. Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Priyanka Chopra/archive1. Please , review it and represent your thoughts. Thank You. Prashant ✉ 18:42, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi! Thanks for starting the article on MIDIMAR. One of the things I did was add where the HQ was, and also add the French name (French is declining in Rwanda but French is still an official language as of writing). Also there will be a stub in French about this agency. For other Rwandan government agencies it may help to add the French names and/or make sure there are articles about them in French and in Kinyarwanda (if not, add them to request lists). Thanks, WhisperToMe ( talk) 08:31, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
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Hi! After seeing http://www.museum.gov.rw/our-museums/ethnographic.html - Does this mean the name changed to the ethnographic museum?
Did they specify the new names in French and Kinyarwanda?
WhisperToMe ( talk) 17:15, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi Amakuru. I think it could be helpful to integrate your references into your footnotes, to save readers an extra step in finding the full details of your citations. It would also allow readers to hover over the footnote number superscript while reading the article and see the full reference information rather than just the author and the year. Given that you have a broad array of references (which is very good!), that would probably be quite a bit of work, but it would help strengthen the article. Ashleyleia ( talk) 14:25, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
You've done an amazing job on this article. It looks like it's just about done. Let me know when you're ready for a second pair of eyes on it. BTW I only have 3 months left in Rwanda so please let me know if there is anything in particular you'd like me to get photos of, or information you'd like me to try to find. I'm thinking next year is the 20th anniversary of the genocide, and it would be cool to have the genocide article on the main page on April 7, and then maybe the PK article up on July 4 this year (Rwandan Liberation Day). Lemurbaby ( talk) 19:32, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
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For all your hard work on getting the article on Paul Kagame to GA, and for everything you do to improve coverage of Rwanda on WP. Way to go! Lemurbaby ( talk) 04:39, 17 May 2013 (UTC) |
Yesterday I finished assigning class and importance to all the articles in the Madagascar WP project, and then just afterward I had a look at those in the Rwanda project. There are as many categories as there are articles (about 400 each!). I'm thinking the categories are only useful when they help to cluster together similar articles, and until more articles are written by eventual contributors who collectively will be able to do more than you or I (and I'm working on recruiting some here in Rwanda before I go!!), these categories could benefit from paring back. Would you have a quick look at them here and tell me if you'd be comfortable with me doing a pruning job? - Lemurbaby ( talk) 03:41, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
Nice work on the Kigali City Tower article! As far as "taller building", I think the confusion probably stems from the fact that the Pension Plaza (humorously unoriginal name) sits at a higher altitude than KCT, and also has a radio tower on top that some might be factoring into the equation, although I believe KCT has many more floors. You'd probably want to modify the piece about the cinema - it hasn't opened yet. We're all chomping at the bit to see Iron Man 3 there, and the owner swears it will open next weekend, but he's been promising it would open "in a week" every week for the past month. They've done a couple of private screenings in the 5D theater and some screenings of regional African films in the regular theaters for friends and press, but it's not yet open to the public. Lemurbaby ( talk) 04:19, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
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Hello Amakuru, did you see my two, albeit minor, points about the article's images? No hurry, but it would be great, if you could briefly address them when you got some time. GermanJoe ( talk) 06:53, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
Congrats on the FA for Paul Kagame! Your contributions here are really top quality. WP (and Rwanda!) is lucky to have you on here. Lemurbaby ( talk) 11:24, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
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Thanks, BDD! It's good to get an award from am eminent editor such as yourself. I recently finished my third featured article (at Paul Kagame) so thought I'd get stuck into something a bit different for a while before starting a new project. I've always been quite a fan of WP:RM - it gets far less press than WP:AfD, but I don't think it's significantly less important. — Amakuru ( talk) 19:04, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
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This is a note to let the main editors of Paul Kagame know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on July 23, 2013. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director Raul654 ( talk · contribs) or one of his delegates ( Dabomb87 ( talk · contribs), Gimmetoo ( talk · contribs), and Bencherlite ( talk · contribs)), or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/July 23, 2013. If it needs tweaking, or if it needs rewording to match improvements to the article between now and its main page appearance, please edit it, following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. The blurb as it stands now is below:
Paul Kagame (born 1957) has been President of Rwanda since 2000. Born to a Tutsi family in southern Rwanda, he grew up in Uganda after the Rwandan Revolution ended centuries of Tutsi political dominance. He joined the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), which invaded Rwanda in 1990, taking control after the death of Fred Rwigyema. By 1993, the RPF controlled significant territory in Rwanda and a ceasefire was negotiated. The assassination of Rwandan President Habyarimana in 1994 was the starting point of the Rwandan Genocide, in which Hutu extremists killed an estimated 500,000 to 1 million Tutsi and moderate Hutu. Kagame resumed the civil war, and ended the genocide with a military victory. During his vice presidency, Kagame controlled the national army and maintained law and order. Many RPF soldiers carried out retribution killings; it is disputed whether Kagame organised these or was merely powerless to stop them. As president, Kagame has prioritised national development, and the country is developing strongly on key indicators including health care and education. He is popular in Rwanda and with some foreign observers; however, human rights groups accuse him of political repression. ( Full article...)
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Hello,
I noticed that you closed the requested move at Rochester, New York metropolitan area as a non-admin closure. But I think that you didn't explain your closure very well given that the requested move was contested. I don't think non admins are supposed to make contested closures of moves. There's an ongoing discussion here about the underlying topic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Article_titles#Do_article_titles_that_include_proper_names_need_to_follow_standard_grammatical_rules.3F
Would you care to reopen the requested move? I think that even leaving aside the question of whether it is ordinarily proper to place a comma after a state being used as a disambiguator in an article title, the current title of the rochester article is particularly bad because it suggests that Rochester is part of the New York metropolitan area, which of course isn't the case. Otherwise, perhaps I will see you at a move review. AgnosticAphid talk 03:06, 20 July 2013 (UTC)
Hello - you participated in the RM at Talk:Rochester, New York metropolitan area. There is a related discussion at Wikipedia_talk:Naming_conventions_(geographic_names)#Commas_in_metro_areas which may interest you. If you have not done so, please consider contributing to the survey or discussion. Thanks! Dohn joe ( talk) 00:06, 10 August 2013 (UTC)