User:Discott

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I am most active on English language Wikipedia. My profile there can be seen here.

I am currently (2023) a executive board member of Wikimedia ZA (Wikimedia South Africa). I am the former president of Wikimedia South Africa (2015 - 2020).

A fun instructional video on how to use SPARQL

Wiki projects

I have managed and/or lead the following programs and events hosted by Wikimedia South Africa.

Projects done within the context of copyright advoacy:

Right2Research in Africa (2023) - (website) (Youtube)
Global Congress (2018)
Re:publica Accra 2018

Wiki Loves Plants (2023)
Wiki Loves Science South Africa (2021)
Wikipedia birthday (2020)
UCT History workshop (2019)
African Climate Change edit-a-thon (2019)
Wiki Loves Design (2018, 2019a, 2019b)
Wikimania 2018 - lead organiser.
Wikidata Workshop (2018)

Art + Feminism Cape Town (2016)
African Metal edit-a-thon (2016)
Kiwix Cape Town pilot project (2016)
Wiki From Above (2015) (2016)
Wiki Indaba 2014
Open Book Festival 2014
Xhosa Wikipedia editathon (2014)
Wiki Loves Monuments (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)