Discott
Joined 7 January 2016
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I am most active on English language Wikipedia. My profile there can be seen here.
I was an executive board member of Wikimedia ZA (Wikimedia South Africa) from 2012 to 2024, resigning after I moved to Scotland where I now reside. I am the former president of Wikimedia South Africa (2015 - 2020). I am now a member of Wikimedia UK where I try to help out organising community events such as the Scottish meetups.
Wiki projects
I have managed and/or lead the following programs and events hosted by Wikimedia South Africa.
- South African Copyright advocacy (2015 - present)
- 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)