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<center>'''FAIR WARNING: Talk page posts are [[WP:REAL|not private]] and are kept [[WP:AKASHA|forever]]. I prefer to discuss articles on the relevant article talk pages and may [[Template:Moved discussion to|move discussions]] started on my user talk page.'''</center>
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{{User WikiProject South Africa}}{{User HGH}}{{User WPN}}{{User DYK|10}}{{Userbox|darkgray|#DBDBDB|[[Image:Commons-logo.svg|30px|WCommons logo]]|This user also [[Commons:Special:Contributions/HelenOnline|contributes]] to the '''[[Wikimedia Commons]]'''.}}
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{{quotebox|quote=[[From each according to his ability, to each according to his need]]|source=[[Louis Blanc]]|align=left}}
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==About Wikimedia and Wikipedia==
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{{quotebox|<poem>Stephen Wong, a contributor from Hong Kong who has been active on Chinese Wikipedia since 2009, said users across the region have experienced "some form of cultural shock", which triggers arguments. "Users from different areas have received different education, and have been influenced by different political ideologies", Mr. Wong said. "We discovered that the things we learned as a kid were totally different from each other."
{{quotebox|<poem>Stephen Wong, a contributor from Hong Kong who has been active on Chinese Wikipedia since 2009, said users across the region have experienced "some form of cultural shock", which triggers arguments. "Users from different areas have received different education, and have been influenced by different political ideologies", Mr. Wong said. "We discovered that the things we learned as a kid were totally different from each other."
"When I first joined the Chinese Wikipedia, I was an 'angry youth'", said Wilson Ye, a 17-year-old Wikipedia editor from Shanghai who started writing entries four years ago. "I was furious when I came across terms like Taiwan and the Republic of China. But after more interactions, I understand how people in Taiwan think, and I become much more tolerant."</poem>|[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/28/technology/wikipedia-china-becomes-front-line-for-views-on-language-and-culture.html Wikipedia China Becomes Front Line for Views on Language and Culture, Grace Tsoi, The New York Times (October 2013)]|align=left}}
"When I first joined the Chinese Wikipedia, I was an 'angry youth'", said Wilson Ye, a 17-year-old Wikipedia editor from Shanghai who started writing entries four years ago. "I was furious when I came across terms like Taiwan and the Republic of China. But after more interactions, I understand how people in Taiwan think, and I become much more tolerant."</poem>|[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/28/technology/wikipedia-china-becomes-front-line-for-views-on-language-and-culture.html Wikipedia China Becomes Front Line for Views on Language and Culture, Grace Tsoi, The New York Times (October 2013)]|align=left}}
{{quotebox|<poem>Writing what to many people will be the definitive text on something is a heady experience.
But more appealing is the grand, utopic vision the founders have for Wikipedia: a vast melting pot of knowledge, contributed to by people from everywhere, accessible to everyone. "We're organization-obsessive, and knowledge-obsessive", says Alex Stinson.</poem>|[http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/06/love-and-drama-at-the-wikipedia-conference.html Love and Drama at the Wikipedia Conference, Jessica Pressler, New York Magazine (June 2014)]|align=left}}
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For a great deal of work in writing, editing and generally improving articles (and templates) related to South Africa. [[User:Htonl|htonl]] ([[User talk:Htonl|talk]]) 16:37, 13 April 2013 (UTC) Seconded [[User:Dodger67|Roger (Dodger67)]] ([[User talk:Dodger67|talk]]) 19:17, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For a great deal of work in writing, editing and generally improving articles (and templates) related to South Africa. [[User:Htonl|htonl]] ([[User talk:Htonl|talk]]) 16:37, 13 April 2013 (UTC) Seconded [[User:Dodger67|Roger (Dodger67)]] ([[User talk:Dodger67|talk]]) 19:17, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Kind regards, [[User:Afro-Eurasian|<font color="Black">Afro-</font><font color="Black">Eurasian</font>]] [[User talk:Afro-Eurasian|<font color="Red">(talk)</font>]] 21:45, 31 January 2014 (UTC)
|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Kind regards, [[User:Afro-Eurasian|<span style="color:black;">Afro-</span><span style="color:black;">Eurasian</span>]] [[User talk:Afro-Eurasian|<span style="color:red;">(talk)</span>]] 21:45, 31 January 2014 (UTC)
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For your fantastic coverage of the [[South African general election, 2014]]. Well done. [[User:Nathan121212|Nathan121212]] ([[User talk:Nathan121212|talk]]) 17:29, 11 May 2014 (UTC)
|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For your fantastic coverage of the [[South African general election, 2014]]. Well done. [[User:Nathan121212|Nathan121212]] ([[User talk:Nathan121212|talk]]) 17:29, 11 May 2014 (UTC)
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | For keeping the Trial of Oscar Pistorius article neutral and factual in the face of bullying and harassment, and even managing to remain calm and courteous while doing so! [[User:MelanieN|MelanieN]] ([[User talk:MelanieN|talk]]) 14:52, 14 August 2014 (UTC) Seconded [[User:Dodger67|Roger (Dodger67)]] ([[User talk:Dodger67|talk]]) 17:17, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | for your excellent and well researched work on [[Thuli Madonsela]]. —[[User:Bruce1ee|Bruce1ee]]<sup>[[User talk:Bruce1ee|''talk'']]</sup> 05:34, 3 September 2014 (UTC)
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Thanks so much for your help on my DYK nomination and good collaborations and kindness in general. [[User:Nathan121212|Nathan121212]] ([[User talk:Nathan121212|talk]]) 15:03, 13 October 2014 (UTC)
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}}<div style="color:black; text-align:center;"> I thought that you deserved something a bit extra for all of the amazing work you've done for the project. <br /> I've [[Wikipedia:Merchandise_giveaways/Nominations |nominated]] you for a [[Wikipedia:Merchandise giveaways|gift from the Wikimedia Foundation]]! </div>
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|text = On [[Wikipedia:Recent_additions#3 March 2014|3 March 2014]], '''[[:Template:Did you know|Did you know]]''' was updated with a fact from the article '''''[[Dunstan Mlambo]]''''', which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ''... that one reason South African judge '''[[Dunstan Mlambo]]''' permitted live broadcasting of the [[Oscar Pistorius#Murder case|Oscar Pistorius murder trial]] was to educate the public about criminal proceedings?'' {{#if: |The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[]].|{{#ifexist:Template:Did you know nominations/Dunstan Mlambo|The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[Template:Did you know nominations/Dunstan Mlambo]].|{{#ifexist:Template talk:Did you know/Dunstan Mlambo|The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[Template talk:Did you know/Dunstan Mlambo]].}} }} }} You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page <small>([[User:Rjanag/Pageview stats|here's how]], [https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikiviewstats/index.php?page=Dunstan_Mlambo&datefrom=2014-03-01&dateto=2014-03-31 live views], [http://stats.grok.se/en/201403/Dunstan_Mlambo daily totals])</small>, and it may be added to [[Wikipedia:Did you know/Statistics|the statistics page]] if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the [[:Template talk:Did you know|Did you know talk page]].
|text = On [[Wikipedia:Recent_additions#3 March 2014|3 March 2014]], '''[[:Template:Did you know|Did you know]]''' was updated with a fact from the article '''''[[Dunstan Mlambo]]''''', which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ''... that one reason South African judge '''[[Dunstan Mlambo]]''' permitted live broadcasting of the [[Oscar Pistorius#Murder case|Oscar Pistorius murder trial]] was to educate the public about criminal proceedings?'' {{#if: |The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[]].|{{#ifexist:Template:Did you know nominations/Dunstan Mlambo|The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[Template:Did you know nominations/Dunstan Mlambo]].|{{#ifexist:Template talk:Did you know/Dunstan Mlambo|The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[Template talk:Did you know/Dunstan Mlambo]].}} }} }} You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page <small>([[User:Rjanag/Pageview stats|here's how]], [https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikiviewstats/index.php?page=Dunstan_Mlambo&datefrom=2014-03-01&dateto=2014-03-31 live views], [http://stats.grok.se/en/201403/Dunstan_Mlambo daily totals])</small>, and it may be added to [[Wikipedia:Did you know/Statistics|the statistics page]] if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the [[:Template talk:Did you know|Did you know talk page]].
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|text = On [[Wikipedia:Recent_additions#3 August 2014|3 August 2014]], '''[[:Template:Did you know|Did you know]]''' was updated with a fact from the article '''''[[Pieter van Reede van Oudtshoorn]]''''', which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ''... that in 1773 newly appointed Governor of the Cape Colony '''[[Pieter van Reede van Oudtshoorn]]''' died at sea during the voyage to take up his post?'' {{#if: |The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[]].|{{#ifexist:Template:Did you know nominations/Pieter van Reede van Oudtshoorn|The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[Template:Did you know nominations/Pieter van Reede van Oudtshoorn]].|{{#ifexist:Template talk:Did you know/Pieter van Reede van Oudtshoorn|The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[Template talk:Did you know/Pieter van Reede van Oudtshoorn]].}} }} }} You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page <small>([[User:Rjanag/Pageview stats|here's how]], [https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikiviewstats/index.php?page=Pieter_van_Reede_van_Oudtshoorn&datefrom=2014-08-01&dateto=2014-08-31 live views], [http://stats.grok.se/en/201408/Pieter_van_Reede_van_Oudtshoorn daily totals])</small>, and it may be added to [[Wikipedia:Did you know/Statistics|the statistics page]] if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the [[:Template talk:Did you know|Did you know talk page]].
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|text = On [[Wikipedia:Recent_additions#7 August 2014|7 August 2014]], '''[[:Template:Did you know|Did you know]]''' was updated with a fact from the article '''''[[The Cenotaph, Cape Town]]''''', which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ''... that the '''[[The Cenotaph, Cape Town|Cenotaph]]''' war memorial in [[Cape Town]] has been relocated twice since it was first erected in 1924?'' {{#if: |The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[]].|{{#ifexist:Template:Did you know nominations/The Cenotaph, Cape Town|The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[Template:Did you know nominations/The Cenotaph, Cape Town]].|{{#ifexist:Template talk:Did you know/The Cenotaph, Cape Town|The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[Template talk:Did you know/The Cenotaph, Cape Town]].}} }} }} You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page <small>([[User:Rjanag/Pageview stats|here's how]], [https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikiviewstats/index.php?page=The_Cenotaph,_Cape_Town&datefrom=2014-08-01&dateto=2014-08-31 live views], [http://stats.grok.se/en/201408/The_Cenotaph,_Cape_Town daily totals])</small>, and it may be added to [[Wikipedia:Did you know/Statistics|the statistics page]] if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the [[:Template talk:Did you know|Did you know talk page]].
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|text = On [[Wikipedia:Recent_additions#22 August 2014|22 August 2014]], '''[[:Template:Did you know|Did you know]]''' was updated with a fact from the article '''''[[Alexander Sinton Secondary School]]''''', which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ''... that three protesters were killed near '''[[Alexander Sinton Secondary School|a Cape Town school]]''' by armed police hidden in a "Trojan Horse"?'' {{#if: |The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[]].|{{#ifexist:Template:Did you know nominations/Alexander Sinton Secondary School|The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[Template:Did you know nominations/Alexander Sinton Secondary School]].|{{#ifexist:Template talk:Did you know/Alexander Sinton Secondary School|The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[Template talk:Did you know/Alexander Sinton Secondary School]].}} }} }} You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page <small>([[User:Rjanag/Pageview stats|here's how]], [https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikiviewstats/index.php?page=Alexander_Sinton_Secondary_School&datefrom=2014-08-01&dateto=2014-08-31 live views], [http://stats.grok.se/en/201408/Alexander_Sinton_Secondary_School daily totals])</small>, and it may be added to [[Wikipedia:Did you know/Statistics|the statistics page]] if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the [[:Template talk:Did you know|Did you know talk page]].
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|text = On [[Wikipedia:Recent_additions#24 August 2014|24 August 2014]], '''[[:Template:Did you know|Did you know]]''' was updated with a fact from the article '''''[[Pride parades in South Africa]]''''', which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ''... that '''[[pride parades in South Africa]]''' ''(pictured)'' are increasingly used for political advocacy against [[violence against LGBT people|LGBT hate crime]]s and to remember their victims?'' {{#if: |The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[]].|{{#ifexist:Template:Did you know nominations/Pride parades in South Africa|The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[Template:Did you know nominations/Pride parades in South Africa]].|{{#ifexist:Template talk:Did you know/Pride parades in South Africa|The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[Template talk:Did you know/Pride parades in South Africa]].}} }} }} You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page <small>([[User:Rjanag/Pageview stats|here's how]], [https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikiviewstats/index.php?page=Pride_parades_in_South_Africa&datefrom=2014-08-01&dateto=2014-08-31 live views], [http://stats.grok.se/en/201408/Pride_parades_in_South_Africa daily totals])</small>, and it may be added to [[Wikipedia:Did you know/Statistics|the statistics page]] if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the [[:Template talk:Did you know|Did you know talk page]].
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|text = On [[Wikipedia:Recent_additions#27 August 2014|27 August 2014]], '''[[:Template:Did you know|Did you know]]''' was updated with a fact from the article '''''[[Chicken Licken (restaurant)]]''''', which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ''... that '''[[Chicken Licken (restaurant)|Chicken Licken]]''', the "largest non-American-owned fried chicken franchise in the world", uses a secret recipe bought in Texas for $1,000?'' {{#if: |The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[]].|{{#ifexist:Template:Did you know nominations/Chicken Licken (restaurant)|The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[Template:Did you know nominations/Chicken Licken (restaurant)]].|{{#ifexist:Template talk:Did you know/Chicken Licken (restaurant)|The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[Template talk:Did you know/Chicken Licken (restaurant)]].}} }} }} You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page <small>([[User:Rjanag/Pageview stats|here's how]], [https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikiviewstats/index.php?page=Chicken_Licken_(restaurant)&datefrom=2014-08-01&dateto=2014-08-31 live views], [http://stats.grok.se/en/201408/Chicken_Licken_(restaurant) daily totals])</small>, and it may be added to [[Wikipedia:Did you know/Statistics|the statistics page]] if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the [[:Template talk:Did you know|Did you know talk page]].
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|text = On [[Wikipedia:Recent_additions#4 September 2014|4 September 2014]], '''[[:Template:Did you know|Did you know]]''' was updated with a fact from the article '''''[[Harold Cressy High School]]''''', which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ''... that the '''[[Harold Cressy High School]]''' ''(Harold Cressy pictured)'' is named after the '''[[Harold Cressy|first "coloured" man]]''' to gain a B.A. in South Africa?'' {{#if: |The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[]].|{{#ifexist:Template:Did you know nominations/Harold Cressy High School|The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[Template:Did you know nominations/Harold Cressy High School]].|{{#ifexist:Template talk:Did you know/Harold Cressy High School|The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[Template talk:Did you know/Harold Cressy High School]].}} }} }} You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page <small>([[User:Rjanag/Pageview stats|here's how]], [https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikiviewstats/index.php?page=Harold_Cressy_High_School&datefrom=2014-09-01&dateto=2014-09-31 live views], [http://stats.grok.se/en/201409/Harold_Cressy_High_School daily totals])</small>, and it may be added to [[Wikipedia:Did you know/Statistics|the statistics page]] if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the [[:Template talk:Did you know|Did you know talk page]].
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|text = On [[Wikipedia:Recent_additions#4 November 2014|4 November 2014]], '''[[:Template:Did you know|Did you know]]''' was updated with a fact from the article '''''[[Afri Twin]]''''', which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ''... that '''[[Tafelberg School]]''' for children with special learning needs is one of over 250 schools in the United Kingdom and South Africa linked for mutual benefit via '''[[Afri Twin]]'''?'' {{#if: |The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[]].|{{#ifexist:Template:Did you know nominations/Afri Twin|The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[Template:Did you know nominations/Afri Twin]].|{{#ifexist:Template talk:Did you know/Afri Twin|The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[Template talk:Did you know/Afri Twin]].}} }} }} You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page <small>([[User:Rjanag/Pageview stats|here's how]], [https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikiviewstats/index.php?page=Afri_Twin&datefrom=2014-11-01&dateto=2014-11-31 live views], [http://stats.grok.se/en/201411/Afri_Twin daily totals])</small>, and it may be added to [[Wikipedia:Did you know/Statistics|the statistics page]] if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the [[:Template talk:Did you know|Did you know talk page]].
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==Rainbow nation==
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{{quote|text=<poem>I live in a country with shocking economic inequality (that’s both third world and first, sometimes within half a kilometre of each other) stricken by AIDS and corruption and crime. At the same time, there’s tremendous hope and optimism and a resilience. South Africa is an incredible place that has spent the last 20 years going through interesting times (as per the Chinese curse). It’s a fascinating place to be.
{{quote|text=<poem>I live in a country with shocking economic inequality (that’s both third world and first, sometimes within half a kilometre of each other) stricken by AIDS and corruption and crime. At the same time, there’s tremendous hope and optimism and a resilience. South Africa is an incredible place that has spent the last 20 years going through interesting times (as per the Chinese curse). It’s a fascinating place to be.
... I think of myself as South African full stop. Those European ties are so old, so frayed, they’re not even a sepia photograph, they’re a faded oil painting dating back 350 years when my family first came to this country.</poem>|sign=[[Lauren Beukes]]|source=Interview: Lauren Beukes by Charles A. Tan (2009)}}
... I think of myself as South African full stop. Those European ties are so old, so frayed, they’re not even a sepia photograph, they’re a faded oil painting dating back 350 years when my family first came to this country.</poem>|sign=[[Lauren Beukes]]|source=Interview: Lauren Beukes by Charles A. Tan (2009)}}
*South Africans are a [[Demographics of South Africa|mixed bunch]]. I am one part [[British diaspora in Africa]] and three parts other [[White Africans of European ancestry|African of European ancestry]]. Although I am a [[South African nationality law|South African citizen]] by birth, I am also a [[British nationality law|British citizen]] [[Jus sanguinis|by descent]] as my mother was born in England. My ancestors traced so far are from [[England]], [[Ireland]], [[Switzerland]], [[France]] ([[Huguenot]]) and [[Canadians of German ethnicity|Germany via Canada]]. My [[extended family]] in South Africa has [[British Empire|British colonial]] and [[Dutch people|Dutch]] ancestry.
*South Africans are a [[Demographics of South Africa|mixed bunch]]. I am one part [[British diaspora in Africa]] and three parts other [[White Africans of European ancestry|African of European ancestry]]. Although I am a [[South African nationality law|South African citizen]] by birth, I am also a [[British nationality law|British citizen]] [[Jus sanguinis|by descent]] as my mother was born in England. My ancestors traced so far are from [[England]], [[Ireland]], [[Switzerland]], [[France]] ([[Huguenot]]) and [[Canadians of German ethnicity|Germany via Canada]]. My [[extended family]] in South Africa has [[British Empire|British colonial]] and [[Cape Dutch]] ancestry.
*I was [[Population Registration Act, 1950|classified]] as [[white South African|white]] during [[Apartheid in South Africa|apartheid]]. These days this label mainly matters when you apply for [[Black Economic Empowerment|employment]] or are counted in a [[South African National Census of 2011|national census]], where it is described as a ''population group''. It has a limited life span as the [[History of South Africa (1994–present)|"born free" generation]] has started entering the workforce.
*I was [[Population Registration Act, 1950|classified]] as [[white South African|white]] during [[Apartheid in South Africa|apartheid]]. These days this label mainly matters when you apply for [[Black Economic Empowerment|employment]] or are counted in a [[South African National Census of 2011|national census]], where it is described as a "population group". It has a limited life span as the [[History of South Africa (1994–present)|born-free generation]] has started entering the workforce.
*Most South Africans living in [[urban area]]s speak at least two [[Languages of South Africa|languages]], one being [[English language|English]] or [[Afrikaans]]. My [[first language]] is English but the main language spoken where I live is Afrikaans. Afrikaans is related to [[Dutch language|Dutch]], but it is not the same language and is not necessarily pronounced the same way.
*Most South Africans living in [[urban area]]s speak at least two [[Languages of South Africa|languages]], one being [[English language|English]] or [[Afrikaans]]. My [[first language]] is English but the main language spoken where I live is Afrikaans. Afrikaans is related to [[Dutch language|Dutch]], but it is not the same language and is not necessarily pronounced the same way.
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My several years in the word game have learnt me several rules:

1. Avoid Alliteration. Always.
2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with.
3. Avoid cliches like the plague. (They're old hat.)
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18. One word sentences? Eliminate.
19. Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake.
20. The passive voice is to be avoided.
21. Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms.
22. Even if a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed.
23. Who needs rhetorical questions?

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Stephen Wong, a contributor from Hong Kong who has been active on Chinese Wikipedia since 2009, said users across the region have experienced "some form of cultural shock", which triggers arguments. "Users from different areas have received different education, and have been influenced by different political ideologies", Mr. Wong said. "We discovered that the things we learned as a kid were totally different from each other."
"When I first joined the Chinese Wikipedia, I was an 'angry youth'", said Wilson Ye, a 17-year-old Wikipedia editor from Shanghai who started writing entries four years ago. "I was furious when I came across terms like Taiwan and the Republic of China. But after more interactions, I understand how people in Taiwan think, and I become much more tolerant."

Wikipedia China Becomes Front Line for Views on Language and Culture, Grace Tsoi, The New York Times (October 2013)

Writing what to many people will be the definitive text on something is a heady experience.
But more appealing is the grand, utopic vision the founders have for Wikipedia: a vast melting pot of knowledge, contributed to by people from everywhere, accessible to everyone. "We're organization-obsessive, and knowledge-obsessive", says Alex Stinson.

Love and Drama at the Wikipedia Conference, Jessica Pressler, New York Magazine (June 2014)

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... burning with curiosity, she ran across the field after it, and fortunately was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit-hole under the hedge.
In another moment down went Alice after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get out again.

— Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Down the Rabbit Hole (1865)

Suppose within every book there is another book, and within every letter on every page another volume constantly unfolding; but these volumes take no space on the desk. Suppose knowledge could be reduced to a quintessence, held within a picture, a sign, held within a place which is no place.

— Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall (2009)

Doveryai, no proveryai
English: Trust, but verify

— Russian proverb

Some firsts

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Badges of honour

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The South Africa Barnstar of National Merit
For a great deal of work in writing, editing and generally improving articles (and templates) related to South Africa. htonl (talk) 16:37, 13 April 2013 (UTC) Seconded Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 19:17, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
The Writer's Barnstar
Good job on the Satanic Panic page! Robvanvee 17:26, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
For Satanic Panic (South Africa) - a brilliant article :). Ironholds (talk) 18:15, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
The Special Barnstar
Kind regards, Afro-Eurasian (talk) 21:45, 31 January 2014 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
For helping combat the Wikipedia:Systemic bias on Wikipedia through creating articles like Thokozile Masipa a topic highlighting underrepresented African communities and prominent women and publicly profiling it via WP:DYK! Great job! Sadads (talk) 16:45, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
The Photographer's Barnstar
For your fantastic coverage of the South African general election, 2014. Well done. Nathan121212 (talk) 17:29, 11 May 2014 (UTC)
The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
For keeping the Trial of Oscar Pistorius article neutral and factual in the face of bullying and harassment, and even managing to remain calm and courteous while doing so! MelanieN (talk) 14:52, 14 August 2014 (UTC) Seconded Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 17:17, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
The Writer's Barnstar
for your excellent and well researched work on Thuli Madonsela. —Bruce1eetalk 05:34, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

Sugar and spice

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In recognition of your work on the article about the child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, I would like you to imagine enjoying the taste of my grandmother's masterpiece dessert. An imaginary glass of pomegranate juice would go perfectly with it! Surtsicna (talk) 13:21, 6 July 2013 (UTC)
Glass of wine
May you find many more ancestors! Andrew Lancaster (talk) 10:56, 9 July 2013 (UTC)

Thanks so much for your help on my DYK nomination and good collaborations and kindness in general. Nathan121212 (talk) 15:03, 13 October 2014 (UTC)

A Tshirt!
I thought that you deserved something a bit extra for all of the amazing work you've done for the project.
I've nominated you for a gift from the Wikimedia Foundation!

DYK credits

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Rainbow nation

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I live in a country with shocking economic inequality (that’s both third world and first, sometimes within half a kilometre of each other) stricken by AIDS and corruption and crime. At the same time, there’s tremendous hope and optimism and a resilience. South Africa is an incredible place that has spent the last 20 years going through interesting times (as per the Chinese curse). It’s a fascinating place to be.
... I think of myself as South African full stop. Those European ties are so old, so frayed, they’re not even a sepia photograph, they’re a faded oil painting dating back 350 years when my family first came to this country.

— Lauren Beukes, Interview: Lauren Beukes by Charles A. Tan (2009)

en soms vir 'n oomblik
kan ons mekaar se taal
verstaan
English: and sometimes for a moment we can understand each other

— Johannes Kerkorrel, blou aarde, bloudruk