That might have made sense (also for Wikimedians, most of whom
probably haven't heard the project's name either). But I already
posted it, relying on Michael's review, sorry!

On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Katherine Maher <kmaher@wikimedia.org> wrote:
> I'd make these edits on FB/G+ if it's not already out -- I think the
> previous version may not be as accessible to non-Wikimedians unfamiliar with
> how projects work in the community?
>
> Wikipedia relies on written sources, so how can it capture
> indigenous knowledge that does not exist in writing?
> A group of researchers went to Namibia to find out, interviewing village
> elders for an 'oral citation' project.
> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/12/tapping-into-the-knowledge-of-indigenous-communities/
>

> On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 10:50 PM, Michael Guss <mguss@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>
>> LGTM
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 10:47 PM, Tilman Bayer <tbayer@wikimedia.org>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> @wikimedia, RT by @wikipedia:
>>> Tapping into the knowledge of indigenous communities: An experiment in
>>> a Namibian village
>>>
>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/12/tapping-into-the-knowledge-of-indigenous-communities/
>>>
>>> Double-down:
>>> @wikimedia, RT by @wikipedia:
>>> How could Wikipedia capture indigenous knowledge that is not available
>>> in writing? An experiment on oral citations:
>>>
>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/12/tapping-into-the-knowledge-of-indigenous-communities/
>>>
>>> FB/G+:
>>> Wikipedia relies on written sources, but how could it capture
>>> indigenous knowledge that does not exist in writing? The oral
>>> citations project tried it out, by interviewing village elders in
>>> Namibia.
>>>
>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/12/tapping-into-the-knowledge-of-indigenous-communities/
>>>
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