Hello guys,
As part of our out programmes I suggest we should contribute
to the Cookbook in Wikibooks. You can check it out here http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Table_of_Contents
We will also strive to get listed here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_recipes
Now with this project I am trying to enlist the help of Mrs.
Yvonne Nduom wife of our own Paa Kwesi Nduom. I chose Mrs. Nduom because I have
followed her Facebook page for a while now and she is very keen on Ghanaian
recipes. She posts about them on her official page.
Also being a woman public figure with such an interest she
will be the best person to also endorse the Cookbook on Wikibooks. She is
likely to participate because I think this also good for her public outreach in
support of her husband’s campaign.
What’s more, food blogging and writing is currently
trending. I believe it will be a worthy cause.
My plan is simple, after our outreach in Accra (I hope you
have informed yourself on this) students in Achimota School and Accra Girls
will be selected to collect articles from Mrs. Nduom. They will work with her
with supervision from a team member. Mrs. will create a Wikimedia account and (become
a Wikimedia of course) and she will contribute the recipes all in her name to
her credit.
We will seek permission from her to use her name on our social
media platforms to make some noise about getting aspiring first ladies on board
our outreach.
At the end of the day, PWMGH wins, Mrs. Nduom wins,
Wikimedia wins, Ghanaian content on Wikimedia wikis also win.
If it is successful and other aspiring first ladies are
interested, more culturally diverse recipes will make it to Cookbook and Ghana
wins some more.
End of project.
Kindly let me know what you think.
Tasks: Ato any
advice?
Oral can you help
me write a letter to Mrs Nduom?
Rex should I add
this to the grant?
Georgina, Kweku, Roy
and co you have been quiet what do
you think? Will you volunteer time for meetings with Mrs. Nduom if she gives as
the nod and come with me to Motown and Accra Girls?
Regards,Sandister Tei___________________________________________________
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Hi Mr Lee,
Wikinews is a free news source that anyone can use and also write. They are under the auspices of the Wikimedia Foundation.
They allow publications and individuals to use their content for free so you and PACE should check them out to see if you are interested in some of their international articles.
Here is link to them
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Main_Page
However you should also have a look at their terms and conditions of use here
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Reusing_Wikinews_content
Also as discussed, attached is an article concerning the establishment of a local Wikimedia Foundation chapter in Ghana and an on going contest -- Wiki Loves Monuments in which Ghana is participating for publishing. Kindly have a look at them and see if you can publish them.
The licence for use is located online here http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Regards,Sandister Tei___________________________________________________
Writer | Social Media Trainer & Manager | WikimedianW: about.me/sandister Planning Wikimedia Ghana M: +233 20 357 2222
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fyi, an article by sue gardner which, at least imo, shows nicely one of the
ways to write a wikipedia article:
http://suegardner.org/2012/08/15/how-to-write-a-wikipedia-article-its-easy/
one could add a hint to put a template to prevent people deleting the
article immediately ... but ... thats a detail :)
rupert.
Hello, My name is Nyamador Enock Seth from the Volta Region, Aflao. I have
started some of the translations in Ewe..I pray all will be successfull.
Thank you.
FYI
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: WLM Video
Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2012 00:19:38 +0000
From: Nkansah Rexford <nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com>
To: Wiki Loves Monuments <wikilovesmonuments(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Sorry, but this might be a bit off-topic
I worked on a video explaining the basic idea behind WLM found
here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDiu4-xdLKE using a 3D character and
some slide presentation for use in my country.
Anyone to help make the video very nice and better-looking? My laptop
really struggled several days to get that short 3d video rendered. Its
got no voice-over yet. Any help?
Any ideas, comments to make that video nicer?
I'm from Ghana and we plan using it to introduce briefly what WLM is.
Sorry for the 'off-topicness'
Rexford.
FYI
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [Wiki Loves Monuments] WLM Android App v1.2.2
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 16:13:45 -0700
From: Philip Chang <pchang(a)wikimedia.org>
Reply-To: Wiki Loves Monuments Photograph Competition
<wikilovesmonuments(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
To: Wiki Loves Monuments Photograph Competition
<wikilovesmonuments(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Greetings WLM Members,
We have updated the app on Google Play
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wikipedia.wlm> with
some important fixes and enhancements.
Here is a separate download link:
_http://dumps.wikimedia.org/android/WLM-v1.2.2.apk_
Changes in this version:
* Dynamically load campaign data - picks up campaign config changes
without requiring a new version of the app
* Camera and location features marked as optional to increase device
compatibility
* Localisation updates
* Increased accuracy when communicating with GPS satellites
* Disables 'Cancel upload' button when it is too late to cancel
* Bigger touch areas for checkboxes
* Moves {{Uploaded with WLM Mobile}} template to the source field on
file page
* Translated country name on monument page
* Fixed admin level display
* Strip bold/italic apostrophe markup from wikitext fields
* 'Back' after upload no longer returns you to upload progress
* Consistent photo upload comments
* Cache monuments in certain situations to reduce API calls
* Monument pin clustering disabled when zoomed in
* Lossless image compression
The app is now also available of the FOSS market, F-droid, at:
_http://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.wikipedia.wlm_
We are working on more fixes and enhancements, including a handy way to
upload more photos on Commons. This will make any mobile upload a
convenient placeholder for desktop uploads.
Please let us know if you have any issues by email or on the feedback
page
<http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_mobile_application/Feedb…>.
We have a new page for help with monument data issues:
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_mobile_application/Data…
Phil
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Phil Inje Chang
Product Manager, Mobile
Wikimedia Foundation
415-812-0854 <tel:415-812-0854> m
415-882-7982 x 6810 <tel:415-882-7982%20x%206810>