Wikimedia-GH October 2014

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Poland to Honor Wikipedia With Monument
by Enock Seth Nyamador 12 Oct '14

12 Oct '14

Hi, Thought you'd be interested in this story Poland to Honor Wikipedia With Monument http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/poland-honor-wikipedia-monume… - Enock

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Upload Quality Images
by Nkansah Rexford 09 Oct '14

09 Oct '14

We are encouraged to upload quality images onto Wikimedia Commons. So this two month wiki loves Africa will obviously see many images uploaded to commons. What are quality images? Read everything here: https <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Quality_images>:// <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Quality_images> commons.wikimedia.org <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Quality_images>/wiki/ <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Quality_images> Commons:Quality_images <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Quality_images> Please read oooh. Otherwise your images might be disqualified right from the word Go!

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Only One Country in Africa part of Global South?
by Nkansah Rexford 07 Oct '14

07 Oct '14

The WMF is running a Global South User Survey 2014. Among the list of countries part of the Global South, only Egypt is listed. Is Egypt only the country in Africa part of Global South? I agree with the words of Isla, found at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research_talk:Global_South_User_Survey_2014… "I was, however, really surprised to find that the entire continent of > Africa is excluded from this survey (with the exception of Egypt, that is > lumped in with Arabic states and therefore is obviously - in this context - > not regarded as part of Africa). To me this seems really quite strange. > Could you please express your reasons for this rather massive, and > obviously intentional, oversight. Perhaps you have a different strategy > with regards to this continent of 1 billion people, and if so, what and why? > I look forward to your response. Islahaddow (talk) 09:09, 7 October 2014 > (UTC)" There are now 3 Wikimedia recognized user groups in Africa, plus one strong Wikimedia Chapter, which happens to be at the Southernmost part of the African Continent. We'll love to be enlightened on the new Global South Strategy, and what countries the strategy applies to. I know only eight countries were handpicked out of the many countries in Global South, but at least, could Africa be more represented? -- +Rexford <http://google.com/+Nkansahrexford> | Africa Center <http://africacenter.net> | WiR <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedian_in_Residence> | WikiAfrica <http://wikiafrica.net> | User:Nkansahrexford <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Nkansahrexford>

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Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] First Wikipedia Article has been Formally Peer Reviewed and Published
by Enock Seth Nyamador 04 Oct '14

04 Oct '14

Just sharing. Best, - Enock ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "James Heilman" <jmh649(a)gmail.com> Date: Oct 2, 2014 11:24 PM Subject: [Wikimedia-l] First Wikipedia Article has been Formally Peer Reviewed and Published To: <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Cc: Article published by the journal Open Medicine http://www.openmedicine.ca/article/viewFile/562/564 Will soon be pubmed indexed. Editorial regarding the efforts are here http://www.openmedicine.ca/article/view/652/565 Hope these sorts of efforts will improve the reputation of Wikipedia and the number of contributors. I guess we will see. -- James Heilman MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine www.opentextbookofmedicine.com _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

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Just an update Wikimedia Outreach Grant
by Nkansah Rexford 02 Oct '14

02 Oct '14

In 2012, myself, sandister, ato, and oral, applied for a grant from the wmf, was approved, outreach was carried out, and there happened to be remaining funds. Last week, the remaining funds was wired back go the wmf. Should anyone be in need of financial support for a project, the ieg grant is available or the main grant too is available. Myself, sandister and Oral are on standby to assist in any applications that one makes in request for grant. Enjoy your day, and remember Wiki Loves Africa begins Today

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Editor Retention Programme. Test emails sent out.
by Sandister Tei 01 Oct '14

01 Oct '14

Members, I just sent out test emails from the Editor Retention Programme, to you all who expressed your interest to stay in the community. Please let me know if you had viewing problems, wrong names etc. All will be fixed. The Editor Retention Programme is not compulsory and you can opt out. It is also not related to any information you'll see here. All details regarding it, will be sent through the Mail Chimp mailing list. It is being run by me, Sandister Tei on my own behalf with some support from Wikimedia UK, in making sure that you are not left confused and alone as you have chosen to help Wikipedia and sister projects. If you haven't seen the email from Editor Retention Programme, check your spam. If it's still not there, then you haven't filled the form. I will contact you soon to get you started. Regards, Sandister Tei ----- 3 things you can do today: edit a Wikipedia article, visit myghlife.sandistertei.com and be kind to yourself.

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Re: [Wikimedia-GH] {BloggingGhana} Register and attend Barcamp Koforidua 14 on October 4 at All Nations University.
by Ato Ulzen-Appiah 01 Oct '14

01 Oct '14

Apologies for sending this twice. The registration link (with more info) is bit.ly/bckdua14. - Ato On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 11:05 AM, Ato Ulzen-Appiah <abocco(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > BarCamp Koforidua 2014 <http://barcampkoforidua14.eventbrite.com/> is a > free networking forum happening on* October 4, 2014* (9am to 4pm) at the *All > Nations **University College, Engineering Campus Auditorium*. The theme > is "*Engaging your passions, **monetizing opportunities*". This event > will be the 2nd *BarCamp Koforidua* organized by the GhanaThink Foundation > <http://ghanathink.org/> as it builds a network of young > change makers,doers and entrepreneurs in Ghana. > > BarCamp Koforidua 2014 will showcase how engaging our passions and > monetizing opportunities would enhance the total development of the youth. > This Barcamp will feature multiple *user-generated breakout sessions* and > the *popular speed mentoring sessions*. Confirmed resource personnel > include Francis Torgbor Richtor (RLG), Mr Omari Koranteng (Unibank), Maxwell > Borkotey Mensh (AceLife Consult), Bridget Yayra Kpodo (PMAG), Godfred > Kini (Capital View Hotel), Sylvanus Gatorwu (Vision Fm). > > Register today at http://bit.ly/bckdua14. You can also register by > sending "Barcamp Koforidua + Your Name + Your Email Address" to 1945 on > all networks. > > This event is sponsored by* All Nations University, Google Ghana, Saazaa > Shoes, InformGhana,** Nandimobile*. Our media partners are *Spy Ghana* > and *Vision 90.9 FM*. > > Stay tuned via social media. The hashtag is #bckdua > <https://twitter.com/hashtag/bckdua?f=realtime&src=hash>. > Twitter <http://twitter.com/bckoforidua> | Facebook > <http://facebook.com/barcampkoforidua> | Google+ > <http://gplus.to/barcampkoforidua> > > -- > > ____________________________ > *Less talk, more action. Morevim to that! :-)* > Blog: Mightyafrican.blogspot.com > Follow me on Twitter ---> @abocco > Learn about GhanaThink & its programs here > <http://www.ghanathink.org/content/ghanathink-foundation-profile>. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BloggingGhana" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to bloggingghana+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to bloggingghana(a)googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bloggingghana. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- ____________________________ *Less talk, more action. Morevim to that! :-)* Blog: Mightyafrican.blogspot.com Follow me on Twitter ---> @abocco Learn about GhanaThink & its programs here <http://www.ghanathink.org/content/ghanathink-foundation-profile>.

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