Wikimedia Ghana User Group February 2014

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[Wikimedia-GH] Paid editing
by Sandister Tei 21 Feb '14

21 Feb '14

Paid editing and disclosure policy <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_use/Paid_contributions_amendment>in discussion at WMF. Join the discussion. Regards, Sandister Tei ----- Cardiff University JOMEC -- International Journalism www.sandistertei.com | +447448223686

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[Wikimedia-GH] The issue of paid editing
by Oral Ofori 20 Feb '14

20 Feb '14

Provided it is devoid of advertisement and PR undertones, some see it as a motivation to get work done in a quick way but then, the editor must stick to quality and verifiable facts devoid of bias and shoddy work... http://www.itbusiness.ca/blog/wikipedia-is-too-late-to-stop-paid-editing/46… Oral Ofori<http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=63450678&authType=name&authToken=ua…>of #TheAfricanDream <http://t.co/kwJ8MaOSqZ>: Webpage<http://www.OralOfori.com>

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[Wikimedia-GH] Community positions & elections
by Sandister Tei 20 Feb '14

20 Feb '14

After throwing the questions to m. list and consulting with co-founders, positions open for application and currently closed are: Coordinator (closed), Assistant (open) To give the community updates on what is happening internationally regarding Wikimedia (from WFM blog and other means) To coordinate activities and decision making between teams Manage group opportunities and assets Community Manager & Assistant (both open) Check editing progress of members Checking with Barcamp attendees to welcome new recruits Managing new recruits Project management and follow ups PRO (closed), Assistant (Open) Public Relations Social media and traditional media presence management Criteria Must have a Wikipedia account and at least one edit. Must have the time. Application Send a meaningful email to current Community Manager Sandister Tei: sandistertei(a)gmail.com DEADLINE SUNDAY 23 FEB. Regards, Sandister Tei ----- Cardiff University JOMEC -- International Journalism www.sandistertei.com | +447448223686

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[Wikimedia-GH] Can't access Wikipedia online?
by Oral Ofori 19 Feb '14

19 Feb '14

...here's a crazy attempt making it available in a book form http://m.metro.us/newyork/news/national/2014/02/18/wikipedia-goes-back-to-t… http://www.about.me/oralofori

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[Wikimedia-GH] Wikipedia mounts courtroom defense for editor sued by politician
by Enock Seth Nyamador 18 Feb '14

18 Feb '14

Read here<http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/02/wikipedia-mounts-courtroom-defen…> - Enock

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[Wikimedia-GH] See you in London
by Sandister Tei 18 Feb '14

18 Feb '14

I hope you all applying met the deadline. I didn't apply nonetheless I wish us all the best. Take note. Visas and scholarships are separate things. Kindly visit the UKBA website to see how to prepare. DON'T WAIT. Take it from me, don't wait. Put your bank statements in order also. Till then, please keep up the edits. Enock, Rex and Mo are doing very well. Editing get boring sometimes but use other editors to inspire your contributions. We need 1000s, we need better looking GH articles. Regards, Sandister Tei ----- Cardiff University JOMEC -- International Journalism www.sandistertei.com | +447448223686

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[Wikimedia-GH] Fwd: Can u get it done in a week?
by Nkansah Rexford 15 Feb '14

15 Feb '14

Hello Dear Folks, You've invited to write an article about Albert Mensah on Wikipedia in less than 7 days. By so doing, you'll be reimbursed with 35$ from Oral Ofori, who's the PRO of Wiki Gh. The money will be Western Union'ed to the person to finish it up within the 7 days ultimatum. Wish you all the best! Please find all the necessary details below Here is the best materials of Albert Mensah online to help you begin building his profile on Wikipedia. I will proofread your work as you go along, you will get a photo from me soon. Also, I know you're busy so I figured I'd give a 7 day deadline to finish this. Also, I just found another renowned motivational speaker on wiki that I think we could model our Albert Mensah profile on, it should be a guide: http:// <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Robbins>en.wikipedia.org<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Robbins> /wiki/ <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Robbins>Tony_Robbins<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Robbins> http://www.google.com/url?q=Http%3A%2F%2Fwww.schoolassemblyspeaker.com&sa=D… ALBERT MENSAH MLK SYMPOSIUM: http://mlksymposium.umich.edu/2013/11/20/martin-luther-king-jr-mlk-convocat… "raising-the-bar"-2/ MORE MLK SYMPOSIUM http://mlksymposium.umich.edu/about/biography/ BOOKS ON AMAZON: http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&field-author=Albert%20Mensah&page=1&rh=n%3A… LINKEDIN/YOUTUBE: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=10801634&locale=en_US&trk=tyah&trkI… ALSO USEFUL LINKS ON MY BLOG ABOUT HIM: http://www.oralofori.com/2014/01/motivational-speaker-asks-youths-of.html#g… HIS WEBSITE: http://www.albertmensah.com

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[Wikimedia-GH] Hurray! My edit
by Nkansah Rexford 15 Feb '14

15 Feb '14

Its less than a month as a WIR, and i'm already having over 450 edits. The 1000 edits, i go reach there in some 1 month more. By the way, I tried recording how to enable beta features on Wikipedia and where to see them in action. Not perfect, but interested in any feedback http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LrRgQF4oOU -- 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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[Wikimedia-GH] Someone with soccer interest and eye for English language + Edits checking
by Sandister Tei 15 Feb '14

15 Feb '14

This article <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dado_Cavalcanti> still needs language correction. And please you can Google up the person and correct facts. Also from time to time check your article edits<https://toolserver.org/~River/cgi-bin/count_edits>with this tool. It sieves it from other edits. Note to newbies, yeah there are different types of edits. Regards, Sandister Tei ----- Cardiff University JOMEC -- International Journalism www.sandistertei.com | +447448223686

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[Wikimedia-GH] TV stations in Ghana on Wikipedia. Help needed.
by Sandister Tei 15 Feb '14

15 Feb '14

Check the list for Ghana<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_Africa>. Many articles lacking. You can start them and notify me asap to fix/ review anything that might pose it for deletion. Regards, Sandister Tei ----- Cardiff University JOMEC -- International Journalism www.sandistertei.com | +447448223686

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