Wikimedia-GH August 2014

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Correction Fwd: New members who joined from July– August 27th to note.
by Sandister Tei 28 Aug '14

28 Aug '14

Please find corrected information for the previous email I sent in red bold font. ---------- Updated Information ---------- From: Sandister Tei <sandistertei(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 3:26 PM Subject: New members who joined from July– August 27th to note. To: Planning Wikimedia Ghana Chapter <wikimedia-gh(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hello new Wikimedians, A second welcome. A bit of house information for you. Pl. Wikimedia Ghana's duty is to recruit you and help you get started with the wikis. If *you* haven't received assistance, notify me. Now to stage 2. We will retain some or all of you to help recruit more members and also train them like we did for you, provided you are contributing to the wikis and learning. Hence to stay in the group, you are to contribute at least 3 times a week. *You can always have your Wikipedia/Wikimedia account forever and edit when you please. * But to stay in Pl. Wikimedia Ghana, you need to edit 3 times a week. Talk to any older member to know more. Regards, Sandister Tei ----- Journalism @ JOMEC <http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/jomec/> // Owner Tei Ink <http://www.teiink.com/> // Co founder Wikimedia Ghana UG <http://planningwikimediaghana.blogspot.co.uk/> www.sandistertei.com | +447448223686 | teisd(a)cardiff.ac.uk | sandistertei(a)teiink.com

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New members who joined from July– August 27th to note.
by Sandister Tei 28 Aug '14

28 Aug '14

Hello new Wikimedians, A second welcome. A bit of house information for you. Pl. Wikimedia Ghana's duty is to recruit you and help you get started with the wikis. If we haven't received assistance, notify me. Now to stage 2. We will retain some or all of you to help recruit more members and also train them like we did for you, provided you are contributing to the wikis and learning. Hence to stay in the group, you are to contribute at least 3 times a week. *You can always have your Wikipedia/Wikimedia account forever and edit when you please. * But to stay in Pl. Wikimedia Ghana, you need to edit 3 times a week. Talk to any older member to know more. Regards, Sandister Tei ----- Journalism @ JOMEC <http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/jomec/> // Owner Tei Ink <http://www.teiink.com/> // Co founder Wikimedia Ghana UG <http://planningwikimediaghana.blogspot.co.uk/> www.sandistertei.com | +447448223686 | teisd(a)cardiff.ac.uk | sandistertei(a)teiink.com

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Join
by MUMUNI I.Y ALBARIKA 28 Aug '14

28 Aug '14

Hi, I would like to join and help in planning wikimedia Ghana to create content for Ghana. I have my wikipedia account, this is my username Albarika. Include me in your mailing list so I can follow member and community updates, opportunities and get help on content creation and management. Regards. Albarika Sent from my iPad

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Fwd: [Wikimediauk-l] Can Wikimania save lives?
by Enock Seth Nyamador 27 Aug '14

27 Aug '14

FYI Mention from Fabian. Thanks. - Enock ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Richard Nevell <richard.nevell(a)wikimedia.org.uk> Date: Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 11:55 AM Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] Can Wikimania save lives? To: UK Wikimedia mailing list <wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hi everyone, Fabian Tompsett has written a blog post about meeting people face-to-face at Wikimania and the discussions resulting from it, including a very interesting piece on the Translation taskforce of WikiProject Medicine and making sure that with the Ebola outbreak in West Africa information on the virus is available in indigenous languages. Read the blog here <http://bit.ly/1lepZRY>. Richard Nevell -- Assistant Office Manager Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0753 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l(a)wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk

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WIkimania Pictures of you on Social Media
by Enock Seth Nyamador 27 Aug '14

27 Aug '14

Hi Wikimanians from GH, I'll be glad you share links to those awesome moments at Wikimania London for publication on our Social Media accounts. Thanks. - Enock

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ProveIt makes Referencing / Citation Easy On Wikipedia
by Enock Seth Nyamador 27 Aug '14

27 Aug '14

If you find adding citation/references <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources> a very difficult thing as looking at the markup / lot of mouse clicks? Then you will love ProveIt :) ProveIt <http://proveit.wmflabs.org/> makes this easier and simple. It's easy to install <http://proveit.wmflabs.org/install#en> *no downloads needed*! Happy editing. Thanks. - Enock

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WikiWand 'Juice' for reading Wikipedia
by Enock Seth Nyamador 27 Aug '14

27 Aug '14

WikiWand <http://www.wikiwand.com/en/WikiWand> is an interface specially developed for viewing Wikipedia articles. It provides for easier browsing and navigation. It also gives simple access to versions of an article which are available in other language. Try it live here <http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Ghana> and then install <http://www.wikiwand.com/> in your browser :) - Enock

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Do you know about "The Wikipedia Library"
by Enock Seth Nyamador 27 Aug '14

27 Aug '14

Hi Guys, Do you know about The Wikipedia Library <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:TWL>? "*We started The Wikipedia Library to address this. In 2010 research database Credo Reference donated 500 free accounts to our top editors; the lines of editors requesting these accounts piled over. Through 2011 and 2012 we added partnerships from HighBeam Research, Questia Online Library, The Cochrane Library, and JSTOR. Over 3700 accounts have been donated so far...*Read more >>> <http://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/01/15/the-wikipedia-library-strives-for-open…> " Thanks. - Enock

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Sandister Creative "Commoned"
by Nkansah Rexford 26 Aug '14

26 Aug '14

I thouth I saw sandister with the "No photograph" sticker, but behold, someone did opposite and Creative 'Commoned' her: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2014-13_People_Wikimania_(13).jpg More pictures here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:People_at_Wikimania_2014 -- +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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Wikipedia Breakout Session @ #BCTamale
by Enock Seth Nyamador 26 Aug '14

26 Aug '14

Hoi Guys, BarCamps in Ghana have always been good times to keep it going. Thanks Jaward, there was a session in Tamale <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamale,_Ghana> at today's #bctamale <https://twitter.com/search?f=realtime&q=%23bctamale> about Wikipedia/WMF projects and Planning Wikimedia Ghana. Thanks Jaward. We will be glad you share with us :-). Best, - Enock

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