Wikimedia Ghana User Group May 2015

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[Wikimedia-GH] Fwd: [BarcampGhana] JOIN THE GHANA VOLUNTEER PROGRAM MAILING LIST
by Enock Seth Nyamador 23 Jan '16

23 Jan '16

Interested in Volunteer opportunities in Ghana? Then you've got to sign up for this. Best, - Enock twitter: @Enock4seth enockseth.blogspot.com | [[User:Enock4seth]] ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Gerald Sowah <geraldsowah991(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, May 11, 2015 at 3:18 PM Subject: [BarcampGhana] JOIN THE GHANA VOLUNTEER PROGRAM MAILING LIST To: "volunteer(a)ghanathink.org" <volunteer(a)ghanathink.org> Interested in participating in volunteer and service-based activities? If so, join our mailing list <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PGfg9-PIvXoJBGXvKuXYXQ31cvcU_M1oC3km0aRrSC…> for regular updates on volunteer opportunities here in Ghana. Volunteering is a fundamental act of good citizenship that is essential in our society. Volunteers help improve the quality of life for others while gaining valuable experiences and developing new skills. Whether you're a volunteer looking to invest your time and talents in your community or an organization in need of skilled and passionate volunteers, the GhanaThink Foundation's Ghana Volunteer Program <http://www.ghanathink.org/content/ghana-volunteer-program-profile> is there to help. By joining our mailing list, we would provide you with avenues where you can give your time and skills to the causes and issues that matter to you. Don't be left out. Kindly sign up HERE <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PGfg9-PIvXoJBGXvKuXYXQ31cvcU_M1oC3km0aRrSC…> For further enquiries contact volunteer(a)ghanathink.org Engage with us on our Ghana Volunteer Program pages on Facebook <http://facebook.com/GhanaVolunteerProgram>, Twitter <https://twitter.com/volunteeringh> and Google+ <http://gplus.to/GhanaVolunteerProgram> Many Thanks, The Ghana Volunteer Program #volunteeringh -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "barcampghana" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to barcampghana+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

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[Wikimedia-GH] Wikipedians Are Born, Not Made
by masssly＠ymail.com 31 May '15

31 May '15

A Study of Power Editors on Wikipedia http://files.grouplens.org/papers/Group09WikipediansPanciera.pdf -Masssly Sent from Windows Mail

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Re: [Wikimedia-GH] Medical translations - Ebola - South Africa & Ghana
by Nkansah Rexford 30 May '15

30 May '15

I have added Carl to this mailing list. If you wish to get in touch with him directly, you may do so. Carl's email is in the cc of this email. I'm glad many have showed interest. Lets keep it going then! On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 10:55 AM, Nkansah Rexford <nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Okay, I've added you. > > Thanks > > > On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Carl Fredrik Sjöland < > cfsjoland(a)icloud.com> wrote: > >> Hi Rexford, >> >> I would be delighted to join. I may have difficulty sorting through the >> information, seeing as I receive many mails, but at the very least I can >> join the mailing group - thank you. >> >> Best, >> Carl Fredrik >> >> 22 aug 2014 kl. 20:01 skrev Nkansah Rexford <nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com>: >> >> Hi Carl, I put you call through our Ghanaian mailing list and have >> received some guys who are interested to do the translations to three or >> four Ghanaian languages. >> >> I have recommended they get in touch with you directly, however I'm >> thinking of adding you to our mailing list so you can also bring to table >> suggestions etc. >> >> Lemme know if that's cool with you. We can take you off anytime later. >> >> Thanks >> On Aug 22, 2014 11:13 AM, "Carl Fredrik Sjöland" <cfsjoland(a)icloud.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Rexford, >>> >>> I'm sorry for the late reply, I've been away and for some reason this >>> mail didn't go out from my usual account. >>> I'd be very grateful for any contacts interested in working on the >>> project, and we are also looking for community organizers for specific >>> languages. Also, we are looking into various Ghanan languages, if you know >>> of anyone who may be willing to translate the Ebola article for example. As >>> for regional banner, do you mean on specific Wikipedias? And who do I in >>> this case turn to? >>> >>> Best, >>> Carl Fredrik Sjöland >>> >>> On Aug 13, 2014, at 08:03 PM, Nkansah Rexford <nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Carl, >>> >>> Thanks for getting in touch and I'm glad the medical translation is in >>> progress. >>> >>> The need to get those medical articles into Afrikaans and Xhosa is very >>> important. >>> >>> I can help in trying to reach out to as many persons as possible who >>> speak these languages. >>> >>> I, for myself, I am a Ghanaian by birth and can't speak nor understand >>> nor write any of the South African languages except for English. >>> >>> However, I think I can be of assistance by putting up a call for persons >>> to who can speak that language to help in the translation. >>> >>> One area I would suggest you exhaust is also putting a regional banner >>> on Wikipedia inviting persons who speak that language to volunteer. >>> >>> I'll start right away in trying to reach out to many people as possible, >>> and I hope I get persons who will be interested and be of assistance. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> rexford | google.com/+Nkansahrexford | sent from smartphone >>> On Aug 12, 2014 11:51 AM, "Carl Fredrik Sjöland" <cfsjoland(a)icloud.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> We spoke briefly at Wikimania, and I was delighted to hear that you may >>>> be able to put us in touch with Xhosa and Lhasa speaking people. We spoke >>>> about possibly reaching out to a number of medical students, and Victor was >>>> even able to tell me that one of the girls who participated in the video >>>> was studying medicine now. >>>> If we could work on spreading the translations of Ebola as fast as >>>> possible it could bring about an increase in the awareness of the project. >>>> Currently we are translating into a large number of languages, but have >>>> found no translators from any South African language. >>>> >>>> To see the full extent of our current translation work on Ebola please >>>> go to: >>>> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:RTTS >>>> and look for group 7 or 8, where most of the African languages we are >>>> working on are grouped. If you are able to put us in contact with anyone >>>> willing to help in a language not on this list currently, we are very open >>>> to expanding it - even if this Wikipedia doesn't exist yet, we also have >>>> content on the incubator. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> Carl Fredrik Sjöland >>>> Wikiproject Medicine >>> >>> >> > > > -- > +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> > -- +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] "WIGI: Wikipedia Gender Index" Survey invitation
by masssly＠ymail.com 27 May '15

27 May '15

WIGI: Wikipedia Gender Index is an Individual Engagement Grant that seeks to automate the production and graphing of statistical presentation of gender in articles by date of birth, place of birth, citizenship, ethnicity, occupation, and Wikipedia language - in a publicly viewable website with open-data downloads. The purpose of this survey is to find out what kind of information users would like captured, ideally about the state of Wikipedia biographies. We will use it to inform what statistics our portal will show and provide a final report on the observed trends at the end of the year. Please help us out by completing this brief survey, which should take not more than 5 minutes to complete. Simply click on the link below, or cut and paste the bare URL into your browser to access the survey: Survey link https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3OueVOHoRpezvZH Once again, thank you for your time and cooperation. Best Regards, -Masssly Sent from Windows Mail

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[Wikimedia-GH] Africa Day article
by Sandister Tei 27 May '15

27 May '15

We are still in the AU week so you are invited to take a look at the Africa Day article <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_Day>. It can do so much better. Volunteer please. Remember your 5 edits :). Regards, Sandister Tei Co founder - Wikimedia Ghana User Group / Lead - Wikipedia Editor Retention Program / AJ+ Al Jazeera's new digital platform. M. +233 204266290 Twi. @SandisterTei <https://twitter.com/SandisterTei> W. sandistertei.com Follow @WikipediaERP <https://twitter.com/WikipediaERP> Download AJ+ app ajplus.net

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[Wikimedia-GH] WMCON 15 REPORT GHANA
by Felix Nartey (via Google Docs) 26 May '15

26 May '15

Attached: WMCON 15 REPORT GHANA.pdf Sent using Google Docs http://docs.google.com/ Hi All, Hope this finds you in good health. I thought to furnish you all with feedback from the just ended Wikimedia Conference 2015 in Berlin. Kindly find attached for your attention. Best regards, Felix Nartey.

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[Wikimedia-GH] Fwd: [BarcampGhana] Fwd: Junior Camp GSTS
by Enock Seth Nyamador 26 May '15

26 May '15

Hi All, If you're in Takoradi or near by, then you got to be a mentor at Junior Camp GSTSS. See forwarded message below. Best, - Enock twitter: @Enock4seth enockseth.github.io | [[User:Enock4seth]] ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ato Ulzen-Appiah <abocco(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, May 26, 2015 at 10:07 AM Subject: [BarcampGhana] Fwd: Junior Camp GSTS To: Barcamp Camp Ghana <barcampghana(a)googlegroups.com> Hello team, Junior Camp GSTS is on 6th June. Thanks to Marian for working on this and to Esi for sending this out earlier. Hope the Takoradi based folks can participate. Kindly share this info with others in and around Sekondi and Takoradi. Please fill this form : bit.ly/jcgsts if you're available to mentor on 6th June, 2015 at Ghana Secondary Technical School - Takoradi. This would be the 22nd Junior camp event. Regards, Ato. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Esi Quayson" <mumsiki(a)gmail.com> Date: 25 May 2015 12:26 Subject: Junior Camp GSTS To: "bctdi(a)googlegroups.com" <bctdi(a)googlegroups.com> Cc: Dear All, The GhanaThink Foundation's Junior Camp Ghana Program in collaboration with Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS) -Takoradi is organising "Junior Camp GSTS" at the school premises on 6th June, 2015 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. The goal of the programme is to guide students in their career choices, mentor and set them on the right path towards future success. The theme of the event is " Living Tomorrow's Career Today." We're currently looking for mentors for the event. We are looking for young people who are succeeding in their chosen careers in many different fields. Please fill this form : bit.ly/jcgsts if you're available to mentor on 6th June, 2015 at Ghana Secondary Technical School - Takoradi. This would be the 22nd Junior camp event. Stay tuned to Junior Camp Ghana on Facebook, Twitter and Google+ for more info. Esi Q Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Barcamp Community of Takoradi" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to bctdi+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to bctdi(a)googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bctdi/EE62C999-6B8A-4C3D-A6BC-E55F2466EF9… . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "barcampghana" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to barcampghana+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

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[Wikimedia-GH] Wikipedians who are focused tend to stay longer
by masssly＠ymail.com 23 May '15

23 May '15

I find this paper quite an interesting read: A Latent Space Analysis of Editor Lifecycles in Wikipedia Xiangju Qin, Derek Greene, Pádraig Cunningham arXiv:1407.7736v1 In it, the authors suggest that Wikipedians who are focused tend to stay longer editing the encyclopedia and they’ve actually shown that understanding patterns of change in user behavior can be of practical importance for community management and maintenance. Regrettably, its filled with heavy jargon and statistical models but it might just be useful to those working on the Editor Retention Program? Best -Masssly Sent from Windows Mail

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[Wikimedia-GH] “Academic Perceptions & Impact of Wikipedia on Research in Ghana” Survey Invitation
by masssly＠ymail.com 22 May '15

22 May '15

Dear all, In an effort to “Assess Academic Perceptions of Wikipedia and its Impact on Online Research”, I am conducting a research study and running a survey with academicians in Ghana as my target population. I am soliciting responses from Researchers/Faculty members/Students as their feedback will help us understand and move forward with policy debate on the use of Wikipedia as an Academic Source of Reference. Please help out by completing this brief survey (feel free to forward this email as well), which should take less than 15 minutes to complete. Simply click on the link below, or cut and paste the entire URL into your browser to access the survey: Survey link https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9ZXvma8y7fBfMMZ Your input is very important and will be kept strictly confidential (used only for the purposes of research for this project). If you have any questions or encounter technical difficulty, kindly let me know. Thank you very much indeed. Sincerely, Mohammed Sadat Abdulai [[User:Masssly]] Telephone: 0207101435 Wassapp: 0546360674 Hosted by Qualtrics, this Survey is part of the Master of Statistics program at Regent University College of Science and Technology Graduate School with assistance from Wikimedia Foundation.

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[Wikimedia-GH] Rex will help you Re: Thanks Rex Re: Thank you for editing, how about Accra Mall?
by Sandister Tei 21 May '15

21 May '15

Anyone who wants to learn how to insert photos in Wikipedia articles can link up with Rex (cc in this email). He will help you by using the Accra Mall articles and the photos he has put up. Regards, Sandister Tei Co founder - Wikimedia Ghana User Group / Lead - Wikipedia Editor Retention Program / AJ+ Al Jazeera's new digital platform. M. +233 204266290 Twi. @SandisterTei <https://twitter.com/SandisterTei> W. sandistertei.com Follow @WikipediaERP <https://twitter.com/WikipediaERP> Download AJ+ app ajplus.net On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 6:51 PM, Nkansah Rexford <nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com> wrote: > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Accra_Mall > > I started a category for Accra Mall. Realized it was previously deleted > because it was an empty category. I hope it doesn't become empty again. > > On Wednesday, May 20, 2015, Sandister Tei <sandistertei(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> :) >> >> Regards, >> Sandister Tei >> >> Co founder - Wikimedia Ghana User Group / Lead - Wikipedia Editor >> Retention Program / AJ+ Al Jazeera's new digital platform. >> >> M. +233 204266290 >> Twi. @SandisterTei <https://twitter.com/SandisterTei> >> W. sandistertei.com >> >> Follow @WikipediaERP <https://twitter.com/WikipediaERP> >> Download AJ+ app ajplus.net >> >> On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 10:51 AM, Nkansah Rexford < >> nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I've got a couple of pictures of Accra mall. I'll share them later today. >>> On May 20, 2015 9:37 AM, "Sandister Tei" <sandistertei(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Thank you for the edits to suggested articles so far. Don't be afraid, >>>> don't procrastinate, just jump in and help when an article is shared here. >>>> It's not hard, and besides if you need help, ask away. >>>> >>>> Another article which could use your help is the Accra Mall >>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accra_Mall> article. >>>> >>>> Let's meet there. Look out for me user: sandiooses in the edit log, I >>>> will be helping out there too! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Sandister Tei >>>> >>>> Co founder - Wikimedia Ghana User Group / Lead - Wikipedia Editor >>>> Retention Program / AJ+ Al Jazeera's new digital platform. >>>> >>>> M. +233 204266290 >>>> Twi. @SandisterTei <https://twitter.com/SandisterTei> >>>> W. sandistertei.com >>>> >>>> Follow @WikipediaERP <https://twitter.com/WikipediaERP> >>>> Download AJ+ app ajplus.net >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimedia-GH mailing list >>>> Wikimedia-GH(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-GH mailing list >>> Wikimedia-GH(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh >>> >>> >> > > -- > +Rexford <http://google.com/+Nkansahrexford> | khophi.co > <http://khophi.co/about> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-GH mailing list > Wikimedia-GH(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh > >

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