Wikimedia Ghana User Group October 2016

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[Wikimedia-GH] Community Updates – Win smartphone, our social media, the Wikipedia app
by Sandister Tei 25 Oct '16

25 Oct '16

Good morning, *Social Media* Please visit our social media pages and support the content. Retweet and share. If you have anything Wikimedia related we ought to share, please contact the social media volunteer. Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaGhanaUG> Twitter <https://twitter.com/WikimediaGh> *Wikipedia Election 2016 Project and Prizes* Win a smartphone or Mifi device for the best contribution. Find out about the project here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Election_2016_Project>. *Wikipedia app* Please try and download our app. It's truly fabulous. Just go to your app store and look for it. Regards, -- Sandister Tei Video Journalist | Head of Social Media – Citi FM | Rep – Wikipedian Community (Gh) *Letters to Marissa <https://medium.com/letters-to-marissa> | Wikipedian Community (Gh) <http://www.wmgh.org/> | Purple People <https://www.facebook.com/thatpurplelife/>*

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[Wikimedia-GH] Community Updates – Win smartphone, our social media, the Wikipedia app
by Sandister Tei 24 Oct '16

24 Oct '16

Good morning, *Social Media* Please visit our social media pages and support the content. Retweet and share. If you have anything WIkimedia related we ought to share, please contact the social media volunteer. <goog_215718471> https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaGhanaUG https://twitter.com/WikimediaGh *Wikipedia Election 2016 Project and Prizes* Win a smartphone or Mifi device for the best contribution. Find out about the project here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Election_2016_Project>. *Wikipedia app* Please try and download our app. It's truly fabulous. Just go to your app store and look for it. Regards, -- Sandister Tei Video Journalist | Head of Social Media – Citi FM | Rep – Wikipedian Community (Gh) *Letters to Marissa <https://medium.com/letters-to-marissa> | Wikipedian Community (Gh) <http://www.wmgh.org/> | Purple People <https://www.facebook.com/thatpurplelife/>*

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[Wikimedia-GH] Wikipedia Election 2016 Project
by Sandister Tei 23 Oct '16

23 Oct '16

We are being supported by MTN for the Wikipedia Election 2016 Project. The support comes in the form of smartphones and mifi as a prize for those with the best edits for the articles. At the end of the project in November we will give out prizes. Please we need a jury to decide who should win what. Let's begin jury talks on Monday. Regards, Sandister Tei Via mobile

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[Wikimedia-GH] Anthony Re: If you want to learn to edit or catch up on Wikipedia join us on Saturday
by Sandister Tei 20 Oct '16

20 Oct '16

Would you like to join the online practice? Regards, -- Sandister Tei Video Journalist | Head of Social Media – Citi FM | Rep – Wikipedian Community (Gh) *Letters to Marissa <https://medium.com/letters-to-marissa> | Wikipedian Community (Gh) <http://www.wmgh.org/> | Purple People <https://www.facebook.com/thatpurplelife/>* On Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 9:41 AM, Nkansah Rexford <nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Did you have any other place in mind? > > On Thursday, October 20, 2016, Anthony Addae <urntipz(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks >> But the event is in Accra, can't make it. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 2:59 PM, Sandister Tei <sandistertei(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Register here <https://goo.gl/ah9aTS>. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> -- >>> Sandister Tei >>> Video Journalist | Head of Social Media – Citi FM | Rep – Wikipedian >>> Community (Gh) >>> >>> *Letters to Marissa <https://medium.com/letters-to-marissa> | Wikipedian >>> Community (Gh) <http://www.wmgh.org/> | Purple People >>> <https://www.facebook.com/thatpurplelife/>* >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > >

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[Wikimedia-GH] If you want to learn to edit or catch up on Wikipedia join us on Saturday
by Sandister Tei 20 Oct '16

20 Oct '16

Register here <https://goo.gl/ah9aTS>. Regards, -- Sandister Tei Video Journalist | Head of Social Media – Citi FM | Rep – Wikipedian Community (Gh) *Letters to Marissa <https://medium.com/letters-to-marissa> | Wikipedian Community (Gh) <http://www.wmgh.org/> | Purple People <https://www.facebook.com/thatpurplelife/>*

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[Wikimedia-GH] Your Daily Updates, brought to you by Wikipedia
by Sandister Tei 20 Oct '16

20 Oct '16

Good morning, Today, October 17 is the 290th day of 2016 (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 75 days left until the end of the year. Also, Today, October 17 is United Nations' International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. #Wikipedia #EndPoverty: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_for_the_Eradication_of_Pove… Want more of such updates? Follow: https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaGhanaUG/ https://twitter.com/WikimediaGh Regards, -- Sandister Tei Video Journalist | Head of Social Media – Citi FM | Rep – Wikipedian Community (Gh) *Letters to Marissa <https://medium.com/letters-to-marissa> | Wikipedian Community (Gh) <http://www.wmgh.org/> | Purple People <https://www.facebook.com/thatpurplelife/>*

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[Wikimedia-GH] Education program maybe? Re: Intro to Wikimedia @ Koforidua Technical Next Week
by Sandister Tei 19 Oct '16

19 Oct '16

At Barcamp Koforidua over the weekend last week, I met Mary, a lecturer at Koforidua Technical University. Mary got interested with the Wikimedia word, and has discussed with her team. WGUG has been invited to run a session at KTU. *Good news!* Will be sending a proposal letter before end of today. In the letter, we're asked to indicate one of the days below, and explain what we plan to do that day. Probable days given us are next week, 26th (Wednesday) and 27th (Thursday) of October. We been given a max of 3 hours, but I strongly suggest we stick to a max of 1 hour 30 minutes *If **you'll** hold the session then I think we should allow you decide.* So, anyone wanna start the proposal letter and share with us? Do we have a letterhead, as in, WGUG? *I will give you the letterhead. Will open a **Google** doc for you right away* What should be the focus of the sessions? Wikipedia? Wikidata? Wikimedia Commons? or any other sister project site? Wikipedia Education Program? *I will share a doc with you regarding your question.* Regards, Sandister Tei Via mobile On 19 Oct 2016 12:22 p.m., "Nkansah Rexford" <nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com> wrote: Good day, At Barcamp Koforidua over the weekend last week, I met Mary, a lecturer at Koforidua Technical University. Mary got interested with the Wikimedia word, and has discussed with her team. WGUG has been invited to run a session at KTU. Will be sending a proposal letter before end of today. In the letter, we're asked to indicate one of the days below, and explain what we plan to do that day. Probable days given us are next week, 26th (Wednesday) and 27th (Thursday) of October. We been given a max of 3 hours, but I strongly suggest we stick to a max of 1 hour 30 minutes So, anyone wanna start the proposal letter and share with us? Do we have a letterhead, as in, WGUG? What should be the focus of the sessions? Wikipedia? Wikidata? Wikimedia Commons? or any other sister project site? Wikipedia Education Program? _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-GH mailing list Wikimedia-GH(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh

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Re: [Wikimedia-GH] [Update] Barcamp Koforidua 2016
by Ato Ulzen-Appiah 18 Oct '16

18 Oct '16

Then maybe if we have breakout sessions on Wikimedia and Wikipedia in Northern Ghana, more people would be wise and would get in touch? :-) This was sent from #MightyAfrican's Android Device On 16 Oct 2016 21:00, "Nkansah Rexford" <nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com> wrote: In fact, I went into the breakout session with the intention not to take anyone's contact whatsoever. I'm tired taking them. I just told all in attendance to search for "Wikimedia Ghana User Group" online. If their search engine sends them to #KalyppoChallenge, well... But I believe a word to a wise 'is in the north' so those who really wanna get going will get in touch if they really want to. On Sunday, October 16, 2016, Ato Ulzen-Appiah <abocco(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Oh, sorry Rexford. Contacts are not normally shared at breakout sessions. > We'd make a note to fix that. Cced Rachel. > > We can contact those who were at Barcamp Koforidua to ask who was in the > session. If you send me a picture of the session, I could recognize people > and give you contacts :-) > > From what transpired, it was a good session and people learnt a lot. > > We can target edits to the Koforidua, Koforidua Technical University and > ANUC pages. > > Thanks for the pictures. > > Barcamp Accra dey. But there be Barcamp Ho, Kumasi and Sunyani before that. > > #Morevim! > > This was sent from #MightyAfrican's Android Device > > On 16 Oct 2016 19:52, "Nkansah Rexford" <nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello guys, >> >> I was at the Barcamp Koforidua this year. I was part of a breakout >> session where Wikimedia world was discussed. >> >> How many people joined the session? About 8. >> >> How many people were recruited? None. Did I take anyone's contact? No. >> Did anyone show enthusiasm to join? Not that I noticed. >> >> Did Wikimedia/Wikipedia make sense to them? I think so. When one lecturer >> at ANUniversity came to appreciate the structure of Wikimedia and Wikipedia >> and why everything happens the way it does, everything I guess made more >> sense to him. >> >> At the educational level, how people see Wikipedia and it's related >> project sites is very different and negative. If and should that be fixed, >> I'm sure the effects will bubble down to many in schools. >> >> Will those who joined the breakout session become editors? I don't know. >> Will they get in touch to learn more? I don't know. Did they take something >> useful about Wikimedia home? Yes, absolutely. I gave Wiki-related handouts >> I received from Wikimedia UK to some in attendance. >> >> A lecturer at Koforidua Poly plans to get in touch later in the course >> this week to further discuss if they could do something Wikipedia Education >> Program related. Will update this thread with more. >> >> Pictures of the event: https://twitter.com/has >> htag/bckdua?f=images&vertical=default&src=hash >> >> Are the pictures on Wikimedia Commons at the moment? Mine aren't, will >> upload in the course of this week. >> >> I hope to be at the Accra Barcamp as well, then with a combined power >> from all the Wikimedia guys in Accra, we could push the Wikimedia word more. >> >> Did I do a good job at Barcamp Koforidua 2016? I don't know. >> >> rexford >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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

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[Wikimedia-GH] Wikipedia Education Program and other events held by members
by Sandister Tei 18 Oct '16

18 Oct '16

Please community members holding events every now and then, please make an effort to tell the community what you are up to via the mailing list and also list it here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Planning_Wikimedia_Ghana/_Events_%26_Projec…> so it can be included in reports. This is not compulsory, however if your partners in the events think they are dealing with an entire group which is the Wikimedia Ghana UG, then I think it's fair you tell the group you are representing us somewhere. Because yesterday, we were receiving tweets saying we were in Ashesi, when I have not seen any message in the mailing list saying we were on outreach in Ashesi. Felix and Berchie you have been very active in projects. I have read that you have more schools on your list and have listed as program leaders for the Wikipedia Education Program. So if your partners are going to consider this as a 'Wikimedia Ghana thing' please shoot the mailing list an email and inform the social media person so we can retweet or repost etc and finally list it here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Planning_Wikimedia_Ghana/_Events_%26_Projec…> . Regards, -- Sandister Tei Video Journalist | Head of Social Media – Citi FM | Rep – Wikipedian Community (Gh) *Letters to Marissa <https://medium.com/letters-to-marissa> | Wikipedian Community (Gh) <http://www.wmgh.org/> | Purple People <https://www.facebook.com/thatpurplelife/>*

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[Wikimedia-GH] Anyone here who has never edited? Or just can edit on their own?
by Sandister Tei 18 Oct '16

18 Oct '16

A couple of people are practicing in Sandboxes. Very helpful. Let me know if you want to join in. Regards, -- Sandister Tei Video Journalist | Head of Social Media – Citi FM | Rep – Wikipedian Community (Gh) *Letters to Marissa <https://medium.com/letters-to-marissa> | Wikipedian Community (Gh) <http://www.wmgh.org/> | Purple People <https://www.facebook.com/thatpurplelife/>*

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