Wiki loves earth. Any interest from us to join this year?
@enock, up for the task this year once more?
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@Rex: I’m curious to know more about this “0.4$ for 750 MB each day”
thing. Which provider is that?
The network is Airtel. Precisely, its 1 cedi per each day for 750 MB, which
I checked the exchange rate now stands at 0.26$.
The idea of mass ip blocking isn't going to fix things. A bot is simply the
solution imho. It just scans recently uploaded content using certain
filters and deletes those that doesn't meet specific requirements.
On Saturday, March 26, 2016, Mohammed Sadat <masssly(a)ymail.com> wrote:
> I like that saying “Desperate times call for desperate measures” 😉
>
>
>
> It appears the “bad use of Wikipedia” is still happening, unfortunately.
> Obviously it’s a difficult problem to solve. One way it is currently being
> handled is to mass block IP range addresses - I think it isn’t the best
> solution. Some good faith editors are affected by that, many of whom do not
> know they can request an IP block exempt. The good news is that people are
> discussing this thoroughly and looking for ways to stop it.
>
>
>
>
>
> @Rex: I’m curious to know more about this “0.4$ for 750 MB each day”
> thing. Which provider is that?
>
>
>
> -Masssly
>
>
>
> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for
> Windows 10
>
>
>
> *From: *Nkansah Rexford
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com');>
> *Sent: *Saturday, March 26, 2016 3:04 PM
> *To: *Wikimedia Ghana User Group
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','wikimedia-gh(a)lists.wikimedia.org');>
> *Subject: *Re: [Wikimedia-GH] Interesting revelations of Wikipedia use
> inAngola
>
>
>
> No, I don't think it's been shared here.
>
> Their approach is the last thing I would ever think of to use Wikipedia
> for.
>
> Desperate times call for desperate measures, they say.
>
> 2.5$ for 50 MB? That's insanely expensive. Just, why? One can get 0.4$ for
> 750 MB each day, *even,* Ghana
>
> I'm sure a solution to the problem regarding the wikis isn't overly
> complex as can be handled by a bot that runs through recently uploaded
> pictures and documents on the Portuguese wiki, verifying the uploaded
> content are actually what they are and deleting the ones that do not match
> specific filters. Might be processing intensive, but I'm sure will be a
> great compromise.
>
> The only surprising part for me is how long the WMF has known about it,
> and I can't tell if the bad use of the wiki is still happening, because if
> it is, then well....
>
> On Mar 26, 2016 10:19, "Ato Ulzen-Appiah" <abocco(a)gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','abocco(a)gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
> Not sure this has been shared here.
> So I wanted to share this here for info and possible discussion.
>
> Summary from Writer
>
> Enterprising Angolans have used two free services—Facebook Free Basics and
> Wikipedia Zero—to share pirated movies, music, television shows, anime, and
> games on Wikipedia. And no one knows what to do about it.
>
> Because the data is completely free, Angolans are hiding large files in
> Wikipedia articles on the Portuguese Wikipedia site (Angola is a former
> Portuguese colony)—sometimes concealing movies in JPEG or PDF files.
> They’re then using a Facebook group to direct people to those files,
> creating a robust, completely free file sharing network. A description for
> a Facebook group with 2,700 members reads
> <https://www.facebook.com/groups/1553180724893584/>: “created with the
> objective of sharing music, movies, pictures, and ANIMES via Wikimedia.” I
> was not admitted into the Facebook group and none of its administrators
> responded to my messages for an interview.
>
> Long read
>
> https://motherboard.vice.com/read/wikipedia-zero-facebook-free-basics-angol…
>
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Not sure this has been shared here.
So I wanted to share this here for info and possible discussion.
Summary from Writer
Enterprising Angolans have used two free services—Facebook Free Basics and
Wikipedia Zero—to share pirated movies, music, television shows, anime, and
games on Wikipedia. And no one knows what to do about it.
Because the data is completely free, Angolans are hiding large files in
Wikipedia articles on the Portuguese Wikipedia site (Angola is a former
Portuguese colony)—sometimes concealing movies in JPEG or PDF files.
They’re then using a Facebook group to direct people to those files,
creating a robust, completely free file sharing network. A description for
a Facebook group with 2,700 members reads
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/1553180724893584/>: “created with the
objective of sharing music, movies, pictures, and ANIMES via Wikimedia.” I
was not admitted into the Facebook group and none of its administrators
responded to my messages for an interview.
Long read
https://motherboard.vice.com/read/wikipedia-zero-facebook-free-basics-angol…
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Hello all,
*February meeting*
Our February edit-a-thon was captured in a Google Drive doc report
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uLVzinYqzVKtLgHU9_n-kuQjl7y4wd1U__mJ9TY…>.
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Remember discussion below from last year?
The NSBE community at Legon has finalized the meetup schedule.
Date: 26th March, 2016.
Venue: Seminar Hall, School of Engineering, Legon
Time: 8:30 am to 10:30 am*
Want to do a presentation about Wikimedia the program? We can look at
preparing a program immediately.
Can we make Wikiversity the primary subject for discussion this time
around, instead of Wikipedia? Or maybe WikiData? Even better, promoting the
local languages? Wikimedia Commons?
I think the Wikimedia world is big and shouldn't be focused on Wikipedia
only. The attendees are likely students of Legon. Wikiversity might
interest them. WikiData, yes! Commons for sharing photo is a great option!
Writing articles on Wikipedia? Duh!
Let's kick into discussion and see which will work best.
thanks
* I normally rig schedule times to compensate for GMT (Ghana Man Time).
However, the time above is "what you see is what you get"
On Thursday, November 5, 2015, Nkansah Rexford <nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> Yep. Exams (or a form of test) supposed to happen next week Saturday ooh,
> but lecturer say noooo, must happen this weekend by force.
>
> Both level 200 and 300 students.
>
> On the bright site, more time to plan.
>
> Rexford | khophi.co | sent from phone
> On Nov 5, 2015 4:27 PM, "Ato Ulzen-Appiah" <abocco(a)gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','abocco(a)gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
>> Impromptu exams in November?
>> Ei!
>>
>> Yoo. More time to plan for January-February then.
>> On 5 Nov 2015 16:18, "Nkansah Rexford" <nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>
>>> Would have been a great event. Unfortunately, due an impromptu exams
>>> rescheduled to be on this Saturday, the event won't be possible.
>>>
>>> The NSBE team at Legon are looking at next year January-february, when
>>> the semester reopens to hold the event.
>>>
>>> We are sorry, and hope to share the time and date of the rescheduled
>>> event soon when it becomes available.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Rexford | khophi.co | sent from phone
>>> On Nov 2, 2015 12:31 PM, "Enock Seth Nyamador" <kwadzo459(a)gmail.com
>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','kwadzo459(a)gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks Rex.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> - Enock
>>>> UMaT, Tarkwa
>>>> enockseth.github.io
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 1:52 AM, TheAfricanDream Oral.Ofori <
>>>> oralofori(a)gmail.com
>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','oralofori(a)gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> If we put together a great report on how this turns out I could
>>>>> personally present it to my friend Doctor Thomas Mensah who is a Mac
>>>>> Eminent engineer, has over 14 patents and was a Nobel Nominee and the list
>>>>> goes on and on...
>>>>>
>>>>> Great initiative guys, I can't wait to see/share the outcome.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Oral Ofori is Founder of TheAfricanDream LLC; an Information and
>>>>> Communication Consultancy on African Affairs --->> goo.gl/0iuyGr
>>>>> +12027069881
>>>>> On Nov 1, 2015 5:34 PM, "Nkansah Rexford" <nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com
>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Yep
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sunday, November 1, 2015, Enock Seth Nyamador <kwadzo459(a)gmail.com
>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','kwadzo459(a)gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is NSBE referring to National Society of Black Engineers? Excuse my
>>>>>>> naivety.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> - Enock
>>>>>>> UMaT, Tarkwa
>>>>>>> enockseth.github.io
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sat, Oct 31, 2015 at 9:19 PM, Felix Nartey <flixtey(a)gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Great initiative Rexford and thanks for leadership of NSBE for
>>>>>>>> hosting this event.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Looking forward to seeing you all there.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sat, Oct 31, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Nkansah Rexford <
>>>>>>>> nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> A big thanks to Nyande Stephen, one of the former students of
>>>>>>>>> Koforidua sectech now at Legon, and the current president of the NSBE, for
>>>>>>>>> spending months in getting this arrangements in place.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> After months of preparations, opportunity finally opened for
>>>>>>>>> Wikimedia Ghana User Group to hopefully join the NSBE community at Legon
>>>>>>>>> this 7th November for this meetup. All are invited.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Below is the invitation message from Nyande (tweaked a bit for
>>>>>>>>> brevity)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -----
>>>>>>>>> Let's make a date with NSBE and Wikimedia Ghana User Group on the
>>>>>>>>> 7th of November as we discuss the opportunities Wikimedia Foundation sites
>>>>>>>>> have to offer and how we could improve Ghanaian and African related
>>>>>>>>> contents on Wikipedia.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Date: Saturday 7th November
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Rate: free
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Venue: Seminar Room, School Of Engineering Sciences, University of
>>>>>>>>> Ghana, Legon, Accra.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Time: 9am - 12pm GMT
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> NSBE, Power!
>>>>>>>>> -----
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I will be there myself (in my numbers). I know this is an
>>>>>>>>> impromptu arrangement, but it'll be great if we all can join in our
>>>>>>>>> numbers. Maybe it could be a mini meetup before our upcoming 'mega' meetup.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> For further enquiries, please get in touch with Stephen, or simply
>>>>>>>>> respond to this mail. Thanks.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 7th November!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Rexford | khophi.co | sent from phone
>>>>>>>>>
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