Wow,
I read from his tagline that he is a profile builder at Wikipedia. We may
need to contact him and share with him the policies. Going forward I think
all editors in good standing can share the press release on their walls on
Facebook and tweet it to as well.
Lastly the training about paid editing is also in the right place. Both
community members and Wikipedia enthusiasts can attend to know more about
WMF's policies and guidelines.
On 10 Nov 2016 10:17, "Sandister Tei" <sandistertei(a)gmail.com> wrote:
The first name I am submitting is one Frank Cephus Hooke
<https://www.facebook.com/frank.hooke.56?fref=ts>. He made contact via
Facebook. You can make him aware of the terms and cond. esp. the disclosure
part.
I think moving forward we can have a public discussion at Impact Hub to
discuss paid editing. We can invite the entire public and members to learn.
I will put this on our calendar.
Also Justice can you share your contacts with Berchie?
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The first name I am submitting is one Frank Cephus Hooke
<https://www.facebook.com/frank.hooke.56?fref=ts>. He made contact via
Facebook. You can make him aware of the terms and cond. esp. the disclosure
part.
I think moving forward we can have a public discussion at Impact Hub to
discuss paid editing. We can invite the entire public and members to learn.
I will put this on our calendar.
Also Justice can you share your contacts with Berchie?
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FYI -Masssly
On Wednesday, 9 November 2016, 13:33, Olushola Olaniyan <olaniyanshola15(a)gmail.com> wrote:
#yiv9828464383 body {font-family:"Calibri", "Slate Pro", "sans-serif";color:#262626;} Hi Guys ,
This is to intimate you of the first of its kind meeting between WMF staff ( Global Outreach Team) and Wikipedian Communities in Africa.
See detail below :
Date: Thursday 11/17/2016Time: 19:00 Lagos; 21:00 Nairobi; 10:00 San FranciscoDuration 1.5 hours Language: English
We will be sharing the agenda and more details shortly. This will be an informal discussion that will allow us to share what we've all be doing and for us to have a space to ask questions.
Best.Olushola.
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This article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Iamjunie07/sandbox is
currently ongoing. It sounds too promotional to me. It is an article by a
new editor, and he's working on it in the sandbox.
Help fix some of the promotional tone on the article before he could push
to main wikipedia.
thanks
Raphael do you want to issue the warnings? I can give the contacts to you.
Justice also has one person he discovered.
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On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 11:25 AM, Raphael Berchie <rberchie(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Well I think we need to find out who the person is. Is he or she new in
> the community? How well versed is the person with WMF regulations. If it's
> an experienced editor then it is a clear case of a delineate bad practice
> and he or she must be warned.
>
> Going forward the press release is not a bad idea but we can also share
> some of these regulations so that the community will be in know.
>
> On 8 Nov 2016 11:07, "Justice Okai-Allotey" <wyzzlewany(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I have this issue with people asking me if they pay for being on
> Wikipedia, I guess its about time we make noise about it to stop people
> from falling victim to that.
>
> I would want to volunteer for this matter Sandister.
>
> Kind Regards,
>
>
> On 8 November 2016 at 10:56, Sandister Tei <sandistertei(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I was contacted by a well-known journalist about a message he received
>> from someone who said he created Wikipedia articles for GHC250/$62 each,
>> and could do one for him.
>>
>> I was told of 2 additional cases all in the space of a week. And these
>> wiki business people even leave their contacts for further negotiations.
>>
>> I was given advice by a Wikimedia staff on how to go about this as a
>> community. Here it goes:
>>
>> "1. Expose this person and (gently) shame him for undisclosed (presumbly
>> he does not disclose this?) paid editing, which is against the WMF Terms of
>> Use.
>>
>> 2. Drafting a press release describing that practice and explaining how
>> articles are written on Wikipedia, about whom, and how no amount of payment
>> could guarantee non-notable people or orgs would be covered, or keep
>> promotional language in or negative facts out."
>>
>> *Interpreting the above advice, it means that when people do
>> paid-editing, they are to disclose it in the manner stated here
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Paid-contribution_disclosure>. If
>> not, WMF terms will be breached.*
>>
>>
>> *Secondly it will be good that we draft the suggested press release and
>> make sure Ghanaians online are aware of the situation.*
>> Additional reading:
>>
>> Wikipedia:Paid editing (policy)
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Paid_editing_(policy)>* (Failed
>> proposal)*
>> Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Paid-contribution_disclosure>
>> Some People Get Paid a Lot of Money to Edit Wikipedia Pages
>> <http://time.com/money/3994949/wikipedia-paid-editors/>
>> Should I pay for a Wikipedia article?
>> <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/09/21/on-paying-for-wikipedia-articles/>
>>
>> Finally if you have any comments, suggestions, or want to volunteer for
>> anything at at all regarding this matter, please hop on.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> --
>> Sandister Tei
>> Video Journalist | Head of Social Media – Citi FM | Rep – Wikipedian
>> Community (Gh)
>>
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Oral is good with writing releases and I sent him an email. You can work
with him. And you guys can take the lead and just pull the community along
on what you write.
We will send it out to all outlets possible and post a version on our site.
Regards,
Sandister Tei
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On 8 Nov 2016 11:07 a.m., "Justice Okai-Allotey" <wyzzlewany(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
I have this issue with people asking me if they pay for being on Wikipedia,
I guess its about time we make noise about it to stop people from falling
victim to that.
I would want to volunteer for this matter Sandister.
Kind Regards,
On 8 November 2016 at 10:56, Sandister Tei <sandistertei(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> I was contacted by a well-known journalist about a message he received
> from someone who said he created Wikipedia articles for GHC250/$62 each,
> and could do one for him.
>
> I was told of 2 additional cases all in the space of a week. And these
> wiki business people even leave their contacts for further negotiations.
>
> I was given advice by a Wikimedia staff on how to go about this as a
> community. Here it goes:
>
> "1. Expose this person and (gently) shame him for undisclosed (presumbly
> he does not disclose this?) paid editing, which is against the WMF Terms of
> Use.
>
> 2. Drafting a press release describing that practice and explaining how
> articles are written on Wikipedia, about whom, and how no amount of payment
> could guarantee non-notable people or orgs would be covered, or keep
> promotional language in or negative facts out."
>
> *Interpreting the above advice, it means that when people do paid-editing,
> they are to disclose it in the manner stated here
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Paid-contribution_disclosure>. If
> not, WMF terms will be breached.*
>
>
> *Secondly it will be good that we draft the suggested press release and
> make sure Ghanaians online are aware of the situation.*
> Additional reading:
>
> Wikipedia:Paid editing (policy)
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Paid_editing_(policy)>* (Failed
> proposal)*
> Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Paid-contribution_disclosure>
> Some People Get Paid a Lot of Money to Edit Wikipedia Pages
> <http://time.com/money/3994949/wikipedia-paid-editors/>
> Should I pay for a Wikipedia article?
> <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/09/21/on-paying-for-wikipedia-articles/>
>
> Finally if you have any comments, suggestions, or want to volunteer for
> anything at at all regarding this matter, please hop on.
>
>
> Regards,
> --
> Sandister Tei
> Video Journalist | Head of Social Media – Citi FM | Rep – Wikipedian
> Community (Gh)
>
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Well I think we need to find out who the person is. Is he or she new in the
community? How well versed is the person with WMF regulations. If it's an
experienced editor then it is a clear case of a delineate bad practice and
he or she must be warned.
Going forward the press release is not a bad idea but we can also share
some of these regulations so that the community will be in know.
On 8 Nov 2016 11:07, "Justice Okai-Allotey" <wyzzlewany(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I have this issue with people asking me if they pay for being on Wikipedia,
I guess its about time we make noise about it to stop people from falling
victim to that.
I would want to volunteer for this matter Sandister.
Kind Regards,
On 8 November 2016 at 10:56, Sandister Tei <sandistertei(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> I was contacted by a well-known journalist about a message he received
> from someone who said he created Wikipedia articles for GHC250/$62 each,
> and could do one for him.
>
> I was told of 2 additional cases all in the space of a week. And these
> wiki business people even leave their contacts for further negotiations.
>
> I was given advice by a Wikimedia staff on how to go about this as a
> community. Here it goes:
>
> "1. Expose this person and (gently) shame him for undisclosed (presumbly
> he does not disclose this?) paid editing, which is against the WMF Terms of
> Use.
>
> 2. Drafting a press release describing that practice and explaining how
> articles are written on Wikipedia, about whom, and how no amount of payment
> could guarantee non-notable people or orgs would be covered, or keep
> promotional language in or negative facts out."
>
> *Interpreting the above advice, it means that when people do paid-editing,
> they are to disclose it in the manner stated here
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Paid-contribution_disclosure>. If
> not, WMF terms will be breached.*
>
>
> *Secondly it will be good that we draft the suggested press release and
> make sure Ghanaians online are aware of the situation.*
> Additional reading:
>
> Wikipedia:Paid editing (policy)
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Paid_editing_(policy)>* (Failed
> proposal)*
> Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Paid-contribution_disclosure>
> Some People Get Paid a Lot of Money to Edit Wikipedia Pages
> <http://time.com/money/3994949/wikipedia-paid-editors/>
> Should I pay for a Wikipedia article?
> <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/09/21/on-paying-for-wikipedia-articles/>
>
> Finally if you have any comments, suggestions, or want to volunteer for
> anything at at all regarding this matter, please hop on.
>
>
> Regards,
> --
> Sandister Tei
> Video Journalist | Head of Social Media – Citi FM | Rep – Wikipedian
> Community (Gh)
>
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I was contacted by a well-known journalist about a message he received from
someone who said he created Wikipedia articles for GHC250/$62 each, and
could do one for him.
I was told of 2 additional cases all in the space of a week. And these wiki
business people even leave their contacts for further negotiations.
I was given advice by a Wikimedia staff on how to go about this as a
community. Here it goes:
"1. Expose this person and (gently) shame him for undisclosed (presumbly he
does not disclose this?) paid editing, which is against the WMF Terms of
Use.
2. Drafting a press release describing that practice and explaining how
articles are written on Wikipedia, about whom, and how no amount of payment
could guarantee non-notable people or orgs would be covered, or keep
promotional language in or negative facts out."
*Interpreting the above advice, it means that when people do paid-editing,
they are to disclose it in the manner stated here
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Paid-contribution_disclosure>. If
not, WMF terms will be breached.*
*Secondly it will be good that we draft the suggested press release and
make sure Ghanaians online are aware of the situation.*
Additional reading:
Wikipedia:Paid editing (policy)
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Paid_editing_(policy)>* (Failed
proposal)*
Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Paid-contribution_disclosure>
Some People Get Paid a Lot of Money to Edit Wikipedia Pages
<http://time.com/money/3994949/wikipedia-paid-editors/>
Should I pay for a Wikipedia article?
<https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/09/21/on-paying-for-wikipedia-articles/>
Finally if you have any comments, suggestions, or want to volunteer for
anything at at all regarding this matter, please hop on.
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/>*