Hi,
I hope I'm not treading on any toes, but as one of my emails about
this Saturday's talk in Accra was reposted, I thought it might help if
I dropped by. :-)
Saturday's event is posted at
<http://www.eventbrite.com/e/talking-wikipedia-in-ghana-tickets-10971368659?aff=es2>
and I do not know that much more than is posted on the Eventbrite
listing.
I encourage local Wikimedians to join in with the workshop and
discussion. I am sure it will be fun, and it is always interesting to
meet with members of the public who are not aware of the policies and
complexities involved with creating Wikipedia articles or how open
collaboration works on Wikimedia projects. The UK is paying for
refreshments and providing some freebies, so make use of it. :-)
I have raised questions about the event on the Wikimedia UK wiki and
email list as why the UK chapter has officially supported "British
Black Music" or the London based BTWSC group, has remained unclear to
me, and I have been unable to find independent information such as
company registration or published accounts for what they do. It does
seem that the organizer, Kwaku is an enthusiastic supporter of
Wikimedia, but has limited experience editing Wikipedia and may need
some help if he makes mistakes with Wikipedia policy or best practice;
please do contribute your experience.
I am sorry that coordination between the Wikimedia UK chapter and the
local group in Ghana was not better managed in advance of this event.
I suggest those that do go along take time to pen down some feedback
afterwards so that everyone involved can learn to do this better next
time.
I would be happy to answer any question on this list. For those that
are not aware, I am very active on Wikimedia Commons, but I'm also an
ex-trustee of the chapter so know everyone if you want to email me or
leave a note on my talk page (link below), or you can always email
volunteering(a)wikimedia.org.uk to independently contact the UK
volunteer coordinator, who is one of the full time chapter employees.
Thanks,
Fae
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