The meta wiki page in question is http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Ghana. It was one of the social media tools we used. I wasn't referring to the one Rupert built. Every now and then I don't know if you remember we used to talk about the competition there and link people to the WLM Ghana website itself. The WLM website is not a meta wiki if I clearly remember, it is a page on commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012_in_Ghana I don't remember writing that we built the http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012_in_Ghana on commons. The only error here is not mentioning Rupert because I didn't look beneath this page. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012_in_Ghana... to see the thanksgiving.Mind you that's where I looked to compose the post.
Lastly the post is not by PWMGH. Blog posts are from individuals. Don't get it twisted. If I get anything wrong in a blog post on the WMF blog, it's on my head not PWMGH. That is why the post has my name underneath. Whichever perspective a blog post has to offer, it is always credited to the authors/ author. The way forward now is contact Matthew and see if we can edit the post and add Rupert and the Akan version. So the post will now be by Rexford and Sandister. Still that would be by us as PWMGH. I hope you get the explanation. If it is not possible, you should write a new post. Get a blog account. I suggest Wiki Loves Monuments 2012: How Ghana prepared it's first participation. Highlight what it took to be part, our challenges, our success and so on. It will make a good blog post and that can mention Rupert. I agree he needs to be duly acknowledged as you said. I missed that. In conclusion, Matthew and Lianna go through what I write not anyone else. What I can do beforehand all posts now is to rather contact you as the coordinator, or any other member and interview them as a source for articles I write concerning the group. It's journalism nothing personal. However my editors remain Matthew and Lianna. Regards,Sandister Tei___________________________________________________
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Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:31:51 +0100 Subject: Importance of Letting others go through what you write From: nkansahrexford@gmail.com To: Sandistertei@gmail.com CC: rupert.thurner@gmail.com
"which is working to organize a local Wikimedia chapter in the country — took to its social networking platforms and created a meta-wiki page to call for Ghanaian participation." The above statement is simply wrong simply because its not Ghanaian who created the WLM page. Rupert created it (a member of the Wikimedia Swiss). He prepared the Monument list on Wikipedia, from start to finish, added the latitudes and longitudes, basically did all the work. The only contributor by then, was myself, who only had to watch and learn from Rupert's outworkings
Sandister, if i'm Rupert, I help you guys out this much, and you take all the credits, do you think I'll be willing to help you out some other time? Rupert spent 6hours+ in all of his precious time just to make things happen.
If you could not spare at least a sentence in this article to honor our sole, basic, primary and initial initiator and contributor when else can we do that?
Seriously, i'm just not happy about it. That means, the article was written by one PWMGH, reviewed by one PWMGH and submitted by one PWMGH. Will I do that?
I just don't get it.