Sandi u miscontrued me with the social presence issue.It wasn't a
blanket suggestion across board for all.It was in reference to people
we cannot find so much resources about online.If you compare someone
like say  Sarkodie to Gasmilla on this basis you will appreciate what
I am talking about.Tetteh Quarshie too doesn't have a facebook page or
website but google his name and you will find tons of info Osibisa's
page has less tha 10000 likes Dumelo has 200k but you and I know
Osisbisa is more popular across the world than Dumelo My suggestion
specific for  Gasmilla it is just an observation and there  maybe
instances where we will get people even less notable in such a case
what do we do?For the records I am not against a page for Gasmilla but
itz just a clarion call I am sending

On 9/26/13, Sandister Tei <sandistertei@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Rupert.
>
> Regards,
> Sandister Tei
>
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> On 26 Sep 2013 23:40, "Enock Seth Nyamador" <kwadzo459@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Rupert.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Enock S. Nyamador.
>>
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>> On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 10:37 PM, rupert THURNER
>> <rupert.thurner@gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> you might consider
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(music). there are
>>> some criteria which only you can define properly for ghana, i just
>>> picked out a couple:
>>> * countries national music chart
>>> * non-trivial coverage in independent reliable sources of an
>>> international concert tour, or a national concert tour
>>> * subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in
>>> sources that are reliable, not self-published, and are independent
>>>
>>> rupert.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 11:41 PM, Mohammed M Jaward
>>> <jaward.maltiti@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > I think we should give it the shot i.e let Gasmilla get the article
>>> > and
>>> as Sandister suggests " let other more experienced Wikipedians decide if
>>> he
>>> should be there or not."
>>> > Regards
>>> > Jaward
>>> >
>>> > Enock Seth Nyamador <kwadzo459@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >>For Facebook and others making someone or something notable, I
>>> >> disagree.
>>> >>
>>> >>I think reading this article should let those of us who don't know
>>> >> much
>>> >>about notability on Wikipedia
>>> >>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability
>>> >>
>>> >>Sandister, for me notability locally is key as well. As you said about
>>> >>Theodosea Okoh.
>>> >>
>>> >>Gasmilla I think is notable locally very well. I can say all these top
>>> guys
>>> >>in the music industry are well known. Nii can you defend me on this
>>> >> one?
>>> >>
>>> >>Thanks
>>> >>
>>> >>Regards,
>>> >>Enock S. Nyamador.
>>> >>
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>>> >>
>>> >>On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 4:42 PM, Sandister Tei <sandistertei@gmail.com
>>> >wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>> Theodosia Okoh has no Facebook page RB, but the media have reports
>>> >>> on
>>> her
>>> >>> and she has online presence that way. Wikipedia is really not
>>> interested in
>>> >>> your social media presence.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Gasmilla is more prominent to a child running around somewhere in
>>> >>> Jamestown than Michael Jackson will ever be. But the Westerners will
>>> see MJ
>>> >>> differently. Notability is very subjective. Let's tread carefully so
>>> we
>>> >>> don't defeat the purpose of our group.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Oral I am equally interested in articles that exist and those that
>>> are yet
>>> >>> to be created. Let's allow Gasmilla onto the wiki and let other more
>>> >>> experienced Wikipedians decide if he should be there or not.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> We shouldn't wait for him to scoop a local award or BET before we
>>> scurry
>>> >>> to create one for him.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Anyone else?
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Anyone else?
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Regards,
>>> >>> Sandister Tei
>>> >>>
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>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 3:35 PM, Oral Ofori <oralofori@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>>> Raphael makes a very salient point and I think we're at that place
>>> where
>>> >>>> individuals/ideas/places/events already have their web
>>> >>>> presence/representation thanks to the advent of social media
>>> >>>> (Facebook/Google+/LinkedIn/etc).
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> One importance for wikiGH must thus be to get members more
>>> >>>> interested/involved in updating already existing pages of Ghana
>>> related
>>> >>>> contents on the wikis since there's a ton of them that newbies
>>> >>>> could
>>> >>>> practice on as a way of enhancing their skills and scoring points
>>> >>>> for
>>> >>>> meritocracy.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> I am always available to proof materials prior to posting or in
>>> >>>> meta
>>> >>>> stages whenever the opportunity allows me to, knowing my crazy
>>> schedules.
>>> >>>> That said, new and exciting articles are always welcomed so long as
>>> they're
>>> >>>> well written, not sensational and have a lot of credence to both
>>> >>>> local/international audience on Wikipedia/Wikimedia.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> You will hear from me every once in a while but I believe with
>>> thinktanks
>>> >>>> like Sandister, Nii, Rexford and Raphael among others, the future
>>> >>>> of
>>> wikiGH
>>> >>>> is bright and I foresee a chapter forming even before my next trip
>>> to Ghana.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> PS: Sandister if u make it to wikimania London, let the aporrr
>>> kronkron
>>> >>>> flooooww!
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Oral Ofori: lnkd.in/NCbbmg
>>> >>>> On Sep 26, 2013 11:07 AM, "Raphael Berchie" <rberchie@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>> Hello team I have some reservations. I think as we go on as a
>>> >>>>> group
>>> and
>>> >>>>> grow we need to set some parameters.One of these should be which
>>> >>>>> personality group,entity, place etc merits a page on wikipedia. I
>>> am saying
>>> >>>>> so because wikipedia is an encyclopedia and one of its tenets is
>>> >>>>> the
>>> >>>>> notability of people or stuffs that are featured.Sincerely I think
>>> is not
>>> >>>>> every personality,place or group  that deserves a page other than
>>> that
>>> >>>>> Wikipedia will lose its relevance and we 'll wake up one day to
>>> find almost
>>> >>>>> every individual with a page.
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 2:18 PM, Sandister Tei <
>>> sandistertei@gmail.com>wrote:
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>>> So a team member wants to create an article for Gasmilla (Azonto
>>> >>>>>> artiste). I don't know if it has anything to do with me talking
>>>  Gasmilla
>>> >>>>>> about it sometime back, but now they are interested.
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>> I have asked the team member to write to our mailing list. This
>>> >>>>>> is
>>> how
>>> >>>>>> I suggest for it to be approached: *None* of us is going to write
>>> the
>>> >>>>>> article for them, but the rep himself should do it with our
>>> guidance/cheat
>>> >>>>>> sheet. I believe the reasons why I suggest this is clear ... but
>>> >>>>>> I
>>> am open
>>> >>>>>> to questions about that. Let's await his email then.
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>> Also as the grant report is progressing, I am going to be in
>>> contact
>>> >>>>>> with Asaf to organise the "Train the Trainer" plans we have.
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>> I will update you if I do make it to London in October.
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>> Regards,
>>> >>>>>> Sandister Tei
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>> ---
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