WikimediaKE May 2012

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Offline Wikipedia: Kenyan Curriculum
by Abbas Mahmood 08 Aug '12

08 Aug '12

Hi all, We were developing the content curriculum for the Kenyan curriculum so that we could have a custom-made offline Wikipedia version for us here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Content_Development/Schools…. Is there anyone who is still working on this? As of now we have articles on Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Mathematics, IRE, Agriculture, History & Geography. We don't have articles on Business Studies & CRE. Articles re Physics, Math, and Geography are too few and still need to be increased. Is there anyone here who has access to the Kenyan curriculum willing to fill in the blanks? Thanks to Steve & Dennis on adding some articles. --Abbas.

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Wikimedia Chapters Association
by Alex Wafula 20 Jun '12

20 Jun '12

Hi all, During the Berlin Conference, we committed Wikimedia Kenya to an intent to join the Chapters Council (Also referred to as the Wikimedia Chapters Association - WCA) by signing the Berlin Agreement [1] Now a committee of 4 members with equal powers (WCA Interim Secretariat) selected to hold the position of interim secretary general for WCA have just published a draft for the WCA standing orders as explained in the forward below. We are to select a representative to the association's council. In my opinion, our representative should be someone familiar with the runnings of other chapters and the Wikimedia Movement in general and available to followup on WCA online and physical meetups and discussions so as to give our chapter updates of the same. Being a Board member is a plus *but not necessary*. Any volunteers/nominees? cheers, Alex [1].https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Agreement Hi All, > The WCA Interim-Secretariat has published a draft for the WCA standing > orders at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Standing_Ord… > > With this, we complete what we think is enough information to formally > join the association. At this point we ask the chapters to ratify the > charter outlined in Berlin and select their representatives to the > association's council. A definition of the representative roles is outlined > in the standing orders. Do note that this draft, subject to suggested > amendments will be voted upon in the first council meeting at Wikimania. > > We know that important information such as the financial obligations are > still missing. In any case, financial obligations will only be imposed by a > council resolution. We also understand that your chapter board may only be > in state to join provisionally, with regard to a later decision by other > organs in your chapter > > Regards, > Tomer Ashur on behalf of the WCA interim-secretariat >

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[Wikimedia Kenya] List of Monuments in Kenya
by Alex Wafula 15 Jun '12

15 Jun '12

Hi all, So as a build up from action items on Saturday's meetup, We've (Steve and I) managed to get a list of sites and monuments from the National Museums of Kenya <http://www.museums.or.ke/> totaling up to around 277 throughout Kenya. Now the list comprises of gazetted sites and monuments meaning they are legally recognized and protected. From our discussions with the Museum's directorate of sites and monuments, there are other un - gazetted/"discovered" monuments going to the thousand that the museum is working to get on their list. The Museum also has documentation of several of the items on the list so getting articles once we hace pictures is also a high potential So the question remains is whether we have enough to proceed with organizing a Wiki Loves Monnuments competition. Though I think whether or not we do, we should still have a goal of getting items on the list on Commons and Wikipedia. cheers, Alex

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[Wikimedia Kenya] WOULD LIKE TO JOIN WIKIMEDIA
by Caroline Osano 07 Jun '12

07 Jun '12

I am a student at Africa Nazarene University and would like to join your team on volunteering at wikimedia. thanks

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Self Service Kit/Guide to WMKE
by Limoke Oscar 29 May '12

29 May '12

Hello Folks, Just checking on the above item that I believe one of use volunteered and is working on. I am swamped by requests from newbies who really want to know what WMKE is and how they can get involved. Whoever it was, please let me know the progress and where we can help. -- Regards, Limoke Oscar, "*point me to the destiny,and I will curve my own path to it *"

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Kenyan Wikipedia Stories
by Alex Wafula 29 May '12

29 May '12

Hi guys, I've posted Victor's message here: http://wikimedia.or.ke/KenyaStoryTelling#Victor in preparation for when he'll come to Kenya this August. I'll soon have it up on Wikipedia en and sw. I need a Swahili translation for the message so anyone up to it, do write one on the talk page, I've provided a link. cheers, Alex

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Minutes of the 26th meetup
by Alex Wafula 29 May '12

29 May '12

Hi again, Minutes of the 26th meetup are up. You can check them out here: http://wikimedia.or.ke/Meeting_Minutes:26May12 We also settled on some action items as followups of the same. cheers, Alex

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Reminder: meetup on 26th
by Ann Njeri 28 May '12

28 May '12

Hi all, This is just to remind all of us about the meetup this Saturday that is going to be held at I-Hub on 3rd floor in Bishop Magua Building along Ngong Road. Please indicate your attendance on the ether pad. Whether attending or not please point out some action items that you believe we should discuss. http://etherpad.wikimedia.org/wmke-meeting-26-05-2012 PS: Meeting starts at 10am in the Boardroom. Regards, Ann

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Vandalism on Wikipedia Articles
by Stephen Wanjau 26 May '12

26 May '12

Hello, Being an election year here in Kenya I took it upon me to watch some politicians pages especially for those who have declared that they would be running for the top seat (presidency). I have noted that some guys have been vandalizing some of the pages with propaganda and malicious wording. These vandals have been doing this anonymously and the only trails they leave is the IP addresses. For instance, how does one put in Kalonzo Musyoka's article that the link to his homepage is musaliamudavadi.com?See [1] below. Wikipedia should be neutral as it always has been. Orange Kenya just launched Wikipedia Zero and the citizenry will definitely want to look for local content on Wikipedia, and top among them will be the presidential hopefuls due the political heat in the country. If they come across such a silly and malicious mistake then the reputation of Wikipedia will definitely be tarnished or it would lose respect. To that end, we need to lay down measures to prevent this from happening now and in the future. The Wikimedia Foundation is trying to penetrate the global south and gaining trust is key to this success. regards, Stephen. en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kalonzo_Musyoka&diff=next&oldid=491169504

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Website
by Stephen Wanjau 26 May '12

26 May '12

Hello Folks, Alex and Abbas have been doing a great job changing the structure of our Wikimedia Kenya website which looks awesome[1] as of now. However there various bits that still remain to be fine tuned like various imports of templates and such stuff. If you might notice a link like http://wikimedia.or.ke/Events is showing that it is pointing to an external page 'Asaf's visit to Kenya' yet that very same page is within our Wiki website. Input in that line would be highly appreciated and is anticipated. There are definitely other structural bits that are still been fine tuned and hopefully the site shall be complete in due course, like importing some templates blah blah Otherwise, I look forward to meeting all of you tomorrow, Oh! Not all but those who have RSVP'ed to the event:) Ciao! //Stephen 1.http://wikimedia.or.ke/Main_Page

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