On 28/04/2011, Jessie Wild <
jwild@wikimedia.org> wrote:
> Hey everyone -
>
> I thought I'd weigh in here regarding the clubs!
>
> On IRC yesterday a group of us had a really interesting talk about how to
> work more collaboratively with schools in the context of student run groups.
> You can see all the notes on the Outreach wiki:
>
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/2011,_27_April_-_IRC_student_club_conversation>
> Someone suggested, as Alex did in this email chain, about in some cases
> simply joining in with similar groups/clubs on campus which already exist.
> I think this is a great and really smart idea for a lot of reasons, which I
> don't think I need to put here.
>
> Are there like-minded organizations that come to mind for you in Kenya? One
> international organization which fits really well is Students of Free
> Culture (
http://freeculture.org/), but I don't know if they have locations
> in Kenya.
>
> A benefit of a group/club versus a competition is that it is more permanent
> and consistent: not a one-time affair like a competition. But I agree
> competitions are really useful tools for recruitment, I am just highlighting
> the differences.
>
> Best -
> Jessie
>
> On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Oliver Stegen <
oliver_stegen@sil.org>wrote:
>
>> Maybe you want to find out from Maria Alphonse @Dar how they’re running
>> their wikipedia student club. Muddyb tells me it’s been running since last
>> year.
>>
>>
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>> *From:*
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>>
wikimediake-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Limoke Oscar
>> *Sent:* 28 April 2011 13:04
>> *To:* The discussion list for the upcoming Wikimedia Kenya chapter.
>>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Wikip/media Student/Campus Clubs
>>
>>
>>
>> My Idea was since most of our campuses have "free" WiFi connection,we
>> could
>> find a few interested students and share with them the editing in
>> Wikipedia.I am not for the creation of Clubs,just some form of informal
>> association where we can get guys together and do staff together...or get
>> ourselves together from the same campus and do editing together.:P
>>
>>
>>
>> Although I totally agree with your "code 254 theory".
>>
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> *Jessie Wild
> Global Development, Manager
> Wikimedia Foundation