hi asaf,

this does not work for all regions? tried
http://global-dev.wmflabs.org/graphs/enwp_gh_active

rupert.

On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Asaf Bartov <abartov@wikimedia.org> wrote:
> Hi, everyone.
>
> To my mind, the way forward is to find a project at least some of you are
> excited about, rather than make progress on the formalities.  That project
> can be anything at all -- organizing a regular meetup or edit-a-thon, a
> photowalk, finishing the school curriculum update project so we can produce
> a new offline Wikipedia file relevant for Kenya, etc.
>
> It seems to me that there is no substitute for a core of _active editors_,
> on either English[1] or Swahili Wikipedia[1]. That core would be the basis
> for most of the other activities.  For example, it's difficult to have
> effective mass outreach if we can't connect newbies to _local_ editors with
> at least some experience and interest in tutoring and supporting them on
> their first steps, especially on the English Wikipedia which has very high
> standards that are challenging and confusing to newbies.
>
> So of the activities above, I would recommend thinking about ways to get
> _you_, the core volunteers, more motivated about, or more _comfortable_
> with, actual editing.  A first step would be to identify what is the main
> obstacle -- know-how, interesting topics to contribute on, access to source
> material, etc., and then we can all think about how to remove that obstacle.
>
> Another fun thing to try, if you can have meetups somewhere with reasonable
> bandwidth (on campus? at the iHub?), you can schedule a Skype/Hangout with
> different communities/chapters around to world to exchange experience and
> learn about exciting ideas from other groups.  In my experience, it's a fun
> and interesting way to get [re-]motivated, and I'm sure a number of our
> international colleagues would be happy to be the teleconferenced guests at
> those meetings.
>
> Just my two cents. :)
>
>    Asaf
>
> [1] English Wikipedia has about 35 active editors (5 edits a month or more)
> in Kenya.  That's a good number to work with, but it seems to me (do correct
> me if I'm wrong) that most of those regular editors are outside this mailing
> list.  If we could actually be reasonable certain we have some of those
> active editors interested in supporting additional editor recruitment, we'd
> be in good shape.  Source:
> http://global-dev.wmflabs.org/graphs/enwp_ke_active  (very slow load, sorry)
> [2] Swahil Wikipedia has about 3-4 active editors (5 edits a month or more)
> in Kenya, and about the same number in Tanzania.  Source:
> http://global-dev.wmflabs.org/graphs/swwp_active (again, very slow)
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 5:48 AM, Limoke Oscar <oslimoke@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Bence,
>>
>> Thanks for your efforts and conecrns about the Chapter. Indeed we have
>> heard some concerted efforts to  resuscitate the chapter and although not
>> much has come out of the meetings, we all are commited to saving the face
>> and rescuing of the once vibrant Chapter.
>>
>> We are still trying to figure out the best way . Perhaps restarting the
>> whole membership thing has been mooted but nothing has come out yet. Would
>> be best if we reassign new roles and ownershipsamongs ourselves to restart
>> it.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 2:15 PM, Bence Damokos <bdamokos@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi guys,
>>>
>>> Sorry to bring up again, but it would be useful to know what others (e.g.
>>> Alex, Limoke, etc) think about the future of the chapter?
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Bence
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 4:35 PM, Bence Damokos <bdamokos@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Abbas,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for responding. For the record, Limoke also responded quite
>>>> quickly (apparently my letter ended up in the spam folder of many).
>>>>
>>>> I was just about to reply Limoke that we would not want the efforts
>>>> extended so far to go to waste, but we could only recommend the extension of
>>>> recognition to Sue if there was some effort or plan in place to get the
>>>> chapter together and back on track both in terms of the bureaucratic process
>>>> of founding and as far as possible in having a strong, active community
>>>> again.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Bence
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 8:54 PM, Abbas Mahmood <abbasjnr@hotmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear Bence,
>>>>>
>>>>> (Sorry for the very delayed response: I had hoped that a more
>>>>> appropriate person would have made an ''official'' response.)
>>>>>
>>>>> WRT the Chapter founding, I recently (last week, I think) connected
>>>>> Alex with the lawyer, to resume the legal process, which was halted after
>>>>> the misappropriation saga.
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't expect Alex (and Alex can correct me if I'm wrong) to have made
>>>>> any progress thus far, as things are still moving sluggishly after the
>>>>> (organizational) hiatus.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Abbas.
>>>>>
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>> Limoke Oscar,
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>>
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