<div dir="ltr">Rexford tou can find it here.<a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Call_for_candidates">Call for nominations</a><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><u>Raphael Berchie</u><div>Sales Officer@ <a href="http://www.bioplasticsghana.com" target="_blank">Bio-Plastics</a> <span style="color:rgb(103,78,167)"><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Ghana" target="_blank">Wikimedian</a><span style="background-color:rgb(255,0,255)"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,0,255)"><span></span></span></span>,</span><span style="color:rgb(0,255,0)">Open Advocate</span>, <span style="color:rgb(153,0,255)">Climate Change Activist,</span><a href="http://rberchie.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)">Blogger</span></a><br></div><div>P.O Box CT 10469</div><div>Cantoments Accra</div><div>Ghana<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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1. Re: Participation in WIkiindaba (Nkansah Rexford)<br>
2. Wikimedia Foundation elections 2015/Call for candidates<br>
(Raphael Berchie)<br>
3. Re: Wikimedia Foundation elections 2015/Call for candidates<br>
(Nkansah Rexford)<br>
4. Re: Wikimedia Foundation elections 2015/Call for candidates<br>
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Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 09:27:11 +0000<br>
From: Nkansah Rexford <<a href="mailto:nkansahrexford@gmail.com">nkansahrexford@gmail.com</a>><br>
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Well said Felix.<br>
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One of the pledges I made at the indaba, I don't think I'll be able to<br>
complete. However, I plan to make it up in other areas.<br>
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I think the team in Ghana have a couple of projects on the board to keep us<br>
busy for a while.<br>
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Thanks.<br>
On Apr 17, 2015 9:24 AM, "Felix Nartey" <<a href="mailto:flixtey@gmail.com">flixtey@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Hi all,<br>
><br>
> I think both of you (Ingo and Rexford) have raised genuine concerns.<br>
> However my greatest worry is how we have allowed Wiki Indaba to translate<br>
> in our lives as Wikimedians.<br>
><br>
> Whether an active Wikimedian, a Community Lead, a Project Organizer, etc.<br>
> What have you done that reflects the direct implications of the conference<br>
> in your works and the knowledge amassed from there?<br>
><br>
> The essence of this conference can only be proven in our works, and in our<br>
> works are we solely responsible for. I wish to entreat us all to grow our<br>
> communities and better try to achieve our goals in the pledges we made at<br>
> the end of the conference (Wiki Indaba)<br>
><br>
> Hope to hear about our exploits soon!!<br>
><br>
> Cheers,<br>
> Felix<br>
><br>
> On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 11:28 AM, Nkansah Rexford <<br>
> <a href="mailto:nkansahrexford@gmail.com">nkansahrexford@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> @ingo<br>
>><br>
>> Using 'edits' only as a benchmark for someone's activeness on Wikimedia<br>
>> websites might not necessarily be the best measurement.<br>
>><br>
>> There are some contributors who are not directly contributing to the<br>
>> wikis but their help come in so well to get content onto Wikipedia or other<br>
>> Wikimedia sites.<br>
>><br>
>> I will use my work as WIR at Africa centre as example here. Although I<br>
>> did almost all the uploads of images taken, without Isla's paperwork<br>
>> assistance and coordination with heritage organizations, there would not<br>
>> have been any images in the first place to upload.<br>
>><br>
>> Thus, if you should look at my edits on Wikipedia or Commons, and say<br>
>> because I uploaded 10 images but Isla didn't, so she 'doesn't' qualify,<br>
>> kinda, to attend wiki indaba, well, I think you're flawed.<br>
>><br>
>> I hope we all don't expect everyone to equally edit on Wikipedia or other<br>
>> project websites. Some don't contribute in direct ways, and its best to<br>
>> have other means of measurement for such ones.<br>
>><br>
>> Creative Commons for instance funded a project that led to training and<br>
>> reaching out to new ones in Ghana. So if one say, because the lead behind<br>
>> such funding and project doesn't edit Wikipedia, so he or she (she is a she<br>
>> in this case, namely, Kelsey) doesn't actually fit attending such a<br>
>> conference, then we must be making a mistake then.<br>
>><br>
>> If I edit so well, but another don't, it doesn't mean the other isn't<br>
>> active. It might be that the other is active in a way that's not directly<br>
>> visible on the wikis.<br>
>><br>
>> Of course it is extremely impolite on such occasions to question the<br>
>> value of the presence of others with whom you share a desk or a meal so I<br>
>> just kept my thoughts to myself... But yeah, questions came..<br>
>><br>
>> Indeed, it would have been, kinda impolite, to do so. Because you would<br>
>> have realized not all edit Wikipedia, but they likely are active in a way<br>
>> that you aren't aware of.<br>
>><br>
>> And if you should ask me about what I write about, I might say, nothing.<br>
>> But I uploaded more images to Commons than you perhaps edited Wikipedia,<br>
>> and how about that?<br>
>><br>
>> Rexford<br>
>> <a href="http://khophi.co" target="_blank">khophi.co</a><br>
>> On Apr 15, 2015 7:00 AM, "Isla Haddow-Flood" <<a href="mailto:islahf@africacentre.net">islahf@africacentre.net</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> Hi Ingo,<br>
>>><br>
>>> Speaking as one of the initiators of WikiIndaba, I just wanted to<br>
>>> clarify the choice of delegates.<br>
>>><br>
>>> You are right, many people that were invited had little to no<br>
>>> understanding of editing Wikipedia. Because of the lamentable nature of the<br>
>>> editing community across Africa, it was felt that in countries where little<br>
>>> to no editing occurred but aligned activity (Creative Commons, open street<br>
>>> map, etc.) was active, we needed to invite people who had already proven<br>
>>> their commitment to the open movement and were part of an open community<br>
>>> within their country. In some cases it has helped to galvanize a fledgling<br>
>>> wikimedia community. In others, it wasn't so successful.<br>
>>><br>
>>> But it was early days, and we needed to start somewhere. Since<br>
>>> WikiIndaba, wikimedia usergroup Tunisia has hosted WikiArabia, which has<br>
>>> been very successful and has helped to galvanize the communities in North<br>
>>> Africa and ME.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Warmest<br>
>>> Isla<br>
>>><br>
>>> Excuse the brevity, sent from my iPhone.<br>
>>><br>
>>> > On 15 Apr 2015, at 07:04, Ingo Koll <<a href="mailto:ikoll@gmx.de">ikoll@gmx.de</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > RE: African-Wikimedians Digest, Vol 7, Issue 60, Participation in<br>
>>> WIkiindaba<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > I found it interesting to read the discussion linked in Asafs short<br>
>>> post. As the Indaba was my first WMF-event ever I wondered about the<br>
>>> several people I met who obviously never or only very rarely had ever done<br>
>>> edits or written articles (one of my small-talk questions was: What do you<br>
>>> write about?). Of course it is extremely impolite on such occasions to<br>
>>> question the value of the presence of others with whom you share a desk or<br>
>>> a meal so I just kept my thoughts to myself... But yeah, questions came..<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > From the reply I do not yet quite understand how everybody came about<br>
>>> (a "country representative" whose en:account showed not 1 edit, as far as I<br>
>>> remember...). Was there a certain number of edits to show, or edits over a<br>
>>> certain period of time?<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > OK, interesting discussion<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > Cheers - Kipala<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> ><br>
>>> >> 1. Re: Wiki Indaba? (Asaf Bartov)<br>
>>> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
>>> >><br>
>>> >> Another piece of context is the short discussion WMF and WMZA had<br>
>>> over the grant report about the Indaba. It is available here:<br>
>>> >><br>
>>> <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:PEG/WM_ZA/Wiki-Indaba-2014/Report" target="_blank">https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:PEG/WM_ZA/Wiki-Indaba-2014/Report</a><br>
>>> >><br>
>>> >> the report itself is here:<br>
>>> >><br>
>>> <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:PEG/WM_ZA/Wiki-Indaba-2014" target="_blank">https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:PEG/WM_ZA/Wiki-Indaba-2014</a><br>
>>> >><br>
>>> >> Cheers,<br>
>>> >><br>
>>> >> A.<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> ><br>
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Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 08:57:02 +0000<br>
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Who is going from Africa so we all give our support one African United.<br>
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Regards<br>
*Raphael Berchie*<br>
Sales Officer@ Bio-Plastics <<a href="http://www.bioplasticsghana.com" target="_blank">http://www.bioplasticsghana.com</a>> Wikimedian<br>
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Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 08:59:26 +0000<br>
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Link please.<br>
On Apr 20, 2015 08:57, "Raphael Berchie" <<a href="mailto:rberchie@gmail.com">rberchie@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Who is going from Africa so we all give our support one African United.<br>
><br>
> Regards<br>
> *Raphael Berchie*<br>
> Sales Officer@ Bio-Plastics <<a href="http://www.bioplasticsghana.com" target="_blank">http://www.bioplasticsghana.com</a>> Wikimedian<br>
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Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 11:30:35 +0200<br>
From: Mohamed Mostafa ouda <<a href="mailto:mmustafa8@gmail.com">mmustafa8@gmail.com</a>><br>
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Here is the link Nkansah<br>
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<a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Call_for_candidates" target="_blank">https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Call_for_candidates</a><br>
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<<a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Call_for_candidates" target="_blank">https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Call_for_candidates</a>><br>
and I wish there will be nominated from Africa .<br>
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On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 10:59 AM, Nkansah Rexford <<a href="mailto:nkansahrexford@gmail.com">nkansahrexford@gmail.com</a>><br>
wrote:<br>
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> Link please.<br>
> On Apr 20, 2015 08:57, "Raphael Berchie" <<a href="mailto:rberchie@gmail.com">rberchie@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Who is going from Africa so we all give our support one African United.<br>
>><br>
>> Regards<br>
>> *Raphael Berchie*<br>
>> Sales Officer@ Bio-Plastics <<a href="http://www.bioplasticsghana.com" target="_blank">http://www.bioplasticsghana.com</a>> Wikimedian<br>
>> <<a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Ghana" target="_blank">https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Ghana</a>>,Open Advocate, Climate<br>
>> Change Activist,Blogger <<a href="http://rberchie.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://rberchie.blogspot.com/</a>><br>
>> P.O Box CT 10469<br>
>> Cantoments Accra<br>
>> Ghana<br>
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