Hey Zack, 

Thanks for the clarity … that completely makes sense - I don’t think that 
anyone has a problem with them being paid to do an excellent job (at least, I 
don’t) - I was just wondering about the licensing on their release of the 
video. Perhaps you could ask them to change it, unless it is not what they 
agreed to? And if they are claiming the video, they should mention that they 
were commissioned by the Wikimedia Foundation or whoever to do it. That would 
tick all the attribution boxes, and keep with the licensing, yes?

With regards to whether that makes them notable enough to have a Wikipedia 
article, then that is for the Nigerian community to decide. But it should be 
because they are notable in their own right, and not because they did a 
Wikipedia video. 

Thanks again
Isla

> On 02 Oct 2017, at 6:31 PM, Zachary McCune <zmcc...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone - 
> 
> Asaf, cheers for adding me here. 
> 
> If the question is "was Mark Angel Comedy paid to make this video" the answer 
> is yes. They took a heavily discounted fee to concept, produce, act, edit, 
> and help distribute this video. This was managed with our creative production 
> partner in Lagos, an agency called Anakle. The project history, participants, 
> and further details are collected on Meta-Wiki here 
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers/Raising_Awareness_in_Nigeria>. 
> 
> Actor Peter Edochie, who appears in the other video skit was also compensated 
> for his work. Again, he selected a highly discounted fee. 
> 
> Overall, the production team on this project was very grateful for both Mark 
> Angel Comedy and Peter Edochie taking this project on. They are often asked 
> to do product or brand endorsements and decline, because they feel the 
> products/services do not align with their interests or beliefs. Wikimedia was 
> different- they were very excited to be part of this project, and help 
> advance access to knowledge.  
> 
> Thanks, 
> 
> - Zack 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 1:16 AM, Isla Haddow Flood <i...@wikiloveswomen.org 
> <mailto:i...@wikiloveswomen.org>> wrote:
> Thanks Asaf!
> 
>> On 02 Oct 2017, at 9:53 AM, Asaf Bartov <abar...@wikimedia.org 
>> <mailto:abar...@wikimedia.org>> wrote:
>> 
>> I am not sure whether or not Anne and Zach are on this list, so I'm CCing 
>> them explicitly so that they can shed light.
>> 
>>    A.
>> 
>> On Oct 2, 2017 10:50, "Isla Haddow Flood" <i...@wikiloveswomen.org 
>> <mailto:i...@wikiloveswomen.org>> wrote:
>> Am I missing something …? Is this not the video that the Wikimedia 
>> Foundation created for visibility in Nigeria? It is great that it is 
>> receiving some visibility … but the way it is presented here looks like they 
>> made it (perhaps they were involved in the making - I can see that 
>> Emmanuella is the actress, yes?). 
>> 
>> However, they have put forward this version as a standard YouTube license 
>> and I imagine it was released under CC-BY-SA license as per usual …
>> 
>> Perhaps the WMF should have a word ?
>> 
>>> On 01 Oct 2017, at 12:36 PM, alimi eyitayo <alimieyit...@gmail.com 
>>> <mailto:alimieyit...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> +1 wikiology 
>>> 
>>> On Oct 1, 2017 4:17 AM, "Isaac Olatunde" <reachout2is...@gmail.com 
>>> <mailto:reachout2is...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> Hi Daniel, 
>>> 
>>> Do you think this should be compensatory or they indeed meet our notability 
>>> guidelines?. For example, if they meet the English Wikipedia notability 
>>> guideline, someone with no conflict of interest who think they are notable 
>>> will probably write about them there. This does not implies that you have a 
>>> conflict of interest but I don't think this is something you should start a 
>>> thread about. They were engaged by WMF to produce the video and I think 
>>> they were paid for their services. Even if it was done free of charge, they 
>>> would merit a page on Wikipedia only if they pass the notability guideline. 
>>> Feel free to write about them on any Wikipedia of your choice  if you are 
>>> sure they meet the notability criteria. 
>>> 
>>> Regards, 
>>> 
>>> Isaac
>>> 
>>> On Oct 1, 2017 2:07 AM, "OneMore Daniel" <danencyclope...@gmail.com 
>>> <mailto:danencyclope...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> Mark Angel and Emmanuella just contributed greatly to Wikimedia by
>>> sensitizing their 1.3 million plus fan base Wikipedia in an
>>> intelligently humorous way. It's something the Wikimedia community
>>> would love to see. They had deserved a page so long ago!
>>> 
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEA0D3HYHYY 
>>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEA0D3HYHYY>
>>> Enjoy (and share!)
>>> 
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