Re: [Wikimedia-l] Offline medical app

[Anna Stillwell]

Excellent work.
/a

On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 5:39 PM, James Heilman  wrote:

> The intro page for the app says "Please keep in mind that this is volunteer
> generated content. While we try our best to make it as accurate as possible
> it is not perfect. Thus we request that you use common sense."
>
> The reviews of the English version have been very positive. For example
> "Brilliant. Wikimedia, by providing these very useful contents for free and
> in such a simple and easy to use app, you are serving humanity." You can
> read more comments here
> <
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kiwix.kiwixcustomwikimed
> >
> .
>
> We volunteers do not get much positive feedback so it is nice reading for a
> change. While what we do is not perfect it is very much appreciated and
> much of the time it is sufficient.
>
> James
>
> On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 6:28 PM, Cristian Consonni <
> kikkocrist...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'll share here a comment that I made on the "Wikipedia Weekly" group
> > on Facebook.
> >
> > ---
> > Is this a good idea? On it.wiki we go to great lengths to tell people
> > that medical information on Wikipedia may not be complete or accurate,
> > we have a dedicate template for that[1], see an example here[2].
> >
> > While I am not saying this is not a bad idea, especially for places
> > where access to Wikipedia may be discontinuous, I am not sure I would
> > suggest to have such an application in Italian.
> > ---
> >
> > Thoughts welcome.
> >
> > Ciao,
> >
> > C
> >
> > [1] https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Disclaimer#Medico
> > [2] https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infarto
> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Offline medical app

[Cristian Consonni]

Hi,

I'll share here a comment that I made on the "Wikipedia Weekly" group
on Facebook.

---
Is this a good idea? On it.wiki we go to great lengths to tell people
that medical information on Wikipedia may not be complete or accurate,
we have a dedicate template for that[1], see an example here[2].

While I am not saying this is not a bad idea, especially for places
where access to Wikipedia may be discontinuous, I am not sure I would
suggest to have such an application in Italian.
---

Thoughts welcome.

Ciao,

C

[1] https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Disclaimer#Medico
[2] https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infarto

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Offline medical app

[Dan Garry]

On 20 July 2016 at 11:10, James Heilman  wrote:

> Yes we have apks for the app. Am working with an organization called
> "health information for all" to promote distribution. Am also hoping to see
> organic spread. Realize that google play is blocked in China but many are
> also using anonymizers to get around that. This was developed in
> collaboration with Wikimedians in Taiwan who are also helping with
> distribution. Appreciate your advice / help though on other mechanisms.


Excellent! It sounds like you've got it handled. :-)

Come to think of it, you might also consider looking at contacting Legal to
use the Wikipedia trademarks in the app. That might increase the app's
visibility and branding, and drive more downloads. This was done with
the Wikimedia
Commons
 app
which is presently 100% volunteer supported. There's a form you can fill in
, or you
can email tradema...@wikimedia.org.

Thanks,
Dan

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Offline medical app

[James Heilman]

Yes we have apks for the app. Am working with an organization called
"health information for all" to promote distribution. Am also hoping to see
organic spread. Realize that google play is blocked in China but many are
also using anonymizers to get around that. This was developed in
collaboration with Wikimedians in Taiwan who are also helping with
distribution. Appreciate your advice / help though on other mechanisms.

James

On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 12:04 PM, Dan Garry  wrote:

> James,
>
> This is great! Thanks for sharing. The Wikipedia app for Android sees quite
> a lot of usage both in China and in the Chinese diaspora, so choosing the
> Chinese language for your second release is wise and will probably allow
> you to reach a broad user base.
>
> How are you planning on getting the app distributed in China? Google Play
> is frequently inaccessible in China; in fact, we didn't realise China was a
> big market for us until we analysed our own EventLogging data rather than
> just looking at the statistics in Google Play. In China, distribution often
> relies on people uploading APKs to third-party sites. The Wikipedia app is
> big enough that users take care of that for us, but for this that might not
> be the case. Do you have any plans to investigate that?
>
> Thanks,
> Dan
>
>
>
>
>
> On 20 July 2016 at 09:01, James Heilman  wrote:
>
> > Hey All
> >
> > Today we launched a second language of our offline medical app (Chinese).
> > It can be downloaded from google play here
> > <
> >
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kiwix.kiwixcustomwikimedzh
> > >
> > .
> >
> > The English version
> > <
> >
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kiwix.kiwixcustomwikimed
> > >
> > has now been downloaded more than 15k times with about 80% of downloads
> > being from the developing world. The app currently only works for
> android.
> > We hope to come out with further language versions soon. Email me if you
> > are interested in getting involved.
> >
> >
> >
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-JeTxBPmfeA_4CONBOguQCXYbJOgmi-Aj3yFpn6ar5w/
> >
> > Best
> > --
> > James Heilman
> > MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian
> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Offline medical app

[Dan Garry]

James,

This is great! Thanks for sharing. The Wikipedia app for Android sees quite
a lot of usage both in China and in the Chinese diaspora, so choosing the
Chinese language for your second release is wise and will probably allow
you to reach a broad user base.

How are you planning on getting the app distributed in China? Google Play
is frequently inaccessible in China; in fact, we didn't realise China was a
big market for us until we analysed our own EventLogging data rather than
just looking at the statistics in Google Play. In China, distribution often
relies on people uploading APKs to third-party sites. The Wikipedia app is
big enough that users take care of that for us, but for this that might not
be the case. Do you have any plans to investigate that?

Thanks,
Dan





On 20 July 2016 at 09:01, James Heilman  wrote:

> Hey All
>
> Today we launched a second language of our offline medical app (Chinese).
> It can be downloaded from google play here
> <
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kiwix.kiwixcustomwikimedzh
> >
> .
>
> The English version
> <
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kiwix.kiwixcustomwikimed
> >
> has now been downloaded more than 15k times with about 80% of downloads
> being from the developing world. The app currently only works for android.
> We hope to come out with further language versions soon. Email me if you
> are interested in getting involved.
>
>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-JeTxBPmfeA_4CONBOguQCXYbJOgmi-Aj3yFpn6ar5w/
>
> Best
> --
> James Heilman
> MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Offline medical app

[Tanweer Morshed]

That's definitely a great news! Thanks for all you've done.

On Wednesday, July 20, 2016, James Heilman  wrote:

> Hey All
>
> Today we launched a second language of our offline medical app (Chinese).
> It can be downloaded from google play here
> <
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kiwix.kiwixcustomwikimedzh
> >
> .
>
> The English version
> <
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kiwix.kiwixcustomwikimed
> >
> has now been downloaded more than 15k times with about 80% of downloads
> being from the developing world. The app currently only works for android.
> We hope to come out with further language versions soon. Email me if you
> are interested in getting involved.
>
>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-JeTxBPmfeA_4CONBOguQCXYbJOgmi-Aj3yFpn6ar5w/
>
> Best
> --
> James Heilman
> MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian
>
> The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine
> www.opentextbookofmedicine.com
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[Wikimedia-l] Offline medical app

[James Heilman]

Hey All

Today we launched a second language of our offline medical app (Chinese).
It can be downloaded from google play here

.

The English version

has now been downloaded more than 15k times with about 80% of downloads
being from the developing world. The app currently only works for android.
We hope to come out with further language versions soon. Email me if you
are interested in getting involved.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-JeTxBPmfeA_4CONBOguQCXYbJOgmi-Aj3yFpn6ar5w/

Best
-- 
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MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian

The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine
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