Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia hubs in Nigeria

2017-05-04 Thread Oloruntoba Oyeyele 
Hello Amir,

While the group is really concerned and is actively working towards
improving the local language Wikipedia projects, the primary aim of
creating hubs in higher institutions is to improve the awareness and
readership of Wikipedia (which is greatly lacking at the moment according
to the recent global research survey) and subsequently to encourage active
participation and contribution within Nigeria.

It might also interest you to know that some sections of the Usergroup are
already actively contributing in the local languages. The most recent
example include the contributions being made by the Abuja community with
the Igbo language Wikipedia.

Sam Oyeyele,
Outreach Coordinator, WUGN.

On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 5:22 PM, Amir E. Aharoni <
amir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il> wrote:

> Do these Hubs have anything to do with writing in languages other than
> English?
>
> בתאריך 4 במאי 2017 17:55,‏ "Isaac Olatunde" 
> כתב:
>
> Greetings,
>
> What made me happy this week was the establishment of Wikimedia Hub in two
> academic institutions in Nigeria, University of Ibadan and Nigeria
> Institute of Journalism. I want to thank members of my community (Wikimedia
> User Group Nigeria) who made this happened.
>
> Regards,
>
> Isaac
>
>
> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/05/02/digest-women-in-red/
>
> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 11:28 AM, James Heilman  wrote:
>
> > Marielle there are a lot of great medical images in that textbook, Fae is
> > there an ability to upload the images to commons by bot?
> >
> > James
> >
> > On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 1:06 AM, Marielle Volz 
> > wrote:
> >
> > > What made me happy this week was the discovery of some good scientific
> > > imagery that was openly licensed!
> > >
> > > The USDA has created a bunch of identification sites for species of
> > > agricultural interest and released the images into the public domain.
> > > I was looking for images of a particular mite and discovered the Bee
> > > Mite site has released most of their images and all of their text to
> > > the PD [1]. (I have uploaded to commons although done a bit of a hack
> > > job on it). There are other sites which would also be a candidate for
> > > batch upload, which are listed here: http://idtools.org/identify.php
> > > (anyone interested in molluscs?)
> > >
> > > I have also discovered this Clinical Skills textbook licensed under CC
> > > by 4 attribution.[2] I am in the process of adding some high quality
> > > medical diagrams to articles on wiki. This same website hosts a bunch
> > > of other open text books which may be a similarly good source of
> > > content: https://opentextbc.ca/
> > >
> > > [1] http://idtools.org/id/mites/beemites/
> > > [2] https://opentextbc.ca/clinicalskills/
> > >
> > > On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 7:08 AM, Kalliope Tsouroupidou
> > >  wrote:
> > > > +1 on this.
> > > > News of the newly recognised User Group put a smile on my face :)
> > > >
> > > > K.
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 4:25 AM, Pine W  wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> I'm happy to see the development of the Commons Photographers User
> > Group
> > > >> .
> > > >>
> > > >> Personal background story (feel free to skip reading this):
> > > >>
> > > >> The first DSLR I touched was easy to use with the automatic settings
> > for
> > > >> indoor photography in good lighting. Based on this limited
> > experience, I
> > > >> concluded that photography with a DSLR was easy. Some time later I
> > > bought
> > > >> my own first DSLR, and quickly got lost. The menus were not
> intuitive
> > > to me
> > > >> as a DSLR newbie, there were new terms like "aperture" and "f-stop",
> > the
> > > >> manual was written for someone who already had good technical
> > knowledge
> > > of
> > > >> how cameras work, and my lens wouldn't focus like I wanted.
> Wikipedia
> > > has
> > > >> some helpful articles about photography concepts, but what would
> have
> > > >> helped me a lot is spending time with an experienced photographer.
> > > After a
> > > >> few years of trial and error, and asking questions of more
> > knowledgeable
> > > >> people, I'm happy with my skill level as a photography hobbyist in a
> > > >> variety of situations. I hope that the new user Commons
> Photographers
> > > group
> > > >> will facilitate knowledge exchange, improve camaraderie, and
> consider
> > > ways
> > > >> to improve access to equipment -- especially for photographers in
> > > >> situations where resources are scarce and potential for valuable
> > > >> open-source contributions are very high.
> > > >>
> > > >> What's making you happy this week?
> > > >>
> > > >> Pine
> > > >> ___
> > > >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/
> > > >> wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/
> > > >> wiki/Wikimedia-l
> > > >> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> > > >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.o

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia hubs in Nigeria

2017-05-04 Thread shola ishola 
Hi Amir, 

Thank you for your enquiry. 

Yes, it includes language wikipedia but we need to start gradually with them 
because of their experience. 

Thanks Olaniyan Ishola Olushola|MD, Data Access Systems 
Ltd|Treasurer,FOSSFA|Skype:ozo734
Tweeter:@oluwanishola73|www.facebook.com/olaniyan.shola|Alt email : 
treas...@fossfa.net|Team Leader Wikimedia Community User Group, Nigeria (WCUGN)|
Phone: 2348154876844;2348167352512
 

On Thursday, May 4, 2017 6:23 PM, Amir E. Aharoni 
 wrote:
 

 Do these Hubs have anything to do with writing in languages other than
English?

בתאריך 4 במאי 2017 17:55,‏ "Isaac Olatunde"  כתב:

Greetings,

What made me happy this week was the establishment of Wikimedia Hub in two
academic institutions in Nigeria, University of Ibadan and Nigeria
Institute of Journalism. I want to thank members of my community (Wikimedia
User Group Nigeria) who made this happened.

Regards,

Isaac


https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/05/02/digest-women-in-red/

On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 11:28 AM, James Heilman  wrote:

> Marielle there are a lot of great medical images in that textbook, Fae is
> there an ability to upload the images to commons by bot?
>
> James
>
> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 1:06 AM, Marielle Volz 
> wrote:
>
> > What made me happy this week was the discovery of some good scientific
> > imagery that was openly licensed!
> >
> > The USDA has created a bunch of identification sites for species of
> > agricultural interest and released the images into the public domain.
> > I was looking for images of a particular mite and discovered the Bee
> > Mite site has released most of their images and all of their text to
> > the PD [1]. (I have uploaded to commons although done a bit of a hack
> > job on it). There are other sites which would also be a candidate for
> > batch upload, which are listed here: http://idtools.org/identify.php
> > (anyone interested in molluscs?)
> >
> > I have also discovered this Clinical Skills textbook licensed under CC
> > by 4 attribution.[2] I am in the process of adding some high quality
> > medical diagrams to articles on wiki. This same website hosts a bunch
> > of other open text books which may be a similarly good source of
> > content: https://opentextbc.ca/
> >
> > [1] http://idtools.org/id/mites/beemites/
> > [2] https://opentextbc.ca/clinicalskills/
> >
> > On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 7:08 AM, Kalliope Tsouroupidou
> >  wrote:
> > > +1 on this.
> > > News of the newly recognised User Group put a smile on my face :)
> > >
> > > K.
> > >
> > > On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 4:25 AM, Pine W  wrote:
> > >
> > >> I'm happy to see the development of the Commons Photographers User
> Group
> > >> .
> > >>
> > >> Personal background story (feel free to skip reading this):
> > >>
> > >> The first DSLR I touched was easy to use with the automatic settings
> for
> > >> indoor photography in good lighting. Based on this limited
> experience, I
> > >> concluded that photography with a DSLR was easy. Some time later I
> > bought
> > >> my own first DSLR, and quickly got lost. The menus were not intuitive
> > to me
> > >> as a DSLR newbie, there were new terms like "aperture" and "f-stop",
> the
> > >> manual was written for someone who already had good technical
> knowledge
> > of
> > >> how cameras work, and my lens wouldn't focus like I wanted. Wikipedia
> > has
> > >> some helpful articles about photography concepts, but what would have
> > >> helped me a lot is spending time with an experienced photographer.
> > After a
> > >> few years of trial and error, and asking questions of more
> knowledgeable
> > >> people, I'm happy with my skill level as a photography hobbyist in a
> > >> variety of situations. I hope that the new user Commons Photographers
> > group
> > >> will facilitate knowledge exchange, improve camaraderie, and consider
> > ways
> > >> to improve access to equipment -- especially for photographers in
> > >> situations where resources are scarce and potential for valuable
> > >> open-source contributions are very high.
> > >>
> > >> What's making you happy this week?
> > >>
> > >> Pine
> > >> ___
> > >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/
> > >> wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/
> > >> wiki/Wikimedia-l
> > >> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> > >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
> ,
> > >> 
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Kalliope Tsouroupidou
> > > Community Advocate
> > > Wikimedia Foundation
> > > ___
> > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/
> > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/
> > wiki/Wikimedia-l
> > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> > > Unsubs

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia hubs in Nigeria

2017-05-04 Thread Amir E. Aharoni 
Do these Hubs have anything to do with writing in languages other than
English?

בתאריך 4 במאי 2017 17:55,‏ "Isaac Olatunde"  כתב:

Greetings,

What made me happy this week was the establishment of Wikimedia Hub in two
academic institutions in Nigeria, University of Ibadan and Nigeria
Institute of Journalism. I want to thank members of my community (Wikimedia
User Group Nigeria) who made this happened.

Regards,

Isaac


https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/05/02/digest-women-in-red/

On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 11:28 AM, James Heilman  wrote:

> Marielle there are a lot of great medical images in that textbook, Fae is
> there an ability to upload the images to commons by bot?
>
> James
>
> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 1:06 AM, Marielle Volz 
> wrote:
>
> > What made me happy this week was the discovery of some good scientific
> > imagery that was openly licensed!
> >
> > The USDA has created a bunch of identification sites for species of
> > agricultural interest and released the images into the public domain.
> > I was looking for images of a particular mite and discovered the Bee
> > Mite site has released most of their images and all of their text to
> > the PD [1]. (I have uploaded to commons although done a bit of a hack
> > job on it). There are other sites which would also be a candidate for
> > batch upload, which are listed here: http://idtools.org/identify.php
> > (anyone interested in molluscs?)
> >
> > I have also discovered this Clinical Skills textbook licensed under CC
> > by 4 attribution.[2] I am in the process of adding some high quality
> > medical diagrams to articles on wiki. This same website hosts a bunch
> > of other open text books which may be a similarly good source of
> > content: https://opentextbc.ca/
> >
> > [1] http://idtools.org/id/mites/beemites/
> > [2] https://opentextbc.ca/clinicalskills/
> >
> > On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 7:08 AM, Kalliope Tsouroupidou
> >  wrote:
> > > +1 on this.
> > > News of the newly recognised User Group put a smile on my face :)
> > >
> > > K.
> > >
> > > On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 4:25 AM, Pine W  wrote:
> > >
> > >> I'm happy to see the development of the Commons Photographers User
> Group
> > >> .
> > >>
> > >> Personal background story (feel free to skip reading this):
> > >>
> > >> The first DSLR I touched was easy to use with the automatic settings
> for
> > >> indoor photography in good lighting. Based on this limited
> experience, I
> > >> concluded that photography with a DSLR was easy. Some time later I
> > bought
> > >> my own first DSLR, and quickly got lost. The menus were not intuitive
> > to me
> > >> as a DSLR newbie, there were new terms like "aperture" and "f-stop",
> the
> > >> manual was written for someone who already had good technical
> knowledge
> > of
> > >> how cameras work, and my lens wouldn't focus like I wanted. Wikipedia
> > has
> > >> some helpful articles about photography concepts, but what would have
> > >> helped me a lot is spending time with an experienced photographer.
> > After a
> > >> few years of trial and error, and asking questions of more
> knowledgeable
> > >> people, I'm happy with my skill level as a photography hobbyist in a
> > >> variety of situations. I hope that the new user Commons Photographers
> > group
> > >> will facilitate knowledge exchange, improve camaraderie, and consider
> > ways
> > >> to improve access to equipment -- especially for photographers in
> > >> situations where resources are scarce and potential for valuable
> > >> open-source contributions are very high.
> > >>
> > >> What's making you happy this week?
> > >>
> > >> Pine
> > >> ___
> > >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/
> > >> wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/
> > >> wiki/Wikimedia-l
> > >> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> > >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
> ,
> > >> 
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Kalliope Tsouroupidou
> > > Community Advocate
> > > Wikimedia Foundation
> > > ___
> > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/
> > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/
> > wiki/Wikimedia-l
> > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,
> > 
> >
> > ___
> > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/
> > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/
> > wiki/Wikimedia-l
> > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,
> >