I raise my hands up. You're right. ☺ Rexford | google.com/+Nkansahrexford | sent from Smartphone On Sep 8, 2014 11:55 AM, "Enock Seth Nyamador" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Trust me Rex, I will never classify this contest as WP:PAY. If you it is > then you're saying we shouldn't organize contests to improve articles? > > Also to *you* contests such as Welcome to Setswana Wikipedia Challenge > <http://www.google.com/events/setswana-wiki/index.html> by Google in > Botswana, and others, was WP:PAY <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:PAY>? > I recommend you read all about WP:PAY before putting good initiatives in > the hole! :P > > Thanks Rupert for passing by. > > WP:PAY = Paid Editing :) > > Best Regards! > > Enock > > On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 7:46 AM, Nkansah Rexford <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Well, I wish the participants all the best. >> >> On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 9:44 AM, Nkansah Rexford <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> Trust me, paid editing is in itself, "Conflictingly Interesting" >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 9:08 AM, rupert THURNER <[email protected] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> hi rex, paid editing usually means that you edit the article you are >>>> paid for. and therefore a conflict of interest comes with it. here you are >>>> encouraged to improve what seems necessary from a wikipedia standpoint. >>>> besides that there are only a couple of prices. >>>> >>>> rupert >>>> Am 08.09.2014 06:51 schrieb "Nkansah Rexford" < >>>> [email protected]>: >>>> >>>> Will it not be said as the paid editing? Because the winners will be >>>>> paid money, or vouchers or whatever because of their edits. >>>>> >>>>> I hardly see any difference between this and paid editing. Its like >>>>> encouraging someone to edit anything he likes, and reimbursing him or her >>>>> at the end. >>>>> >>>>> Rexford | google.com/+Nkansahrexford | sent from Smartphone >>>>> On Sep 8, 2014 12:36 AM, "Enock Seth Nyamador" <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> Want to try your new Wikipedia skills improving stubs [1] (of course >>>>>> I recommend Ghana and Africa related :-)) and win Amazon vouchers, then; >>>>>> >>>>>> The Stub Contest [2] is a short intensive contest focusing on >>>>>> de-stubbing and expanding as many of Wikipedia's stub articles as >>>>>> possible. >>>>>> It has been run twice: first in November/December 2004, and then December >>>>>> 1–31 2013. Nine years is a long time between drinks! >>>>>> >>>>>> It is running again, from 1 - 30 September 2014, with prizes (Amazon >>>>>> vouchers) awarded a few weeks afterwards. >>>>>> >>>>>> The prizes will be a 100 Euro voucher for Amazon for first place, €50 >>>>>> for 2nd place, €25 for 3rd and 4th place, with €25 special prizes for the >>>>>> editor who de-stubs the oldest stub (dated from first day of creation) >>>>>> and >>>>>> €25 special prize for the editor who de-stubs the stub that received the >>>>>> highest number of page views on September 1st 2014 (i.e. the first day of >>>>>> the competition). >>>>>> >>>>>> Good luck! :-) >>>>>> >>>>>> 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub >>>>>> 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub_Contest >>>>>> >>>>>> - Enock >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Wikimedia-GH mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Wikimedia-GH mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimedia-GH mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> +Rexford <http://google.com/+Nkansahrexford> | Africa Center >>> <http://africacenter.net> | WiR >>> <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedian_in_Residence> | >>> WikiAfrica <http://wikiafrica.net> | User:Nkansahrexford >>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Nkansahrexford> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> +Rexford <http://google.com/+Nkansahrexford> | Africa Center >> <http://africacenter.net> | WiR >> <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedian_in_Residence> | >> WikiAfrica <http://wikiafrica.net> | User:Nkansahrexford >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Nkansahrexford> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-GH mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh >> >> > > > -- > @Enock4seth > User:Enock4seth > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-GH mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh > >
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