Yooo, I hear. However, for the record, I don't remember a gentleman coming to me for a Wikipedia project. The one I remember, the ball was tossed into your court, and we haven't heard from you since.
On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 4:28 PM Sandister Tei <sandister...@gmail.com> wrote: > Rex you want to get sarcastic and petty? > > This gentleman in question has interacted with you in the last couple of > weeks concerning a Wikipedia project he wanted to do. > > I personally sent him to you for your expertise because you've been > involved in similar stuff. > > Did you ever bother to find out if he had an account or not? Did you > bother to help him get his first edit? Knowing perfectly well he wants to > lead a Wikimedia project did you even bother to get him to start out with > an account and some edits? > > When he requested a meeting, I took time off work to speak with him and > that's how come I discovered his issues. Even after, I didn't stop there, I > thought it wise to post it here so others who don't have an account can > perhaps see and get one. > > I have been with this community since inception. I have learnt a great > deal about fitting an 'open education' agenda into our Ghanaian way of > doing things as technology and local ideologies will allow. > > This is one person who sees every message and convo on the list. Yet he > wanted to meet in person. You think he doesn't know he can ask in the > mailing list? Or he doesn't know how to type an email? > > Great minds are here too? What has that got to do with me? > > Even yesterday I referred someone to the community on this list to get > help. If need be I arrange personal meetings to help them myself. How about > all experienced editors try that? Have I held anyone back? > > Get this, people don't care how much you know. What's important is when > they know you care, they come to you. > > As a Wikimedian I do it too. When I need help, I weigh options to whether > I should email a list or just go to individuals directly on Facebook or > email etc. I write to WMF if need be. > > It's not rocket science neither does it require funded WMF grant to hack > this. Just turn on your computer, email the list with tips, send people > personal messages, find out how you can offer them help as they edit. Give > them options for ways in which they want to interact. > > I do things one way, one camp has a problem. I go in the other direction, > another camp has an issue. > > Damned if I do, damned if I don't. > > Sandister Tei > > Via mobile > > On 20 Sep 2016 3:18 p.m., "Nkansah Rexford" <nkansahrexf...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Great, then to the person, >> >> @person, Should you come across any further issues, don't hesitate to >> email this list too. We'll be happy to help too. >> >> On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 3:16 PM Sandister Tei <sandister...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> The person who contacted me is already on this list. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Sandister Tei >>> >>> Via mobile >>> >>> On 20 Sep 2016 1:47 p.m., "Nkansah Rexford" <nkansahrexf...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Maybe you could recommend to the recruits to join the mailing list and >>>> also channel some of their concerns they might have here. Many great minds >>>> on here too to help with questions. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 1:45 PM Sandister Tei <sandister...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi there. >>>>> >>>>> I got a question from a recruit on how to create a Wikipedia account. >>>>> Please visit here <http://www.wmgh.org/p/about-us.html>. The link is >>>>> on the page among other pieces of information. >>>>> >>>>> Also please register your membership here >>>>> <https://goo.gl/forms/exEJS6FAIe9uR2oF2>. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> -- >>>>> Sandister Tei >>>>> Video Journalist | Head of Social Media – Citi FM | Rep – Wikipedian >>>>> Community (Gh) >>>>> >>>>> *Letters to Marissa <https://medium.com/letters-to-marissa> | >>>>> Wikipedian Community (Gh) <http://www.wmgh.org/> | Purple People >>>>> <https://www.facebook.com/thatpurplelife/>* >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Wikimedia-GH mailing list >>>>> Wikimedia-GH@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> rexford | sent from phone | khophi.co >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimedia-GH mailing list >>>> Wikimedia-GH@lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-GH mailing list >>> Wikimedia-GH@lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh >>> >> -- >> >> rexford | sent from phone | khophi.co >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-GH mailing list >> Wikimedia-GH@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh >> >> _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-GH mailing list > Wikimedia-GH@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh > -- rexford | sent from phone | khophi.co
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