More VIM Wikimedians and Barcampers. Hope to be back soon. :)
Best, - Enock On Sun, Oct 16, 2016 at 11:41 AM, Ato Ulzen-Appiah <[email protected]> wrote: > That's the spirit. > > More networking, pushing the Wikimedia Ghana agenda, championing Wikipedia > and domestic tourism :-) > > #Morevim! > > This was sent from #MightyAfrican's Android Device > > On 16 Oct 2016 22:37, "Nkansah Rexford" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Maybe. >> >> I will join Barcamp in the north one day soon. >> >> On Sunday, October 16, 2016, Ato Ulzen-Appiah <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Then maybe if we have breakout sessions on Wikimedia and Wikipedia in >>> Northern Ghana, more people would be wise and would get in touch? :-) >>> >>> This was sent from #MightyAfrican's Android Device >>> >>> On 16 Oct 2016 21:00, "Nkansah Rexford" <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> In fact, I went into the breakout session with the intention not to take >>> anyone's contact whatsoever. I'm tired taking them. >>> >>> I just told all in attendance to search for "Wikimedia Ghana User Group" >>> online. If their search engine sends them to #KalyppoChallenge, well... >>> >>> But I believe a word to a wise 'is in the north' so those who really >>> wanna get going will get in touch if they really want to. >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, October 16, 2016, Ato Ulzen-Appiah <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Oh, sorry Rexford. Contacts are not normally shared at breakout >>>> sessions. We'd make a note to fix that. Cced Rachel. >>>> >>>> We can contact those who were at Barcamp Koforidua to ask who was in >>>> the session. If you send me a picture of the session, I could recognize >>>> people and give you contacts :-) >>>> >>>> From what transpired, it was a good session and people learnt a lot. >>>> >>>> We can target edits to the Koforidua, Koforidua Technical University >>>> and ANUC pages. >>>> >>>> Thanks for the pictures. >>>> >>>> Barcamp Accra dey. But there be Barcamp Ho, Kumasi and Sunyani before >>>> that. >>>> >>>> #Morevim! >>>> >>>> This was sent from #MightyAfrican's Android Device >>>> >>>> On 16 Oct 2016 19:52, "Nkansah Rexford" <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello guys, >>>>> >>>>> I was at the Barcamp Koforidua this year. I was part of a breakout >>>>> session where Wikimedia world was discussed. >>>>> >>>>> How many people joined the session? About 8. >>>>> >>>>> How many people were recruited? None. Did I take anyone's contact? No. >>>>> Did anyone show enthusiasm to join? Not that I noticed. >>>>> >>>>> Did Wikimedia/Wikipedia make sense to them? I think so. When one >>>>> lecturer at ANUniversity came to appreciate the structure of Wikimedia and >>>>> Wikipedia and why everything happens the way it does, everything I guess >>>>> made more sense to him. >>>>> >>>>> At the educational level, how people see Wikipedia and it's related >>>>> project sites is very different and negative. If and should that be fixed, >>>>> I'm sure the effects will bubble down to many in schools. >>>>> >>>>> Will those who joined the breakout session become editors? I don't >>>>> know. Will they get in touch to learn more? I don't know. Did they take >>>>> something useful about Wikimedia home? Yes, absolutely. I gave >>>>> Wiki-related >>>>> handouts I received from Wikimedia UK to some in attendance. >>>>> >>>>> A lecturer at Koforidua Poly plans to get in touch later in the course >>>>> this week to further discuss if they could do something Wikipedia >>>>> Education >>>>> Program related. Will update this thread with more. >>>>> >>>>> Pictures of the event: https://twitter.com/has >>>>> htag/bckdua?f=images&vertical=default&src=hash >>>>> >>>>> Are the pictures on Wikimedia Commons at the moment? Mine aren't, will >>>>> upload in the course of this week. >>>>> >>>>> I hope to be at the Accra Barcamp as well, then with a combined power >>>>> from all the Wikimedia guys in Accra, we could push the Wikimedia word >>>>> more. >>>>> >>>>> Did I do a good job at Barcamp Koforidua 2016? I don't know. >>>>> >>>>> rexford >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-GH mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh > >
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