I have been thinking.. If we could set that day apart to teach people about Wikipedia edits, the importance and get volunteers who are willing to be a part of this community. Afterwards, we could have some small celebration like we did last year.
On Jan 12, 2017 1:24 PM, "Georgina Ofori-Dwumfuo" <[email protected]> wrote: > Good afternoon, all. > > This is the last call for suggestions on how to celebrate this year's > Wikipedia Day. Please let us know your thoughts. This will help us to tune > the celebration to everyone's specifications. The only suggestions so far > have been those from Enock and Justice. > If we hear nothing from anyone else, they will effectively be the only > suggestions we work with. > Thanks. > > Regards, > Georgina. > > On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 11:11 AM, Georgina Ofori-Dwumfuo < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Good morning. >> >> Thanks, Enoch and Justice for your suggestion(s). Since not all group >> members seem to be on the mailing list, I will post your suggestions on the >> Whatsapp group page and see if anyone else has any other suggestions. >> Thereafter, I guess we'll come to a consensus as to the way forward. >> Enjoy the rest of your day, guys. >> >> Regards, >> Georgina. >> >> On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 2:54 PM, Nkansah Rexford <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> For me, in celebration, I visit the ak.wikipedia.org project, and do >>> some translations i.e medical articles etc. >>> >>> I did one about Malaria some time back. I hope to continue. >>> >>> >>> On Monday, January 9, 2017, Justice Okai-Allotey <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I think I side with Enock we can use this opportunity to organise and >>>> edit-a-thon and work on all political related posts about the elections and >>>> a possible create new accounts for notable politicians. And during the edit >>>> session we can do a little celebration if we have the means. >>>> >>>> Also we can start a social media campaign where everyone who is part of >>>> WMGH preaches why they are grateful to Wikipedia and recommend same to >>>> others with the hashtag #Wikipedia16. >>>> >>>> We can be a bit creative about it by using influencers online who are >>>> part of WMGH. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> - Justice >>>> >>>> On 9 January 2017 at 14:07, Enock Seth Nyamador <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> What can we do? >>>>> >>>>> I suggest an edit-a-thon. It can be joined remotely or physically to >>>>> put politics and elections in Ghana on Wikipedia to good shape. >>>>> >>>>> I don't see much done by us these days on Wikipedia. >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> >>>>> - Enock >>>>> >>>>> 2017-01-09 9:53 GMT+00:00 Sandister Tei <[email protected]>: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello all. >>>>>> >>>>>> Sunday January 15, 2017 is Wikipedia day >>>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Day#Wikipedia_Day_2017> >>>>>> – the wiki's 16th birthday! >>>>>> >>>>>> Last year we had a party. This year we can try something different. >>>>>> Any ideas? You can share with the community. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Please try and nominate people for the awards. See forwarded email >>>>>> below. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> 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/>* >>>>>> >>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>>> From: Sandister Tei <[email protected]> >>>>>> Date: Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 5:13 PM >>>>>> Subject: Happy new year / important updates >>>>>> To: Planning Wikimedia Ghana Chapter <[email protected]. >>>>>> org> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *2016 end of year awards for outstanding members* >>>>>> >>>>>> Please check this page >>>>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Ghana_User_Group_/_2016_Events_%26_Projects> >>>>>> and leave your nominations there. See the *End of the year award* >>>>>> section. >>>>>> >>>>>> *– What do you want the user group to focus on in 2017?* >>>>>> >>>>>> For example in 2016 the focus was on Wikipedia. You can also use this >>>>>> opportunity to capture your needs as a member by requesting the group to >>>>>> focus on things that'll meet your needs. >>>>>> >>>>>> Share them here >>>>>> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvEthEYMzWerecMxMHAS_4cFavM3GFY8iVsxDaN_oA41j4tQ/viewform> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>>> *– Confirm your 2017 membership* >>>>>> >>>>>> It's usually a practice to have a public list of user group members. >>>>>> Since 2012, people have joined the group but we have never heard of them >>>>>> during events, elections etc. >>>>>> >>>>>> Please put your name on the 2017 list here >>>>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Ghana_User_Group#Members_.E2.80.93_2017> >>>>>> if you still are with us and wish to declare it. Just add your username >>>>>> is >>>>>> ok (privacy issues). In case anyone especially from the global community >>>>>> (or anyone) wants to contact you (in the capacity of a Wikimedia Ghana >>>>>> User >>>>>> Group member), they can easily find your user talk page via this list. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> 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 >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Wikimedia-GH mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Justice Okai-Allotey >>>> >>>> Mobile: +233 (054) 039 4970 <+233%2054%20039%204970> >>>> >>>> |Social Media Lead - Wikimedia Ghana User Group >>>> <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaGhanaUG/>| >>>> >>>> |Linkedin: Justice Okai-Allotey >>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/justice-okai-allotey-306b6354?trk=hp-identity-name> >>>> | Facebook: Justice Okai-Allotey <https://www.facebook.com/wyzzlewany> >>>> | Twitter: @Owula_Kpakpo <https://twitter.com/Owula_Kpakpo> | >>>> >>>> |Website: wyzzlewany.wordpress.com| >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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
