Thanks for coming on Saturday! I guess the elevator pitch could look as follows: By learning to become a contributor to the Wikimedia projects <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_projects>, one will have the opportunity to collaborate on an international scale, apply and internalise scientific methodologies, and improve ones media competency.
Specifically Wikidata <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Main_Page>, it would include: Having access to Big Data for free and leveraging its potential to further smaller wikis of indigenous languages. Best, Reuben On Tue, 30 Oct 2018 at 14:26, Puku Reception <[email protected]> wrote: > Good day > > > > I am hoping that someone here can kindly assist me. I was at the Wikidata > conference this past Saturday, which took place at the Code for Africa > offices. > > > > I would like to ask if someone could kindly send me a summary (in laments > terms) on what Wikidata is, and how could an organisation/individual can > benefit from being part of the initiative. > > > > What does it mean to be an Editor and how can one join? > > > > Thank you so much and I look forward to your response. > > > > Kind Regards, > > Zanele > > -- > > > *Kind Regards,* > > *Zanele Ngcongo* > > *Puku Children’s Literature Foundation NPC* > > *T: +27 11 712 8429* > > *M: +27 73 773 3542* > > *W: puku.co.za <http://puku.co.za/>* > _______________________________________________ > WikimediaZA mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > To unsubscribe, send an email to > [email protected] _______________________________________________ WikimediaZA mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
