User:Olaniyan Shola actually spoke my mind. I thought of Wikidaba last week and
I asked myself why we couldn't organize such a meetup for African Wikimedians
again but I couldn't find any brilliant answer to my question. Is Wikidaba
dead? Although, I never participated in the maiden edition but my colleagues
returned to Nigeria with a motivating experience. This year is almost over but
we can plan against next year. Let's not kill the spirit of Wikidaba!!!
Olatunde Isaac,
Secretary WU NG
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Le 09/12/15 10:42, Florence Devouard a écrit :
> Hello
>
> Ok Rexford and Oral.
> Advertisment it is.
> Fine.
> We can live with it as long as it is not too frequent and too pushy ;)
> The goal and the mission is commandable. So I REALLY wish you success
> in that business.
>
> TWO little requests though (not recommandations, requests :)).
>
> 1. Trademark issue
>
> On the little page of presentation
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZHuuWFwKGxQ1Gnn2DguzlgljZ5ylQwnX2vt-8LUqJhA/edit
>
> You introduce Afropedia as, I quote,
>
> " *Oral Ofori is also an editor on Wikipedia
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Oralofori>; the global
> encyclopaedia and its African version; Afropedia
> <http://www.worldafropedia.com>where #TheAfricanDream helps to create
> articles for Africa." *Afropedia is NOT the African version of
> Wikipedia. It is unrelated to Wikipedia, it is not even under a free
> licence*. I*would be surprised to hear that it is considered an
> "affiliate" project. So, your introduction to Afropedia is misleading
> and this needs to be clarified. This point is easy to fix 2. Licence
> issue http://www.worldafropedia.com is published under a
> non-commercial licence. Yet.... after a quick checking, most of its
> content is clearly a copy paste from Wikipedia. As in
> http://www.worldafropedia.com/afropedia/Adja-Ouèrè So, you violate
> terms of Wikipedia licence for two reasons 1. You republish a content
> originally under a free licence, under a non free licence 2. You do
> not cite the source, nor the names of the original authors That point
> is a bit more tricky that the above one... but need to be addressed. **
Note that this extend to pictures.
For example
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kent_wove.jpg
English: Kente weaving is a traditional craft among the Ashanti people
of Ghana. A kente cloths is sewn together from many narrow (about 10
centimetres (3.9 in) wide) kente stripes. This image shows different
patterns of typical Ashanti Kente stripes.
Date 14 January 2010 (original upload date)
Source Own work
Author User:Bottracker
and
http://www.worldafropedia.com/afropedia/File:Kent_wove.jpg
03:43, 26 January 2011 Thumbnail for version as of 03:43, 26 January
2011 371 × 513 (356 KB) Kofi (Talk | contribs)
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Dear Distinguished Wikipedians,
This is a Wake Up call to all of us who meant well for African based
wikipedians.
I have been waiting for many months and it's running into a year and half, yet
nothing is heard from No-One. Though, I could be wrong but this is a slice of
my thought on Wikindaba and the Spirit behind it.
1. Is Wikindaba a one-off event.
2. What are the outcomes of the various committees setup after the event and
their effect on the overall development of various communities in the region.
2. Are the Action points mapped out after the event been reviewed and acted
upon by any one or a group of committee.
3. If we jettisoned the Idea of Wikindaba would the huge nvestment by WMF on
this project gone through the drainage.
4. No doubts, other regions are collaborating through a larger meet up , a
replica of Wikindaba. Why is it difficult to sustain our own initiative as
Africans.
5. What is stopping us from building on the achievement of the maiden Edition
of Wikindaba 2014.
5. Don't we have local communities, chapters and other open knowledge platforms
begging for collaboration and prime initiatives in the context of Africa any
more.
7. Don't we (Younger User Groups) have anything to learn from established
User Groups and Chapters in Africa any more.
The WMF through annual Wikipedian Conferences and Wikimania due to limited
fund has shown that sponsorship can't go round all the wikipedians that are not
financially strong but are keen to attend these events . Since, most of these
event are organized outside Africa. One can only conclude that we Africa
wikipedian suffer it most. Therefore, only the African version of this event in
the picture of Wikindaba can give us the sense of belonging.
Lastly, I am begging other wikipedians to join hands with me to wake up the
sleeping giants in us .
This is a piece of more questions but no answer.
The harvest is many but the laborers are few.
Olaniyan Olushola
Team Lead, Wikimedia User Group Nigeria (WUGN)
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From: Florence Devouard <anth...@anthere.org>
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Hello
Ok Rexford and Oral.
Advertisment it is.
Fine.
We can live with it as long as it is not too frequent and too pushy ;)
The goal and the mission is commandable. So I REALLY wish you success in
that business.
TWO little requests though (not recommandations, requests :)).
1. Trademark issue
On the little page of presentation
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZHuuWFwKGxQ1Gnn2DguzlgljZ5ylQwnX2vt-8LUqJhA/edit
You introduce Afropedia as, I quote,
" *Oral Ofori is also an editor on Wikipedia
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Oralofori>; the global
encyclopaedia and its African version; Afropedia
<http://www.worldafropedia.com>where #TheAfricanDream helps to create
articles for Africa." *Afropedia is NOT the African version of
Wikipedia. It is unrelated to Wikipedia, it is not even under a free
licence*. I*would be surprised to hear that it is considered an
"affiliate" project. So, your introduction to Afropedia is misleading
and this needs to be clarified. This point is easy to fix 2. Licence
issue http://www.worldafropedia.com is published under a non-commercial
licence. Yet.... after a quick checking, most of its content is clearly
a copy paste from Wikipedia. As in
http://www.worldafropedia.com/afropedia/Adja-Ouèrè So, you violate terms
of Wikipedia licence for two reasons 1. You republish a content
originally under a free licence, under a non free licence 2. You do not
cite the source, nor the names of the original authors That point is a
bit more tricky that the above one... but need to be addressed. Anthere **
Le 09/12/15 10:02, Nkansah Rexford a écrit :
>
> Mr Oral, please, did you know you could write everything above in just
> 3 sentences?
>
> Lemme show you what I mean:
>
> "My name is Oral, as you know already, and I share African stories. I
> am looking into African world leaders, innovators, and educators in
> Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Will appreciate
> links to personalities relating to these fields and specialties.
>
> Thanks"
>
> That was 3 sentences, without the salutation.
>
> Didn't see this coming, wouldn't have approve.
>
> 😌
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 9, 2015, 08:44 TheAfricanDream Oral.Ofori
> <oralof...@gmail.com <mailto:oralof...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Fellow friends and colleages,
>
> Fisrt of all permit me to extend my warmest regards to you and to
> also express my great admiration and appreciation for the great
> work you all do for your country which positively affects Africans
> and humanity all over the globe.
>
> My name is Oral Ofori, am originally from Ghana and I am a UK
> trained journalist who has been working as a media specialist in
> the Washington DC area of the United States of America over the
> past half decade. I am also the Founder of TheAfricanDream LLC; an
> Information and Communication Consultancy on African Affairs which
> happens to be a multiplatform media firm. I encourage you to find
> out more about me and my work here: www.goo.gl/0iuyGr
> <http://www.goo.gl/0iuyGr>
>
> I am passionate about telling the African story from an African
> perspective to especially give the non African audience an
> authentic view of the reality and to also inform and motivate
> Africans globally about the positive strides fellow compatriots
> are making in all aspects of human endeavor. As a result, I have
> recently begun research online and offline for
> ideas/information/data to help create profiles of African world
> leaders, innovators, and educators in Science, Technology,
> Engineering and Mathematics. Fiber optic and Nano technology
> innovators also excite me a lot. I feel some of you may have a
> world of experience in helping me identify such individuals based
> on your extensive network, which is why I thought it beneficial to
> reach out here.
>
> I will therefore appreciate any information anyone will be able to
> assist me with over time in my pursuit of this project as I
> believe these are a few of the many key areas we need to really
> highlight in our quest to further empower the African brain all over.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Thank you for your time and assistance,
>
> Oral Ofori: Founder of TheAfricanDream LLC; an Information and
> Communication Consultancy on African Affairs --->> goo.gl/0iuyGr
> <http://goo.gl/0iuyGr> +12027069881
>
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From: Florence Devouard <anth...@anthere.org>
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Le 09/12/15 10:42, Florence Devouard a écrit :
> Hello
>
> Ok Rexford and Oral.
> Advertisment it is.
> Fine.
> We can live with it as long as it is not too frequent and too pushy ;)
> The goal and the mission is commandable. So I REALLY wish you success
> in that business.
>
> TWO little requests though (not recommandations, requests :)).
>
> 1. Trademark issue
>
> On the little page of presentation
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZHuuWFwKGxQ1Gnn2DguzlgljZ5ylQwnX2vt-8LUqJhA/edit
>
> You introduce Afropedia as, I quote,
>
> " *Oral Ofori is also an editor on Wikipedia
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Oralofori>; the global
> encyclopaedia and its African version; Afropedia
> <http://www.worldafropedia.com>where #TheAfricanDream helps to create
> articles for Africa." *Afropedia is NOT the African version of
> Wikipedia. It is unrelated to Wikipedia, it is not even under a free
> licence*. I*would be surprised to hear that it is considered an
> "affiliate" project. So, your introduction to Afropedia is misleading
> and this needs to be clarified. This point is easy to fix 2. Licence
> issue http://www.worldafropedia.com is published under a
> non-commercial licence. Yet.... after a quick checking, most of its
> content is clearly a copy paste from Wikipedia. As in
> http://www.worldafropedia.com/afropedia/Adja-Ouèrè So, you violate
> terms of Wikipedia licence for two reasons 1. You republish a content
> originally under a free licence, under a non free licence 2. You do
> not cite the source, nor the names of the original authors That point
> is a bit more tricky that the above one... but need to be addressed. **
Note that this extend to pictures.
For example
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kent_wove.jpg
English: Kente weaving is a traditional craft among the Ashanti people
of Ghana. A kente cloths is sewn together from many narrow (about 10
centimetres (3.9 in) wide) kente stripes. This image shows different
patterns of typical Ashanti Kente stripes.
Date 14 January 2010 (original upload date)
Source Own work
Author User:Bottracker
and
http://www.worldafropedia.com/afropedia/File:Kent_wove.jpg
03:43, 26 January 2011 Thumbnail for version as of 03:43, 26 January
2011 371 × 513 (356 KB) Kofi (Talk | contribs)
Florence
> **Anthere **
>
> Le 09/12/15 10:02, Nkansah Rexford a écrit :
>>
>> Mr Oral, please, did you know you could write everything above in
>> just 3 sentences?
>>
>> Lemme show you what I mean:
>>
>> "My name is Oral, as you know already, and I share African stories. I
>> am looking into African world leaders, innovators, and educators in
>> Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Will appreciate
>> links to personalities relating to these fields and specialties.
>>
>> Thanks"
>>
>> That was 3 sentences, without the salutation.
>>
>> Didn't see this coming, wouldn't have approve.
>>
>> 😌
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 9, 2015, 08:44 TheAfricanDream Oral.Ofori
>> <oralof...@gmail.com <mailto:oralof...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Fellow friends and colleages,
>>
>> Fisrt of all permit me to extend my warmest regards to you and to
>> also express my great admiration and appreciation for the great
>> work you all do for your country which positively affects
>> Africans and humanity all over the globe.
>>
>> My name is Oral Ofori, am originally from Ghana and I am a UK
>> trained journalist who has been working as a media specialist in
>> the Washington DC area of the United States of America over the
>> past half decade. I am also the Founder of TheAfricanDream LLC;
>> an Information and Communication Consultancy on African Affairs
>> which happens to be a multiplatform media firm. I encourage you
>> to find out more about me and my work here: www.goo.gl/0iuyGr
>>
>> I am passionate about telling the African story from an African
>> perspective to especially give the non African audience an
>> authentic view of the reality and to also inform and motivate
>> Africans globally about the positive strides fellow compatriots
>> are making in all aspects of human endeavor. As a result, I have
>> recently begun research online and offline for
>> ideas/information/data to help create profiles of African world
>> leaders, innovators, and educators in Science, Technology,
>> Engineering and Mathematics. Fiber optic and Nano technology
>> innovators also excite me a lot. I feel some of you may have a
>> world of experience in helping me identify such individuals based
>> on your extensive network, which is why I thought it beneficial
>> to reach out here.
>>
>> I will therefore appreciate any information anyone will be able
>> to assist me with over time in my pursuit of this project as I
>> believe these are a few of the many key areas we need to really
>> highlight in our quest to further empower the African brain all over.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you for your time and assistance,
>>
>> Oral Ofori: Founder of TheAfricanDream LLC; an Information and
>> Communication Consultancy on African Affairs --->> goo.gl/0iuyGr
>> <http://goo.gl/0iuyGr> +12027069881
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> African-Wikimedians mailing list
>> African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org
>> <mailto:African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org>
>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians
>>
>>
>>
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