Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Ghana/Archive 2

Akan slowly taking over part of Ghana in our articles
A part of Ghana is slowly disappearing from articles and being renamed Akanland. See the edits by and the discussion at WP:BLPN. Dougweller (talk) 17:42, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

List of Akans has been deleted
An article on my watchlist, List of Akans just got summarily deleted without due process, apparently as a punitive measure against the main contributor who was banned - and without prejudice to any argument that List of Akans might actually be an encyclopedic topic. I gather that the user was banned for promoting some kind of "Akan-only" identity for Ghanaians in general, or something like that, I don't know for sure. But because of this punitive measure, there is now no List of Akans, who are certainly a prominent group in their own right, and it may be risky to recreate such a list. I would suggest someone who knows more about this, following this up at WP:DRV. Til Eulenspiegel /talk/ 16:25, 17 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Yes, I'm still cleaning up the mess that he left, sometimes reverting almost a year of article history. In some cases it may be worth going through and rescuing legitimate edits, but I'm not going to spend the time on it. As far as I can remember, the list was mostly Mark's creation, and therefore suspect in its entirety. And yes, Mark went on a racist rampage across hundreds of Ghanaian articles, insisting for example that the Ewe etc. are illegal aliens responsible for all of Ghana's problems and that the country needs to be ethnically purified. — kwami (talk) 21:01, 17 January 2013 (UTC)


 * I'm being somewhat cavalier in deleting articles that MarkMysoe created, since I have absolutely no reason to assume good faith at all. That doesn't mean you can't recreate the list if you feel it's a valid topic. &mdash;Xezbeth (talk) 21:06, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

Akan
In 2009 I created several surname pages (for example, Quaye, Owusu, Ayew, Boakye) which, in the conventional manner, list people with that surname who have articles in Wikipedia, linking to their pages. Whenever I create such pages, I include brief information about each person, taken from their Wikipedia article.

I am puzzled by recent changes to these pages (and other surname pages) which have added the word "Akan" to almost every line in the page. I welcome the addition to the preamble to state that the name is an Akan name, but to change each person's entry to include the word Akan seems excessive, especially since this now makes the entry different from the description of the person on the page it links to.

I am hoping that posting a message here will help to resolve this strange development, and that people with a knowledge of nationality, ethnicity and sensitivities in Ghana will be able to advise me whether there is consensus for these changes. My own proposal would be for the introductory section on the page to outline the surname's Akan origins, but for the summary information about each individual to be kept completely consistent with the information on the page it links to. I also think that, particularly for biographies of living people, any statement on Wikipedia about a person's ethnicity (eg "Akan") should cite a reliable reference.

Best regards, Hebrides (talk) 08:18, 27 July 2012 (UTC)


 * What can I say? He's a bigot, and possibly an idiot, as demonstrated by his insistence that the Akan are the only real Ghanaians. — kwami (talk) 10:26, 27 July 2012 (UTC)


 * The perpetrator has been blocked on the English Wikipedia now.--Natsubee (talk) 01:37, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

Ghana
There is a discussion going on at Talk:Ghana about the Ghanaian governments attempts to edit Wikipedia articles. Any extra input would be much appreciated. Green Giant (talk) 22:00, 10 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Green Giant, what do you suggest been done? Thanks. →Enock 4 seth  (talk)

Deletion discussion
Hi! There's a discussion at Articles for deletion/CK Morgan which may affect this project. I'm sorry you weren't notified sooner. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 12:23, 18 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the notification. →Enock 4 seth  (talk) 12:26, 18 January 2014 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Pride 2014
You are invited to participate in Wiki Loves Pride 2014, a campaign to create and improve LGBT-related content at Wikipedia and its sister projects. The campaign will take place throughout the month of June, culminating with a multinational edit-a-thon on June 21. Meetups are being held in some cities, or you can participate remotely. All constructive edits are welcome in order to contribute to Wikipedia's mission of providing quality, accurate information. Articles within Category:LGBT in Africa may be of particular interest. You can also upload LGBT-related images by participating in Wikimedia Commons' LGBT-related photo challenge. You are encouraged to share the results of your work here. Happy editing! -- Another Believer ( Talk ) 02:09, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

Ghana presentation at WikiIndaba 2014 is now online
The WikiIndaba 2014 sessions are now online at YouTube. This includes a presentation, Challenges and Successes in Africa - Botswana. A group in its beginning stages. -- Djembayz (talk) 16:10, 6 July 2014 (UTC)

Should Anita De Sosoo have an article?
Anita De Sosoo have an article I believe she is a high ranking government official and has gained international attention. She has also appeared on Adomon FM. She is after all The National Women’s Organiser of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC). Still can't believe the headline Fall of the cedi is due to juju, dwarfsDwanyewest (talk) 14:34, 15 July 2014 (UTC)

Languages in censuses and Race and ethnicity in censuses
Pleas add information about this country to this articles--Kaiyr (talk) 13:02, 28 July 2014 (UTC)

Yennenga
The article on Yennenga needs a picture, and I have found some photographs of various statues of her. However, I have been unable to locate copyright information about them. If anyone can locate a picture and upload it under a free or fair use license it would greatly improve the article. I'm trying to improve visibility for women of color on the Wiki and images would really help. Thank you. (cross-posted from WikiProject Burkina Faso) Asarelah (talk) 14:18, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

Comment on the WikiProject X proposal
Hello there! As you may already know, most WikiProjects here on Wikipedia struggle to stay active after they've been founded. I believe there is a lot of potential for WikiProjects to facilitate collaboration across subject areas, so I have submitted a grant proposal with the Wikimedia Foundation for the "WikiProject X" project. WikiProject X will study what makes WikiProjects succeed in retaining editors and then design a prototype WikiProject system that will recruit contributors to WikiProjects and help them run effectively. Please review the proposal here and leave feedback. If you have any questions, you can ask on the proposal page or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you for your time! (Also, sorry about the posting mistake earlier. If someone already moved my message to the talk page, feel free to remove this posting.) Harej (talk) 22:47, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

Takoradi Harbour
I'm no expert here, so I was hoping someone could let me know: Do these images look like they are from Takoradi Harbour? They are certainly form a harbour, and one photo mentions railway jetties. Did/does the Habour at Accra connect to the port like this? I'm assuming the big crane is for moving railways containers onto boats, etc. Thanks - TheMightyQuill (talk) 09:35, 4 November 2014 (UTC)
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WikiProject X is live!


Hello everyone!

You may have received a message from me earlier asking you to comment on my WikiProject X proposal. The good news is that WikiProject X is now live! In our first phase, we are focusing on research. At this time, we are looking for people to share their experiences with WikiProjects: good, bad, or neutral. We are also looking for WikiProjects that may be interested in trying out new tools and layouts that will make participating easier and projects easier to maintain. If you or your WikiProject are interested, check us out! Note that this is an opt-in program; no WikiProject will be required to change anything against its wishes. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!

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Harej (talk) 16:57, 14 January 2015 (UTC)

Pageview stats
After a recent request, I added WikiProject Ghana to the list of projects to compile monthly pageview stats for. The data is the same used by http://stats.grok.se/en/ but the program is different, and includes the aggregate views from all redirects to each page. The stats are at WikiProject Ghana/Popular pages.

The page will be updated monthly with new data. The edits aren't marked as bot edits, so they will show up in watchlists. You can view more results, request a new project be added to the list, or request a configuration change for this project using the Tool Labs tool. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let me know. Thanks! Mr.Z-man 02:56, 14 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you.  —M@sssly ✉  13:57, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

Candidate for pilot testing, round one
Hello, WikiProject Ghana!

On the recommendation of Masssly, I am happy to announce that this WikiProject has been selected for the first round of WikiProject X pilot testing! Pilot testing candidates were selected on the basis for potential success of the WikiProject.

The goal of WikiProject X is to improve the WikiProject experience through research, design, and experimentation. On that basis, we've prepared a new WikiProject design template based around modules. These modules include features you are already familiar with, such as article alerts, but also new features such as automated work lists, a feed of discussions taking place on the 3,474 talk pages tagged by WikiProject Ghana, and a new member profile system with opt-in notifications. The new design is available for your review at WikiProject Ghana/New. Please let me know what you think. (Note that some of the modules depend on output from other bots, meaning there will be some visual inconsistencies for now. I hope to resolve this in the long term.)

The next steps:
 * 1) If you are all satisfied with the design, I will implement it on the WikiProject page. Unless there are major points of contention, I hope to get this done by Friday, July 10.
 * 2) Using information from WikiProject Directory/Description/WikiProject Ghana, I will work on recruiting new members for the WikiProject. I will also reach out to your current listed members.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Cheers, Harej (talk) 18:15, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
 * It looks good and I'm glad at progress on this project.  —M@sssly ✉  14:38, 8 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Masssly. If no one else objects, I will proceed to make the change in the next 24 hours. Harej (talk) 02:05, 10 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Didn't see this early. Nice work . →Enock 4 seth  (talk) 19:27, 11 July 2015 (UTC)

Nana Kwaku Bonsam
Nana kwaku Bonsam could do with some additional help. Dwanyewest (talk) 14:34, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Sure. →Enock 4 seth  (talk) 20:44, 11 July 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/D-black da ghana bwouy
Dear Ghana experts: This old AfC submission will soon be deleted as a stale draft. It has quite a few references and claims of awards. I am not familiar with the music scene or awards in Ghana, so I am posting here to see if this is a notable musician, and if the page should be kept and improved. &mdash;Anne Delong (talk) 17:31, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi sorry for the late reply. This is a notable musician. Will pass by and make the necessary corrections; to the title and article's content. Best.  →Enock 4 seth  (talk) 20:55, 11 July 2015 (UTC)

Akyek3
Is that the standard Wikipedia way to write this Ghanaian foodstuff name? See Talk:Akyek3. Thanks. Pam D  18:56, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
 * This is a ridiculous way to spell a word on Wikipedia. How do we pronounce it then?  —M@sssly ✉  13:30, 8 July 2015 (UTC)
 * the article was created by a new user an will need our help. The user was trying to use ɛ but didn't know how to go about it hence the 3. Best. →Enock 4 seth  (talk) 21:00, 11 July 2015 (UTC)