WikiIndaba Conference 2018/Mahuton Possoupe/Report
Event Name
[edit]My input
[edit]I led a workshop on the topic of of how to use MediaWiki API and how to create bots using the API in a way adapted to the public with no technical skills. WikiIndaba_conference_2018/Program/Beyond_the_GUI:_Discover_bots_creation_and_API_use
Participant Connections
[edit]As an African from the diaspora, It was a great pleasure to meet people from Wikimedia African communities and see their involvement in Wikimedia projects despite issues ( internet connexion, power cut etc..) we're facing in Africa.
I met with people from Cameroon User group, Tanzania, Ghana, Tchad, Mali, Nigeria and so many others among them
- Derick whith who I talk about developers projets. I really apprediate the AWMD project to have involved developpers from Africa.
Kudos Guys!!!
- DIAKITE with who I share experiences about our respective projects
As we're planning to set up a user group in Bénin, my home country, WikiIndaba was the perfect moment to connect in real with people as :
Outcome
[edit]As a first time participant to WikiIndaba, it was a big opportunity to connect to others wikimedians and to learn from them.
- I learnt more about the process of setting up a user group: requirements, the Do and Don't etc ...
- I learnt more about wiktionary and start contributing by writing my first article