Erik Moeller wrote:
Wikimania should get a dedicated press release when we
have finalized
the programme. We can mention the "2 million articles" number in that,
but it shouldn't be the focus. It seems unlikely that anyone who would
not care about Wikimania itself would care about yet another Wikipedia
milestone.
I think the opposite in this case. The press will care about 2 million.
They will not care about Wikimania. Using 2 million as the hook to get
attention to Wikimania makes sense.
--Jimbo