On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 3:43 AM, elisabeth bauer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eflebeth@googlemail.com">eflebeth@googlemail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div id=":1dr">I don't think outreach letters, however well formulated, will motivate<br>
many people to try editing Wikipedia. If you know the women you sent<br>
your letter to, why not rather invite them to an edit wikipedia party?</div></blockquote></div><br>Clear and direct invitations to join Wikipedia really matter, I think, which is why Carol's letter excites me. Who knows how many women who could be motivated to edit don't because they think we don't want or need their help? <br clear="all">
<br>-- <br>Steven Walling<div>Fellow at Wikimedia Foundation</div><div><a href="http://wikimediafoundation.org" target="_blank">wikimediafoundation.org</a></div><br>