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Sure that works...I've always found the name funny, and people still
ask me why they chose such a funny name. Hawaiian words always sound
a bit funny around here, anyway.<br>
Bob the Wikipedian<br>
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<div>This "website with a funny name" bit - we're sure that works?</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 7:19 PM, Moka
Pantages <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:mpantages@wikimedia.org">mpantages@wikimedia.org</a>></span>
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class="gmail_quote">Hi, all.<br>
<br>
In addition to the advisory here:<br>
<br>
We wanted to provide you with a draft of the press release we
will<br>
send to press on January 13 630PM UTC. We will send an
updated<br>
version which will include quotes form Sue and Jimmy then.
Like the<br>
advisory, you are free to use however you like. You can add
local<br>
information, take out information or use it as it is.<br>
<br>
How to use it: I think the best thing to do is start
translating it<br>
now. Then, when we send you the final with Jimmy and Sue's
quotes on<br>
January 13, it will allow you to translate those quickly and
send to<br>
press then.<br>
<br>
To localize it further, you can include how many events are
happening<br>
in your region and include details about them. If you
participated in<br>
the fundraiser this year, you can insert information about how
much<br>
you raised locally.<br>
<br>
If you have questions about how to localize, let me know and
we can<br>
work on it together.<br>
<br>
--<br>
Cheers,<br>
Moka<br>
<br>
Moka Pantages<br>
<br>
<br>
San Francisco, January 15, 2011 -- On this day ten years ago,
a<br>
website with a funny name invited people everywhere to come
together<br>
to create a free encyclopedia. The initial results were
underwhelming.<br>
The article "Astronomer" simply said: "Scientist whose area of<br>
Research is Astronomy." Sweden: "Country in Northern Europe.<br>
Inhabitants are called Swedes. Language spoken is Swedish.
Capital is<br>
Stockholm." Physics: "Physics is a very broad subject."<br>
<br>
Following these humble beginnings, Wikipedia grew quickly, and
1,000<br>
articles were written in less than a month. Over the next five
years,<br>
many new language versions were launched, and Wikipedia began
to<br>
surpass traditional reference sources in breadth and depth.
The secret<br>
to its success: anyone can edit any article. In January 2006,<br>
Wikipedia volunteer Gareth Owen wrote on his user page: "The
problem<br>
with Wikipedia is that it only works in practice. In theory,
it's a<br>
total disaster."<br>
<br>
Wikipedia is now consulted by more than 400 million people
every<br>
month. It provides instant access to high quality and in-depth<br>
information, free of charge and free of advertising. In the
last<br>
decade, a vast and unique global volunteer community has come
together<br>
to create more than 17 million articles in 270 languages,
advancing<br>
the cause of free knowledge for every person on the planet.<br>
<br>
Today, January 15, the Wikipedia community is coming together
in<br>
almost 300 locations all over the planet to celebrate the 10th<br>
anniversary of the free encyclopedia. From a conference in New
York to<br>
a concert in Prague, from the launch of a new school project
in<br>
Nairobi to a museum bootcamp in Amsterdam, from a beer-meet in<br>
Bucharest to a film screening in Tel Aviv, the events are
organized by<br>
volunteers and Wikimedia chapters, as well as independent
supporters.<br>
The events are open to participation by anyone and reflect the<br>
diversity of the community.<br>
<br>
Wikipedia is operated by the Wikimedia Foundation, a
charitable<br>
non-profit organization established by Wales in 2003. It is
entirely<br>
supported by donations, and just completed the most successful<br>
fundraiser in its history, with more than 500,000 individual
donations<br>
totaling more than $16 million.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
415.839.6885 x 635<br>
@moka<br>
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