ComProj September 2007

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Must-Read list for new members?
by Casey Brown 13 Sep '07

13 Sep '07

At tonight's meeting, many were surprised to see that some of our members had never read Wikizine! We then started talking a "must-read" page for new members to ComProj that includes important Communications information. What do you guys think? -- Casey Brown Cbrown1023 --- Note: This e-mail address is used for mailing lists. Personal emails sent to this address will probably get lost.

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Tonight's meeting
by Sean Whitton 12 Sep '07

12 Sep '07

Quick ping that the meeting is in around three and a half hours from now. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communication_Projects_Group/Meetings/2007-0… ^ please add any further agenda items *before* the meeting. Sean

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Wikimania as a communication project
by Sandy Dorotheo 11 Sep '07

11 Sep '07

Dear guys, I hope you don’t mind this approach. Rather than contributing to separate elists, I’ve put a message on a bulletin board hosted at OCLC. They’re the largest non profit for librarians in the world. They also have a tool – the Dewey Decimal Code – which could help wikimedians associate their content with their projects (and communications). I’ve started a thread and offered a poll if you’d like to offer an opinion. HYPERLINK "http://forums.oclc.org/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=11732"http://forums.oclc.or g/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=11732 So far as a little background on me. I’m a fifty something who has worked in media for a lot a years and would like to help by getting a bunch of sponsors on board the wiki train – both for the conference and also for the equipment which supports wikimediafoundation (non profit) stuff. I also have a bunch of mates who have run conferences for Rotarians in the past E.g. 64,000 in Chicago a few years ago. My best regards, Simon Fenton - Jones No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.10/995 - Release Date: 8/09/2007 1:24 PM

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Projects templated, just awaiting status updates.
by Gerald A 11 Sep '07

11 Sep '07

Hi all, I went through and added templates to all of the projects listed at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communication_Projects_Group/Projects (I think). I went through and divided them into two groups - one that had someone "assigned", and one group without any assigned CPG member. >From what I can tell, a few projects overlap, and I'm not sure on the current status of some of these projects. If you know something about any of these projects, feel free to update the template directly or drop me a note and I'll update the project. Side note to Greeves: I had to roll back your addition of DPL's, either the template isn't all up to snuff or somthing I did causes most of the projects to be not listed. Once that is fixed, we'll switch the DPL back on. Thanks, Gerald.

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Introducing Thunderhead
by Thunderhead 11 Sep '07

11 Sep '07

Hello everyone! I'm sure that many of you have seen me shadowing some of the ComProj meetings, so I figured that I should go ahead and join the team. Firstly, my name is Thunderhead. I am a recently-promoted administrator on Meta-Wikimedia, and an administrator on the English Wikinews (which recently reached 10,000 articles). I have recently been trying to become more involved in Foundation level activities, and ComProj seems like a good place to start (I know that this isn't an "official" group). I also hope to begin attending more of the ComProj meetings. I'll be happy to lead any groups, if needed, just let me know. Many thanks, and have an excellent Wikiday (and a real one too)! -- Thunderhead http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Thunderhead http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Thunderhead _______________________________________________ DISCLAIMER: I hold no official position in the Wikimedia Foundation. This message expresses the views of a single Wikimedia user and not necessarily the community at large.

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Fundraiser 2007 - How can we help?
by Thunderhead 09 Sep '07

09 Sep '07

I think it would be very benifitial to ComProj to be involved with the Wikimedia Foundation's Fall 2007 Fundraiser. Members of ComProj could always be used to help with translations, to communicate results and updates with local communities, and to work with the Fundraising team to help with other things that they need done. Would anyone be willing to work with me on this? -- Thunderhead http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Thunderhead http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Thunderhead _______________________________________________ DISCLAIMER: I hold no official position in the Wikimedia Foundation. This message expresses the views of a single Wikimedia user and not necessarily the community at large.

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Wikilove Buttons & Banners
by Sandy Ordonez 07 Sep '07

07 Sep '07

As most of you guys already know, we are asking the community to design buttons for the projects. The buttons will be placed on different websites, blogs, etc....as a way for people to show their support for us. Some examples have been created, and it would be great if we could get some more :) Please scroll to the bottom: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_love_buttons Thanks :) Sandy -- Sandy Ordonez Communications Manager Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Phone: 727.231.0101 Fax: 727.258.0207S E-Mail: sordonez(a)wikimedia.org

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Next week's meeting
by Sean Whitton 06 Sep '07

06 Sep '07

All, Please add agenda items to <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communication_Projects_Group/Meetings/2007-0…> in preperation for next week's meeting. Thanks. Sean

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Logo
by Mitchell 05 Sep '07

05 Sep '07

Right now, the logo on the project banner is the Wikipedia Contact Us logo. I don't think that our logo should include the Wikipedia logo unless we include the logos for other projects. Any thoughts on what a new logo could be? My first though was to do it like Wikimedia Chapters, (like the Wikimedia Foundation logo, but replacing "Foundation" with "Communication Projects Group" spaced out on two lines) but would that be seen as too official? ____________________ Mitch D. (Greeves on all English Wikimedia projects)

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Project managers
by Mitchell 04 Sep '07

04 Sep '07

I have listed myself as a potential project manager. Now, how would this system work? Would I just add my name to any projects I wish to manage? Or would it be voted on at a meeting? Or would it be discussed among those interested in the project? ____________________ Mitch D. (Greeves on all English Wikimedia projects)

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