I've put up a draft press release to celebrate the English WP's 500,000th article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Press_releases/March_2005
It is not quite like our previous press releases; see what you think, edit and improve on it. It should eventually mention the 500,000th article by name, so see if you can spot it as it zooms by.
Here is a meta-page for translating the release (though you should wait until the end of the weekend, say, once it has been edited a bit): http://tinyurl.com/58dnq
Why translate an EN-centered press release? For one thing, it is not *only* an English-language press release; it is celebrating the project as a whole. For another, all major project announcements should be multilingual. For instance, I would like to see it sent to the many spanish- and chinese-language newspapers (among others) in the US. Skimming through the circulation numbers in Bacon's media directory, it is surprising to see how broad their audiences are; I have no doubt that the bulk of their readers read English to some extent, and could both benefit from EN: and help bridge the gap between it and their native language-edition.
Sj wrote
I've put up a draft press release to celebrate the English WP's 500,000th article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Press_releases/March_2005
It is not quite like our previous press releases; see what you think, edit and improve on it.
The current version looks pretty good to me - not a great deal I could see to add, and it seems tightly and professionally written (I've done a few press releases that have got into national newspapers).
Just one aspect, and perhaps not so newsworthy. There is not much emphasis given to the scholarly side.
It could say a little more about WP's stature as a reference site.
Charles
Charles Matthews said:
Sj wrote
I've put up a draft press release to celebrate the English WP's 500,000th article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Press_releases/March_2005
It is not quite like our previous press releases; see what you think, edit and improve on it.
The current version looks pretty good to me - not a great deal I could see to add, and it seems tightly and professionally written (I've done a few press releases that have got into national newspapers).
The press release should make at least one reference to the fact that this is a multilingual, cross-referenced encyclopedia, which alone makes Wikipedia unique.
Thanks for the feedback, Charles and Tony. I'll make some tweaks in an hour or so to make sure it mentions our amazing multilingualism, and highlights our popularity /as a reference work/, if I can think of a good way to slip it in.
I was planning to leave a couple days for people to set up a new press-log, and think about who to contact; and then send out the releases all at once this Sunday. However, people are already starting to write about us reaching the half-million mark, not least b/c of Jimbo's presentation yesterday at e-tech. See for instance the Inquirer: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=21909
What do you all think? Should we send out press releases tommorrow/Saturday, to be as timely as possible? Also, what was the 500,000th article?
+Sj+
On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 16:29:17 -0000, Charles Matthews charles.r.matthews@ntlworld.com wrote:
Sj wrote
I've put up a draft press release to celebrate the English WP's 500,000th article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Press_releases/March_2005
It is not quite like our previous press releases; see what you think, edit and improve on it.
The current version looks pretty good to me - not a great deal I could see to add, and it seems tightly and professionally written (I've done a few press releases that have got into national newspapers).
Just one aspect, and perhaps not so newsworthy. There is not much emphasis given to the scholarly side.
It could say a little more about WP's stature as a reference site.
Charles
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On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 00:18:15 -0500, Sj 2.718281828@gmail.com wrote:
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