Brianna Laugher wrote
Hi all,
I am happy to announce that Round 1 of the Philip Greenspun
illustration project (PGIP) is now open. The request list is published
here:
<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Philip_Greenspun_illustration_
project/Round_1/Request_list>
It will run for two months. Then in conjunction with Cary and
Erik we will assess how Round 1 went, adjust as necessary and
(with any luck
:)) carry on with Round 2.
Hurrah! I'm real happy this is moving forward and I'm really appreciative
for all the hard work you put into it!
(Ignoring a hugely lengthy thread with all sorts of interesting names
posting I know I'll have the opportunity muddle through on Monday morning)
In case you are wondering "What is PGIP?",
it's a project
that was enabled by a donation of Philip Greenspun to the
Wikimedia Foundation for the purpose of creating
illustrations. The original community announcement by Cary
was here
<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2007-Novemb
er/034531.html>
and the central place for all PGIP info has been on meta, here:
<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Philip_Greenspun_illustration_project>
So basically it's 1) collect requests for illustrations and
2) pay people to make them.
If you are interested in the project and/or interested in
creating illustrations, please join the mailing list:
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/greenspun-illustrations>
and please also check out the information on meta.
If you are wondering why it took like ten months, I wrote a
bit of an explanation here.
<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Philip_Greenspun_illustra
tion_project/Round_1#About_the_delay.>
I will probably have more to say over the next couple of
weeks about ways people can help. For now, I'd just like your
help spreading the word to any illustrators you know that
might not have heard of this project yet.
thanks,
Brianna
user:pfctdayelise
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