Hi all,
The press release has now gone out, and is now on the WMUK blog. There has already been some interest in it from a national newspaper. Congratulations and thank you to all that worked on putting it together; you've done a fantastic job.
We now need to make sure that we follow up - and make these works available on Wikisource etc. as soon as we can tomorrow. Who can help with this?
Brian: did you get anywhere with getting Stephen Fry etc. to record some of the works of Yeat to go onto Wikip/media?
Mike
On 29 Dec 2009, at 16:05, Michael Peel wrote:
Just as a follow-up to this, it's fantastic that these press releases are being put together - and I hope that this continues going forward
- but it's important to remember that, if it goes out with the
Wikimedia UK name on it, it needs to have board approval. Please don't start sending out draft press releases before that approval exists.
In this case, it's too late, so we'll have to live with it. But please don't do this again...
In terms of the content of the press release, there still seem to be some outstanding questions. Andrew posted on the talk page 5 days ago, pointing out a few things, which it would be good to discuss. The central point is: are we absolutely positive that the facts are completely accurate? Also, note that the press release as it stands is lacking a headline and a date.
Steve's also made some suggested changes, which I've put on the talk page.
Thanks, Mike
On 29 Dec 2009, at 12:23, Michael Peel wrote:
Ideally, it needs board approval before going out, to make sure that the whole board's happy with it (as it WMUK's name on it). I'm hoping that we can get at tonight's board meeting. If we can hold off until then, that would be great...
Mike
On 29 Dec 2009, at 12:19, Charles Matthews wrote:
OK, striking while the iron is hot with sending this out to London Review of Books, New Statesman, The Spectator as discussed. This will be "not embargoed", i.e. "for immediate use", and otherwise as it stands on the wiki. Over to others to protect a definitive wiki version, circulate further, progress the other stuff that has been proposed.
Charles
Stephen Tilley wrote:
Apart from:
/About Wikisource:/ (text to go here)
it's very good.
Best Wishes
Stephen Tilley
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