Puddl Duk a écrit:
Let me ask you this, Anthere. When you are interviewed by the French media on What wikipedia is (and not about the international nature of the project), do your interviewers always go out of thier way to include non-French wikipedians, like Radio Open Source went out of their way to find non-U.S. wikipedians?
I actually now basically only answer interviews about the international part of the project. Most interviews about the purely french sides have been answered by Yann or Ryo; Possibly others.
I actually do not always know which people are french and which are not. Except for irc online hours. I several times recommanded people based on their abilities to communicate or on the topic they write about.
I always mention Jimbo as a person worth of interviewing and he is regularly cited in french press. For example, we were both part of a big article (with others) in a double page of Les Echos (which is the first french journals on economics, big stuff, double page in the middle of it on wikis). Yes, our journalists (the ones for big journals) make the effort of going to reach for him.
I also recommanded Angela several times and suggested that a page be created for her in craowiki, which is the main wiki focused on business in France (hence relations with media). I am not sure she has been contacted though by anyone.
At the last discussion I participated to, I mentionned Waerth as a person to contact.
When I made some presentations in english such as in Finland and Sweden, I also always tried to get those working on related projects in connexion. I gave to journalists I met there (one being the french correspondant of Le Figaro) the names of some editors to contact. I do not think she did though. But I tried.
The last time I was in Marocco, I met a person from l'economiste. I will be interested to recommand them a marocan participant IF I can find one I can communicate with.
But the main point is, that Jimbo is not american any more proper. He is not talking to english people only. He is talking to all of us. He is sharing his time for all of us. He does not belong to one community, he is above this.
That means every talk he makes, is for all of us. Not for english only. It is our reference as well. That means an interview in english with Jimbo included will always have a sort of special weight and special meaning an interview in french will never have. Hence the importance of what we appear to be.
A 30 mn show is a very nice and long time to talk about many issues. This is the kind of show that might raise the desire of some people to help us. To do more than just coming to visit, but to make us some donations, propose partnerships, etc... this is why it would be nice that the reality of what we are is reported in a language most people understand.
Ant