Great! That's what they're there for :)
Good luck - and take pictures! Can't wait to see how it looks.
On Jan 10, 2011, at 2:29 AM, Apurva Tripathi wrote:
> Thank you Jay for your response well I am going to get a banner print can
> you get me a link for a good banner of 10th anniversary of Wikipedia ? We
> guys have collected some fund by contribution by ourselves. So we can have a
> banner of Wikipedia anniversary.
>
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> 1. Re: W10: Embargoed Press Release (Jay Walsh)
> 2. Re: W10: Embargoed Press Release (Moka Pantages)
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> From: Jay Walsh <jwalsh(a)wikimedia.org>
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> Those are valid points, FT2 - thanks. There are many ways we could go about
> this release, and I think the direction taken here is in line with how we
> expect much (not all) media to engage on this topic: celebratory, somewhat
> light-hearted and joyful look at the project.
>
> I like this version in that it proposes a lofty trajectory of growth and
> change. It doesn't try to cover all of the bases, and though the final
> version has some of the vision-forward facing stuff, it strikes a reasonable
> balance.
>
> Glad to see everyone's comments of course. The release isn't the center of
> the celebration - let's hope the coverage generated by all of the events,
> chapters, and celebrators builds for a great story.
>
> On Jan 9, 2011, at 8:19 PM, FT2 wrote:
>
>> I asked Moka off-list to clarify the points that were concerning me. My
> comment and her response are below.
>>
>> She suggested I forward it to the list, "I think it's a good point to
> raise to help others think through how the release might be tailored. In
> the end, it's there for them to edit and remix."
>>
>> So see below :)
>>
>> FT2
>>
>>
>> My email:
>> While laughing gently at one's past is admirable, I'm just not sure
about
> the degree of self-deprecation. In this release a reader takes away the key
> points that it has a "funny name", that its early articles were pointless
> and trite, that the last words in the next paragraph (which tend to linger)
> are "total disaster".
>>
>> The rest (and anything strong) comes much further down, but traditionally
> a skim-reader is less likely to pick up on stuff the further down it is.
>>
>> I guess I mainly want to re-check, does this work in media terms?
>>
>> Response:
>> I hear you. I think this release is more about writing to celebrate,
>> rather than writing for a real news hook. If you take a look at most
>> of the Foundation releases, it's more about the ceremonial process.
>>
>> The nice thing about the 10 year is that almost all press are already
>> writing about it, so we dont have to sell them on a story-- and that's
>> mainly the function of a press release.
>>
>> Does that make sense?
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