[Action Needed] WMF blog post: prepare for the international results - WLM-Announce

8 Nov 2016

Dear WLM organizers and enthusiasts,

*tl;dr *
We need your help with collecting one story (per country) about the people
who participated in WLM in 2016 or in the previous years (a slight priority
for stories from 2016). While the story of every individual participating
in WLM is unique, there are stories that you know of and remember more
easily, and you bring them as anecdotes to your fellow Wikimedians,
friends, and families. We are eager to hear those stories. Please share
them with me and Jeff (cc-ed). Please do this by Friday, Nov. 11.

*Longer version*

*What?*
The WMF Communications team has offered to write a blog post about WLM (2-3
weeks?) before the announcement of the WLM international results. For
writing such a blog post, they will need stories from participants from
different countries. Currently, they're looking for 6-8 stories to be
shared as snippets in the blog post.

*Why?*
We are trying to create some momentum in the press to pick up the story of
the WLM when the international results are announced. A blog post a few
weeks before the final announcement may help us with that. Of course, we
are interested for press picking up the story for some specific reasons,
for example:
* We think that certain types of press coverage can benefit the winners in
the future and beyond WLM. (They may be recognized internationally, for
example.)
* Certain types of press coverage can bring much more visibility to the
work that all the volunteers and organizers in many parts of the world do,
to make WLM happen every year.
* And, press coverage can help us build a stronger presence/brand for WLM,
which can help WLM organizers with building stronger
partnership/sponsorship relationships the future years.

*When?*
...
 From the international team's perspective, the blog
post can go out any time between November 14 and 30. We will count on the Comms
team's
expertise to choose the optimal time given their other constraints and
timelines.

*What we need from you?*
We need your help with collecting one story (per country) about the people
who participated in WLM in 2016 or in the previous years (a slight priority
for stories from 2016). While the story of every individual participating
in WLM is unique, there are stories that you remember more easily, and you
bring them as anecdotes to your fellow Wikimedians, friends, and families.
We are eager to hear those stories. Please share them with me and Jeff
(cc-ed).

If you have questions or comments, please let us know on or off-list. :)

Thank you!

Lily
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User: LilyOfTheWest