[WikiX-l] Update on anniversary organizing

Mon Nov 15 17:14:10 UTC 2010

Couple of responses:

Lodewijk,

You (or anyone else from your organizing group) can get in touch with  
me about lining up a package for folks in the Netherlands. Also, the  
Amsterdam event is still a red link on ten.wikipedia.org, hint hint. :)

Béria,

Yes, translations are definitely needed/wanted. If you think a queue  
on translatewiki and/or meta is the best method, I'll go for it. In  
the meantime, the site is already partially translated into Chinese,  
French, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

On Nov 14, 2010, at 12:53 PM, Lodewijk wrote:

> Hi Jay,
>
> such a kit would definitely be welcome in the Netherlands! We will  
> be having a three day event with several sub-events put together,  
> ranging from a hackathon to a bootcamp for GLAM and a reception.  
> More info to come... However, even if we don't use everything you  
> send us, we plan to have more activities around 10 year Wikimedia  
> the months to follow (10 year after the Dutch Wikipedia was founded,  
> 10 year after the first article, 10 year after the first edit  
> war... ) but the exact details will have to crystallize out still.  
> With who should we get in touch to get such a package and how to do  
> that most effectively?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lodewijk
>
> 2010/11/14 Jay Walsh <jwalsh at wikimedia.org>
> Thanks Steven - and I'd like to add that momentarily I'll be  
> uploading a big pack of graphic elements like the one on the main  
> page of the ten.wikipedia.org page.  These were developed by David  
> Peters at Exbrook design - David's done some great work for us over  
> the past year or so, and this really scalable and easy-to-localize  
> concept is something that should help us tie together a style for  
> all of the celebrations.
>
> Use of the designs isn't obligatory of course, but we will be using  
> versions and styles of these marks in a series of awesome WP 10th  
> themed merchandise that we're going to want to send anyone  
> (globally) who is hosting a party.
>
> That includes:
> * tshirts (two styles, one a basic Wikipedia shirt and the other a  
> Wikipedia '10' 'team shirt')
> * a pack of 12 Wikipedia 10th anniversary buttons, and simple  
> Wikipedia puzzle globe buttons
> * paper labels with the Wikipedia tenth logo and style
> * and Wikipedia vinyl stickers
> * (and maybe some other cool stuff)
>
> We'll be sending out 'kits' with up to about 50 shirts of varying  
> sizes/styles, and if you expect your event to be much bigger, we'll  
> try to help get you more.
>
> We're really excited about the designs and getting everyone cool  
> merchandise as soon as possible!
>
> Thanks - and big thanks to Steven for kicking this off and carrying  
> it forward.
>
> jay
>
> On Nov 12, 2010, at 3:55 PM, Steven Walling wrote:
>
>> Hi friends,
>>
>> I just wanted to give everyone an update on what's been  
>> accomplished here at the Wikimedia Foundation so far and what we've  
>> got in store for the near future. We've got roughly two months  
>> until the 15th is here. With that deadline rapidly approaching, I  
>> want to really step up our efforts here at the WMF to help local  
>> events happen.
>>
>> Just to restate it: our goal is to help make the tenth anniversary  
>> a memorable one for Wikimedia editors/readers/donors wherever you  
>> are. To that effect, we've launched ten.wikipedia.org in the last  
>> couple days. Many of you probably saw the pages on Outreach wiki  
>> that have since been migrated. Thanks to the editors who stepped up  
>> to help wiki-garden so far.
>>
>> We've tried to structure the wiki to make it clear what it's for.  
>> Here's some more detail on what I want to include:
>>
>> 1. A list of all the events that will happen. Lots of organizing  
>> work is happening on other wikis and off-wiki, such as through  
>> Facebook events. That's great, and of course we want that to  
>> continue. But having a single list of what's happening is immensely  
>> useful for organizers, attendees, and the press.
>>
>> 2. On-wiki activities for reflecting on our anniversary and  
>> conveying the magnitude of our first decade of work. There is a  
>> list of preliminary ideas on the [[Share]] and [[Ideas]] pages.
>>
>> 3. Providing a space to gather resources for organizers, including  
>> a basic press kit and a set of anniversary designs put together by  
>> Jay Walsh and David Peters, whose work you will recognize from the  
>> 2009 Annual Report. The designs will all be uploaded to Commons  
>> shortly and will be in a gallery on the anniversary wiki. I'm  
>> really excited about this part of what's been prepared, since it's  
>> ideal for the customization and localization that needs to happen.
>>
>> These designs are yours to run wild with, and some of them will be  
>> incorporated into products (t-shirts, buttons, stickers etc.) that  
>> will be provided to event organizers that want them. All we need to  
>> give you these materials is a basic set of event details and  
>> contact information, all of which can go on your event page. If  
>> it's unclear on the wiki what we're asking for, then that's my  
>> fault, so please let me know.
>>
>> 4. A place to document everything that goes on. Encouraging taking  
>> photos, video, and making written records of what everyone is up to  
>> in their celebrations is essential (and it's fun, at least to me).  
>> Media should probably go on Commons, as is standard procedure, but  
>> I'd love to see everything aggregated into the event pages on the  
>> wiki. Sharing the cool things that you're doing will be both a gift  
>> to other Wikimedians who can't be there, and will create a  
>> permanent record of our first double-digit anniversary.
>>
>> If you have any questions, either about the wiki or however else  
>> the Foundation can support you in planning, I'm your best point of  
>> contact. I'll also be posting more regular updates to this list.
>>
>> Thanks for reading,
>>
>> -- 
>> Steven Walling
>> [[User:Steven (WMF)]] on ten.wikipedia.org
>>
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