[WikiX-l] Fwd: Fwd: W10 Media Advisory: Posted Tomorrow

[Moka Pantages]

Also, Elisadro.

Here is the most recent version of the advisory:
http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_Communications_Kit

Also, I just sent an email with a draft press release; it might be helpful too.

Moka

On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Elisardo <elisardojm at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ok, Thanks!!.
>
> Elisardo.
>
> 2011/1/8 Itzik Edri <itzik at infra.co.il>
>>
>> Yes Elisardo,
>>
>> You can translate, send that and add local information (like where your
>> events would take place, and the contact person).
>>
>> I don't know if it relevant to you, but if you have wikimedia chapter in
>> your country, I will recommend you to be in touch with the press contact
>> before sending that...
>>
>>
>> Itzik
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 4:09 AM, Elisardo <elisardojm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi to all.
>>>
>>> Some questions about that advisory..., how we have to use it?,
>>> translating it and sending it to the newspapers inmediately?. Should we
>>> change the contact person to other person related with the local events?.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Elisardojm
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Moka Pantages <mpantages at wikimedia.org>
>>> Date: 2011/1/5
>>> Subject: [WikiX-l] Fwd: W10 Media Advisory: Posted Tomorrow
>>> To: Planning for WP 10th anniversary <wikix-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
>>>
>>>
>>> All:
>>>
>>> Pasted below is a simple draft media advisory we plan to share on
>>> ten.wikipedia, as well as disseminate using a wire service.  This
>>> isn't a press release, but a simple media "note" to make sure that
>>> press understand that the 10 year birthday is approaching and
>>> encourage them to start writing stories if they haven't yet.
>>>
>>> We hope to have a draft release for you to use by Monday end of day.
>>>
>>> Also, as mentioned before, we plan to use the hashtag #wp10 for our
>>> social media posts.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Cheers,
>>> Moka
>>>
>>> Moka Pantages
>>> 415.839.6885 x 635
>>> @moka
>>>
>>> -------------------------------------------------
>>> Wikipedia to Celebrate 10th Birthday January 15, 2011
>>>
>>> January 15, 2011 will mark a decade of Wikipedia.  Founded by Jimmy
>>> Wales in 2001, Wikipedia has become the fifth most popular website in
>>> the world with 410 million monthly readers (comScore, November 2010).
>>> Just three years after its founding, Wikipedia reached 500,000
>>> articles in 50 languages. Now, at 17 million articles in 270 languages
>>> and growing, Wikipedia is the only top-ten website in the world that
>>> is truly user-generated, supported and maintained. Over the last ten
>>> years, hundreds of thousands of people have contributed more than one
>>> billion edits to this vital resource.
>>>
>>> To commemorate this historical milestone, people all over the world
>>> are gathering at events -- at least five on every continent -- to
>>> celebrate Wikipedia.  17 volunteer-planned events will be taking place
>>> in India alone. We invite you to join volunteers in A Coruña, Spain,
>>> Bangalore, India, Skopje, Macedonia, London, England, Nairobi, Kenya
>>> or any of the 150 (and counting) events all over the world :
>>> http://ten.wikipedia.org/
>>>
>>> About Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation
>>> The Wikimedia Foundation is the a non-profit organization which
>>> operates Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Based in San Francisco,
>>> California, the Wikimedia Foundation is an audited, 501(c)(3) charity
>>> that is funded primarily through donations and grants.
>>>
>>> http://ten.wikipedia.org/
>>> http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_timeline
>>> http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_room
>>>
>>>
>>> For more information, contact Moka Pantages at
>>> Wikipedia10 at wikimedia.org or call 415.839.6885 ex 6745
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Cheers,
>>> Moka
>>>
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>>> @moka
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> Moka
>>>
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