[WikiX-l] W10: Embargoed Press Release

[Béria Lima]

You need to admit that "Wikipedia" is a funny name.

Maybe not for us. Not anymore, years editing Wikipedia make we have others
feelings for the name, but for a newcomer it was, and still are, a very
strange and funny name.
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*Béria Lima*
Wikimedia Portugal <http://wikimedia.pt>
(351) 963 953 042

*Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre
acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. É isso o que estamos a
fazer.*


2011/1/9 FT2 <ft2.wiki at gmail.com>

> This "website with a funny name" bit - we're sure that works?
>
> FT2
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 7:19 PM, Moka Pantages <mpantages at wikimedia.org>wrote:
>
>> Hi, all.
>>
>> In addition to the advisory here:
>>
>> We wanted to provide you with a draft of the press release we will
>> send to press on January 13 630PM UTC.  We will send an updated
>> version which will include quotes form Sue and Jimmy then.  Like the
>> advisory, you are free to use however you like.  You can add local
>> information, take out information or use it as it is.
>>
>> How to use it: I think the best thing to do is start translating it
>> now.  Then, when we send you the final with Jimmy and Sue's quotes on
>> January 13, it will allow you to translate those quickly and send to
>> press then.
>>
>> To localize it further, you can include how many events are happening
>> in your region and include details about them. If you participated in
>> the fundraiser this year, you can insert information about how much
>> you raised locally.
>>
>> If you have questions about how to localize, let me know and we can
>> work on it together.
>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Moka
>>
>> Moka Pantages
>>
>>
>> San Francisco, January 15, 2011 -- On this day ten years ago, a
>> website with a funny name invited people everywhere to come together
>> to create a free encyclopedia. The initial results were underwhelming.
>> The article "Astronomer" simply said: "Scientist whose area of
>> Research is Astronomy." Sweden: "Country in Northern Europe.
>> Inhabitants are called Swedes. Language spoken is Swedish. Capital is
>> Stockholm." Physics: "Physics is a very broad subject."
>>
>> Following these humble beginnings, Wikipedia grew quickly, and 1,000
>> articles were written in less than a month. Over the next five years,
>> many new language versions were launched, and Wikipedia began to
>> surpass traditional reference sources in breadth and depth. The secret
>> to its success: anyone can edit any article. In January 2006,
>> Wikipedia volunteer Gareth Owen wrote on his user page: "The problem
>> with Wikipedia is that it only works in practice. In theory, it's a
>> total disaster."
>>
>> Wikipedia is now consulted by more than 400 million people every
>> month. It provides instant access to high quality and in-depth
>> information, free of charge and free of advertising. In the last
>> decade, a vast and unique global volunteer community has come together
>> to create more than 17 million articles in 270 languages, advancing
>> the cause of free knowledge for every person on the planet.
>>
>> Today, January 15, the Wikipedia community is coming together in
>> almost 300 locations all over the planet to celebrate the 10th
>> anniversary of the free encyclopedia. From a conference in New York to
>> a concert in Prague, from the launch of a new school project in
>> Nairobi to a museum bootcamp in Amsterdam, from a beer-meet in
>> Bucharest to a film screening in Tel Aviv, the events are organized by
>> volunteers and Wikimedia chapters, as well as independent supporters.
>> The events are open to participation by anyone and reflect the
>> diversity of the community.
>>
>> Wikipedia is operated by the Wikimedia Foundation, a charitable
>> non-profit organization established by Wales in 2003. It is entirely
>> supported by donations, and just completed the most successful
>> fundraiser in its history, with more than 500,000 individual donations
>> totaling more than $16 million.
>>
>>
>>
>> 415.839.6885 x 635
>> @moka
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