All,
OK, if you're like me, not only do you want to get to work ASAP (well, our
tech guys are now working hard on the server!), you want to get lots and
lots of other smart people involved. As everybody knows, that's how this
project is going to happen. So, isn't building the community at least as
important as, maybe more important than, debating policy or writing
articles? I think so, anyway. If you agree, then help!
We have three things to do:
(1) Post calls for participation to a whole bunch of mailing lists,
particularly academic-oriented mailing lists. This further entails that:
(a) We construct a big list of lists.
(b) We keep track of whether a list received the CFP yet.
I recommend we use the planning wiki for these purposes:
http://www.textop.org/wiki/index.php?title=Mailing_List_Outreach
** Please look at that page. **
Zach Pruckowski has made a commendable start (thanks, Zach!) but his work
can be much expanded. Why not add major lists in your areas of interest?
It won't take too long particularly if you know them already (or how to find
them).
Before we post any CFPs, let's discuss first how to do them. Eventually, I
might draft a letter that you can use, but if someone else wants to do that
(and, say, put it on the discussion page associated with the above wiki
page), that I can edit, that would be great.
I think we should start sending out these CFPs next week, when the pilot
project opens up to our "local network." (It will be opening up this week
to a much smaller group of people.)
I think either I, or some known and respected person in the area (if we have
any in our network), should actually send out the CFP. If you're willing to
send out a CFP, why not add your name to the wiki page above.
(2) Similarly, ask for blog posts from some well-read academic blogs; so (a)
make a list of such blogs, and (b) keep track of whether the blogger's been
asked yet. Again, on the planning wiki:
http://www.textop.org/wiki/index.php?title=Blog_Outreach
Same procedure as with (1): please add blogs you know of in your area, etc.
(3) Outreach to professional organizations!
We will be making a standing offer--which will be hinted at in the press
release that has been drafted--posted on a page on the website, pursued by
whatever means we have at our disposal, to any of a list of major
academic/professional organizations in the English-speaking world. We would
like to offer them representation on CZ editorial workgroups; in exchange,
they offer us publicity among their members, and at least a weak sort of
endorsement. (We might, in fact, best regard this as a goal.) These
organizations have a strong professional interest in, indeed a mission to,
ensure that publicly-available information about their fields remains
accurate. We provide them with what might well be (regardless of what they
do or don't do, frankly) a powerful platform to ensure that accurate
information is disseminated. Their membership can speak to the CZ through
their representative on the workgroup.
Well, again, you can make this happen!
http://www.textop.org/wiki/index.php?title=Professional_Organization_Outreac
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To do this, we would have to do the following:
(a) First, do some brainstorming and strategizing about how to
pursue this *sort* of idea. The following is off the top of my head.
(b) Get quite clear on the policy regarding how organizations are
represented in editorial workgroups, and how the relationships are actually
made official.
(c) Create a list of organizations, contact info, etc. We've
already started on this (see the link above).
(d) Actually draft a letter to send to various professional
organizations.
(e) Decide who sends it, how, etc., and actually send the letters.
Professional organization outreach, at least in the form of (c) above, is
relatively pressing, because there might be a bit about it in the Chronicle
story that should come out on Friday.
This is your chance to make a real difference to the future of the
project...help build the future body of Citizendium contributors!
--Larry
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