It may also be worth writing some standard boilerplate contact message, so that we are sure to convey the right info each time. Something like:
======= Dear __project__, As you may be aware, the ASF has a periodic podcasts/video series called PlusOne. We are an arm of Marketing & Publicity, and tell the stories of the ASF. You can read more about it at https://plusone.apache.org/about/ We wondered if you would be interested in doing an interview with us about your project, a recent release, what you’re working on, or anything else about your community. These are informal conversations, and we can talk about anything you’d like to promote, but are often just an overview of your project, what it does, and how people can get involved. You can get some ideas about what we might talk about from this page: https://plusone.apache.org/preparing-for-an-interview/ If you’re interested, please get in touch by emailing [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> and suggesting some times when you’d be available to record. We record on Google Meet, and then edit the content into an episode afterwards. Thanks! ____, for PlusOne ====== > On Jul 17, 2025, at 1:16 PM, Rich Bowen <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, I think it would. At one point, long ago, I had a spreadsheet of > projects and dates of last interview, but that is long since out of date. > > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jXP89WzTDiOS2QaSeKGyz6M_z71HI0lYOzVFnnZ-EAo/edit?usp=sharing > > Anyways, here’s a new one: > > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13wz6coeRZb9rIQjwKgJTmwIY03Td4W--dLveKhZtmEY/edit?usp=sharing > > I’ve put a second tab there of all active incubating projects, as that might > be a good way to help them grow their communities, although I’m not sure > which ones are *actually* active, and that’s worth looking into. > > Thanks! > >> On Jul 17, 2025, at 12:50 PM, Josh Fischer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Would it be helpful (for building the pipeline back) if I were to reach out >> to the projects and ask if they are interested in an interview, discussion, >> etc? >> >> - Josh >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jul 17, 2025, at 11:37 AM, Rich Bowen <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> FYI, Kudu wants to do an interview, but wants to get a couple more things >>> done first so it’s a better story. >>> >>> https://lists.apache.org/thread/vrwlhrq5hmjdck2zydgj6hhw15bny5v3 >>> >>> Slowly starting to build the pipeline back. >>> >>> — >>> Rich Bowen >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> > > — > Rich Bowen > [email protected] > > > > — Rich Bowen [email protected]
