On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 6:53 AM, Jos Poortvliet <j...@opensuse.org> wrote:
> Hi there, > > I'd like to propose setting up a 'press list' which we can use for > embargoed > pre-release information on announcements and cool stuff going on in GNOME. > The > list would only be for selected journalists and low-traffic. I volunteer > for > managing and I'm sure a few others would be able to help with that too. > I think that's a great idea. I can invite a bunch of journalists to sign up. > > I've seen this used in both KDE and openSUSE and it is a very effective way > of > ensuring extra attention to announcements. Workflow is a bit like this: > > - write announcement > - send draft of announcement + some extra info & quotes to the press list > 2-3 > days before the announcement. Mention it's under embargo and tell the press > when to release it. > - on the day of the announcement you can count on a few articles by press > on > the ML they otherwise might not have written... > > The ML would be one-way, max 2 mails/week and closely moderated. Anyone (so > all GNOME marketeers) will be able to send an info mail for the press to > the > list but the moderators would have to let it go through. Obviously, spam on > that list is VERY BAD... > > If the marketing heads on this list agree it's a good idea I would like to > know who to ask to set it up and who wants to help moderate it ;-) > To get it set up, I think you can file a bug or ask one of the sys admins on IRC. Stormy > > Cheers, > Jos > > -- > marketing-list mailing list > marketing-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing-list > >
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