Re: [Wikimedia IE] Possible media opportunity - Today FM (Ireland)

[David Gerard]

On 19 April 2012 15:17, David Gerard  wrote:

> Stevie Benton from Wikimedia UK  got a
> call from Today FM (Ireland) looking for someone this afternoon if
> possible. I can do it, but it'd be much better if someone in Ireland
> did. Could someone please get Stevie's email out of the mod queue?
> Thanks :-)


After lots of faff to organise it, the phone-in segment has been
canned, though it might be mentioned for 30 seconds in passing in the
Fix-It Friday segment.

So now all we need to do is find someone willing to keep an eye on the
list itself :-)


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Re: [Wikimedia IE] Possible media opportunity - Today FM (Ireland)

[Stevie Benton]

Hello all,

Pamela from the Ray D'Arcy Show has just dropped me a line to say they 
are keen to still do the segment next week, especially if we can track 
down an Irish Wikipedian who is keen and chatty. If anyone is interested 
in taking part next Friday please do let me know.


Thanks and regards,

Stevie

On 20/04/2012 11:18, David Gerard wrote:

On 19 April 2012 15:17, David Gerard  wrote:


Stevie Benton from Wikimedia UK  got a
call from Today FM (Ireland) looking for someone this afternoon if
possible. I can do it, but it'd be much better if someone in Ireland
did. Could someone please get Stevie's email out of the mod queue?
Thanks :-)


After lots of faff to organise it, the phone-in segment has been
canned, though it might be mentioned for 30 seconds in passing in the
Fix-It Friday segment.

So now all we need to do is find someone willing to keep an eye on the
list itself :-)


- d.




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Re: [Wikimedia IE] Possible media opportunity - Today FM (Ireland)

[Gabriel Beecham]

Did they give any info about the nature of the segment? General
Wikipedia-in-Ireland stuff?
On Apr 20, 2012 11:38 AM, "Stevie Benton" 
wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> Pamela from the Ray D'Arcy Show has just dropped me a line to say they
are keen to still do the segment next week, especially if we can track down
an Irish Wikipedian who is keen and chatty. If anyone is interested in
taking part next Friday please do let me know.
>
> Thanks and regards,
>
> Stevie
>
>
> On 20/04/2012 11:18, David Gerard wrote:
>>
>> On 19 April 2012 15:17, David Gerard  wrote:
>>
>>> Stevie Benton from Wikimedia UK  got a
>>> call from Today FM (Ireland) looking for someone this afternoon if
>>> possible. I can do it, but it'd be much better if someone in Ireland
>>> did. Could someone please get Stevie's email out of the mod queue?
>>> Thanks :-)
>>
>>
>> After lots of faff to organise it, the phone-in segment has been
>> canned, though it might be mentioned for 30 seconds in passing in the
>> Fix-It Friday segment.
>>
>> So now all we need to do is find someone willing to keep an eye on the
>> list itself :-)
>>
>>
>> - d.
>>
>
>
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Re: [Wikimedia IE] Possible media opportunity - Today FM (Ireland)

[Stevie Benton]

It's partly that. They had a question from a listener asking how 
Wikipedia gets up to date so quickly. The listener watched the Grand 
National and wondered how old the winning jockey was, got to his 
Wikipedia page and within two minutes of the end of the race his page 
was updated with a mention of his victory.


There's scope to speak about the Wikipedia in Ireland too, could be a 
good chance to encourage more people to get involved.


Stevie

On 20/04/2012 12:41, Gabriel Beecham wrote:


Did they give any info about the nature of the segment? General 
Wikipedia-in-Ireland stuff?
On Apr 20, 2012 11:38 AM, "Stevie Benton" 
> wrote:

>
> Hello all,
>
> Pamela from the Ray D'Arcy Show has just dropped me a line to say 
they are keen to still do the segment next week, especially if we can 
track down an Irish Wikipedian who is keen and chatty. If anyone is 
interested in taking part next Friday please do let me know.

>
> Thanks and regards,
>
> Stevie
>
>
> On 20/04/2012 11:18, David Gerard wrote:
>>
>> On 19 April 2012 15:17, David Gerard>  wrote:

>>
>>> Stevie Benton from Wikimedia UK>  got a

>>> call from Today FM (Ireland) looking for someone this afternoon if
>>> possible. I can do it, but it'd be much better if someone in Ireland
>>> did. Could someone please get Stevie's email out of the mod queue?
>>> Thanks :-)
>>
>>
>> After lots of faff to organise it, the phone-in segment has been
>> canned, though it might be mentioned for 30 seconds in passing in the
>> Fix-It Friday segment.
>>
>> So now all we need to do is find someone willing to keep an eye on the
>> list itself :-)
>>
>>
>> - d.
>>
>
>
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>
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Re: [Wikimedia IE] Possible media opportunity - Today FM (Ireland)

[David Gerard]

On 20 April 2012 12:48, Stevie Benton  wrote:

> It's partly that. They had a question from a listener asking how Wikipedia
> gets up to date so quickly. The listener watched the Grand National and
> wondered how old the winning jockey was, got to his Wikipedia page and
> within two minutes of the end of the race his page was updated with a
> mention of his victory.


I told 'em the actual answer was "a volunteer editor was waiting on
the page to be the first to update it, just waiting to press the
button."


> There's scope to speak about the Wikipedia in Ireland too, could be a good
> chance to encourage more people to get involved.


ga.wikipedia.org has had 86 people do anything at all this month.
There's lots of room there.


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[Wikimedia IE] From Wikimedia UK - media opportunity

[Stevie Benton]

Hello Wikimedia Ireland,

I hope you're all well. I write from Wikimedia UK to offer a media 
opportunity.


I received the below email this week from Today FM, a Dublin-based radio 
station, and their Ray D'Arcy show:


"Hi there,

I hope this finds you well. I'm getting in touch from Today FM in Dublin 
with an interesting question from a listener! It is as follows:


"Hi Ray and Gang!!
Can you fix something for me on fix it friday.how does wikipedia 
update its information so fast?! i was watching the aintree grand 
national and daryl jacob won the race. I wanted to see how old he was so 
I typed his name into google and got the Wikipedia link and when I 
opened it they had on his page that he was the winner of the 2012 
aintree grand national! literally 2 minutes after he won the race! HOW 
DO THEY DO IT!"


We're hoping to have an answer for Friday's show (9am to 12)"

I've been in touch with the station to suggest that we could get an 
Irish Wikimedian on the show to talk a little about what Wikipedia is, 
how it works ad how people can get involved. This is something that I 
think could be fun for whoever takes part and a good chance to highlight 
the work of the movement in Ireland and its volunteers. They're looking 
for someone to be on the show between about 10am and 10.30 tomorrow. 
Sorry for the short notice but they only just got back to me. If you're 
keen to be involved, drop me a line and we'll work out the details. 
Here's a link to the show's web page for those interested. 
http://www.todayfm.com/Shows/Weekdays/Ray-DArcy-Show/Overview.aspx


Many thanks,

Stevie

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Re: [Wikimedia IE] Does the wikimediaie list have a moderator?

[Alison Cassidy]

Hi David,

Actually I am, as well as one Irish WP editor. Unfortunately, I'm stuck on a 
cruise ship off Mexico right now and largely incommunicado this week! :)

Best,

-- Allie

On Apr 19, 2012, at 1:55 PM, David Gerard  wrote:

> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaie
> 
> The only mod address is wikimediaie@lists.wikimedia.org ...
> 
> The question came up because there was a message from Stevie Benton
> (media guy at Wikimedia UK) about a press call from Ireland, stuck in
> the mod queue. It occurs to me there might be all manner of things in
> the mod queue ... and having a moderator is probably good.
> 
> (I'll happily be a mod of last resort, but someone actually in .ie
> would be better.)
> 
> 
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Re: [Wikimedia IE] From Wikimedia UK - media opportunity

[David Gerard]

On 19 April 2012 14:51, Stevie Benton  wrote:

> Hello Wikimedia Ireland,
> I hope you're all well. I write from Wikimedia UK to offer a media
> opportunity.


This is of course the message from yesterday :-)


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