:). On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 4:34 AM, Michael Jahn <michael.j...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
> Dear all, > > I’m thrilled to share with you something very unusual: > > > This is a call for participation to all Wikipedians all over the world. > Today, we set up a global community discussion about taking Wikipedia to > the Moon – yes, in the literal sense. It is a special birthday gift in the > year of Wikipedia’s 15th anniversary. Please find all the details on > Meta-Wiki <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_to_the_Moon>[1], > where > you can also contribute immediately and on-wiki. The following is a > nutshell of the project, containing some additional information regarding > communications: > > At Wikimedia Deutschland’s we’ve been contacted by Berlin-based Google > Lunar XPRIZE competitor “Part-Time Scientists”, who are among the few > remaining teams preparing to send their own lunar vehicles to the Moon by > 2017. They’ve asked us for support, because they love Wikipedia and would > like to include it in their Moon rover’s scientific payload as a gift. > According to the rules of the Lunar challenge, their rover must make it > safely to the Moon surface, drive 500 meters and transmit images to earth. > However, the Part-Time Scientists, whose motto is “Hell yeah, it’s rocket > science!”, thought it would be even cooler to also preserve the sum of all > knowledge on the Moon. So that’s why they’ve offered Wikimedia Deutschland > 20GB of disc space on a ceramic-made medium, provided that we handle the > selection of Wikipedia content. That, however, is something we feel we > cannot do on our own/alone: > > After 15 years of free knowledge, approaching 40 million articles in almost > 300 languages, it wouldn’t be easy for anyone to take the responsibility > and decide on a selection of the work of tens of thousands of volunteers. > We believe that any preparation of Wikipedia content for such a symbolic > purpose ought to be community-driven, and necessarily even on a global > level: This is bigger than single language communities or single groups or > organizations within our vast movement. So we’ve decided to be bold and > make every step of the process open for anyone who wants to contribute. It > is up to the international community of editors how to move forward. Again, > please find more information on Meta-Wiki (and all the links)[1]. > > Today we are kicking off the initial discussion of possible scenarios. It > will be open until June 3. In order to match payload deadlines we need to > prepare our data long before the actual launch date. Our goal is to finish > the Wikipedia anniversary year with a successful Moon project on > International Volunteers Day, December 5. > > Wikimedia Deutschland’s spokesperson Jan Apel will be handling press > inquiries and media planning with the Part-Time Scientists here in Germany. > We’ve been in contact with the WMF Communications team (thanks guys for > your support!) and hereby extend a warm invitation to communications people > all over the movement to join in[2]. It would be great to coordinate > internationally, serving as many language communities as possible. > Beginning at Wikimedia Conference, we’ll reach out and coordinate in > person, but you can sign up right away on Meta-Wiki and become part of the > Moon team yourselves. > > Let’s take Wikipedia to the Moon together! > Michael > > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_to_the_Moon > [2] > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_to_the_Moon/About#Press_contacts.2Flocal_ambassadors > > > -- > Michael Jahn > Leiter Kommunikation & Partnerschaften > Head of Communications & Partnerships > > Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin > Tel. (030) 219 158 260 > > http://wikimedia.de <http://www.wikimedia.de> > > Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch freien Zugang zu der > Gesamtheit des Wissens der Menschheit hat. Helfen Sie uns dabei! > > Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. > Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter > der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für > Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> -- Anna Stillwell Director of Culture and Collaboration Wikimedia Foundation 415.806.1536 *www.wikimediafoundation.org <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org>* _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
