Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-in-mum] Fwd: [WikiX-l] W10: Embargoed Press Release

2011-01-10 Thread Sudhanwa Jogalekar 
Thanks Bishakha for pointing it out.
I had mentioned it while talking to Indian Express person today.

Lets see what coverage they give.

-Sudhanwa


On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Bishakha Datta
 wrote:
> If localizing, do note that as per wiki10, 43 of the 302 events to celebrate
> the 10th anniversary are in India - this is a good media peg for Indian
> journalists - making it a bigger national event/story - so will help attract
> coverage. (This number may also change; this is the current count).
>
> Bishakha
>
> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 1:01 AM, Pradeep Mohandas
>  wrote:
>>
>> hi,
>> Please note this embargoed press release text.
>>
>> -- Forwarded message --
>> From: Moka Pantages 
>> Date: 10 January 2011 00:49
>> Subject: [WikiX-l] W10: Embargoed Press Release
>> To: Planning for WP 10th anniversary 
>>
>>
>> Hi, all.
>>
>> In addition to the advisory here:
>>
>> We wanted to provide you with a draft of the press release we will
>> send to press on January 13 630PM UTC.  We will send an updated
>> version which will include quotes form Sue and Jimmy then.  Like the
>> advisory, you are free to use however you like.  You can add local
>> information, take out information or use it as it is.
>>
>> How to use it: I think the best thing to do is start translating it
>> now.  Then, when we send you the final with Jimmy and Sue's quotes on
>> January 13, it will allow you to translate those quickly and send to
>> press then.
>>
>> To localize it further, you can include how many events are happening
>> in your region and include details about them. If you participated in
>> the fundraiser this year, you can insert information about how much
>> you raised locally.
>>
>> If you have questions about how to localize, let me know and we can
>> work on it together.
>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Moka
>>
>> Moka Pantages
>>
>>
>> San Francisco, January 15, 2011 -- On this day ten years ago, a
>> website with a funny name invited people everywhere to come together
>> to create a free encyclopedia. The initial results were underwhelming.
>> The article "Astronomer" simply said: "Scientist whose area of
>> Research is Astronomy." Sweden: "Country in Northern Europe.
>> Inhabitants are called Swedes. Language spoken is Swedish. Capital is
>> Stockholm." Physics: "Physics is a very broad subject."
>>
>> Following these humble beginnings, Wikipedia grew quickly, and 1,000
>> articles were written in less than a month. Over the next five years,
>> many new language versions were launched, and Wikipedia began to
>> surpass traditional reference sources in breadth and depth. The secret
>> to its success: anyone can edit any article. In January 2006,
>> Wikipedia volunteer Gareth Owen wrote on his user page: "The problem
>> with Wikipedia is that it only works in practice. In theory, it's a
>> total disaster."
>>
>> Wikipedia is now consulted by more than 400 million people every
>> month. It provides instant access to high quality and in-depth
>> information, free of charge and free of advertising. In the last
>> decade, a vast and unique global volunteer community has come together
>> to create more than 17 million articles in 270 languages, advancing
>> the cause of free knowledge for every person on the planet.
>>
>> Today, January 15, the Wikipedia community is coming together in
>> almost 300 locations all over the planet to celebrate the 10th
>> anniversary of the free encyclopedia. From a conference in New York to
>> a concert in Prague, from the launch of a new school project in
>> Nairobi to a museum bootcamp in Amsterdam, from a beer-meet in
>> Bucharest to a film screening in Tel Aviv, the events are organized by
>> volunteers and Wikimedia chapters, as well as independent supporters.
>> The events are open to participation by anyone and reflect the
>> diversity of the community.
>>
>> Wikipedia is operated by the Wikimedia Foundation, a charitable
>> non-profit organization established by Wales in 2003. It is entirely
>> supported by donations, and just completed the most successful
>> fundraiser in its history, with more than 500,000 individual donations
>> totaling more than $16 million.
>>
>>
>>
>> 415.839.6885 x 635
>> @moka
>>
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-in-mum] Fwd: [WikiX-l] W10: Embargoed Press Release

2011-01-09 Thread Bishakha Datta 
If localizing, do note that as per
wiki10,
43 of the 302 events to celebrate the 10th anniversary are in India - this
is a good media peg for Indian journalists - making it a bigger national
event/story - so will help attract coverage. (This number may also change;
this is the current count).

Bishakha

On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 1:01 AM, Pradeep Mohandas <
pradeep.mohan...@gmail.com> wrote:

> hi,
>
> Please note this embargoed press release text.
>
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: Moka Pantages 
> Date: 10 January 2011 00:49
> Subject: [WikiX-l] W10: Embargoed Press Release
> To: Planning for WP 10th anniversary 
>
>
> Hi, all.
>
> In addition to the advisory here:
>
> We wanted to provide you with a draft of the press release we will
> send to press on January 13 630PM UTC.  We will send an updated
> version which will include quotes form Sue and Jimmy then.  Like the
> advisory, you are free to use however you like.  You can add local
> information, take out information or use it as it is.
>
> How to use it: I think the best thing to do is start translating it
> now.  Then, when we send you the final with Jimmy and Sue's quotes on
> January 13, it will allow you to translate those quickly and send to
> press then.
>
> To localize it further, you can include how many events are happening
> in your region and include details about them. If you participated in
> the fundraiser this year, you can insert information about how much
> you raised locally.
>
> If you have questions about how to localize, let me know and we can
> work on it together.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Moka
>
> Moka Pantages
>
>
> San Francisco, January 15, 2011 -- On this day ten years ago, a
> website with a funny name invited people everywhere to come together
> to create a free encyclopedia. The initial results were underwhelming.
> The article "Astronomer" simply said: "Scientist whose area of
> Research is Astronomy." Sweden: "Country in Northern Europe.
> Inhabitants are called Swedes. Language spoken is Swedish. Capital is
> Stockholm." Physics: "Physics is a very broad subject."
>
> Following these humble beginnings, Wikipedia grew quickly, and 1,000
> articles were written in less than a month. Over the next five years,
> many new language versions were launched, and Wikipedia began to
> surpass traditional reference sources in breadth and depth. The secret
> to its success: anyone can edit any article. In January 2006,
> Wikipedia volunteer Gareth Owen wrote on his user page: "The problem
> with Wikipedia is that it only works in practice. In theory, it's a
> total disaster."
>
> Wikipedia is now consulted by more than 400 million people every
> month. It provides instant access to high quality and in-depth
> information, free of charge and free of advertising. In the last
> decade, a vast and unique global volunteer community has come together
> to create more than 17 million articles in 270 languages, advancing
> the cause of free knowledge for every person on the planet.
>
> Today, January 15, the Wikipedia community is coming together in
> almost 300 locations all over the planet to celebrate the 10th
> anniversary of the free encyclopedia. From a conference in New York to
> a concert in Prague, from the launch of a new school project in
> Nairobi to a museum bootcamp in Amsterdam, from a beer-meet in
> Bucharest to a film screening in Tel Aviv, the events are organized by
> volunteers and Wikimedia chapters, as well as independent supporters.
> The events are open to participation by anyone and reflect the
> diversity of the community.
>
> Wikipedia is operated by the Wikimedia Foundation, a charitable
> non-profit organization established by Wales in 2003. It is entirely
> supported by donations, and just completed the most successful
> fundraiser in its history, with more than 500,000 individual donations
> totaling more than $16 million.
>
>
>
> 415.839.6885 x 635
> @moka
>
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