I don't know why but this mail was left unread in my mailbox, so even belated, welcome aboard James, Keegan and Deniz, and much appreciated for noticing us.
The announced November 7 is in a month - is there any change of schedule lately? Cheers, On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 1:23 PM, James Alexander <[email protected]> wrote: > Howdy translators! > > I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce some of the Foundation's > fundraising staff to you and explain how things are going to work with > this year's fundraiser (currently scheduled to start November 7). > > Basically, what we're planning on doing for this fundraiser is not just > "translate" the fundraising messages, but also "localize" them. We > realize that not all messages work the best in every language,culture or > region so in addition to translating the English messages, we will also > have the option of other messages specific to your language or region... > and who knows better how to get people to donate in your language and > your region than you do? :) We really need your help this year to come > up with local messages yourself and also to help get the rest of your > local community involved. > > This is where the fundraising team comes in. This fundraising season > myself, Keegan Peterzell, and Deniz Gültekin are the ones who have been > tasked with reaching out to every single wiki to try and get local > participation in the fundraiser planning and implementation. We're here > both to answer questions as they come up and to listen to your feedback > about what types of messaging will work and won't work. We'll > constantly be tweaking or changing things, based on your input, to try > to make everything as perfect as possible for the readers and donors in > your language and region. > > If you have any questions or want to help out please feel free to > contact me, Keegan, or Deniz: > > * James Alexander, [[User:Jalexander]], <[email protected]> > > * Keegan Peterzell, [[User:Kpeterzell]], <[email protected]> > > * Deniz Gültekin, [[User:Dgultekin]], <[email protected]> > > Thanks and I look forward to working with you throughout this > fundraiser! We'll be kicking off the discussions on your wikis very > soon, and would be delighted if you all would participate and also help > translate our initial message into your own language! > > James Alexander > -- > James Alexander > Associate Community Officer > Wikimedia Foundation > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Translators-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/translators-l > -- KIZU Naoko / 木津尚子 member of Wikimedians in Kansai / 関西ウィキメディアユーザ会 http://kansai.wikimedia.jp _______________________________________________ Translators-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/translators-l
