>> How can we attract people who >> don't usually come to meetups? I expect embarrassingly few will turn >> up if we can't do this. > > Yes, my concern too. Thoughts on how to increase turn-out: > > == Tell them == > * We spam everyone in > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedians_in_Sydney > , all ~231 of them, via their talk page, notifying them about this > event > for Wikipedians in Sydney,
This I what I was expecting we would do - once the Membership of WM- AU have had a chance to settle on a date. > * Put it on the Australian Wikipedian's noticeboard. Yep. Even if they can't come because it's full or they're not in the city, it makes them more aware of WM-AU as a real entity and encourages them to join up in the future. So, it needn't be a "we need more people" notice, but more of a "what your chapter is doing for you, FYI". > > > == Outreach to related communities == I really don't think we'll need to go beyond our immediate contacts for this one. 20 people will fill up faster that you expect I believe. > > == Maybe add a sweetener? == > I'm pretty sure there's enough sweetener in this already! :-) WM-AU doesn't have any merch of its own as yet... But did I mention that Powerhouse wants to put their marketing people on to this and try to get this event mentioned in the papers/radio the next day...? Sweet enough yet? > > == Exclusivity == This, I expect will be a major drawcard factor, and something that is implicit in the name of the event. > > Let's assume we do the above, and that gets us 7 more people. > > == Overbooking == Hmm... not sure, I don't want to second guess a system that has never been tested yet. > > > So basically even if we do all of the above, we'll probably get > about 7 > +7+6+7-7 = 20 people. > > That's my guess anyway. > > -- All the best, > Nick. In conclusion - I think we'll get our 20 quick-smart. The trick is not so much finding 20 people who are willing to get access to Powerhouse for free, but more a question of finding 20 people who will repay the Powerhouse's generosity with some effort on WP. Remember - this is not just a free-ride, we have to put back too... *This will be the trick to making this successful and getting the Powerhouse to recommend us to other institutions in the future.* This is our "job interview". -Liam [[user:witty lama]] _______________________________________________ Wikimediaau-l mailing list Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l
