For this sort of stuff noone should ever be afraid of using WP:AWNB on en. It's not a terribly busy board, and it's got the content side of the readers. If it's something really big, make a note on WT:AUS linking back to the AWNB post. Is there an Australian commons community as well btw?
(I realise the en regulars already know all this but just for those who aren't) 2009/1/13 Liam Wyatt <liamwy...@gmail.com> > >> 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 >
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