> I suggest some thought is given to providing WMUK volunteers who are
> likely to attend press calls and related events with something to
> identify them in a crowd; this could include microphone windshields,
> tabards, baseball caps, or perhaps something else.
>


> I strongly suggest that the primary brand used should be Wikipedia,
> with Wikimedia and WMUK (or WikiNews or whatever) beings secondary, as
> it is the former which the lay public recognise most readily; and
> which elicits the positive response referred to above.


Strong agree!

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On 15 May 2014 12:34, Andy Mabbett <[email protected]> wrote:

> Reading about the making of videos at Eurovison:
>
>
> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/05/10/no-interviews-except-wikipedia-documenting-eurovision-song-contest-commons/
>
> I was stuck by the positive response to the "Wikiepdia
> representative", not least engendered by his use of a branded
> microphone windshield (see third picture in the above post) [*].
>
> Similarly, my local branch of OpenStreetMap issues mappers with
> branded high-viz vests; these often reassure the public (or at least
> facilitate the opening of a discussion), when someone is walking down
> their road noting house numbers and other features.
>
>
> On a related note, are we ever going to get the promised business cards?
>
>
> [*] That windshied is far too big for use on the Zoom H1 which I use
> for the voice project, but something smaller would be useful.
>
> --
> Andy Mabbett
> @pigsonthewing
> http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
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