I think that is an excellent idea. It would also build readership. So as
long as we have the image issue dealt with I would be happy to see the
banner go out to everyone.
James Heilman
On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Erik Moeller wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm curious what folks here think about making some noise about the
> two most recent additions to the Wikimedia family around January or
> February. Wikivoyage is still finishing up the beta phase (image
> transfers, logo import etc.) this month, and Wikidata isn't live as a
> repository yet -- but we could set a target date that would work for
> both projects.
>
> What I'm imagining is an actual banner on Wikimedia projects
> announcing the launch of both Wikivoyage and Wikidata, pointing to a
> landing page explaining what these projects are, how to participate,
> etc. That page could be drafted on Meta. Then interested folks would
> visit the projects to learn more and get involved.
>
> Wikimedia projects obviously have an enormous reach and I think this
> could help create awareness and build community -- but it could also
> be an unwelcome influx in the early stages. This could be regulated by
> running a banner only for logged in users, or x% of readers.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Erik
>
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