Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Skeleton branches

[Thomas Dalton]

2009/12/9 AndrewRT andrewrtur...@googlemail.com:
 On Dec 7, 12:31 pm, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com wrote:

 I don't think we need them until we are ready to use them fully. Do we
 have volunteers to be the regional chairs you mention? If they end up
 just being figureheads that things are done in the name of, I would be
 opposed.

 Why? we have a resource - these names - that could be of use to us and
 this is a way of unlocking them. What's the advantage in throwing away
 this resource before we're ready to set up fully functioning
 branches?

You said yourself that we shouldn't use them without some
justification for them being connected to the relevant home nation and
I don't see any way we can get that justification.

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[Wikimediauk-l] WikiVoices #51 / English Wikinews Writing Contest 2010 - #wikiwednesday

[Brian McNeil]

Mike Peel has near-confirmed/agreed to do WikiVoices #51 (previously Not
the Wikipedia Weekly). I'm there, Durova is ringmaster, and Jimmy Wales
will also be in on it.

It's the 23rd, 8pm UK time, and via Skype, a Skypecast (funny name for a
podcast) should be available shortly thereafter.

The idea is to see if a few Wikinews articles can be put together during
the recording session. Up to around 15 additional call-ins can be
supported provided people mute mics as appropriate to avoid a wall of
background noise.

It will also be another point to promote Wikinews' 2010 writing contest,
which starts on January 25. Alas, so far we've not dug up any prizes -
in a couple of previous competitions I've put up some cash - the idea of
it being paid editing goes away when you're looking at about
10p/article.

Please complain bitterly, but *constructively*, about any of the
neglected Wikinews landing or help pages; if you've a relative that
relates you the news blow-by-blow, send them our way, and if you're a
twit, send it out with the #wikiwednesday tag.

Competition:
http://enwn.net/WWC2010

WikiVoices #51
http://enwn.net/7F9Cf

The for Wikipedians Wikinews intro
http://enwn.net/197b

The for your friends who might try Wikinews intro
http://enwn.net/6bc42


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