On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 1:59 AM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <
parakara.gh...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Should be. Yes. However do remember, new users editing was on a steady
> decline thru 2010. To add to it, remember the IEP and the negative
> publicity it generated. Enough to scare new users away.
>

I don't think IEP criticism went mainstream in India.  It has probably got
more to do with the fact that pages on the encyclopedia (even about general
Indian topics) look complete and thorough.  We will have to work on
marketing and design a campaign that makes it easy for prospective
long-term contributors to grasp what Wikipedia's all about.

We should think about working on highly targeted campaigns augmented by
real life events - something like "Wikimedia Bollywood Project" using
geo-targeted banner campaigns which may elicit interest from potential
contributors by making them more aware about how we function.  Design and
proper marketing can take us a long way.

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