Hi all, The press release has now gone out, and is now on the WMUK blog. There has already been some interest in it from a national newspaper. Congratulations and thank you to all that worked on putting it together; you've done a fantastic job.
We now need to make sure that we follow up - and make these works available on Wikisource etc. as soon as we can tomorrow. Who can help with this? Brian: did you get anywhere with getting Stephen Fry etc. to record some of the works of Yeat to go onto Wikip/media? Mike On 29 Dec 2009, at 16:05, Michael Peel wrote: > Just as a follow-up to this, it's fantastic that these press releases > are being put together - and I hope that this continues going forward > - but it's important to remember that, if it goes out with the > Wikimedia UK name on it, it needs to have board approval. Please > don't start sending out draft press releases before that approval > exists. > > In this case, it's too late, so we'll have to live with it. But > please don't do this again... > > In terms of the content of the press release, there still seem to be > some outstanding questions. Andrew posted on the talk page 5 days > ago, pointing out a few things, which it would be good to discuss. > The central point is: are we absolutely positive that the facts are > completely accurate? Also, note that the press release as it stands > is lacking a headline and a date. > > Steve's also made some suggested changes, which I've put on the talk > page. > > Thanks, > Mike > > On 29 Dec 2009, at 12:23, Michael Peel wrote: > >> Ideally, it needs board approval before going out, to make sure that >> the whole board's happy with it (as it WMUK's name on it). I'm hoping >> that we can get at tonight's board meeting. If we can hold off until >> then, that would be great... >> >> Mike >> >> On 29 Dec 2009, at 12:19, Charles Matthews wrote: >> >>> OK, striking while the iron is hot with sending this out to London >>> Review of Books, New Statesman, The Spectator as discussed. This >>> will be >>> "not embargoed", i.e. "for immediate use", and otherwise as it >>> stands on >>> the wiki. Over to others to protect a definitive wiki version, >>> circulate >>> further, progress the other stuff that has been proposed. >>> >>> Charles >>> >>> Stephen Tilley wrote: >>>> Apart from: >>>> >>>> /About Wikisource:/ (text to go here) >>>> >>>> it's very good. >>>> >>>> Best Wishes >>>> >>>> Stephen Tilley >>>> >>>> >>>> Dec 29, 2009 08:03:33 AM, charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.com >>>> <mailto:charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> WMUK CC Steve Virgin >>>> >>>> Is this >>>> (http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Press_releases/Public_domain_day) >>>> now approved? Can I send it to the three magazines I mentioned? >>>> >>>> Charles >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimedia UK mailing list >>>> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org <mailto:wikimediauk- >>>> l...@wikimedia.org> >>>> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >>>> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> - >>>> - >>>> --- >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimedia UK mailing list >>>> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >>>> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >>>> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia UK mailing list >>> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >>> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >>> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org