Talk:SpreadingWikipedia.com
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Wikipedia's the coolest thing since cheese in a can, but the self-promotion job is somewhat wanting.
Just starting to put together a proposal here/below. Please sign below or somewhere if interested.
I'd like to see this project head in direction of a HOWTO Promote Wikipedia.org, and/or WikiMedia depending on how the Scope question gets answered, with a probable fork semi-immediately to Ways To Help & Promote Wikipedia.
I'd like to see it retain a focus on the brand newbie to Wikipedia, regardless how in-depth it ever stretches.
- E.g. -> "Ways to help" link somewhere(s) prominent. Then simple direction
- 'get busy editing something'
- from something as simple as 'tell a friend,' or refer to Wikipedia articles to
- add www.wikipedia.org to your email signature file to
- link to Wikipedia (esp. as part of putsch for #1 on google.com)
- 'here's a roadmap for becoming an experienced editor' to
- SpreadingWikipedia.???
- 'if you have specific experience that can help in promoting Wikipedia (andor WikiMedia)..' (marketing, PR etc., to
- give or get WikiMedia money / fundraising stuff.
- 'here's a roadmap for becoming an experienced editor' to
Interested? Sign here:
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Comments?:
edit- The servers can not even deal very good whit the currect load. Please not more traffic! Walter
- Server load issues shouldn't be addressed by avoiding improving the visibility of the site as a whole. This might not need to live on it's own domain, but a "ways to help" section might be worthwhile.
This is the project proposal form:
Working title: Ways To Help? SpreadingWikipedia.com
edit- Link to proposal on mailing list: [1]
- Naming suggestions: Other Options: "Promote Wikipedia" "SpreadWikipedia.???" "WikipediaPR" etc etc what else?
- Domain name: SpreadingWikipedia.??? or some variant of name that gets chosen. It'll be a vote call, but I'll put in an early call for spreadingwikipedia.com.
- Scope: Open and ever-evolving. I'd hope for the project to retain a guerrilla marketing/DIY marketing component.
- Details: all open as yet.
- Proposer: User:Ozzyslovechild - On Wikipedia: User:Ozzyslovechild - On gmail: {my ID here}@gmail.com.
- Relevant links:
- Not very relevant I guess, but: