Hi all,
Given the amount of recent press coverage we have had [1], we would like to develop some
positive "template" messages promoting the Wikimedia projects and responding to
common criticisms. We hope that these can be used to positively set the agenda for our
media coverage rather than having to respond on the back foot.
At the moment we would like to compile a list of common "scenarios" where these
could be used. I've started a section at [2] to collate these -
The examples I've put in already are:
1 Vandalism - "Wikipedia's useless because it's full of vandalism"
2 Reliability - "Wikipedia is not as reliable as other sources"
We'd like to end up with about 6-10 scenarios - please could you help us with this by
adding your suggestions there or by replying to this message.
Many thanks!
[1]
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Newsletter/June2009#Press_Coverage
[2]
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Media_relations#Media_response
Andrew Turvey
Secretary
Wikimedia UK
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