Almost 5 million free media files

[Maarten Dammers]

Hi everyone,

In a couple of days from now (three?) Wikimedia Commons will hit the 5
million uploaded files (see the statistics at
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Statistics).
At that point Wikimedia Commons also exists almost 5 years. Wouldn't it
be nice to send out a real press release to a couple of news agencies to
get some press attention? 5 million files is a big milestone and should
get some coverage.

Maarten


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[Isabell Long]

2009/8/29 Maarten Dammers <maarten@...>:
> Hi everyone,
>
> In a couple of days from now (three?) Wikimedia Commons will hit the 5
> million uploaded files (see the statistics at
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Statistics).
> At that point Wikimedia Commons also exists almost 5 years. Wouldn't it
> be nice to send out a real press release to a couple of news agencies to
> get some press attention? 5 million files is a big milestone and should
> get some coverage.

I agree with that, I think there should be something in the news about
this!  I don't know if this has already been thought of, but Commons
doesn't get very much press coverage (mind you nor does Wikipedia in
England at least) so it would be very interesting and maybe Commons
could gain even more files from it being publicised?!

Isabell.

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[Huib!]

I believe this is a good moment for a big press release, 5.000.000 Files
in 5 year is a big milestone and it could be good for the promotion for
Wikimedia Commons and the foundation self.

Huib

> Hi everyone,
>
> In a couple of days from now (three?) Wikimedia Commons will hit the 5
> million uploaded files (see the statistics at
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Statistics).
> At that point Wikimedia Commons also exists almost 5 years. Wouldn't it
> be nice to send out a real press release to a couple of news agencies to
> get some press attention? 5 million files is a big milestone and should
> get some coverage.
>
> Maarten
>
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[Michael Peel-2]

On 29 Aug 2009, at 22:21, Isabell Long wrote:

> 2009/8/29 Maarten Dammers <maarten@...>:
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> In a couple of days from now (three?) Wikimedia Commons will hit  
>> the 5
>> million uploaded files (see the statistics at
>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Statistics).
>> At that point Wikimedia Commons also exists almost 5 years.  
>> Wouldn't it
>> be nice to send out a real press release to a couple of news  
>> agencies to
>> get some press attention? 5 million files is a big milestone and  
>> should
>> get some coverage.
>
> I agree with that, I think there should be something in the news about
> this!  I don't know if this has already been thought of, but Commons
> doesn't get very much press coverage (mind you nor does Wikipedia in
> England at least) so it would be very interesting and maybe Commons
> could gain even more files from it being publicised?!

Wikimedia UK is contemplating sending out a press release about this,  
also highlighting Wikipedia Loves Art [1] and the upcoming Britain  
Loves Wikipedia [2]. Assuming we manage to get it written in time...

Mike

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Loves_Art
[2] http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Initiatives/Britain_Loves_Wikipedia

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[Isabell Long]

2009/8/29 Michael Peel <email@...>:

>
> On 29 Aug 2009, at 22:21, Isabell Long wrote:
>
>> 2009/8/29 Maarten Dammers <maarten@...>:
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> In a couple of days from now (three?) Wikimedia Commons will hit
>>> the 5
>>> million uploaded files (see the statistics at
>>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Statistics).
>>> At that point Wikimedia Commons also exists almost 5 years.
>>> Wouldn't it
>>> be nice to send out a real press release to a couple of news
>>> agencies to
>>> get some press attention? 5 million files is a big milestone and
>>> should
>>> get some coverage.
>>
>> I agree with that, I think there should be something in the news about
>> this!  I don't know if this has already been thought of, but Commons
>> doesn't get very much press coverage (mind you nor does Wikipedia in
>> England at least) so it would be very interesting and maybe Commons
>> could gain even more files from it being publicised?!
>
> Wikimedia UK is contemplating sending out a press release about this,
> also highlighting Wikipedia Loves Art [1] and the upcoming Britain
> Loves Wikipedia [2]. Assuming we manage to get it written in time...

Oh that's brilliant, I think you should!  I would offer to help but
really I am not very good at writing long pieces.  And I'll take a
look at those links.  :)


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[Huib!]

I guess it would be a good idea to get more chapters involved with this,
but it is kind of short notice to get a lot of press attention (I guess)

Huib


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[Sage Ross]

On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 5:36 PM, Huib!<abigor@...> wrote:
> I guess it would be a good idea to get more chapters involved with this,
> but it is kind of short notice to get a lot of press attention (I guess)
>
> Huib
>

I'd love to see one or more stories in the Wikipedia Signpost, as
well.  Even among Wikipedians, Commons often isn't well-known.
Actually, regular reports about Commons activities would be great, if
anyone is interested in writing such reports.

-Sage Ross (User:Rageoss)

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[Michael Peel-2]

The draft press release is now up at:

http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Press_releases/ 
Wikimedia_Commons_5_million_files

Comments / suggestions / direct edits to the page are more than  
welcome. I guess we'll hit the milestone in the next 24 hours or so...

Thanks,
Mike Peel
Wikimedia UK

On 29 Aug 2009, at 22:28, Michael Peel wrote:

>
> On 29 Aug 2009, at 22:21, Isabell Long wrote:
>
>> 2009/8/29 Maarten Dammers <maarten@...>:
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> In a couple of days from now (three?) Wikimedia Commons will hit
>>> the 5
>>> million uploaded files (see the statistics at
>>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Statistics).
>>> At that point Wikimedia Commons also exists almost 5 years.
>>> Wouldn't it
>>> be nice to send out a real press release to a couple of news
>>> agencies to
>>> get some press attention? 5 million files is a big milestone and
>>> should
>>> get some coverage.
>>
>> I agree with that, I think there should be something in the news  
>> about
>> this!  I don't know if this has already been thought of, but Commons
>> doesn't get very much press coverage (mind you nor does Wikipedia in
>> England at least) so it would be very interesting and maybe Commons
>> could gain even more files from it being publicised?!
>
> Wikimedia UK is contemplating sending out a press release about this,
> also highlighting Wikipedia Loves Art [1] and the upcoming Britain
> Loves Wikipedia [2]. Assuming we manage to get it written in time...
>
> Mike
>
> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Loves_Art
> [2] http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Initiatives/Britain_Loves_Wikipedia
>
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[Otourly Wiki]

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Hi,
Wikimédia France and Wikimedia CH have published a common press release:
(french)
http://blog.wikimedia.fr/commons-5-millions-de-fichiers-930

Regards,

Florian Farge

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Objet : Re: [Commons-l] Almost 5 million free media files

The draft press release is now up at:

http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Press_releases/
Wikimedia_Commons_5_million_files

Comments / suggestions / direct edits to the page are more than 
welcome. I guess we'll hit the milestone in the next 24 hours or so...

Thanks,
Mike Peel
Wikimedia UK

On 29 Aug 2009, at 22:28, Michael Peel wrote:

>
> On 29 Aug 2009, at 22:21, Isabell Long wrote:
>
>> 2009/8/29 Maarten Dammers <maarten@...>:
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> In a couple of days from now (three?) Wikimedia Commons will hit
>>> the 5
>>> million uploaded files (see the statistics at
>>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Statistics).
>>> At that point Wikimedia Commons also exists almost 5 years.
>>> Wouldn't it
>>> be nice to send out a real press release to a couple of news
>>> agencies to
>>> get some press attention? 5 million files is a big milestone and
>>> should
>>> get some coverage.
>>
>> I agree with that, I think there should be something in the news 
>> about
>> this!  I don't know if this has already been thought of, but Commons
>> doesn't get very much press coverage (mind you nor does Wikipedia in
>> England at least) so it would be very interesting and maybe Commons
>> could gain even more files from it being publicised?!
>
> Wikimedia UK is contemplating sending out a press release about this,
> also highlighting Wikipedia Loves Art [1] and the upcoming Britain
> Loves Wikipedia [2]. Assuming we manage to get it written in time...
>
> Mike
>
> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Loves_Art
> [2] http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Initiatives/Britain_Loves_Wikipedia
>
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[Federico Leva (Nemo)]

Otourly Wiki, 04/09/2009 11:10:
> Hi,
> Wikimédia France and Wikimedia CH have published a common press release:
> (french)

And Wikimedia Italia another one (yesterday):
http://www.wikimedia.it/index.php/5_anni,_5_milioni_di_file_multimediali_su_Wikimedia_Commons

Nemo

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[Bryan Tong Minh]

On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 11:10 AM, Otourly Wiki<otourly@...> wrote:
> Hi,
> Wikimédia France and Wikimedia CH have published a common press release:
> (french)
> http://blog.wikimedia.fr/commons-5-millions-de-fichiers-930


Interesting release, it might be worth to translate it to English as
well. A minor remark: Please embed real thumbnails [1] instead of the
full resolution version; this causes pages to load faster.


Regards,
Bryan

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