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* A warm welcome to our new interns & volunteers, including: | * A warm welcome to our new interns & volunteers, including: | ||
** [[User:Munimortal|William Dineen]] and [[User:Maccabee|Maccabee "Macc" Shelley]] from Humboldt State University. | |||
** [[User:James.Gourlay|James.Gourlay]] and [[User:Teratornis|Teratornis]] are helping William and Maccabee (in spite of being in different parts of the world). | |||
** [[User:Camilla Baker|Camilla Baker]], who has had a variety of experiences including teaching in Tanzania and helping the [[Eden Project]] in England. Camilla is currently in Sydney and starting a documentation internship. | ** [[User:Camilla Baker|Camilla Baker]], who has had a variety of experiences including teaching in Tanzania and helping the [[Eden Project]] in England. Camilla is currently in Sydney and starting a documentation internship. | ||
* Content, & open license evangelism | * Content, & open license evangelism | ||
** Agreement with [http://www.shareable.net/ Shareable] | ** Agreement with [http://www.shareable.net/ Shareable] | ||
Any news or interns that I've missed - please let me know, for the next edition. | |||
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Announce later: | Announce later: | ||
These aren't ready yet, or there | These aren't ready yet, or there's already enough material for the ''Update'' edition being worked on above: | ||
* [[User:Tahnok|Tahnok]], starts a tech internship over the summer. (That's the northern hemisphere summer.) | |||
* Partnerships | * Partnerships | ||
** We're connected with 350.org through COTW & WiserEarth | ** We're connected with 350.org through COTW & WiserEarth |
Revision as of 14:50, 8 April 2011
This is the working page for the next edition of The Appropedia Update.
You can either edit the page or leave ideas on its talk page.
For the Update of approx April 10, 2011:
- A warm welcome to our new interns & volunteers, including:
- William Dineen and Maccabee "Macc" Shelley from Humboldt State University.
- James.Gourlay and Teratornis are helping William and Maccabee (in spite of being in different parts of the world).
- Camilla Baker, who has had a variety of experiences including teaching in Tanzania and helping the Eden Project in England. Camilla is currently in Sydney and starting a documentation internship.
- Content, & open license evangelism
- Agreement with Shareable
Any news or interns that I've missed - please let me know, for the next edition.
Announce later:
These aren't ready yet, or there's already enough material for the Update edition being worked on above:
- Tahnok, starts a tech internship over the summer. (That's the northern hemisphere summer.)
- Partnerships
- We're connected with 350.org through COTW & WiserEarth
- WiserEarth content partnership
- -> Forum, regular chats (monthly?)
Guidelines/suggestions - these items are always news:
- New interns & volunteers starting work
- Openings
- New admins
- Classes using Appropedia
- Partnerships or content-sharing
- New site features
- Milestones (pageviews)
- Mentions in media or journals
- Funding (say, anything $500 or more?)
- Tip or "Did You Know?" about using the wiki. E.g. "Related changes".
Optional (esp if other content is lacking):
- A highlighted page or two
- Past news topics that haven't been mentioned in the Update yet
- Site features or related programs that aren't widely known or used.
- Programs for participation - a line about different internships available
- Ideas for participation - e.g. make a page about your green business, or a green business you know
- People who could use Appropedia (pass on the idea)
- Social media - occasionally mention our various accounts & pages.
- Related projects & sites - e.g. AIDG, Enviu, OSE, COTW, E4C, Bloodandmilk.