Submissions/Ten things you can do without blacking out Wikipedia
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This is an accepted submission for Wikimania 2012. |
- Submission no.
718
- Title of the submission
Ten things you can do without blacking out Wikipedia
- Type of submission (workshop, tutorial, panel, presentation)
presentation
- Author of the submission
Jan Engelmann
- E-mail address
jan.engelmann@wikimedia.de
- Username
Jan_Engelmann_(WMDE)
- Country of origin
Germany
- Affiliation, if any (organization, company etc.)
WMDE
- Personal homepage or blog
- Abstract (at least 300 words to describe your proposal)
The Wikipedia Blackout on January 18th was an unprecedented act of civil resistance against harmful legislation. It was the day a global grassroot movement showed its “muscle” to the world. Many of us wondered if this was going to be a “one-hit-wonder” or could be possibly repeated. Let’s face it: You cannot always be nice when it comes to copyright wars. But besides calling for strike there are other smart means for getting heard in public. This talk gives you a tool kit for advocacy as a Wikipedian or Wikimedian: from good clean fun with politicians to rather subtle communication guerilla tactics. The key message is: Sometimes “out of the blue” is just easier to handle than “into the Black”.
- Track
- Wikis and the Public Sector
- Length of presentation/talk
25 minutes
- Will you attend Wikimania if your submission is not accepted?
Yes
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