From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Rick Moynihan Subject: Re: Sourceforge community award Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:14:32 +0100 Message-ID: References: <4AA80F05-FECC-427D-BD20-E5AD3F273C1E@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MEAWx-0001rb-8o for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:14:59 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MEAWs-0001rO-7a for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:14:58 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=55045 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MEAWs-0001rL-38 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:14:54 -0400 Received: from mail-ew0-f225.google.com ([209.85.219.225]:52266) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MEAWr-0002kq-N3 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:14:53 -0400 Received: by ewy25 with SMTP id 25so445756ewy.42 for ; Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:14:52 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4AA80F05-FECC-427D-BD20-E5AD3F273C1E@gmail.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Carsten Dominik Cc: "[orgmode] list" 2009/6/9 Carsten Dominik : > OK, in my last email I already said that we have been selected > as a finalist for the Sourceforge Community Award in the category > > Most Likely to Change the Way You Do Everything. > > I am *very* excited about this, and I would love *us* to win > this award or at least deliver a very good showing. This is awesome news! Congratulations to Carsten and everyone who makes org-mode what it is! Do we know who the competition is yet? > We need to provide some information, within a week, and I would like > to invite all of you to makes proposals for the short sentences, for the > logo or screenshot we should be offering, and how to create a short > video about the main contributors. =A0Who should be in this video, > and how? I think the real problem here is the logistics of this. Does anyone have any experience with video? Personally I'd like to see Carsten (obviously), but I think the contributor net should be widened to include at least one person who's made a significant contribution to documenting org-mode best-practice, e.g. Bernt, Russel etc... It'd be really nice to have the videos touch on both user and developer perspective's, and perhaps even the fantastic community interplay that occurs on this list. > Below are the questions from sourceforge, let the brainstorming begin! > > - Carsten > > 1. Complete this sentence in about 140 characters: "Our project is > [-foo-]." =A0For example, "Our project is a tool that helps you wash your > car." "Org is the life hacker's swiss army knife. Sharp, quick and powerful you'll use it to cut deadlines and craft your own path to productivity." > 2. Complete this sentence, also in about 140 characters: "We should win > because [-bar-]." =A0For example, "We should win because we have a strong > community and we solve a universal problem." I'm afraid I've wracked my brains and couldn't come up with anything I was happy with for this one... These snippets seem to work best when you can use a consistent metaphor throughout and I struggle to find one that flows convincingly with the rather trad (and arrogant) "We should win because ... "... Though I'm really not happy with it, I think using jargon intended to resonate with the O'Reilly set is a good idea... e.g. "life hacker", "alpha geek", ... Can anyone offer any improvements on what I've got? : "We should win because our community of productivity alpha geeks share their secrets openly... The pace of Org development is proof it works!" > 3. Please provide a logo (or screenshot, if you'd prefer) for your > project. =A0It should be at least 640x480, but we'll also be showing it > as a thumbnail. > > 4. This one is optional, but it could make a big difference. =A0We'd like > to show our voters a video that introduces them to the core members of > your team. =A0Send along the URL (on YouTube) and we'll make sure they > see it! > > 6. Our finalists are usually pretty interesting people. =A0Are you > willing to be contacted by our public relations team about interviews > with the press? > > >