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* Goal [1]
* Members [2]
* Mailing List [3]
* The Message [4]
* Visibility [5]
* Motifs [6]
* Gaining kudos [7]
* Suggestions [8]
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GOAL
To promote MelbWireless [9] to the public.
MEMBERS
DrewUlricksen [10]
TysonClugg [11]
Dwayne Jones-Evans [12]
DavidSaab [13]
Clae [14]
MAILING LIST
WGpropaganda@wireless.org.au [15]
Subscribe [16]
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THE MESSAGE
* What do we want to say?
* How do we want to say it?
* Who do we want to say it?
* Where do we want to say it?
* Why do we want to say it?
VISIBILITY
* Our main presence seems to be via the web, through our website:
* Melbwireless [17]
* Hard to promote on the net without spamming
* Posting on msg boards when it's relevant to the discussion avoids
being spam
* Whirlpool Wireless forum [18]
* Overclockers General forum [19]
* Submitting news to various sites, when we have something
newsworthy
* Core [20]
* Whirlpool [21]
* Submitting to search engines
* Google bombing [22] (is a good way to get removed from google
altogether)
* Linking Policy [23]
* Flyers
* Need a design / series of motif's
* Need ideas for places to put them
* Swap meets? Contact wireless card sellers (at the meets) and see if
they could promote melb wireless? Maybe with a banner or something eye
catching?
* Universities? They often have wireless networks for students, so
the users are already a bit 'wet'? (was mentioned on the mailing list
recently)
* check out MelbWirelessLogo [24]
* Posters
* Need a design / series of motif's
* Need specific places to put them
* can we paste on construction sites? everyone seems to do it, cant
be *that* illegal
* Actually, it is borderline illegal. Canvassing and hawking are not
good propaganda for the group.
* Good point, but can we get *permission* to paste some somewhere?
***** Next to the crown casino they have "Freshwater place" and it
has ABC printed posters advertising their triple J cd's. How illegal
can it be if a government organisation is doing it? hmm, then again
****** Anyone want to contact them [25]and see if ABC got permission
to do that from them? And if so, can we do the same?
* check out MelbWirelessLogo [26]
* some logo design guidelines [27]
* Stickers
* Need ideas for places to put them
* Sticker paper for inkjets, pre-cut into circles [28]
* 20 stickers per sheet x 10 sheets = 200 stickers for $23.80 = ~11.9
cents per sticker. OR in bulk, 3 packages are $62.85 = 600 stickers @
10.4 cents per sticker
* "Clear Adhesive Labels, A4" [29]
* Design: MelbWirelessLogo [30]
* T-shirts
* anyone know a cheap source for plain white shirts? - Dimmeys
* anyone know a cheap source for silk screeners?
* or the cheap way, iron on
* Design: MelbWirelessLogo [31]
* Business Cards
* ??
MOTIFS
Tin Cans [32]
Tin Cans (3816 bytes)
GAINING KUDOS
How can we gain kudos?
* Technical community Recognition
* Local community Recognition
* not being arrested or fined.
* Do something for the community. Provide wireless for poor
organisations / do training etc.
* Hold "Field Days" for testing links and people's equipment.
SUGGESTIONS
Threw together a sample 3-fold brochure type thing today just to see
what we could put on there;
Check it out [33].
Star/Open Office users can have a modifiable version [34]
Originally, I was thinking of floating the idea of a regional
organiser to be a nice, easy point of contact for new users, make the
association approachable on a personal level. I disregarded this --
why should one user be in a position like this when there multiple
times the wealth of knowledge of a group. However, after closer
scrutiny I noticed a reason that we may appear as a faceless
organisation. Of the Regional Groups [35], only 2 have w.o.a mailing
lists and there are 6 that have no mailing list at all. I believe if
we become more contactable it will result in more users, and
ultimately a better network. --gummAY 2004-28-06
Nice 3-fold brochure, except the URL is wrong -
www.melbournewireless.org.au [36] is better because people recognise
www.whatever... as a web address, you don't need to include the
http:// to let people know what you are talking about.
--TysonClugg 2004-28-06
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As far as local communities go, if we get nodes working we should
probably publicise it in the local free weeklies. What do you think?
Back to WorkingGroups [37]
Links:
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[1] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#goal
[2] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#members
[3] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#mailing_list
[4] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#the_message
[5] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#visibility
[6] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#motifs
[7] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#gaining_kudos
[8] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#suggestions
[9] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?MelbWireless
[10] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?DrewUlricksen
[11] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?TysonClugg
[12] mailto:dwayne@pobox.com
[13] mailto:dsaab@saabenterprises.com
[14] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?Clae
[15] mailto:WGpropaganda@wireless.org.au
[16] mailto:Majordomo@wireless.org.au?body=subscribe%20wgpropaganda
[17] http://www.wireless.org.au/
[18] http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-threads.cfm?f=18
[19]
http://forums.overclockers.com.au/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=4
[20] http://www.core.org.au/modules.php?name=Submit_News
[21] mailto:submit@whirlpool.net.au
[22] http://slate.msn.com/default.aspx?id=2063699
[23] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?LinkingPolicy
[24] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?MelbWirelessLogo
[25]
http://www.australand.com.au/apart/mel/Freshwaterplace/Freshwaterplace/
[26] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?MelbWirelessLogo
[27] http://www.wpdfd.com/editorial/wpd1100.htm
[28]
http://www.wcpenfold.com.au/main_itemdetail.asp?item=565819&search123=sticker&intAbsolutePage=1
[29]
http://www.officeworks.com.au/product_group_detail_display.asp?pgid=26&CategoryID=227&SectionID=15&txtReturnURL=http://www.officeworks.com.au/search_results.asp?searchtype=basic&searchfield=Adhesive&pgid=26&categoryid=227&SectionID=15&page=1
[30] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?MelbWirelessLogo
[31] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?MelbWirelessLogo
[32] http://www.wireless.org.au/~tyson/files/Tin%20Cans.png
[33] http://www.gummay.net/dropbox/3-Fold-28-06.pdf
[34] http://www.gummay.net/dropbox/3-Fold.sxw
[35] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?RegionalGroups
[36] http://www.melbournewireless.org.au/
[37] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?WorkingGroups
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