To do:
- [x] Decide on specific launch date (June 15), and target timing
- [x] Decide on communication channels
- [x] Determine process, requirements, and lead time for each channel
- [x] Assign each channel to someone to write and submit content
`Channels:`
Blog
- [x] [Tricia] Tech blog post ([scheduled for 1400 UTC+0 on 15 June 2022](https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2022/06/15/new-discovery-tool-for-technical-documentation/))
- [x] [Tricia] Diff blog post ([submitted for review, on Editorial Calendar for 15 June 2022](https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/06/15/illuminating-pathways-to-technical-documentation/)) (you need a Diff account for this link to work)
Social Media
- [x] [Karen] Upload Google Forms for WMF Social Media.
- [x] [Karen] Draft short announcements for Twitter.
- [ ] [Karen] Publish in `MediaWiki` (Twitter) and `Wikimediatech` (Twitter) on launch day (June 15th).
Mailing lists
- [x] [Karen] Draft emails.
- [x] [Birgit] Schedule emails for launch day (June 15th) to wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org, wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, wmf-optional@, wikidata-l@lists.wikimedia.org, cloud@lists.wikimedia.org, wikitech-ambassadors@lists.wikimedia.org - see e.g. https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/OJNMNBMCMDZKSPBRUJLZZUFF6BNPYWAH/
Other
- [x] [Karen] Draft short announcements for Telegram and Slack
- [ ] [Karen] Publish announcement on launch day (June 15th) in internal Slack channels
- [x] [Andre] Publish announcement on launch day (June 15th) in the Telegram WMHack channel/group
- [x] [Andre] Publish announcement on launch day (June 15th) in `#wikimedia-tech` Libera IRC channel
- [x] [Andre] Add to https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Template:MediaWiki_News: https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Template%3AMediaWiki_News&type=revision&diff=5278342&oldid=5277668
More details on process and deadlines about this can be seen in non-public https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TO3SsusVNlUwIB-_hfGEB_SCal3Jtu7xhNDARCx5Zas/edit?usp=sharing