[Battlemesh] Promote WBMv6: ENDORSEMENTS?

[Nicolás Echániz]

On 01/23/2013 06:29 PM, Nicolás Echániz wrote:
> On 01/23/2013 04:52 PM, Mitar wrote:
>> Hi!
>>
>>> I mean we can't put all the logos of all those who will want to formally
>>> endorse the battlemesh, we should focus on those ones that will really
>>> be there or at least have usually been there; do you get what I mean?
>>> Immagine 100 communities wanting to endorse it.. that would not be
>>> beneficial to the PR campaign. What would be beneficial is to have a few
>>> logos of well known communities.
>>
>> Hm, are you sure? I think having 100 logos there would be great. We
>> could have bigger ones for those who will come and then a lot of smaller
>> ones. The reasoning is that people do like to say "hey, I know them" or
>> "hey, this are us". More logos == more chance that this happens.
>>
>> I do not see downside of having many logos? If space on the poster is a
>> concern, make it really small. Something like just icons. Just to show
>> the number/size.
>>
>> I do agree we should differ between communities who contribute (in very
>> vague definition of contribution) and just those who endorse.
> 
> I agree with Mitar that it doesn't hurt to have more endorsements
> recognized in the poster/web/media, with a distinction (logo size)
> between participants/contributors and endorsements per se.
> 
> For the first Regional Free Networks Meeting (Jornadas Regionales de
> Redes Libres)[0] we had more than 20 endorsements appart from
> participating networks. This helped a lot in making the event known to a
> broader local audience of people not only involved in WCN but also
> independent media, social organizations, FLOSS groups, etc.
> 
> I believe it's just a matter of design how these endorsements appear in
> the communication materials so they don't eat up too much space if there
> are many.

BTW, our graphic designer at AlterMundi offered to lend a hand in design
matters, I read in some other thread that it was a need for the event.

Let me know if his talents can be put to good use  :)

Cheers,
NicoEchániz