Re: Birthday blog post

Hmm. Works for me. I removed all your citations, as requested, PhistucK.
~Scott



On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 11:09 PM, PhistucK <phistuck@gmail.com> wrote:

> The preview is no longer available for some reason (and the post is not
> published).
>
>
> ☆*PhistucK*
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 1:23 AM, Francesco Iovine <f.iovine@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Well done Scott!
>>
>> For the post about the birthday party, feel free to use my picture of the
>> cake if you don't have a better quality photo:
>>
>> https://twitter.com/franciov/status/389005249815801856
>>
>> Ciao ;)
>>
>> Francesco <https://twitter.com/franciov>
>>
>>
>> On 17 October 2013 00:09, Julee Burdekin <jburdeki@adobe.com> wrote:
>>
>>> +1
>>>
>>>
>>> ----------------------------
>>> julee@adobe.com
>>> @adobejulee
>>>
>>> From: Eliot Graff <Eliot.Graff@microsoft.com>
>>> Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 3:00 PM
>>> To: Scott Rowe <scottrowe@google.com>
>>> Cc: Alex Komoroske <komoroske@google.com>, julee <julee@adobe.com>,
>>> Andre Jay Meissner <ameissne@adobe.com>, WebPlatform Public List <
>>> public-webplatform@w3.org>, PhistucK <phistuck@gmail.com>
>>> Subject: RE: Birthday blog post
>>>
>>> Thanks, Scott.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> So (trying to recap, here), Scott’s gotten feedback, which he can
>>> incorporate if he chooses. With the exception of linking to or not linking
>>> to people’s pages, the feedback was made up of suggestions, none of which
>>> constituted a request to block the publication of the blog post. As far as
>>> I can tell, everyone said looks good to me.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Is that how others see where we are?****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Thanks,****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Eliot****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> *From:* Scott Rowe [mailto:scottrowe@google.com <scottrowe@google.com>]
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 16, 2013 1:55 PM
>>> *To:* Eliot Graff
>>> *Cc:* Alex Komoroske; Julee; Andre Jay Meissner;
>>> public-webplatform@w3.org; PhistucK
>>> *Subject:* Re: Birthday blog post****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Thanks to all who have commented in this thread. While it is lamentable
>>> that we did not formulate and execute a press strategy for the birthday
>>> announcement, such a strategy is quite separate from the considerations for
>>> reporting the business of WPD in the blog. Also, the risk of "blowing" a
>>> wider publicity opportunity by celebrating our anniversary in the blog is
>>> not significant.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Following the communication on the subject (that has been in circulation
>>> on this e-mail list for the last month), here is what we have planned to do:
>>> ****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> 1. The first post on the subject was the post announcing the doc sprint
>>> [1], it effectively invites the community to the birthday party.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> 2. A birthday celebration post (the subject of this thread) that
>>> recognizes and celebrates the efforts of the whole community over the last
>>> year. ****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> 3. A birthday celebration post that chronicles the actual
>>> birthday-party-slash-doc-sprint anticipated in the earlier blog
>>> post [1] announcing the doc sprint.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> We are using the blog to celebrate the first anniversary with and for
>>> the community through several perspectives, with a post for each. (You will
>>> note that these posts have a common motif: the altered and repurposed
>>> images of paintings by Dutch masters. Indeed, doing this is not only legal,
>>> but it is actively encouraged and facilitated by the Rijksmuseum - but that
>>> may be the subject of yet another blog post and certainly beyond the scope
>>> of this discussion.)****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> The first post was designed to pique interest and generate anticipation
>>> of the birthday across the community.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> The second post celebrates the birthday for the community generally, and
>>> those in the community specifically who made outstanding contributions to
>>> WPD during the year. We would be remiss if we did not acknowledge their
>>> contributions within the context of a birthday celebration. We may not be
>>> able to serve them a piece of cake, but we can, and should, include them in
>>> the celebration.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> The third post will report the results of the
>>> birthday-party-slash-doc-sprint. It, too will say "Happy Birthday!" and
>>> acknowledge the contributions of doc sprint participants. This one will
>>> have the pictures of the cake, as well as the doctored images of paintings
>>> by Dutch masters, and the compulsory shots of happy, productive doc sprint
>>> participants.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Note that the blog is largely us speaking to ourselves. It is not a
>>> press release. Furthermore, with none of this communication are we in
>>> danger of mis-communicating what is happening on WPD currently. Rather, we
>>> are responsibly reporting the business of WPD, as the blog intends.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> If the stewards want to generate a public relations announcement,
>>> replete with a communication strategy like that implemented last year at
>>> launch, those interested in doing so should get busy now. There are only a
>>> few weeks left in the month.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> To those of you who have responded with specific comments on the
>>> substance of this post - credit where credit is due, clarifications, etc. -
>>> I thank you and I will incorporate your comments.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> [1]
>>> http://blog.webplatform.org/2013/09/web-platform-doc-sprint-amsterdam-october-12/
>>> ****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Thanks!****
>>>
>>> ~Scott****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 9:53 AM, Eliot Graff <Eliot.Graff@microsoft.com>
>>> wrote:****
>>>
>>> I understand Alex’s concern about wasting our press engagement; however,
>>> I think that a blog post here is a good idea (with a few edits). ****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> We blog (somewhat) regularly about events and milestones. And the press
>>> does not glom onto them as official press releases. If we do, indeed, lower
>>> the fanfare a tad and keep this long one of two things will happen. The
>>> press will either ignore it (most likely, given past behavior), or they
>>> will notice it and fill copy with it. This is not a big announcement, nor
>>> is there anything press worthy in it, with one exception: “Webplatform has
>>> been live for a year. What have they done?” Not a big story. If they *do
>>> * want to run the story, though, this provides the background. We
>>> should really make sure that at the end we say, “We will reach a milestone
>>> in the next 60 days, one that we are proud of and one which we will
>>> announce on the blog. Stay tuned….”****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> Overall, I like the post. The litany of accomplishments is good,
>>> accurate, and not overblown. The section headers could be toned down, but
>>> the structure and flow are really nice. Great job, Scott!****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> Consistency in the voice would be good, and switching to third person
>>> would be best, IMHO. From:****
>>>
>>> We’ve also developed a comprehensive CSS properties reference<http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/css/properties>
>>> .****
>>>
>>> To****
>>>
>>> The team developed a comprehensive CSS properties reference<http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/css/properties>
>>> .****
>>>
>>> Etc.****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> I’d love to be able to edit this, but I am really tied up today and
>>> tomorrow with the release of IE11 and Windows 8.1.****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> My 2 cents****
>>>
>>> Eliot****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> PS. One specific passage I had a question about was this one:****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> Thanks to the invaluable efforts of Dave Gash<http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/User:Dgash>,
>>> Mike Sierra <http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/User:Sierra>, Lance
>>> Leonard <http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/User:Lleonard>, and many
>>> others, we reorganized the API Reference<http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/apis>,
>>> updating 9 imported documents and adding 13 new documents, in over 730
>>> pages. ****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> I’m not quite sure how to parse that.****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> *From:* Alex Komoroske [mailto:komoroske@google.com]
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 16, 2013 9:28 AM
>>> *To:* Julee
>>> *Cc:* Eliot Graff; Andre Jay Meissner; Scott Rowe;
>>> public-webplatform@w3.org; PhistucK****
>>>
>>>
>>> *Subject:* Re: Birthday blog post****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> I realize my earlier comments may not have been clear.****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> My basic point boils down to: we get one free chance to engage tech
>>> press for an announcement around our birthday. We're close to having
>>> something meaty (CSS Properties), but we aren't there yet to have a big
>>> announcement. A "year in review" that is not positioned to grab press
>>> attention (like this post) is a *great *idea (and it's extremely well
>>> executed and exhaustively researched by Scott--many props). I just want to
>>> be careful about making this a "happy birthday" post that could *accidentally
>>> *engage the press and blow our one-free-announcement card.  ****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> Luckily, in my personal opinion it's easy to avoid accidental press
>>> pickup by softening the "birthday" language, and by keeping it long and in
>>> depth (so scratch that point in my earlier comments).****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> --Alex (the guy who apparently loves parentheticals) Komoroske****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 9:15 AM, Julee <julee@adobe.com> wrote:****
>>>
>>> Eliot:****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> As the keeper of the blog, what do you think? We talked last Friday
>>> about having a birthday post sooner rather than later, but I also see
>>> Alex's point. Would you please weigh in?****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> J****
>>>
>>> ----------------------------****
>>>
>>> julee@adobe.com****
>>>
>>> @adobejulee****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> *From: *Alex Komoroske <komoroske@google.com>
>>> *Date: *Wednesday, October 16, 2013 8:44 AM
>>> *To: *PhistucK <phistuck@gmail.com>
>>> *Cc: *Andre Jay Meissner <ameissne@adobe.com>, Scott Rowe <
>>> scottrowe@google.com>, WebPlatform Public List <
>>> public-webplatform@w3.org>
>>> *Subject: *Re: Birthday blog post****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> Thanks for writing this up, Scott! Overall it's well written and gives a
>>> lot of great shoutouts.****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> A few high-level comments:****
>>>
>>>    - The post uses first person a few times, which seems a bit informal
>>>    for an Official Announcement on the Official Blog. (Although it's possible
>>>    I just have weird preferences--what do others think?)****
>>>    - It's *looooooooong*. It's a great, in-depth overview of progress
>>>    in the past year, but it might be too much for a general audience to read
>>>    through.****
>>>    - We had talked in the past about using the birthday timing for a
>>>    more concerted marketing push. That implies to me that we might want to
>>>    de-emphasize the one year birthday angle in this post so we can "save it"
>>>    for a bigger push. One way to do that is to keep this post comprehensive
>>>    (which is pretty inside baseball and won't be particularly interesting to
>>>    press), and play down the "OMG it's our birthday" angle just slightly in
>>>    the intro and title. Does that make sense? Is it a silly idea?****
>>>
>>> I haven't had a chance to leave specific, low-level comments.****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> --Alex****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 2:12 AM, PhistucK <phistuck@gmail.com> wrote:***
>>> *
>>>
>>> Oh, now I see there are two mentions - please, remove both of them (one
>>> is "Phistuk").****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> Thank you for trying. ;)****
>>>
>>>
>>> ****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> ☆*PhistucK*****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 12:07 PM, PhistucK <phistuck@gmail.com> wrote:**
>>> **
>>>
>>> Please, remove my name from the post, I do not need any credit.****
>>>
>>> (It was pointing to the wrong link anyway)****
>>>
>>>
>>> ****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> ☆*PhistucK*****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Andre Jay Meissner <ameissne@adobe.com>
>>> wrote:****
>>>
>>> Great work Scott! Minor spelling fix (good old "Doc Sprint" FTW!),
>>> already in. Wondered if we could add 2-3 more images, could just be a pic
>>> of the great Amsterdam cake and maybe the Doc Sprint logo or so. Also
>>> thanks for giving me good reason to finally pimp my user profile a bit! :))
>>> *Jay****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> *Von: *Scott Rowe <scottrowe@google.com>
>>> *Datum: *KW 42 | Mittwoch, 16. Oktober 2013 01:29
>>> *An: *"public-webplatform@w3.org" <public-webplatform@w3.org>
>>> *Betreff: *Birthday blog post
>>> *Neu gesendet von: *"public-webplatform@w3.org" <
>>> public-webplatform@w3.org>
>>> *Neu gesendet am: *KW 42 | Mittwoch, 16. Oktober 2013 01:30****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> Blog reviewers, please take a look at this draft: ****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> http://blog.webplatform.org/?p=729&preview=1&_ppp=9c032ed7ef****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> Append your comments and suggestions to this thread.****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> Thanks!****
>>>
>>> ~Scott****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>>   ****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>
>>
>> Francesco <https://twitter.com/franciov>
>>
>>
>> On 17 October 2013 00:09, Julee Burdekin <jburdeki@adobe.com> wrote:
>>
>>> +1
>>>
>>>
>>> ----------------------------
>>> julee@adobe.com
>>> @adobejulee
>>>
>>> From: Eliot Graff <Eliot.Graff@microsoft.com>
>>> Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 3:00 PM
>>> To: Scott Rowe <scottrowe@google.com>
>>> Cc: Alex Komoroske <komoroske@google.com>, julee <julee@adobe.com>,
>>> Andre Jay Meissner <ameissne@adobe.com>, WebPlatform Public List <
>>> public-webplatform@w3.org>, PhistucK <phistuck@gmail.com>
>>> Subject: RE: Birthday blog post
>>>
>>> Thanks, Scott.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> So (trying to recap, here), Scott’s gotten feedback, which he can
>>> incorporate if he chooses. With the exception of linking to or not linking
>>> to people’s pages, the feedback was made up of suggestions, none of which
>>> constituted a request to block the publication of the blog post. As far as
>>> I can tell, everyone said looks good to me.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Is that how others see where we are?****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Thanks,****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Eliot****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> *From:* Scott Rowe [mailto:scottrowe@google.com <scottrowe@google.com>]
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 16, 2013 1:55 PM
>>> *To:* Eliot Graff
>>> *Cc:* Alex Komoroske; Julee; Andre Jay Meissner;
>>> public-webplatform@w3.org; PhistucK
>>> *Subject:* Re: Birthday blog post****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Thanks to all who have commented in this thread. While it is lamentable
>>> that we did not formulate and execute a press strategy for the birthday
>>> announcement, such a strategy is quite separate from the considerations for
>>> reporting the business of WPD in the blog. Also, the risk of "blowing" a
>>> wider publicity opportunity by celebrating our anniversary in the blog is
>>> not significant.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Following the communication on the subject (that has been in circulation
>>> on this e-mail list for the last month), here is what we have planned to do:
>>> ****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> 1. The first post on the subject was the post announcing the doc sprint
>>> [1], it effectively invites the community to the birthday party.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> 2. A birthday celebration post (the subject of this thread) that
>>> recognizes and celebrates the efforts of the whole community over the last
>>> year. ****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> 3. A birthday celebration post that chronicles the actual
>>> birthday-party-slash-doc-sprint anticipated in the earlier blog
>>> post [1] announcing the doc sprint.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> We are using the blog to celebrate the first anniversary with and for
>>> the community through several perspectives, with a post for each. (You will
>>> note that these posts have a common motif: the altered and repurposed
>>> images of paintings by Dutch masters. Indeed, doing this is not only legal,
>>> but it is actively encouraged and facilitated by the Rijksmuseum - but that
>>> may be the subject of yet another blog post and certainly beyond the scope
>>> of this discussion.)****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> The first post was designed to pique interest and generate anticipation
>>> of the birthday across the community.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> The second post celebrates the birthday for the community generally, and
>>> those in the community specifically who made outstanding contributions to
>>> WPD during the year. We would be remiss if we did not acknowledge their
>>> contributions within the context of a birthday celebration. We may not be
>>> able to serve them a piece of cake, but we can, and should, include them in
>>> the celebration.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> The third post will report the results of the
>>> birthday-party-slash-doc-sprint. It, too will say "Happy Birthday!" and
>>> acknowledge the contributions of doc sprint participants. This one will
>>> have the pictures of the cake, as well as the doctored images of paintings
>>> by Dutch masters, and the compulsory shots of happy, productive doc sprint
>>> participants.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Note that the blog is largely us speaking to ourselves. It is not a
>>> press release. Furthermore, with none of this communication are we in
>>> danger of mis-communicating what is happening on WPD currently. Rather, we
>>> are responsibly reporting the business of WPD, as the blog intends.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> If the stewards want to generate a public relations announcement,
>>> replete with a communication strategy like that implemented last year at
>>> launch, those interested in doing so should get busy now. There are only a
>>> few weeks left in the month.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> To those of you who have responded with specific comments on the
>>> substance of this post - credit where credit is due, clarifications, etc. -
>>> I thank you and I will incorporate your comments.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> [1]
>>> http://blog.webplatform.org/2013/09/web-platform-doc-sprint-amsterdam-october-12/
>>> ****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Thanks!****
>>>
>>> ~Scott****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 9:53 AM, Eliot Graff <Eliot.Graff@microsoft.com>
>>> wrote:****
>>>
>>> I understand Alex’s concern about wasting our press engagement; however,
>>> I think that a blog post here is a good idea (with a few edits). ****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> We blog (somewhat) regularly about events and milestones. And the press
>>> does not glom onto them as official press releases. If we do, indeed, lower
>>> the fanfare a tad and keep this long one of two things will happen. The
>>> press will either ignore it (most likely, given past behavior), or they
>>> will notice it and fill copy with it. This is not a big announcement, nor
>>> is there anything press worthy in it, with one exception: “Webplatform has
>>> been live for a year. What have they done?” Not a big story. If they *do
>>> * want to run the story, though, this provides the background. We
>>> should really make sure that at the end we say, “We will reach a milestone
>>> in the next 60 days, one that we are proud of and one which we will
>>> announce on the blog. Stay tuned….”****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> Overall, I like the post. The litany of accomplishments is good,
>>> accurate, and not overblown. The section headers could be toned down, but
>>> the structure and flow are really nice. Great job, Scott!****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> Consistency in the voice would be good, and switching to third person
>>> would be best, IMHO. From:****
>>>
>>> We’ve also developed a comprehensive CSS properties reference<http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/css/properties>
>>> .****
>>>
>>> To****
>>>
>>> The team developed a comprehensive CSS properties reference<http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/css/properties>
>>> .****
>>>
>>> Etc.****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> I’d love to be able to edit this, but I am really tied up today and
>>> tomorrow with the release of IE11 and Windows 8.1.****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> My 2 cents****
>>>
>>> Eliot****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> PS. One specific passage I had a question about was this one:****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> Thanks to the invaluable efforts of Dave Gash<http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/User:Dgash>,
>>> Mike Sierra <http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/User:Sierra>, Lance
>>> Leonard <http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/User:Lleonard>, and many
>>> others, we reorganized the API Reference<http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/apis>,
>>> updating 9 imported documents and adding 13 new documents, in over 730
>>> pages. ****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> I’m not quite sure how to parse that.****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> *From:* Alex Komoroske [mailto:komoroske@google.com]
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 16, 2013 9:28 AM
>>> *To:* Julee
>>> *Cc:* Eliot Graff; Andre Jay Meissner; Scott Rowe;
>>> public-webplatform@w3.org; PhistucK****
>>>
>>>
>>> *Subject:* Re: Birthday blog post****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> I realize my earlier comments may not have been clear.****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> My basic point boils down to: we get one free chance to engage tech
>>> press for an announcement around our birthday. We're close to having
>>> something meaty (CSS Properties), but we aren't there yet to have a big
>>> announcement. A "year in review" that is not positioned to grab press
>>> attention (like this post) is a *great *idea (and it's extremely well
>>> executed and exhaustively researched by Scott--many props). I just want to
>>> be careful about making this a "happy birthday" post that could *accidentally
>>> *engage the press and blow our one-free-announcement card.  ****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> Luckily, in my personal opinion it's easy to avoid accidental press
>>> pickup by softening the "birthday" language, and by keeping it long and in
>>> depth (so scratch that point in my earlier comments).****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> --Alex (the guy who apparently loves parentheticals) Komoroske****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 9:15 AM, Julee <julee@adobe.com> wrote:****
>>>
>>> Eliot:****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> As the keeper of the blog, what do you think? We talked last Friday
>>> about having a birthday post sooner rather than later, but I also see
>>> Alex's point. Would you please weigh in?****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> J****
>>>
>>> ----------------------------****
>>>
>>> julee@adobe.com****
>>>
>>> @adobejulee****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> *From: *Alex Komoroske <komoroske@google.com>
>>> *Date: *Wednesday, October 16, 2013 8:44 AM
>>> *To: *PhistucK <phistuck@gmail.com>
>>> *Cc: *Andre Jay Meissner <ameissne@adobe.com>, Scott Rowe <
>>> scottrowe@google.com>, WebPlatform Public List <
>>> public-webplatform@w3.org>
>>> *Subject: *Re: Birthday blog post****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> Thanks for writing this up, Scott! Overall it's well written and gives a
>>> lot of great shoutouts.****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> A few high-level comments:****
>>>
>>>    - The post uses first person a few times, which seems a bit informal
>>>    for an Official Announcement on the Official Blog. (Although it's possible
>>>    I just have weird preferences--what do others think?)****
>>>    - It's *looooooooong*. It's a great, in-depth overview of progress
>>>    in the past year, but it might be too much for a general audience to read
>>>    through.****
>>>    - We had talked in the past about using the birthday timing for a
>>>    more concerted marketing push. That implies to me that we might want to
>>>    de-emphasize the one year birthday angle in this post so we can "save it"
>>>    for a bigger push. One way to do that is to keep this post comprehensive
>>>    (which is pretty inside baseball and won't be particularly interesting to
>>>    press), and play down the "OMG it's our birthday" angle just slightly in
>>>    the intro and title. Does that make sense? Is it a silly idea?****
>>>
>>> I haven't had a chance to leave specific, low-level comments.****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> --Alex****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 2:12 AM, PhistucK <phistuck@gmail.com> wrote:***
>>> *
>>>
>>> Oh, now I see there are two mentions - please, remove both of them (one
>>> is "Phistuk").****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> Thank you for trying. ;)****
>>>
>>>
>>> ****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> ☆*PhistucK*****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 12:07 PM, PhistucK <phistuck@gmail.com> wrote:**
>>> **
>>>
>>> Please, remove my name from the post, I do not need any credit.****
>>>
>>> (It was pointing to the wrong link anyway)****
>>>
>>>
>>> ****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> ☆*PhistucK*****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Andre Jay Meissner <ameissne@adobe.com>
>>> wrote:****
>>>
>>> Great work Scott! Minor spelling fix (good old "Doc Sprint" FTW!),
>>> already in. Wondered if we could add 2-3 more images, could just be a pic
>>> of the great Amsterdam cake and maybe the Doc Sprint logo or so. Also
>>> thanks for giving me good reason to finally pimp my user profile a bit! :))
>>> *Jay****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>>  ****
>>>
>>> *Von: *Scott Rowe <scottrowe@google.com>
>>> *Datum: *KW 42 | Mittwoch, 16. Oktober 2013 01:29
>>> *An: *"public-webplatform@w3.org" <public-webplatform@w3.org>
>>> *Betreff: *Birthday blog post
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>>> *Neu gesendet am: *KW 42 | Mittwoch, 16. Oktober 2013 01:30****
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>>> Blog reviewers, please take a look at this draft: ****
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>>> http://blog.webplatform.org/?p=729&preview=1&_ppp=9c032ed7ef****
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>>> Append your comments and suggestions to this thread.****
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>>> Thanks!****
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>>> ~Scott****
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