DP's 20th Anniversary Celebrations
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As you may know, the 20th Anniversary Celebrations of Distributed Proofreaders is coming up. This page will track and manage the progress on multiple activities that will be organized as part of the celebrations.
Join in the discussion at the forum thread.
| Activity | Status | Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Blog posts & Press Release for 20th Anniversary and DP Blog's 10th Anniversary | Going ahead! | Thanks to LCantoni, LHamilton, WebRover, FallenArchangel, and GenKnit |
| Smoothathon | Cancelled | Not needed, SR numbers are high already. |
| Flyers, Graphics, Bookmarks and Press Releases | Going ahead! | Thanks to LHamilton, Donovan (for the 20th Anniversary banner) and Jt15s |
| Mail Exchange | Cancelled | Too difficult to manage, especially due to the possible USPS slowdowns |
| Special Projects | Going Ahead | We are looking for suggestions, as well as PMs willing to take projects up! Please see here. (Some projects are already ready) |
| Slogans and Image Ideas for Bookmarks | Done | Thanks to everyone who gave suggestions. Some of your suggestions have been used in bookmarks. Thanks to FallenArchangel for coordinating this! See here for the full list. |
| Themed PP and PPV Challenge | Cancelled | Not required this year. |
| DP Walkthrough Video Edit | Cancelled | Not required, and too time-consuming. |
| Celebratory Podcast | Cancelled | No volunteers stepped forward to manage the podcast. |
| Collaboration with Librivox | Going ahead! | Audiobooks have been recorded and are ready and waiting for publication. Thanks to MaryAnn from Librivox for working with us! Project thread (Librivox) is here. |
| Celebratory Crossword for the Blog | Going Ahead | Ready to be posted to the blog (thanks to FallenArchangel) |
| Bookshelf of first few books or milestone books | Cancelled | Not needed. |
| Special team activities | Cancelled | No teams have organized any special activities. |
| DPWiki Main Page Redesign | In progress | May not be ready in time for the occasion. Try out the beta version here. |
| Completion of the satirical wiki page "Story of DP" | Unsure | Anyone willing to take this up, please post on the thread! The wiki page can be found here. |
| Special Celebration Videos (History of DP and Statistics) | Cancelled | Not required. |
| Knitathon | Going Ahead | There have been some items created and there will be a blog (thanks to GenKnit) |