Re: great job, world of gnome folks!

[Juanjo Marín <juanjomarin96 yahoo es>]

----- Mensaje original -----
> De: Juanjo Marín <juanjomarin96 yahoo es>
> Para: Sriram Ramkrishna <sri ramkrishna me>; GNOME Marketing List <marketing-list gnome org>
> CC: 
> Enviado: Domingo 19 de agosto de 2012 23:57
> Asunto: Re: great job, world of gnome folks!
>
> > ________________________________
> >  De: Sriram Ramkrishna <sri ramkrishna me>
> > Para: GNOME Marketing List <marketing-list gnome org> 
> > Enviado: Domingo 19 de agosto de 2012 21:03
> > Asunto: great job, world of gnome folks!
> >
> >
> > I've been seeing a lot of great articles coming from you guys on 
> /r/gnome.  Great work guys!  I really really appreciate all the content you guys 
> are generating on our behalf.  Thanks for exposing our community and informing 
> them of the things we are doing in GNOME.  Keep it up!  You guys are an 
> inspiration!
> > sri
>
>
> In the Spanish Track in GUADEC (GUADEC-ES), Germán Póo-Caamaño gave a good talk 
> about how to deal with misinformation. He recommended the Debunking Myths 
> Handbook: http://sks.to/debunk
>
>
> "Debunking myths is problematic. Unless great care is taken, any effort to 
> debunk
> misinformation can inadvertently reinforce the very myths one seeks to correct. 
> To
> avoid these “backfire effects”, an effective debunking requires three major 
> elements.
> First, the refutation must focus on core facts rather than the myth to avoid the
> misinformation becoming more familiar. Second, any mention of a myth should be
> preceded by explicit warnings to notify the reader that the upcoming information 
> is
> false. Finally, the refutation should include an alternative explanation that 
> accounts
> for important qualities in the original misinformation."
>
> I think is a worth reading for the marketing team ;-)
>
> Cheers,


Ups, sorry, I reply in the wrong thread. Of course,  nothing to do with wogue

Cheers,

    -- Juanjo Marin