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How about a screencast to introduce WikiProject Screencast?

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Screencasts: You've seen plenty of them. There are screencasts describing software tools, demonstrating how to build web pages, explaining how to fill out forms. Screen captures of a few screencasts (not specific to Wikimedia)
I'm Pete, and I want to tell you why I think screencasting is important. In a screencast.
Screencasting is a new medium: there are numerous tools, with numerous strengths and weaknesses; and there are many different creative approaches Screen shots of a few tools -- tricky to think how to do this while minimizing copyright/trademark concerns
Those unfamiliar with Wikipedia -- whether their interest is in reading or contributing -- have many questions. Screen shots of Yahoo! Answers, Help talk pages
We have lots of text documentation… Several policy pages
…but as the saying goes, "a picture is worth a thousand words." ?
How many words is a screencast worth? 10,000? 1,000,000,000,000??!
WikiProject Screencast: join us. Help us make Wikipedia the online encyclopedia that anyone can truly edit! ?
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