A Home for Word Nerds That Kick Butt: Word Nerd

Sunday, 9 August 2009

Calling all Word Nerds!

Welcome to the Blog

When I was running for Ms Twitter UK under the slogan 'the pen is mightier than the pin-up', I gave my word that I would use the publicity if I won to bring attention to a number of issues. Setting up this blog is my attempt to keep my word. The more people who blog about these issues and/or tweet them up, the more visibility they will have. It is only a small contribution but hopefully it will help.

Looking forward to hearing about your ideas. Make yourself at home. Please respect copyright - especially of the lovely pictures my husband drew for the blog. If you quote me, please link back.

Thank you.

Rebecca Woodhead

Word Nerd & Ms Twitter UK
http://rebeccawoodhead.com/

What is the Word Nerd Army?

The Word Nerd Army is the collective term for the people who supported me - Rebecca Woodhead - during my campaign to win Ms Twitter UK with the slogan 'The pen is mightier than the pin-up'. I won the contest and am now Ms Twitter UK. As promised, I am using the generated publicity to promote the ideals behind the campaign and the concerns of the original members of the Word Nerd Army.

'The Word Nerd Army' from now on will also refer to anyone who supports the ideas that came out of the campaign and uses them as a springboard to help lovers of words in a helpful and loving way.

If you link to us, let me know in the comment box or at http://twitter.com/WordNerdArmy

If you have written a blog post about us or the issues we have raised then you may find us linking back to you. :)

Blog Rules

Be nice. Disagreement is fine but bullying is absolutely unacceptable and you'll be blocked and reported.

The term 'army' is not to be used as an excuse for violent or vile behaviour. The publishing industry, literacy, libraries and all things bookish are under threat during the economic downturn. An army of supporters could help so much. If you agree with the spirit of this idea, feel free to call yourself a member of the Word Nerd Army.

I reserve the right to remove this blog at any time and for any reason without notice.

Book and blog promotion are encouraged but please don't just use this blog as an advertising space.

Thanks

Rebecca

How you can Help

1. Leave comments. Each issue has its own post.

2. Tweet the issues that matter to you, followed by their memorable url - e.g. http://tinyurl.com/wordnerd-1 The URL is the same for each - only the number changes

3. Blog the issues that matter to you. Take one of the issues as an idea for a blog post and write about it, linking back here.

4. Vote for the issues you most care about. There is a poll on the right near the bottom. You can vote for as many issues as you like. Tick the ones that matter to you and press 'vote' once to register your vote/s

Monday, 8 November 2010

Gifts for Word Nerds

Sunday, 9 August 2009

Calling all Word Nerds!

How The Word Nerd Army Was Born

About Me

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