Back in the days when I was a Unisa-mad, devoted student I bought myself some Unisa clothes including:
this Jersey
and this T-shirt
I even have other items like Unisa-branded writing paper, coffee mugs and a pencil!
The reason why I’m mentioning this now is because I’ve just ordered myself a Wikipedia top from Cafepress.com. Here’s what it looks like:
It arrives in 3 weeks and as soon as I open the parcel I’m gonna take a pic of me modelling it and upload it to my WikiStudent profile! I love the pink arms, by the way ;-)
Now, why would I rather present myself wearing a Wikipedia top than a Unisa one? Several reasons:
- I don’t want students to be under the misapprehension that WikiStudent is affiliated with Unisa. (That will result in a flood of Unisa complaints coming my way!)
- I’d like to enforce the wiki aspect of the site, i.e. that it’s not just an ordinary website, but a wiki that you’re supposed to contribute towards.
- My loyalty towards Unisa has diminished over the years and I never wear that jersey or T-shirt anymore. The pink pullover is way better-looking too, don’t you think?
Now for an idea (I’m always getting ideas!). Some time in the future, when WikiStudent is really well-established, I’ll have some cool shirts made and sell them. I’m serious! The business cards went down well, so I’m all for some more offline marketing.
