On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 3:07 PM, Heather Walls <[email protected]> wrote: > > Too fast for me! > > On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 3:05 PM, Tilman Bayer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I think a simple RT won't work as well on the non-MediaWiki accounts, >> e.g. simply because among their more general audience, most won't know >> what GSOC means. How about: >> >> T: @wikipedia, RT by @wikimedia >> Know a gifted student who'd like to code for Wikipedia? "URGENT call >> for geographical diversity in Wikimedia #GSOC" >> http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2014-March/075222.html > > > Is there room to write out Google Summer of Code? I might also switch and say > Google Summer of Code @ Wikimedia.... > Not really, this draft is already tweaked to 116 characters (one below the maximum, considering that the link needs to fit in too, shortened to 23 characters). But we can actual link to @GSoC instead of the hashtag #GSOC.
> The URGENT is a little extreme to me, no one's life is at stake. > OK, I didn't want to second-guess Quim's assessment of the seriousness of the situation, but maybe I'll just take it out ;) > Otherwise great idea to send from WP/WM > > >> >> FB/G+: >> Know a gifted student interested in coding for Wikipedia/Wikimedia? >> Applications for our Google Summer of Code program close on March 21, >> and candidates from more countries are needed! >> http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2014-March/075222.html >> >> On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 2:41 PM, James Alexander >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > copying in public SM list for comment. >> > >> > James Alexander >> > Legal and Community Advocacy >> > Wikimedia Foundation >> > (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 2:38 PM, Quim Gil <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi, please consider sharing these from the Wikimedia accounts. Thank you! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> https://www.facebook.com/MediaWikiProject/posts/264324327074526?stream_ref=5 >> >> >> >> https://twitter.com/mediawiki/status/444215890104434688 >> >> >> >> >> >> https://plus.google.com/b/103470172168784626509/103470172168784626509/posts/6ERaAtT8oev >> >> >> >> (I hope FB and G+ URLs work for you as well) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Quim Gil >> >> Technical Contributor Coordinator @ Wikimedia Foundation >> >> http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Social-media mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Tilman Bayer >> Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) >> Wikimedia Foundation >> IRC (Freenode): HaeB >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > > > > > -- > Heather Walls > Communications Design Manager > WikimediaFoundation.org > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > -- Tilman Bayer Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) Wikimedia Foundation IRC (Freenode): HaeB _______________________________________________ Social-media mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media
