Well seems like this ok to put on social now. I like the second tweet the best and FB/G LGTM.
On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 2:33 AM, Tilman Bayer <[email protected]> wrote: > I had read "dark side" as referring to the notion that it was > unethical to cause (as a guess) tens of hours of volunteer cleanup > work, and disrupt the reading experience of thousands of people, just > to be able to make that one joke on TV. Not quite on the level of > waterboarding said volunteers and readers for sure ;) but yes, a > cynical element that doesn't quite fit into the image of the show as > constantly fighting injustices. > > On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 10:53 PM, Ed Erhart <[email protected]> wrote: > > Are you certain? I came up with it as an alternative to the 'flip' side, > or > > opposite what a person would normally expect, and I didn't have any > negative > > comments on the title when it initially ran on the Signpost. > > > > That said, I'm open to improving the title. My alternative opening was > > "Behind the comedic veil," if anyone thinks that is better. Thank you for > > the feedback! > > > > Best, > > --Ed > > > > On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 12:23 AM, Katherine Maher <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> I'm not sure its really a dark side, so much as a downside. Dark sides > >> conjure up human rights abuses. Downsides are frustrating setbacks. Can > we > >> adjust? > >> > >> On May 28, 2015 4:46 AM, "Fabrice Florin" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> Thank you Joe for your constructive feedback — and thank you Ed for > your > >>> flexibility :) > >>> > >>> I updated the blog post as well. > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> > >>> > >>> Fabrice > >>> > >>> > >>> On May 27, 2015, at 6:41 PM, Ed Erhart <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> I'm fine with either construction! Thanks for looking at it, Joe--I'm > >>> appreciate it. > >>> > >>> --Ed > >>> > >>> > >>> On May 27, 2015, at 6:39 PM, Joe Sutherland <[email protected] > > > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi Ed - my reasoning is that something has an impact on something, not > to > >>> something, so it didn’t make a lot of sense. But it’s just a little > nitpick > >>> really! > >>> > >>> Joe > >>> > >>> On 28 May 2015 at 2:38:13 am, Ed Erhart ([email protected]) wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi all, > >>> > >>> I'm fine with that change. I thought that it might be interpreted as > John > >>> Oliver editing Wikipedia himself, that's all. > >>> > >>> I'll send a fuller email tomorrow to introduce myself, but I'm happy to > >>> help anyone who has questions about the Wikimedia community! Please > feel > >>> free to email me at any time. > >>> > >>> --Ed > >>> > >>> On May 27, 2015 9:27 PM, "Fabrice Florin" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Yeah, I’m having second thoughts about that too … Ed, would you mind > if > >>>> we used the wording which Joe suggests? It just doesn’t seem right as > it is. > >>>> > >>>> Other than that, I’m really glad that we published this piece, and am > >>>> very grateful to Ed for adapting it for the blog. > >>>> > >>>> This is as good a time as any to welcome Ed as our new content editor > >>>> for the blog and community profiles for the summer. > >>>> > >>>> Welcome aboard, Ed! We look forward to learning from your experience > as > >>>> editor emeritus on the Signpost and doing some great work together. :) > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Fabrice > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On May 27, 2015, at 6:16 PM, Joe Sutherland < > [email protected]> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Surely this should be "...'fowl' jokes on Wikipedia" (not "to")? > >>>> > >>>> Otherwise LGTM, except I'd go with this for FB/G+ (or similar): > >>>> > >>>> When John Oliver called on the Internet to edit the Wikipedia > >>>> biographies of US congressional representatives, the Internet > answered -- > >>>> and Wikipedia's volunteer editors started to clean up the vandalism. > (link) > >>>> > >>>> best, > >>>> Joe > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 28 May 2015 at 01:49, Andrew Sherman <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Hello Everyone, > >>>>> > >>>>> We just published "A dark side of comedy: the impact of John Oliver’s > >>>>> ‘fowl’ jokes to Wikipedia" to the blog. URL: > >>>>> > >>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/05/27/dark-side-of-comedy/ > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks to Ed for writing and adapting his post from the Signpost to > the > >>>>> blog. Thanks as well to Fabrice for editing. > >>>>> > >>>>> Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as > needed. > >>>>> > >>>>> Twitter (@wikimedia/@wikipedia): > >>>>> > >>>>> • A dark side of comedy: the #Wikipedia volunteers cleaning up behind > >>>>> @iamJohnOliver/@LastWeekTonight's fowl jokes (link) > >>>>> > >>>>> • Behind the veil: #Wikipedia volunteers clean up vandalism wrought > by > >>>>> @LastWeekTonight's fowl jokes (link) > >>>>> > >>>>> Facebook/Google+ > >>>>> > >>>>> • When John Oliver called on the Internet to edit the Wikipedia > >>>>> biographies of US congressional representatives, the Internet > answered. This > >>>>> required Wikipedia's volunteer editors to clean up vandalism on a > wide range > >>>>> of articles. (link) > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks, > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Andrew Sherman > >>>>> Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation > >>>>> > >>>>> E: [email protected] > >>>>> WMF: ASherman (WMF) > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Social-media mailing list > >>>>> [email protected] > >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Joe Sutherland > >>>> Communications Volunteer > >>>> m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu | w: JSutherland > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Social-media mailing list > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > >>>> > >>>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Social-media mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Joe Sutherland > >>> Communications Volunteer > >>> m: +44 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Social-media mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > >>> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Social-media mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > > > > > > -- > Tilman Bayer > Senior Analyst > Wikimedia Foundation > IRC (Freenode): HaeB > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org [email protected]
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