That sounds like a really good idea, actually, I'd be all for that. Joe
On 1 June 2015 at 23:31, Ed Erhart <[email protected]> wrote: > Great change, Joe. For the Twitter status, perhaps a simple question like > "How will #Wikipedia preserve its citations for future generations?" or > "How would you preserve #Wikipedia citations for the future? Geoffrey > Bilder has one solution:" would get more engagement? I'm open to > thoughts/improvements/contradictory arguments on those. > > --Ed > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 6:19 PM, Joe Sutherland <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I'd go for, instead of "relies on many linked references", "relies on >> many online references". I've edited that below. Otherwise LGTM! >> >> best, >> Joe >> >> On 1 June 2015 at 23:05, Andrew Sherman <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello Everyone, >>> >>> We just published "Preserving Wikipedia citations for the future: >>> Geoffrey Bilder" to the blog. URL: >>> >>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/06/01/preserving-wikipedia-citations/ >>> >>> Thanks to Yoona and Victor for writing, Fabrice and Ed for editing, and >>> Jan Novak for interviewing. >>> >>> Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed. >>> >>> *Twitter (@wikimedia/@wikipedia):* >>> >>> • Preserving Wikipedia's citations for the future: Geoffrey Bilder wants >>> to stop hyperlinks from “rotting” (link) >>> >>> *Facebook/Google+:* >>> >>> • Geoffrey Bilder is working to prevent the death of hyperlinks, also >>> known as "link rot". The average lifespan of a hyperlink is around six >>> years—a problem for a site like Wikipedia, which relies on many online >>> references. (link) >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> -- >>> Andrew Sherman >>> Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation >>> >>> *E:* [email protected] >>> *WMF:* ASherman (WMF) >>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ASherman_(WMF)> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Social-media mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> *Joe Sutherland* >> Communications Intern [remote] >> m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | w: >> JSutherland <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 Intern [remote] m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | w: JSutherland <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)>
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