Yes Ed I prefer the second of your suggestions so I'm going to run with that on Twitter.
On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 3:32 PM, Joe Sutherland <[email protected]> wrote: > 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)> > > _______________________________________________ > 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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