I like the DYK approach, but the "sacrificed his career" angle could use some work. Can we use something a little more neutral?
Did you know this U.S. Senator lost re-election trying to clear the name of a battalion of Buffalo Soldiers? On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 11:37 AM, Joe Sutherland <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, it's done really well! Thanks mostly to an accidental Game of > Thrones reference. :) > > It's a good idea for future examples of this feature. > > Joe > > On 28 June 2015 at 11:40, Ed Erhart <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The 'did you know' post did very well on Facebook—over a thousand likes >> and views. We could try to turn the senatorial one into a DYK as well, like >> "Did you know ... that this senator sacrificed his career for a group of >> unjustly discharged African-American soldiers?" >> >> It's not really an editorial comment, as the US government exonerated the >> soldiers in the 1970s. >> >> --Ed >> >> On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 9:38 AM, Joe Sutherland < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> We've posted: >>> >>> FB: *https://www.facebook.com/wikipedia/posts/10153346183643346 >>> <https://www.facebook.com/wikipedia/posts/10153346183643346>* >>> >>> @Wikipedia: https://twitter.com/Wikipedia/status/614789098289676288 >>> @Wikimedia: https://twitter.com/Wikimedia/status/614788993981542400 >>> >>> G+ Wikipedia: https://plus.google.com/+Wikipedia/posts/1ZtTC7K5si6 >>> G+ Wikimedia: >>> https://plus.google.com/108193079736330787108/posts/8u1J1hN2Ggk >>> >>> On 27 June 2015 at 07:32, Fabrice Florin <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Yes, I think it’s a promising weekly series, that has the potential to >>>> serve two great goals: >>>> • surface interesting content on Wikipedia >>>> • get inside the mind of an active Wikipedia contributor >>>> >>>> Both of these goals can serve our mission, but the second one interests >>>> me the most, because it can help build empathy and trust between readers >>>> and editors. >>>> >>>> Nicely done, Ed and team! >>>> >>>> BTW, here are the personal posts I just published. Feel free to use any >>>> of that copy, as you see fit :) >>>> >>>> And I agree that we should also try promoting this story with >>>> individual images, as proposed in #3 and #4 below. >>>> >>>> I also like the idea of using ‘Did you know’ posts more often, such as >>>> this one: >>>> >>>> 'Did you know ... that as late as 1818, English courts upheld your >>>> right to demand a trial by battle?' >>>> >>>> -f >>>> >>>> ________ >>>> >>>> >>>> Facebook: >>>> >>>> Wikipedia Picks: five unusual and fascinating articles, recommended by >>>> guest editor Wehwalt, a top contributor of featured articles of Wikipedia. >>>> This is a new content experiment for the Wikimedia blog. What do you >>>> think of this weekly feature idea? >>>> >>>> >>>> https://www.facebook.com/fabrice.florin/posts/10155735696325506?pnref=story >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Twitter: >>>> >>>> Wikipedia Picks: five great articles, recommended by guest editor >>>> Wehwalt. What do you think of this new feature? >>>> >>>> https://twitter.com/fabriceflorin/status/614677634794926080 >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jun 26, 2015, at 10:03 PM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> That is a fun blog post. It reads like some of the more entertaining >>>> Signpost featured content reports. >>>> >>>> Pine >>>> On Jun 26, 2015 9:34 PM, "Ed Erhart" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I wrote most of these, so I won't LGTM, but please note that specific >>>>> images go with the third and fourth proposed tweets/posts. >>>>> >>>>> --Ed >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 10:46 PM, Joe Sutherland < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hey all, >>>>>> >>>>>> We just published "Wikipedia Picks: disaster, trial by battle, and >>>>>> more" to the blog. URL: >>>>>> >>>>>> *https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/06/26/wikipedia-picks-disaster-battle/ >>>>>> <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/06/26/wikipedia-picks-disaster-battle/>* >>>>>> >>>>>> Many thanks to Gary for writing this post, as well as to Ed, Andrew >>>>>> and Fabrice for editing. >>>>>> >>>>>> Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed. >>>>>> >>>>>> *Twitter (@wikimedia/@wikipedia):* >>>>>> >>>>>> • Wikipedia Picks: five articles on disaster, trial by battle, and >>>>>> more (link) >>>>>> • "A notorious incident where a passenger ship sank during trip >>>>>> across the Atlantic, and few of the passengers survived ... Like >>>>>> #Titanic, >>>>>> but worse." >>>>>> • The senator sacrificed his career for a group of African-American >>>>>> soldiers. [+image] >>>>>> • That beard though. [+image] >>>>>> >>>>>> *Facebook/Google+:* >>>>>> >>>>>> • English Wikipedia editor Gary Greenbaum discusses five featured >>>>>> #Wikipedia articles—including a maritime disaster, a pioneer, and a horse >>>>>> trainer-turned-publisher. (link) >>>>>> • Did you know ... that as late as 1818, English courts upheld your >>>>>> right to demand a trial by battle? >>>>>> >>>>>> thanks, >>>>>> Joe >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> *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 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Ed Erhart >>>>> Editorial Intern >>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Ed Erhart >> Editorial Intern >> Wikimedia Foundation >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > -- Katherine Maher Chief Communications Officer Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94105 +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 +1 (415) 712 4873 [email protected]
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