Odd. (Replying mostly to remove the image and prevent moar bouncing.) Joe
On 19 July 2015 at 15:26, Andrew Sherman <[email protected]> wrote: > still a draft aparently. > > On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 1:22 PM, Joe Sutherland <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> It's down again? When did that happen? (Or did it just never go back up?) >> >> Joe >> >> On 19 July 2015 at 13:46, Andrew Sherman <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> {{removed}} good catch. we can re-feature it when the piece is back up. >>> >>> On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 10:00 AM, Victor Grigas <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> even though the post is down, i just saw this comment on the side of >>>> todays post - >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 5:41 PM, Ed Erhart <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Michael, >>>>> >>>>> For this weekend's social promotion, as requested: >>>>> >>>>> - The platoon was speaking with suspected looters when they came >>>>> across a farmer shot dead, his hayfork still alongside. "We just came >>>>> across him ... so we were unprepared. I still remember it clearly, but >>>>> because I photographed it in black and white, I remember it in black >>>>> and >>>>> white." >>>>> - When the opportunity arose and power shifted, there were always >>>>> those that were willing to exploit it for their own profit, to take >>>>> revenge >>>>> or eliminate the potential opposition—usually on the powerless and >>>>> defenceless. [that's a shortened version of the original quote. If you >>>>> need >>>>> ellipses, they go after "shifted"] >>>>> - Understanding war through writing #Wikipedia: <link> >>>>> - Understanding World War II's impact on this veteran's 1995 >>>>> deployment to Bosnia: <link> >>>>> >>>>> --Ed >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 2:39 PM, Ed Erhart <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I've already asked them! The Signpost is going to run it this week, >>>>>> though, so the Bugle isn't going to jump on too. Wikimedia Australia >>>>>> already promoted it with their social media, and while there *is *a >>>>>> Serbian chapter, this is more about Bosnia. >>>>>> >>>>>> @Michael, thanks. If you want me to propose more messaging ideas, >>>>>> just ask! >>>>>> >>>>>> --Ed >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 2:33 PM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> How about adding this to the Milhist's Bugle newsletter? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Pine >>>>>>> On Jun 19, 2015 9:59 AM, "Ed Erhart" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I tweeted at the Australian Army and have messages in with the war >>>>>>>> blogs War is Boring and Blogs of War. We'll see if they bite. Did you >>>>>>>> have >>>>>>>> any additional ideas? It would be nice to generate more traffic for >>>>>>>> this. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> --Ed >>>>>>>> Great story. I wonder if we could share with a few veteran forums >>>>>>>> in case they are interested in reposting? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 6:10 PM, Ed Erhart <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> As the veteran angle will play a larger role in the US, I'm hoping >>>>>>>>> that the first Twitter and first Facebook posts (as listed above) >>>>>>>>> could be >>>>>>>>> targeted and boosted at the US and Australia, along with links to the >>>>>>>>> Twitter and Facebook profiles of the Australian Army: < >>>>>>>>> https://twitter.com/australianarmy> and < >>>>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/TheAustralianArmy>. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Is that possible, Michael? Thanks everyone! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> --Ed >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 6:05 PM, Andrew Sherman < >>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hello Everyone, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> We just published "A veteran’s Wikipedia edits help him >>>>>>>>>> understand the brutality behind Yugoslavia’s wars" to the blog. URL: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/06/18/understanding-yugoslavia-wars-on-wikipedia/ >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks to Ed for writing the story and Fabrice and Joe for >>>>>>>>>> editing. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as >>>>>>>>>> needed. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> *Twitter:* >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> • He deployed with @AustralianArmy to Bosnia. Now, editing >>>>>>>>>> #Wikipedia helps him understand the brutality he witnessed: <link> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> • This veteran writes for #Wikipedia to help him understand what >>>>>>>>>> he witnessed there: <link> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> • A veteran learning how to edit #Wikipedia in a highly charged >>>>>>>>>> topic area—the wartime history of the Balkans: <link> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> *Facebook/Google+:* >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> • He deployed with the AustralianArmy to Bosnia in 1995. Now, >>>>>>>>>> editing Wikipedia helps him understand the brutality he witnessed. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> • His most potent memory comes from one of his first patrols. The >>>>>>>>>> platoon was speaking with suspected looters when they came across a >>>>>>>>>> farmer >>>>>>>>>> shot dead, his hayfork still alongside. "We just came across him ... >>>>>>>>>> so we >>>>>>>>>> were unprepared. I still remember it clearly, but because I >>>>>>>>>> photographed it >>>>>>>>>> in black and white, I remember it in black and white." >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> Ed Erhart >>>>>>>>> Editorial Intern >>>>>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> *Juliet Barbara* >>>>>>>> Senior Communications Manager I Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>>> 149 New Montgomery Street I San Francisco, CA 94105 >>>>>>>> [email protected] I +1 (512) 750-5677 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Ed Erhart >>>>>> Editorial Intern >>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Ed Erhart >>>>> Editorial Intern >>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> *Victor Grigas* >>>> Storyteller <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/WPZeroPetition> and >>>> Video Content Producer >>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://donate.wikimedia.org/ >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Social-media mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 >> >> > > > -- > 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)>
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