#TIL ? :-) I think this is a great idea as long as we make sure the article's okay. I'm not fully convinced that en.wp's DYK is a thorough check.
--Ed On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 12:08 PM, Joe Sutherland <[email protected]> wrote: > Ah, cool. Also, my example should have started with "Did you know" or > "DYK" (or "#DidYouKnow" or "#DYK"? :) ) > > On 6 August 2015 at 18:04, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I like the concept. >> >> See also the thread "[Social-media] Wikipedia Picks: disaster, trial by >> battle, and more" >> >> Pine >> On Aug 6, 2015 9:26 AM, "Joe Sutherland" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Hey all, >> >> I think this has been proposed before on this list, but I'm bringing it >> up again :) >> >> We could potentially borrow DYK entries from Wikipedia's front page for >> use on social. Here's some benefits to this: >> >> - It's cheap, and requires only the avoidance of anything >> controversial/potentially promotional, >> - It's a good way to keep our social feeds active, >> - Wikipedia articles generally do very well on social media, as >> Michael can attest, and >> - It's a great way to get more eyes on newly improved articles, which >> is good for the community. >> >> Some of them might need to be trimmed, but this is a potential one for >> Facebook as an example: >> • that the woman in Vilhelm Hammershøi's Interior with Young Woman Seen >> from the Back is the painter's wife, whom he often painted facing away from >> the viewer? >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interior_with_Young_Woman_Seen_from_the_Back >> >> What do we think of this? (Forgive me if we already have an answer for >> this!) >> >> best, >> 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
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