Hi Joe, Yeah let's get people to read this :)
I like the second option. Maybe even say something like "Thinking of paying for a Wikipedia article? Don't." On Friday, September 18, 2015, Joe Sutherland <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey, > > I'm not convinced that Twitter copy is ideal :) How is: > > • Should you pay for a Wikipedia article? [link] > • Thinking of paying for a Wikipedia article? Read this first. [link] > > Both are still perhaps a little risqué but not as misleading. Let me know > what you think and we can get this scheduled for Monday morning. > > Joe > > On 18 September 2015 at 22:45, Ed Erhart <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> "Should I pay for a Wikipedia article?" is prepped and scheduled to go >> out at 7:30am PST tomorrow, assuming the blog's time zone is PST. A preview >> for those with WordPress access is available >> <https://wikimediablog.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=42186&action=edit>, >> or there is a draft Google Doc >> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qkM5ypjjg2mz0jhhOYAO-bFZ7CP2frwcfQFsYcMeows/edit>. >> The image comes from Commons >> <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Community_Noun_project_26111.svg> >> . >> >> Thanks go to Gamaliel for the post. >> >> Proposed social media messages follow: >> >> *Twitter:* >> >> - Considering paying for a Wikipedia article? Check out a reference >> guide first: >> >> *Facebook/Google+:* >> >> - Wikipedia's rules on editing for money are numerous. Here's a >> summary: >> - As Jimmy Wales says, "If anybody emails you asking for money >> pretending to be Wikipedia, alarm bells should ring ... Everything about >> Wikipedia is free." >> >> >> As always, I'm open to suggestions and improvements, and I'm fairly >> certain that someone here can come up with better posts! >> >> -- >> Ed Erhart >> Editorial Associate >> Wikimedia Foundation >> > > > > -- > *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)> > -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org [email protected]
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