The issue is that I don't think the message is "don't", the message is more like "only if you understand the community views on it". That makes a bit trickier to get something engaging but which is also true to the message of the post ;)
Joe On 19 September 2015 at 04:30, Michael Guss <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]> 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] > > -- *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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