Ok, for FB what about: Thinking about paying for a Wikipedia article? Read this editor's advice first.
On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 1:38 PM, Ed Erhart <[email protected]> wrote: > @Juliet, that's already in the title of the article which appears as a > preview on Facebook. That works great for Twitter, though. > > --Ed > > On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Gregory Varnum <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I like that for FB and Twitter. >> >> -greg >> >> _______________ >> Sent from my iPhone - a more detailed response may be sent later. >> >> On Sep 21, 2015, at 3:20 PM, Juliet Barbara <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> How about something straightforward like: >> >> Should you pay for a Wikipedia article? Find out here. [LINK] >> >> On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 11:19 AM, Ed Erhart <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> This is now published after a snafu with WordPress' scheduling >>> mechanism. Further proposed Facebook posts: >>> >>> - "Wikipedia is, after all, an encyclopedia—not a commercial >>> directory." >>> - No, you should not hire a paid editor who does not disclose that >>> fact on Wikipedia. >>> >>> --Ed >>> >>> On Sat, Sep 19, 2015 at 4:42 PM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I guess a further refinement: it can be free of financial obligation in >>>> order to participate in Wikipedia in many ways, but plenty of people and >>>> organizations are being paid for their involvement, so we need to be >>>> careful about the messaging. >>>> >>>> Pine >>>> On Sep 19, 2015 1:38 PM, "Pine W" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Agreed that we should drop any suggestions that everyone who creates >>>>> content or does other work is doing so for free. Wikipedia is free (of >>>>> financial obligation) as in free to read and share, not as in free to >>>>> create, store, maintain, defend, reseaech, and develop. >>>>> >>>>> Pine >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Ed Erhart >>> Editorial Associate >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> *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 >> >> > > > -- > Ed Erhart > Editorial Associate > Wikimedia Foundation > -- *Juliet Barbara* Senior Communications Manager I Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street I San Francisco, CA 94105 [email protected] I +1 (512) 750-5677
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