That was exactly the perspective I was looking for! Given that it's good practice, can we get those posts scheduled for tomorrow?
--Ed On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 5:11 PM, Michael Guss <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ed, that is perfectly fine and is really a staple for > "attention-grabbing" while simultaneously using the title of the blog post > within the Facebook preview as complementary copy. I speak more from a > social media/ marketing perspective, of course. > > On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 2:07 PM, Ed Erhart <[email protected]> wrote: > >> We could probably just go with "Read this editor's advice first," as the >> previewed title will contain the rest, but I'm not sure if that's best >> practice for Facebook. Michael, Joe, your thoughts? >> >> --Ed >> >> On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 4:43 PM, Juliet Barbara <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Ed Erhart >> Editorial Associate >> Wikimedia Foundation >> > > > > -- > Michael Guss > Research Analyst > Wikimediafoundation.org > [email protected] > -- Ed Erhart Editorial Associate Wikimedia Foundation
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