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
>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> 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
>>
>
>
>
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> Michael Guss
> Research Analyst
> Wikimediafoundation.org
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