FYI, that Phabricator task was closed as "declined" in August. --Ed
On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 8:58 AM, Victor Grigas <[email protected]> wrote: > I'll share this idea again, WMF needs our own URL shortener, would help > with social messages like this. > > Please feel free to comment on Phabricator: > https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T44085 > > (as well as url's in video) > https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T44270 > > > On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 1:02 AM, James Alexander <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Aye! For historical reference (and for your thoughts as you think about >> SM strategy) I'll bump a thread that Joe started a couple months ago to >> look into DYKs as a potential ongoing social source. You can also read the >> old thread in the archives (easier then trying to read through the quoted >> text which bounces all over the place...) starting at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/social-media/2015-August/003193.html >> . >> >> James Alexander >> Manager >> Trust & Safety >> Wikimedia Foundation >> (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur >> >> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 4:26 PM, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Yeah, great fodder there for social, James! >>> >>> Jeff Elder >>> Digital communications manager >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> 704-650-4130 >>> @jeffelder <https://twitter.com/JeffElder> >>> @wikipedia <https://twitter.com/wikipedia> >>> The Wikimedia blog <https://blog.wikimedia.org/> >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 3:21 PM, James Alexander < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I like the idea, in the spirit of socializing on wiki concepts within >>>> social I'm a fan of doing tweets like this and using the "DYK" or "Did you >>>> know" terminology/pattern at the start of the post. Looks like we have room >>>> to do either version at the front of this (though I haven't actually >>>> checked that yet). >>>> >>>> >>>> context, if you haven't seen it before which I imagine you have, is the >>>> front >>>> page of English Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page> >>>> has cycling content under the header of "Did you know". It's content that >>>> is cycled every 8 hours and presents new or newly updated articles on the >>>> project nominated by the community members. >>>> >>>> James Alexander >>>> Manager >>>> Trust & Safety >>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>> (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur >>>> >>>> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 3:05 PM, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> With new hit TV show bringing The Muppets new love, how about this bit >>>>> of trivia? >>>>> >>>>> The old guys in the balcony on @TheMuppets are named Statler and >>>>> Waldorf after famous NYC hotels. http://buff.ly/1iMgiKl >>>>> >>>>> Jeff Elder >>>>> Digital communications manager >>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>> 704-650-4130 >>>>> @jeffelder <https://twitter.com/JeffElder> >>>>> @wikipedia <https://twitter.com/wikipedia> >>>>> The Wikimedia blog <https://blog.wikimedia.org/> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Social-media mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Social-media mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> > > > -- > > *Victor Grigas* > Storyteller <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/WPZeroPetition> and > Video Content Producer > Wikimedia Foundation > [email protected] > https://donate.wikimedia.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > > -- Ed Erhart Editorial Associate Wikimedia Foundation
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