What about this for Facebook? What do Madame Bovary, Green Eggs and Ham, Nineteen Eighty-Four and Fifty Shades of Gray ((or other diverse titles)) have in common? They were banned by governments. As Banned Books Week wraps up, here's a list of famous books that authorities tried to stamp out -- a reminder of the importance of free information for all.
And then I could post in the comments a few of Victor's awesome quotes. For Twitter, I love this: "I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin." #BraveNewWorld #bannedbooksweek https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_books_banned_by_governments ((I cut God from the beginning because, well... she can lead to all kinds of discussions. : ) ) 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 Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 9:41 AM, Joe Sutherland <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh, ignore me - looks like that account isn't in Buffer. Or it might not > even belong to us. Ho hum! > > Joe > > On 2 October 2015 at 17:40, Joe Sutherland <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> We could tweet these from @Wikiquote and RT them on other accounts - >> don't think that account gets enough love :( >> >> On 2 October 2015 at 17:38, Victor Grigas <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alice%27s_Adventures_in_Wonderland >>> >>> '*Off with her head!'* >>> #Aliceinwonderland #bannedbooksweek >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 12:36 PM, Victor Grigas <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> LOTS of these quotes are tweetable. For example: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *WAR IS PEACEFREEDOM IS SLAVERYIGNORANCE IS STRENGTH* >>>> #1984 #bannedbooksweek >>>> >>>> Again, a reason for a url shortener: >>>> https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four >>>> >>>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 12:32 PM, Victor Grigas <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> What about Wikiquote? >>>>> >>>>> https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 6:27 PM, Michael Guss <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hmmm indeed. Tis' true for Wikisource. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 3:24 PM, Ed Erhart <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> We could share banned books that are present on Wikisource, although >>>>>>> for the most part those are only pre-1923. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --Ed >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 5:41 PM, Michael Guss <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hey everyone, this week has been "Banned Book" week. I'm sure >>>>>>>> Wikipedia (and Wikisource of course) could get in on the action. Free >>>>>>>> knowledge, anyone? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'm also looking at you WikiLibrary. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> List of books banned by governments: >>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_books_banned_by_governments >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Books include everything from The Bible, The Quran, *Frankenstein, >>>>>>>> The Grapes of Wrath, Green Eggs and Ham *(why are you here??), >>>>>>>> *1984*, ...and of course the *Fifty Shades of Grey * trilogy. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thoughts? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Michael Guss >>>>>>>> Research Analyst >>>>>>>> Wikimediafoundation.org >>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Ed Erhart >>>>>>> Editorial Associate >>>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Michael Guss >>>>>> Research Analyst >>>>>> Wikimediafoundation.org >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> *Victor Grigas* >>>> Storyteller <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/WPZeroPetition> and >>>> Video Content Producer >>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://donate.wikimedia.org/ >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> *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 >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> *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)> >> > > > > -- > *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)> > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > >
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