Like! Thanks for the links, James! On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 4:13 PM, James Alexander <[email protected]> wrote:
> Meh, the flag is very very old and very much in the PD :) that upload copy > of it isn't simply because someone tagged it that way (it's the default) > when they uploaded. For example > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pirate_Flag_of_Jack_Rackham.svg > is the exact same flag and came from > https://openclipart.org/detail/47605/pirate-jack-rackham :) > > James Alexander > Manager > Trust & Safety > Wikimedia Foundation > (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur > > On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 4:08 PM, Michael Guss <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I like the "On this day" framing for the Sydney Opera House. >> >> I think our followers would find Calico Jack interesting because of we >> can credit him with the iconic Jolly Roger flag: >> >> "He is most remembered for two things: the design of his Jolly Roger >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolly_Roger> flag, a skull with crossed >> swords, which contributed to the popularization of the design." >> >> Sadly, the flag is not in the public domain: >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Jolly_Roger#/media/File:Calico_jack_pirate.png >> >> But his image is: >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calico_Jack?utm_content=buffer409ed&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer#/media/File:Rackham,Jack.JPG >> >> On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 3:53 PM, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On this day in 1720, the British Royal Navy captured Calico Jack, a >>> Caribbean pirate whose crew included 2 women. http://buff.ly/1jxLMVy >>> >>> On this day in 1973, the Sydney Opera House in Australia officially >>> opened. Today it hosts more than 1,500 performances each year attended by >>> some 1.2 million people. See more about this public domain photo here: >>> http://buff.ly/1PCIRa3 See more about the Sydney Opera House here: >>> http://buff.ly/1PCIUmc >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Michael Guss >> Research Analyst >> Wikimediafoundation.org >> [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org [email protected]
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