OK, so we can tweak the Calico Jack to say: On this day in 1720, the British Royal Navy captured Calico Jack, a pirate who helped popularize the Jolly Roger flag. http://buff.ly/1jxLMVy (((((((((((Include flag image on Twitter))))))))))
Are we OK with Sydney Opera House? On Oct. 20, 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/> On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 4:15 PM, Michael Guss <[email protected]> wrote: > 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] > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > >
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