Yes, I think the Sydney Opera House is fine and I like your tweaking of the Calico.
On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 4:30 PM, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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
