LGTM! On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 7:10 AM, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'd like to get this up today because of Halloween. Not sure that hashtag > will mean much to folks. I only see one tweet using it, from more than two > years ago. What about? > > Wikipedia editors - or those wanting to get started - the comedy horror > genre needs your help. Get spooky! http://buff.ly/1WnWeL3 > > 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 Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 11:33 PM, Coin945 <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> That's good news. :) >> >> So I guess I'll make the first proposal: >> >> >> - T/I: This mash-up of media genres needs your help. Improve *comedy >> horror*, today's #wikiTAFI. >> - F/G: This mash-up of media genres needs your help. Add sources and >> improve content at *comedy horror*, today's #wikiTAFI. >> >> (The "Comedy horror" article - >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_horror - would be added as a >> link afterwards). >> >> The TAFI article changes every Monday, so after this status update, >> the next one will take place in 3 days. >> >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 3:35 AM, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I think the upshot was that we love the social posts and mission of >>> TAFI, and probably need to stick to this thread for proposing them. >>> >>> 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 Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 10:56 AM, Coin945 <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Just wondering... what are your opinions on moving forward with this >>>> TAFI proposal? It's been 3 days since my last reply. :) >>>> >>>> On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 12:20 PM, Coin945 <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> This discussion thread is very confusing to navitage, but I think I've >>>>> read it all now (albeit out of order). >>>>> >>>>> To answer Jeff's question: yes, the links are supposed to link to the >>>>> Wikipedia pages, not the Wikimedia pages (which are understandably >>>>> redlinks). >>>>> >>>>> One of the two main purposes of TAFI is to encourage newbies to become >>>>> editors through interesting articles on important topics that still >>>>> shockingly have underwhelming articles; this challenges the perceived >>>>> notion that "all the good topics have already been written about". >>>>> >>>>> This social media collaboration was fantastic in intriguing people >>>>> throguh witty and engaging statuses that aimed to encourage passers-by to >>>>> stop, consider, and then perhaps gfo to the link and hit "edit". >>>>> >>>>> We had great success with this in the past, and I would love to get >>>>> things rolling again. This is part of a recent push I've been doing, which >>>>> includes starting up the discussion of whether TAFI could ever return to >>>>> the main page. >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 4:44 AM, Tilman Bayer <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Jeff (switching topic back to the thread about TAFI), >>>>>> >>>>>> Coin945 (who posted these suggestions) is now subscribed to this list >>>>>> and can thus answer your question directly. But I think the matter was >>>>>> simply that the drafts had been copied over from Wikipedia to Meta >>>>>> without adjusting links, e.g. the first one was intended to link to >>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_horror instead of >>>>>> >>>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Comedy_horror&action=edit&redlink=1 >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 10:22 AM, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> > Excellent point, Joe. >>>>>> > Question: I went to the links posted on the meta wiki as >>>>>> suggestions for >>>>>> > tweets for articles to be improved, but the links take you to a >>>>>> page asking >>>>>> > you to create said article. Would that be strange, asking people to >>>>>> improve >>>>>> > an article that doesn't exist yet? Or am I seeing this wrong? I >>>>>> thought >>>>>> > these tweets were to encourage people who were just getting their >>>>>> feet wet >>>>>> > editing. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Jeff Elder >>>>>> > Digital communications manager >>>>>> > Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>> > 704-650-4130 >>>>>> > @jeffelder >>>>>> > @wikipedia >>>>>> > The Wikimedia blog >>>>>> > >>>>>> > On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 9:01 AM, Joe Sutherland < >>>>>> [email protected]> >>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> I'm not sure it's a great idea to post this to our socials. Seems >>>>>> to me >>>>>> >> like we'd be opening the list (which is public) to a lot of spam. >>>>>> But maybe >>>>>> >> I'm just being too cautious. >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> Joe >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> On 26 October 2015 at 15:48, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> Thanks, Tilman for the background! I like the idea of posting >>>>>> about >>>>>> >>> articles that need attention. Let's do it! >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> There does seem to be some overlap between this list and the meta >>>>>> wiki, >>>>>> >>> as Ed noted in the thread Tilman shared: >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> because few people besides Matthew and myself were checking >>>>>> >>> their Meta watchlist often enough, this mailing list proved to be >>>>>> a >>>>>> >>> much more reliable venue for people to post SM ideas for review >>>>>> and >>>>>> >>> get a timely response. >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> My take is that people can still use the meta wiki and I'm happy >>>>>> to swing >>>>>> >>> by it, but we may need to send stuff around this list anyway for >>>>>> a LGTM and >>>>>> >>> to do a little air-traffic controlling to prevent conflicts and >>>>>> traffic >>>>>> >>> jams. >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> Should we tell people on Twitter and Facebook that they can >>>>>> subscribe to >>>>>> >>> this list? If so, should we say: >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> T: >>>>>> >>> Want to give input on what and how we tweet? Sign up for our >>>>>> social media >>>>>> >>> email list here: >>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> FB: >>>>>> >>> Want to give input on what and how we post on Facebook? You can >>>>>> give >>>>>> >>> feedback here, or take part by signing up for our social media >>>>>> email list >>>>>> >>> here: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> Jeff Elder >>>>>> >>> Digital communications manager >>>>>> >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>> >>> 704-650-4130 >>>>>> >>> @jeffelder >>>>>> >>> @wikipedia >>>>>> >>> The Wikimedia blog >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 7:16 PM, Tilman Bayer < >>>>>> [email protected]> >>>>>> >>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>> (splitting this off into a new thread, as it's a separate topic >>>>>> from >>>>>> >>>> TAFI) >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>> On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 6:57 PM, Andrew Sherman < >>>>>> [email protected]> >>>>>> >>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> I remember Ed, Joe, Michael, and I sat down to clean that page >>>>>> up back >>>>>> >>>>> in July (archive old information, add useful links for content). >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> I have thought about the idea of utilizing this page more. We >>>>>> could >>>>>> >>>>> asking for social content from the whole movement like we do >>>>>> for blog posts >>>>>> >>>>> ( maybe even translations ;) ). >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>> Of course we are already asking for (and getting) social content >>>>>> from >>>>>> >>>> the whole movement with this list. See also the list description >>>>>> at >>>>>> >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media . >>>>>> That said, some >>>>>> >>>> community members might prefer posting on a wiki. >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>> As a reminder, in August there was already some discussion about >>>>>> >>>> reviving the Meta page (in the same thread); here is my takeaway >>>>>> from that >>>>>> >>>> on why the parallel wiki/mailing list process didn't quite work >>>>>> out back in >>>>>> >>>> 2013/14 and what might be required to make it work: >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/social-media/2015-August/003211.html >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> It could help with organization and preparation of content. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Thoughts? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 9:43 PM, Tilman Bayer < >>>>>> [email protected]> >>>>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> as I summarized two months ago on this list in another >>>>>> context, back >>>>>> >>>>>> in 2013/14 we collaborated with the "Today's Article for >>>>>> Improvement" team >>>>>> >>>>>> on the English Wikipedia, posting social media invitations to >>>>>> edit improve >>>>>> >>>>>> articles from this community-curated list. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> User:Coin945 has just started an attempt to revive this (see >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Today%27s_articles_for_improvement#Social_media_blurbs >>>>>> >>>>>> ) and already posted some ideas at >>>>>> >>>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#October >>>>>> . I'm passing >>>>>> >>>>>> this on to this list as not everyone might watch the Meta-wiki >>>>>> pages. As >>>>>> >>>>>> mentioned earlier, the experiment back them left me wondering >>>>>> how to best >>>>>> >>>>>> achieve impact (in form of actual edits caused by those >>>>>> posts), but perhaps >>>>>> >>>>>> the current SM team has some new ideas. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> Tilman Bayer >>>>>> >>>>>> Senior Analyst >>>>>> >>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>> >>>>>> IRC (Freenode): HaeB >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>> >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>> Andrew Sherman >>>>>> >>>>> Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> E: [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>> WMF: ASherman (WMF) >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>> >>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>> -- >>>>>> >>>> Tilman Bayer >>>>>> >>>> Senior Analyst >>>>>> >>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>> >>>> IRC (Freenode): HaeB >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> >>>> 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 >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> -- >>>>>> >> Joe Sutherland >>>>>> >> Communications Intern [remote] >>>>>> >> m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu | w: JSutherland >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> >> 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 >>>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Tilman Bayer >>>>>> Senior Analyst >>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>> IRC (Freenode): HaeB >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > > -- Katherine Maher Chief Communications Officer Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94105 +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 +1 (415) 712 4873 [email protected]
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