I think TAFI should have been tweeted from @Wikipedia, given it's exclusively a Wikipedia thing and not a movement thing.
On 30 October 2015 at 14:37, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> wrote: > TAFI and MythBusters up! > > https://twitter.com/Wikimedia/status/660102792900575232 > > https://twitter.com/Wikipedia/status/660096768399425536 > > > > 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 30, 2015 at 7:26 AM, Katherine Maher <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> 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] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | w: JSutherland <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)>
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