Bank Holidays in the UK are very weird. It's only a bank holiday in Scotland and, since a lot of our banks are English, not all of them actually close for it!
On 30 November 2015 at 18:13, James Alexander <[email protected]> wrote: > none from me :) > > (also TIL from the article that you can have a bank holiday "banks are > not required to close and employers are not required to give their > employees the day off as a holiday." before this I just thought that > requiring the banks to close was the DEFINITION of a bank holiday ;) > regardless Happy St. Andrew's day to all those in countries who celebrate > (the only one I know on the list being Joe :) ). > > James Alexander > Manager > Trust & Safety > Wikimedia Foundation > (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur > > On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 10:05 AM, Michael Guss <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Thanks Joe! >> >> St. Andrew's Day is more time-sensitive than the other proposals, so I'll >> go ahead and get that out now if there are no objections on the list. >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 9:22 AM, Joe Sutherland < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> LGTM, but watch to proofread these before you post them (there are some >>> spaces missing etc.). >>> >>> Another, since it's Saint Andrew's Day today: >>> • Saint Andrew is the patron saint of seven countries, including >>> Scotland, Romania, and Russia. >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Andrew%27s_Day >>> • Happy St. Andrew's Day, a public holiday in Scotland since 2006 and >>> Romania since 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Andrew%27s_Day >>> >>> >>> Context: Facebook used the Romanian flag for St. Andrew's Day, so >>> "Romania" is now trending in the UK alongside this fact >>> >>> On 30 November 2015 at 07:44, Michael Guss <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello everyone, here is some proposed social media ideas. Thank you for >>>> reviewing! >>>> >>>> >>>> 1) EN:WP article: Eclipse >>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse#Historical_record> >>>> >>>> t: On this day in 3340 B.C.: the earliest record of an eclipse >>>> http://buff.ly/1Oz9TNR >>>> >>>> >>>> Fb: On this day in 3340 B.C.: the earliest record on an eclipse is >>>> recorded in Ireland. >>>> >>>> >>>> 2) EN:WP article: 1872 Scotland vs. England football match (aka the >>>> first soccer match) >>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1872_Scotland_vs_England_football_match> >>>> >>>> t: On this day in 1872, the first ever official international >>>> association football match was played. http://buff.ly/1Iu6ifg >>>> >>>> Fb: On this day in 1872, the first ever international association >>>> football match was played between the national teams of Scotland and >>>> England. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 3) EN:WP: Sylacauga (meterorite) >>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylacauga_(meteorite)> >>>> >>>> t: On this day in 1954, the Hodges meteorite becomes the first >>>> documented space object to injure a human being in the USA. >>>> http://buff.ly/1QOE8nc >>>> >>>> Fb: On this day in 1954, the Hodges meteorite is the first documented >>>> extraterrestrial object to have injured a human being, Ann Elizabeth >>>> Hodges, who survives with minor injuries. >>>> >>>> 4) EN:WP: Mark Twain <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain> >>>> >>>> t: Born on this day in 1835, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, or better known >>>> as Mark Twain. http://buff.ly/1Oz6Xkf >>>> >>>> Fb: Born on this day in 1835, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, or better known >>>> as Mark Twain, lauded as the "greatest American humorist of his age." Did >>>> you know he was born shorty after a visit by Halley's Comet and predicted >>>> he would "go out with it." He died the day after the comet returned. >>>> >>>> 5) WP:EN: Micromort <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micromort> >>>> >>>> T: Unit of risk measuring a one-in-a-million probability of death? >>>> That's called a "micromort." http://buff.ly/1IudBnd >>>> >>>> Fb: Unit of risk measuring a one-in-a-million probability of death? >>>> That's called a "micromort." >>>> >>>> 6) EN:WP Spreuerhofstraße >>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spreuerhofstra%C3%9Fe> >>>> >>>> t: Spreuerhofstraße is the world's narrowest street – it's 31 centimetres >>>> (12.2 in) at its narrowest. http://buff.ly/1XqZ202 >>>> >>>> Fb: Spreuerhofstraße is the world's narrowest street– it's 31 >>>> centimetres (12.2 in) at its narrowest. >>>> >>>> 7) EN:WPTachyon <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachyon> >>>> >>>> T: This particle is hypothesized to move faster than than the speed of >>>> light. http://buff.ly/1NkMgcL >>>> >>>> Fb: This particle is hypothesized to move faster than than the speed >>>> of light. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Michael Guss >>>> Research Analyst >>>> Wikimediafoundation.org >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Social-media mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Joe Sutherland* >>> Communications Intern [remote] >>> joesutherland.rocks | @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | +44 (0) 7722 >>> 916 433 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > -- *Joe Sutherland* Communications Intern [remote] joesutherland.rocks | @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | +44 (0) 7722 916 433
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