Nice work, team! On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 5:38 AM, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> wrote:
> In all, the three Bowie tweets and Facebook post reached 300K+ and engaged > 5K+ overnight. Because our articles are detailed bios, I believe timely > response to a famous person's death contributes something valuable. The > community's speedy updating of the article suggests to me the desire to do > so. If others agree, I can add a small section to the best practices saying: > > *When a famous person dies, the mainstream media confirms that, and the > community has noted that on a thorough article page, a swift social media > post noting the death, including a public domain photo and a bit about the > person is encouraged. Examples here > <https://www.facebook.com/wikipedia/photos/a.10151957291753346.1073741826.33138223345/10153760212648346/?type=3&theater> > and here <https://twitter.com/Wikipedia/status/686448525081579520>. Do not > do so without consulting another member of the social media team. We do not > note the death as sad or tragic or use rest in peace or other phrases. > Sensitive, factual statements are best.* > > Thanks Joe, James, and Greg! Great job after hours putting us in the > middle of a conversation where we contributed a lot, I think. > > 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 Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 11:47 PM, Gregory Varnum <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> They're both getting some good traction. Well done. :) >> >> -greg >> >> On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 11:28 PM, Joe Sutherland < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Never mind me, it was 25. Tin Machine was in two parts. ;) >>> >>> On 10 January 2016 at 23:26, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Let them both go. Both good. I'll do Facebook. >>>> >>>> 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 Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 11:25 PM, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I sent at same time. Didn't see this thread. >>>>> >>>>> 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 Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 11:24 PM, Joe Sutherland < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Sent. Sorry to sort of overrule a little here. >>>>>> https://twitter.com/Wikipedia/status/686448525081579520 >>>>>> >>>>>> On 10 January 2016 at 23:24, Gregory Varnum <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm okay with that approach as well. I feel a bit odd sounding like >>>>>>> a news service - but this approach is likely to get more traction. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -greg >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________ >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone - a more detailed response may be sent later. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jan 10, 2016, at 11:21 PM, Joe Sutherland < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I feel like a more generic tweet would work best, maybe: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> * David Bowie (@DavidBowieReal), who released his 25th studio album >>>>>>> three days ago, has died. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bowie >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 10 January 2016 at 23:15, Gregory Varnum <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It being featured might be confusing to some. Perhaps >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> "Wikipedians are already updating the article with the latest sad >>>>>>>> news about @DavidBowieReal >>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bowie"; >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -greg >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________ >>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone - a more detailed response may be sent later. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Jan 10, 2016, at 11:09 PM, James Alexander < >>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'm not sure if this the exact wording but feel like tweeting >>>>>>>> something would be good with our normal best practices recently >>>>>>>> especially >>>>>>>> given it's a featured article. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> "Wikipedians are updating the, already Featured, article with the >>>>>>>> latest sad news about @DavidBowieReal >>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bowie"; >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> [Fun fact Wikipedians included Joe and I for a large portion of the >>>>>>>> 'fact checking' phase trying to determine if it was real] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> James Alexander >>>>>>>> Manager >>>>>>>> Trust & Safety >>>>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>>> (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> 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 >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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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