Ahah! Somewhat better than the DYK I scored once! This is awesome. Rod I'm happy to help with drafting a press release if you want? Also make sure you get WMUK to share on twitter as tbh thats where a lot of journos pick things up when they're trying to put together web or broadcast items of interest for the afternoon
:) On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 at 11:13 Richard Nevell <richard.nev...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm not aware of such a press release, but I'll ask round the office. > > TFA stands for Today's Featured Article. Each day the front page has a > different article which has gone through Wikipedia's review processes and > has been assessed as one of its best articles. You can spot Featured > Articles by the little bronze star in the top right hand corner of the > article. > > When articles appear on the front page they typically see a big spike in > reader numbers. So yesterday's TFA was seen by 37,000 people > <https://tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews/#start=2016-01-29&end=2016-02-17&project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&pages=Myles_Standish> > compared > to its usual level of 250 > <https://tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews/#start=2016-01-28&end=2016-02-16&project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&pages=Myles_Standish>. > TFA is the top left section on desktop view, and the first thing you see > after the search option on mobile. > > Richard > > On 18 February 2016 at 10:51, Katherine Bavage <katherine.bav...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> PS If NOT happy to work with people on the UK wiki to draft something :) >> >> On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 at 10:50 Katherine Bavage <katherine.bav...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Pardon my ignorance - what's TFA? >>> >>> However, I echo the question as would be handy for the Leeds >>> Art+Feminism event >>> >>> On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 at 10:25 Rod Ward <r...@rodspace.co.uk> wrote: >>> >>>> Does anyone have a “template” press release they have used for the >>>> local press? >>>> >>>> Bristol will be TFA on 7 March and I wondered if it would be worth >>>> putting out a press release to local papers etc to encourage more people >>>> to edit. >>>> >>>> Rod >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimedia UK mailing list >>>> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >>>> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >> > > > > -- > Richard Nevell > Project Coordinator > Wikimedia UK > +44 (0) 20 7065 0921 > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control > over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
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