Hi Nahid!
This request is absolutely valid! Let me share right now with Jeff Elder,
so we can still get something out today!
Katherine
On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 3:38 PM, NahidSultan <nahid(a)wikimedia.org.bd> wrote:
> Hello Katherine,
> Hope you're doing great. I've a request if that possible or well, I
> actually don't know if this kind of request is valid. If not, please ignore
> this email.
>
> Wikimedia Bangladesh got approved from WMF on october 3, 2011 so
> technically it's WMBD's birthday and we're wondering if WMBD got some
> wishes from Wikimedia's social pages on that special day :) It'll be
> inspiring for the community.
>
> Regards,
> Nahid
>
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> user" function at Meta.
>
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Hey everyone, this week has been "Banned Book" week. I'm sure Wikipedia
(and Wikisource of course) could get in on the action. Free knowledge,
anyone?
I'm also looking at you WikiLibrary.
List of books banned by governments:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_books_banned_by_governments
Books include everything from The Bible, The Quran, *Frankenstein, The
Grapes of Wrath, Green Eggs and Ham *(why are you here??), *1984*, ...and
of course the *Fifty Shades of Grey * trilogy.
Thoughts?
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Michael Guss
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Hey folks,
Let's cut down on multiple posts of the same blog links to the two flagship
social accounts, and aim a little higher for inspired posts there.
I count four posts to the Wikipedia Facebook page and four to the
@wikipedia Twitter account in the past two days for the latest News on
Wikipedia blog post. Buffer says those eight posts to our largest accounts
have resulted in just 971 clicks, and that about one in every 200 people
who saw two of the Facebook posts engaged in any way. (Strong engagement
would be about four times that.)
This is just one example of a larger issue, and I'm not singling this out
as egregious, just a good case study. News on Wikipedia, thanks to Joe's
impressive expertise, is a place where we can really shine.
Our social guidelines urge us to "remember, our social handles are also
about conversations, not just one-way broadcast pushes." Repetitive posts
have drawbacks: People who follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook may
have seen the promotion of a routine blog post multiple times, and tune out
(we do see unlikes on Facebook); the algorithms note unengaged posts and
drop us down as an account; repetitive posts send a message that we are
pushing an agenda (blog post clicks) at the expense of fresh communication;
they drain the accounts of the lifeblood of inspiration and seem canned.
The team has settled into some great and extremely useful practices around
blog creation, checking in on posting, and measuring metrics. But in this
area of pushing blog posts to the main two accounts, I believe the process
has gone too far into an assembly line. The flagship accounts are our big
stage; let's be more mindful about posting there and seek a little more
inspiration.
After talking with Katherine, I'm working on a tune-up of the best
practices I hope to have finished next week. I'll also chime in here on
posts to those two main accounts especially. But for now, I'd urge us to
think of them as a place for our greatest hits, and work to craft posts
there that are important, central to the mission of free information for
all, especially engaging, or just fun.
Thoughts?
Jeff Elder
Digital communications managering
Wikimedia Foundation
704-650-4130
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@wikipedia <https://twitter.com/wikipedia>
The Wikimedia blog <https://blog.wikimedia.org/>
Hello everyone,
This saturday, October 3rd, in Los Angeles there will be an edit-a-thon,
the latest in a series called "Unforgetting LA" hosted by online art
magazine, East of Borneo. Here are some proposed social media messages.
Thank you for reviewing!
Here's the proposed share link: http://www.eastofborneo.org/unforgetting
Fb/G: Lights, camera–edit! Join online art magazine @East of Borneo in
their latest edit-a-thon this Saturday, October 3rd hosted at the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Fb/G: This Saturday, October 3rd, join online art magazine @East of Borneo
in their latest edit-a-thon being held at the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences. Lights, camera-edit!
Fb/G: Love film and Wikipedia? Join online art magazine @East of Borneo for
an edit-a-thon this Saturday, October 3rd, at the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences.
Fb/G: I would like to thank the Academy for...hosting this Saturday's
edit-a-thon! This Saturday, October 3rd, join @East of Borneo is their
latest edit-a-thon being held at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences.
@wikipedia: Lights, camera–edit! Join @eastofborneo for their latest
edit-a-thon Saturday, Oct 3, @TheAcademy: http://buff.ly/1LmR4iL
@wikipedia: Love film and #Wikipedia? Join @eastofborneo for an edit-a-thon
Saturday, Oct 3rd, being held @TheAcademy:
@wikipedia: I would like to thank @TheAcademy...for hosting this weekend's
edit-a-thon! Join @eastofborneo & add film history: http://buff.ly/1LmR4iL
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Michael Guss
Research Analyst
Wikimediafoundation.org
mguss(a)wikimedia.org
Hey all,
I think this has been proposed before on this list, but I'm bringing it up
again :)
We could potentially borrow DYK entries from Wikipedia's front page for use
on social. Here's some benefits to this:
- It's cheap, and requires only the avoidance of anything
controversial/potentially promotional,
- It's a good way to keep our social feeds active,
- Wikipedia articles generally do very well on social media, as Michael
can attest, and
- It's a great way to get more eyes on newly improved articles, which is
good for the community.
Some of them might need to be trimmed, but this is a potential one for
Facebook as an example:
• that the woman in Vilhelm Hammershøi's Interior with Young Woman Seen
from the Back is the painter's wife, whom he often painted facing away from
the viewer?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interior_with_Young_Woman_Seen_from_the_Back
What do we think of this? (Forgive me if we already have an answer for
this!)
best,
Joe
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