Social-media August 2015

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Facebook pet peeve (anyone know a way to make it better?)
by James Alexander 11 Aug '15

11 Aug '15

So one of the most annoying pet peeves on facebook for me as a page manager (in this case almost always because of Wikipedia) is that it defaults to liking and commenting AS Wikipedia when the page is mentioned in someone's post (which, as you can imagine, is relatively frequently when half+ of your friends are Wikipedians). This has caused multiple occasions where I've accidentally liked a comment or post as Wikipedia and had to revert myself (luckily I've never accidentally commented as Wikipedia, the comment box ends up with a little globe next to it instead of my picture so I notice, the comment like button does not). Has anyone seen some setting I'm missing to not make this happen? James Alexander Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur

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News on Wikipedia: Beijing wins Winter Olympics, MH370 wreckage recovered, and more
by Joe Sutherland 10 Aug '15

10 Aug '15

Hey all, We just published "News on Wikipedia: Beijing wins Winter Olympics, MH370 wreckage recovered, and more" to the Wikimedia blog. URL: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/beijing-olympics-mh370-wreckage/ We plan to send out five pieces of social for this story, spread through the next *three days* (or thereabouts) to keep things timely. Please do comment for tone. *Twitter:* • China's capital Beijing will host the 2022 Winter Olympics. #NewsOnWikipedia • Barack Obama (@potus) announced his Clean Power Plan this week. #cleanpower #NewsOnWikipedia • Wreckage found on French island Réunion is from missing plane #MH370. #NewsOnWikipedia • Zimbabwe have requested the extradition of an American hunter for #Cecil's killing. #NewsOnWikipedia • Secretive Taliban leader Mohammed Omar actually died in 2013. #NewsOnWikipedia *Facebook/G+:* • Beijing beat out Almaty of Kazakhstan to become the host city for the 2022 Winter Olympics this week. #NewsOnWikipedia • Barack Obama unveiled his Clean Power Plan this week. #NewsOnWikipedia • Plane parts found on the French territory Réunion were this week confirmed as from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. #NewsOnWikipedia • Zimbabwe last week requested the extradition of American hunter Walter Palmer following the killing of Cecil the lion. #NewsOnWikipedia • Currently, only two images exist of former Taliban leader Mohammed Omar. This week it was confirmed that he died two years ago. #NewsOnWikipedia best, Joe -- *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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For the socials - its our co-founder's birthday.
by Michael Guss 07 Aug '15

07 Aug '15

Hello everyone, Just wanted to point out that its Jimmy's birthday! Thanks for reviewing! Thoughts? Happy Birthday, Jimbo! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Wales -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss(a)wikimedia.org

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Using Wikipedia to preserve indigenous languages of Colombia
by Joe Sutherland 07 Aug '15

07 Aug '15

Hey all, We just published "Using Wikipedia to preserve indigenous languages of Colombia" to the blog. URL: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/06/indigenous-languages-colombia/ Many thanks to Juan for this post. Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed. *Twitter (@wikipedia/@wikimedia):* • Wikimedians in South America want to preserve local lanauges online https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/06/indigenous-languages-colombia/ *Facebook/Google+:* • Wikipedians in Colombia and Venezuela gathered to discuss the preservation of several indigenous languages in the region. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/06/indigenous-languages-colombia/ thanks, Joe -- *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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Re: [Social-media] Potential social idea: DYK
by Pine W 07 Aug '15

07 Aug '15

I like the concept. See also the thread "[Social-media] Wikipedia Picks: disaster, trial by battle, and more" Pine On Aug 6, 2015 9:26 AM, "Joe Sutherland" <jsutherland(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: 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 -- *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)> _______________________________________________ Social-media mailing list Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media

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More social for Guillaume
by Joe Sutherland 06 Aug '15

06 Aug '15

Hey all, Looking to get some more social for this - would appreciate some eyes :) *T:* • "Realizing at 31 that you are autistic changes your perception dramatically." https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/07/31/autistic-wikipedia-life/ *F/G:* • "As you can imagine, realizing at 31 that you are on the autism spectrum changes your perception dramatically." https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/07/31/autistic-wikipedia-life/ best, Joe -- *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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La mujer que nunca conociste: the first Iberocoop contest on women biographies
by Joe Sutherland 06 Aug '15

06 Aug '15

Hey all, We recently published "La mujer que nunca conociste: the first Iberocoop contest on women biographies" to the blog. URL: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/04/iberocoop-contest-on-women-biographie… Many thanks to Atropine for this post. Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed. *Twitter (@wikipedia/@wikimedia):* • 389 new women biographies created during @Iberocoop contests https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/04/iberocoop-contest-on-women-biographie… *Facebook/Google+:* • Clelia Luro spent her life advocating for the reform of the civil status of Catholic priests. Now, thanks to a contest by Iberocoop, she's on Wikipedia. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/04/iberocoop-contest-on-women-biographie… thanks, Joe -- *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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Idea: Translation of the day
by Andy Mabbett 05 Aug '15

05 Aug '15

HI folks, I have only recently joined this list. You may know me as "User:pigsonthewing", around the projects, and last year I took a turn operating @WeAreWikipedia on Twitter. I'm also a Wikimedian in Residence, currently with the Royal Society of Chemistry and with ORCID. I look forward to collaborating more closely with you all. I wonder whether we could use social media to promote a regular (Daily? Weekly?). For instance, I recently tweeted: World's oldest working engine, at @thinktankmuseum, now in Catalan @Wikipedia - why not your language? http://ift.tt/1fPimQi https://twitter.com/pigsonthewing/status/627138696765177857 (feel free to retweet it!) and I would prose that we choose articles of international signifiane, and ask our social-media aware colleagues around the world to promote the idea of translating them into their own. We'd need to balance sensitivty about choosing the source language and the practicality of not asking a global audience to translate from languages few of them speak. We could rotate between, for example, English, French and Spanish, or target articles which already exist in two or three languages. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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Wikipedia and the Fashion Weeks: A Look at Usage Patterns
by Joe Sutherland 04 Aug '15

04 Aug '15

A cool, if a bit technical, blog post from data analyst Abraham Mathew about Wikipedia statistics during Fashion Weeks. The original post is on Abraham Mathew's personal blog: http://mathewanalytics.com/2015/08/03/wikipedia-and-the-fashion-weeks-a-loo… It was also syndicated to popular R blog Rbloggers: http://www.r-bloggers.com/wikipedia-and-the-fashion-weeks-a-look-at-usage-p… Advice on which to use would be appreciated :) *Possible social (Twitter):* • Data analyst @abmathewks looks at Wikipedia page view trends during Fashion Week. [link] *FB/G+: * • Data analyst Abraham Mathew makes some interesting findings in Wikipedia page view statistics during several Fashion Week events. [link] -- *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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Wikimedia Foundation hosts lively panel on copyright
by Joe Sutherland 04 Aug '15

04 Aug '15

Hey all, We just published "Wikimedia Foundation hosts lively panel on copyright" to the blog. URL: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/03/wikimedia-copyright-panel/ Many thanks to Lexie, Yana and Michelle for this post. Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed. *Twitter (@wikipedia/@wikimedia):* • Wikimedia Foundation Legal event draws 100+ to discuss copyright. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/03/wikimedia-copyright-panel/ • Wikimedia hosts copyright experts debating recent mass digitization policy proposal. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/03/wikimedia-copyright-panel/ *Facebook/Google+:* • The Wikimedia Foundation hosts leading voices on copyright for a lively panel on mass digitization. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/03/wikimedia-copyright-panel/ thanks, Joe -- *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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