Hey guys — I’ve just noticed that the Twitter username for @Wikipedia seems to have an erroneous space immediately preceding it, which makes some aspects of the UI look a bit weird: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7gk4vwl6sw8c9e2/Screenshot%202015-04-28%2016.48.3…
Not a major deal but possibly worth fixing if anyone’s got a spare moment?
Joe
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Joe Sutherland
Communications Volunteer
m: +44 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu
Hello Everyone,
We just published "Join Wiki Loves Earth 2015: help capture our natural
heritage" to the blog. URL:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/04/27/wiki-loves-earth-2015/
Thanks to Levgen for writing this blog post.
Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed.
*Twitter (@wikimedia/@wikipedia):*
• Join Wiki Loves Earth 2015: help capture our natural heritage and protect
our environment. (link)
*Facebook/Google+:*
• Do you like taking photos of nature? If you do, join Wiki Loves Earth
2015. Let the world discover natural sites near you, through your eyes.
(link)
• Wiki Loves Earth 2015 starts on May 1st, and invites you to contribute
photos about our natural heritage. This international photo contest is
organized by the Wikimedia community, and anyone can participate. We hope
you will join us! (link)
Thanks,
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Andrew Sherman
Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation
*E:* asherman(a)wikimedia.org
*WMF:* ASherman (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ASherman_(WMF)>
Hello everyone,
Starting today, the Wikimedia Foundation is this week's supported charity
by Humble Bundle!
https://www.humbleundle.com/weekly
Comms - I believe we had the ok for these games to be associated with our
name.
t: Support free knowledge while playing video games? Nice! This week's
@humble bundle supports @Wikimedia.
https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly
t: Support free knowledge for everyone - while playing video games with
this week's @humble bundle.
https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly
t: @Wikimedia is @humble bundle's featured charity this week! Play video
games & support free knowledge for everyone.
https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly
f/g: Play video games and support free knowledge? Nice! The Weekly Bundle
will support the Wikimedia Foundation. Check out this week's games - and
bring friends, they're multiplayer.
https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly
f/g: The Wikimedia Foundation is Humble Bundle's featured charity this
week! Play video games and support free knowledge for everyone.
https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly
f/g: The Wikimedia Foundation is Humble Bundle's featured charity this
week! Play video games and support free knowledge for everyone.
https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly
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Michael Guss
Research Analyst
Wikimediafoundation.org
mguss(a)wikimedia.org
Hello Everyone,
We just published "Celebrity photographer Allan Warren shares the big shots
on Wikipedia" to the blog. URL:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/04/23/allan-warren-and-the-big-shots/
Thanks to Victor and Yoona for interviewing, writing, and helping us edit
this post.
Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed.
*Twitter (@wikimedia/@wikipedia):*
•What do #Sophia Lauren, #Roger Moore and #HRH Prince Charles have in
common? Photographer Allan Warren. (link)
•Allan Warren put the talent behind #James Bond, The #Pink Panther and
#Obi-Wan Kenobi on Wikipedia (link)
*Facebook/Google+*
•What do Sophia Lauren, Roger Moore and Prince Charles have in common?
Celebrity photographer Allan Warren. For the past few years, he has
uploaded many of his images to Wikimedia Commons. His portraits caught our
attention, so we reached out to him for an interview.
Thanks,
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Andrew Sherman
Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation
*E:* asherman(a)wikimedia.org
*WMF:* ASherman (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ASherman_(WMF)>
Hello everyone,
Today is Earth Day, an annual event held to demonstrate support for
environmental protection and recognized by more than 192 countries. Let's
have our social media accounts take notice of this significant day of
recognition for mother Earth. Thanks for reviewing!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day
t: On this day in 1970 the first Earth Day was celebrated. #EarthDay
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day
t: DYK #EarthDay is "the largest secular holiday in the world, celebrated
by more than a billion people every year."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day
t: DYK #EarthDay is celebrated worldwide by more than 192 countries?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day
f/g: Did you know that April 22 was chosen for Earth day to maximize
participation on college campuses for "environmental teach-ins".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day
f/g: Did you know Earth Day, recognized by more than 192 countries
worldwide, is the "largest secular holiday in the world, celebrated by more
than a billion people every year."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day
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Michael Guss
Research Analyst
Wikimediafoundation.org
mguss(a)wikimedia.org
Hello Everyone,
We just published "Improving the security of our users on Wikimedia sites"
to the blog. URL:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/04/20/improving-security-for-our-users/
Thanks to Chris for writing and helping us edit this post.
Below are some proposed social media messages. Tweak as needed.
*Twitter*
We teamed up with @iSECPartners and @OpenTechFund to assess the security of
our sites. Check out the report here [link]
*FB/G+*
We teamed up with iSEC Partners to assess the security of our sites and
protect the privacy of our users. Their engineers developed attacks against
the current version of MediaWiki to identify security flaws, in a new
report sponsored by the Open Technology Fund. [link]
Thanks,
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Andrew Sherman
Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation
*E:* asherman(a)wikimedia.org
*WMF:* ASherman (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ASherman_(WMF)>
Hello SM list,
The month and a half week sprint that is the 2015 WMF Elections
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015> is
starting in earnest in just under an hour with banners going up for all
logged in users. The committee has been talking about how much of a role SM
should play (if any) in the elections given the requirements to vote or run
(300 edits, 20 in the past 6 months + some exceptions). However I know that
we do have a large community following as well and some things may have
other interest to different groups especially given the board's very large
push for more diverse candidates this time including a letter
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Call_fo…>
from them that will be linked from the banner. I'd be very interested in
people's thoughts.
For now (well once banners go up after 5pm pacific/00:00 utc):
- @Wikimedia tweet about the diverse candidates from the community for
the board (and possibly FDC) linking to the letter/Call for Candidates.
Interested in other thoughts that we've been throwing around:
- Blog post about the Call for Candidates (I think this is unlikely
unless comms really wants it and the Board doesn't want to do it. Likely to
be less value add)
- Social Media regarding voting/asking candidate questions (I think
relatively likely but will bring up on the social media list and see what
others think about it matching the audience of @Wikimedia)
- Blog post about the election in general inviting people to ask the
board candidates questions and vote when voting opens
- I think this is the most likely blog post from the committee if the
comms team is interested. It could be either from the Board or the
Committee (bylined by the whole committee, Greg Varnum as volunteer
Coordinator or me as advisor). Would probably go out at the start of the
question period, possibly with some SM about it again at the start of the
election and can talk about how many candidates we have (hopefully about
their diversity) and inviting people to ask questions and to vote if
eligible.
- Blog post after the election talking about the process (also possible
from either the committee or me, depends on what comms wants/we need and
how the election went).
James Alexander
Community Advocacy
Wikimedia Foundation
(415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur
