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February 29 articles
by Charles Gregory 22 Feb '16

22 Feb '16

Hi all, With February 29 coming up it provides an opportunity to share some unusual articles. To start the ball rolling.. this one may be of interest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Milne_Wilson To the best of my knowledge he is the only notable person to both be born, and have died, on 29 February. Any other good ones? Regards, Charles / User:Chuq (Wikimedia Australia)

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Umberto Eco's death
by Ivan Martínez 20 Feb '16

20 Feb '16

Hi A few hours ago author and philosopher Umberto Eco passed away. AFAIK he was a permanent viewer, critic and an public enthusiast of Wikipedia, and wrote some articles related to the encyclopedia. I think it was valuable that a thinker of its importance pointed at least since 2008 the importance of Wikipedia in the contemporary world. Can we post something about him in the social networks? Thanks, -- *Iván Martínez* *Presidente - Wikimedia México A.C.User:ProtoplasmaKid @protoplasmakid* Hemos creado la más grande colección de conocimiento compartido. Ayuda a proteger a Wikipedia, dona ahora: https://donate.wikimedia.org

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Harper Lee has died
by Joe Sutherland 19 Feb '16

19 Feb '16

• American writer Harper Lee, author of "To Kill a Mockingbird", has died aged 89. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper_Lee • "Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper_Lee Joe -- *Joe Sutherland* Communications Intern [remote] joesutherland.rocks | @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | +44 (0) 7722 916 433

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As a law student, he perched on a garbage can to hear Scalia speak
by Joe Sutherland 17 Feb '16

17 Feb '16

Hey all, We just published "As a law student, he perched on a garbage can to hear Scalia speak" on the Wikimedia Blog. URL: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/02/17/scalia-wikipedia/ Here's some proposed social. This image is public domain and might be good for use on Twitter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:President_Ronald_Reagan_and_Judge_Antoni… Twitter: • He heard Scalia speak in 1986. Decades later, he wrote his Wikipedia article. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/02/17/scalia-wikipedia/ • "Scalia gave constitutional originalism powerful support, and made it sexy" https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/02/17/scalia-wikipedia/ Facebook: • "All I remember of what he said is the constitution which was stuffed with the greatest guarantee of rights was the Soviet one." https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/02/17/scalia-wikipedia/ • "He will be long remembered for giving constitutional originalism powerful support and for making it sexy." https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/02/17/scalia-wikipedia/ -- *Joe Sutherland* Communications Intern [remote] joesutherland.rocks | @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | +44 (0) 7722 916 433

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Scalia and his potential successors Wiki Playlist
by Joe Sutherland 17 Feb '16

17 Feb '16

Hey all - I made a Wiki Playlist of the potential successors to Antonin Scalia: http://playlist.wiki/playlist/scalia-and-his-potential-successors Proposed: • Who will Obama nominate to replace Scalia? Here are nine candidates identified by US press. http://playlist.wiki/playlist/scalia-and-his-potential-successors (Source is a blog by a long-term Wikipedian, with citations included: http://blog.guerillero.net/list-of-people-to-sit-on-scotus/) Joe -- *Joe Sutherland* Communications Intern [remote] joesutherland.rocks | @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | +44 (0) 7722 916 433

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All Writs Act of 1789
by Victor Grigas 17 Feb '16

17 Feb '16

Per Apple's letter to its customers <https://www.apple.com/customer-letter/>, we might want to share this on social: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Writs_Act -- *Victor Grigas* Storyteller <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/WPZeroPetition> and Video Content Producer Wikimedia Foundation vgrigas(a)wikimedia.org https://donate.wikimedia.org/

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Corporations/Orgs on twitter
by James Alexander 17 Feb '16

17 Feb '16

I thought this a good commentary from John Oliver on the pitfalls of following trends blindly and so wanted to share ;) For the record I do not thing we've done any of this and trust Jeff to not even really think about doing so just one of those things to be mindful/laugh about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eljOeu6PmOc James Alexander Manager Trust & Safety Wikimedia Foundation (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur

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Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former U.N. Secretary General, has died.
by Jeff Elder 16 Feb '16

16 Feb '16

Per best practices, preparing to post this: Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former U.N. Secretary General, has died. Wikipedians are updating his article page here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boutros_Boutros-Ghali 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/>

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Scalia
by Gregory Varnum 13 Feb '16

13 Feb '16

Reports are coming out that Justice Scalia has died. -greg _______________ Sent from my iPhone - a more detailed response may be sent later.

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Rice and Beans
by Andrew Sherman 10 Feb '16

10 Feb '16

I got lost down a rabbit whole and found this interesting fact. T/FB: The staple meal Rice and Beans creates a complete protein, containing all nine essential amino acids. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_and_beans Thoughts? -- Andrew Sherman Digital Communications Intern | Wikimedia Foundation *E:* asherman(a)wikimedia.org *WMF:* ASherman (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ASherman_(WMF)>

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