That sounds like a really good idea, actually, I'd be all for that.

Joe

On 1 June 2015 at 23:31, Ed Erhart <eerhart@wikimedia.org> wrote:

Great change, Joe. For the Twitter status, perhaps a simple question like "How will #Wikipedia preserve its citations for future generations?" or "How would you preserve #Wikipedia citations for the future? Geoffrey Bilder has one solution:" would get more engagement? I'm open to thoughts/improvements/contradictory arguments on those.

--Ed

On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 6:19 PM, Joe Sutherland <jsutherland@wikimedia.org> wrote:

I'd go for, instead of "relies on many linked references", "relies on many online references". I've edited that below. Otherwise LGTM!

best,

Joe

On 1 June 2015 at 23:05, Andrew Sherman <asherman@wikimedia.org> wrote:

Hello Everyone,

We just published "Preserving Wikipedia citations for the future: Geoffrey Bilder" to the blog. URL:

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/06/01/preserving-wikipedia-citations/

Thanks to Yoona and Victor for writing, Fabrice and Ed for editing, and Jan Novak for interviewing.

Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed.

Twitter (@wikimedia/@wikipedia):

• Preserving Wikipedia's citations for the future: Geoffrey Bilder wants to stop hyperlinks from “rotting” (link)

Facebook/Google+:

• Geoffrey Bilder is working to prevent the death of hyperlinks, also known as "link rot". The average lifespan of a hyperlink is around six years—a problem for a site like Wikipedia, which relies on many online references. (link)

Thanks,

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