Thank you Jeff. :)
On Sat, Oct 31, 2015 at 12:14 AM, Joe Sutherland jsutherland@wikimedia.org wrote:
Thanks Jeff!!
Joe
On Friday, 30 October 2015, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org wrote:
OK! Shared from @wikipedia with #wikiTAFI.
On Friday, October 30, 2015, Joe Sutherland jsutherland@wikimedia.org wrote:
I think TAFI should have been tweeted from @Wikipedia, given it's exclusively a Wikipedia thing and not a movement thing.
On 30 October 2015 at 14:37, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org wrote:
TAFI and MythBusters up!
https://twitter.com/Wikimedia/status/660102792900575232
https://twitter.com/Wikipedia/status/660096768399425536
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On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 7:26 AM, Katherine Maher kmaher@wikimedia.org wrote:
LGTM!
On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 7:10 AM, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org wrote:
I'd like to get this up today because of Halloween. Not sure that hashtag will mean much to folks. I only see one tweet using it, from more than two years ago. What about?
Wikipedia editors - or those wanting to get started - the comedy horror genre needs your help. Get spooky! http://buff.ly/1WnWeL3
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On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 11:33 PM, Coin945 <coin945wikipedia@gmail.com > wrote:
> That's good news. :) > > So I guess I'll make the first proposal: > > > - T/I: This mash-up of media genres needs your help. Improve *comedy > horror*, today's #wikiTAFI. > - F/G: This mash-up of media genres needs your help. Add sources > and improve content at *comedy horror*, today's #wikiTAFI. > > (The "Comedy horror" article - > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_horror - would be added as > a link afterwards). > > The TAFI article changes every Monday, so after this status > update, the next one will take place in 3 days. > > > > On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 3:35 AM, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org > wrote: > >> I think the upshot was that we love the social posts and mission of >> TAFI, and probably need to stick to this thread for proposing them. >> >> 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/ >> >> On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 10:56 AM, Coin945 < >> coin945wikipedia@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Just wondering... what are your opinions on moving forward with >>> this TAFI proposal? It's been 3 days since my last reply. :) >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 12:20 PM, Coin945 < >>> coin945wikipedia@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> This discussion thread is very confusing to navitage, but I think >>>> I've read it all now (albeit out of order). >>>> >>>> To answer Jeff's question: yes, the links are supposed to link >>>> to the Wikipedia pages, not the Wikimedia pages (which are understandably >>>> redlinks). >>>> >>>> One of the two main purposes of TAFI is to encourage newbies to >>>> become editors through interesting articles on important topics that still >>>> shockingly have underwhelming articles; this challenges the perceived >>>> notion that "all the good topics have already been written about". >>>> >>>> This social media collaboration was fantastic in intriguing >>>> people throguh witty and engaging statuses that aimed to encourage >>>> passers-by to stop, consider, and then perhaps gfo to the link and hit >>>> "edit". >>>> >>>> We had great success with this in the past, and I would love to >>>> get things rolling again. This is part of a recent push I've been doing, >>>> which includes starting up the discussion of whether TAFI could ever return >>>> to the main page. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 4:44 AM, Tilman Bayer < >>>> tbayer@wikimedia.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Jeff (switching topic back to the thread about TAFI), >>>>> >>>>> Coin945 (who posted these suggestions) is now subscribed to this >>>>> list >>>>> and can thus answer your question directly. But I think the >>>>> matter was >>>>> simply that the drafts had been copied over from Wikipedia to >>>>> Meta >>>>> without adjusting links, e.g. the first one was intended to link >>>>> to >>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_horror instead of >>>>> >>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Comedy_horror&action=edit&a... >>>>> . >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 10:22 AM, Jeff Elder < >>>>> jelder@wikimedia.org> wrote: >>>>> > Excellent point, Joe. >>>>> > Question: I went to the links posted on the meta wiki as >>>>> suggestions for >>>>> > tweets for articles to be improved, but the links take you to >>>>> a page asking >>>>> > you to create said article. Would that be strange, asking >>>>> people to improve >>>>> > an article that doesn't exist yet? Or am I seeing this wrong? >>>>> I thought >>>>> > these tweets were to encourage people who were just getting >>>>> their feet wet >>>>> > editing. >>>>> > >>>>> > Jeff Elder >>>>> > Digital communications manager >>>>> > Wikimedia Foundation >>>>> > 704-650-4130 >>>>> > @jeffelder >>>>> > @wikipedia >>>>> > The Wikimedia blog >>>>> > >>>>> > On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 9:01 AM, Joe Sutherland < >>>>> jsutherland@wikimedia.org> >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >> >>>>> >> I'm not sure it's a great idea to post this to our socials. >>>>> Seems to me >>>>> >> like we'd be opening the list (which is public) to a lot of >>>>> spam. But maybe >>>>> >> I'm just being too cautious. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Joe >>>>> >> >>>>> >> On 26 October 2015 at 15:48, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> Thanks, Tilman for the background! I like the idea of >>>>> posting about >>>>> >>> articles that need attention. Let's do it! >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> There does seem to be some overlap between this list and the >>>>> meta wiki, >>>>> >>> as Ed noted in the thread Tilman shared: >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> because few people besides Matthew and myself were checking >>>>> >>> their Meta watchlist often enough, this mailing list proved >>>>> to be a >>>>> >>> much more reliable venue for people to post SM ideas for >>>>> review and >>>>> >>> get a timely response. >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> My take is that people can still use the meta wiki and I'm >>>>> happy to swing >>>>> >>> by it, but we may need to send stuff around this list anyway >>>>> for a LGTM and >>>>> >>> to do a little air-traffic controlling to prevent conflicts >>>>> and traffic >>>>> >>> jams. >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> Should we tell people on Twitter and Facebook that they can >>>>> subscribe to >>>>> >>> this list? If so, should we say: >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> T: >>>>> >>> Want to give input on what and how we tweet? Sign up for our >>>>> social media >>>>> >>> email list here: >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> FB: >>>>> >>> Want to give input on what and how we post on Facebook? You >>>>> can give >>>>> >>> feedback here, or take part by signing up for our social >>>>> media email list >>>>> >>> here: >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> Jeff Elder >>>>> >>> Digital communications manager >>>>> >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>> >>> 704-650-4130 >>>>> >>> @jeffelder >>>>> >>> @wikipedia >>>>> >>> The Wikimedia blog >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 7:16 PM, Tilman Bayer < >>>>> tbayer@wikimedia.org> >>>>> >>> wrote: >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> (splitting this off into a new thread, as it's a separate >>>>> topic from >>>>> >>>> TAFI) >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 6:57 PM, Andrew Sherman < >>>>> asherman@wikimedia.org> >>>>> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I remember Ed, Joe, Michael, and I sat down to clean that >>>>> page up back >>>>> >>>>> in July (archive old information, add useful links for >>>>> content). >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I have thought about the idea of utilizing this page more. >>>>> We could >>>>> >>>>> asking for social content from the whole movement like we >>>>> do for blog posts >>>>> >>>>> ( maybe even translations ;) ). >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> Of course we are already asking for (and getting) social >>>>> content from >>>>> >>>> the whole movement with this list. See also the list >>>>> description at >>>>> >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>> . That said, some >>>>> >>>> community members might prefer posting on a wiki. >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> As a reminder, in August there was already some discussion >>>>> about >>>>> >>>> reviving the Meta page (in the same thread); here is my >>>>> takeaway from that >>>>> >>>> on why the parallel wiki/mailing list process didn't quite >>>>> work out back in >>>>> >>>> 2013/14 and what might be required to make it work: >>>>> >>>> >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/social-media/2015-August/003211.html >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> It could help with organization and preparation of content. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thoughts? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 9:43 PM, Tilman Bayer < >>>>> tbayer@wikimedia.org> >>>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> as I summarized two months ago on this list in another >>>>> context, back >>>>> >>>>>> in 2013/14 we collaborated with the "Today's Article for >>>>> Improvement" team >>>>> >>>>>> on the English Wikipedia, posting social media >>>>> invitations to edit improve >>>>> >>>>>> articles from this community-curated list. >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> User:Coin945 has just started an attempt to revive this >>>>> (see >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Today%27s_articles_for_improvem... >>>>> >>>>>> ) and already posted some ideas at >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#October . >>>>> I'm passing >>>>> >>>>>> this on to this list as not everyone might watch the >>>>> Meta-wiki pages. 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