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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Andrew Sherman

Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation

E: asherman@wikimedia.org

WMF: ASherman (WMF)

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