Re: [Social-media] It's Banned Book Week - and Wikipedia has lists.

Would probably link to the Brave New World page for this, rather than the main page of Wikiquote :) But otherwise looks good. Joe On 2 October 2015 at 19:15, Jeff Elder &lt;jelder(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: > This tweet is up: > > https://twitter.com/Wikipedia/status/650009632954429441 > > > > 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 Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 10:52 AM, Ed Erhart &lt;eerhart(a)wikimedia.org&gt; > wrote: > >> Do we need "or other diverse titles there"? Otherwise I like those >> proposals, along with sending out links to Wikiquote in other posts (if >> Jeff likes the multi-post idea)—this is a rare good opportunity to feature >> a sister project. >> >> --Ed >> >> On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 1:01 PM, Jeff Elder &lt;jelder(a)wikimedia.org&gt; >> wrote: >> >>> What about this for Facebook? >>> >>> What do Madame Bovary, Green Eggs and Ham, Nineteen Eighty-Four and >>> Fifty Shades of Gray ((or other diverse titles)) have in common? They were >>> banned by governments. As Banned Books Week wraps up, here's a list of >>> famous books that authorities tried to stamp out -- a reminder of the >>> importance of free information for all. >>> >>> And then I could post in the comments a few of Victor's awesome >>> quotes. >>> >>> For Twitter, I love this: >>> >>> "I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. >>> I want sin." >>> #BraveNewWorld #bannedbooksweek >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_books_banned_by_governments >>> >>> ((I cut God from the beginning because, well... she can lead to all >>> kinds of discussions. : ) ) >>> >>> >>> 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 Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 9:41 AM, Joe Sutherland < >>> jsutherland(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: >>> >>>> Oh, ignore me - looks like that account isn't in Buffer. Or it >>>> might not even belong to us. Ho hum! >>>> >>>> Joe >>>> >>>> On 2 October 2015 at 17:40, Joe Sutherland < >>>> jsutherland(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: >>>> >>>>> We could tweet these from @Wikiquote and RT them on other accounts >>>>> - don't think that account gets enough love :( >>>>> >>>>> On 2 October 2015 at 17:38, Victor Grigas &lt;vgrigas(a)wikimedia.org&gt; >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alice%27s_Adventures_in_Wonderland >>>>>> >>>>>> '*Off with her head!'* >>>>>> #Aliceinwonderland #bannedbooksweek >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 12:36 PM, Victor Grigas < >>>>>> vgrigas(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> LOTS of these quotes are tweetable. For example: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *WAR IS PEACEFREEDOM IS SLAVERYIGNORANCE IS STRENGTH* >>>>>>> #1984 #bannedbooksweek >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Again, a reason for a url shortener: >>>>>>> https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 12:32 PM, Victor Grigas < >>>>>>> vgrigas(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> What about Wikiquote? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 6:27 PM, Michael Guss < >>>>>>>> mguss(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hmmm indeed. Tis' true for Wikisource. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 3:24 PM, Ed Erhart < >>>>>>>>> eerhart(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> We could share banned books that are present on Wikisource, >>>>>>>>>> although for the most part those are only pre-1923. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> --Ed >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 5:41 PM, Michael Guss < >>>>>>>>>> mguss(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hey everyone, this week has been "Banned Book" week. I'm >>>>>>>>>>> sure Wikipedia (and Wikisource of course) could get in on the action. Free >>>>>>>>>>> knowledge, anyone? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I'm also looking at you WikiLibrary. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> List of books banned by governments: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_books_banned_by_governments >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Books include everything from The Bible, The Quran, *Frankenstein, >>>>>>>>>>> The Grapes of Wrath, Green Eggs and Ham *(why are you >>>>>>>>>>> here??), *1984*, ...and of course the *Fifty Shades of Grey >>>>>>>>>>> * trilogy. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Thoughts? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>> Michael Guss >>>>>>>>>>> Research Analyst >>>>>>>>>>> Wikimediafoundation.org >>>>>>>>>>> mguss(a)wikimedia.org >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>>>>>>> Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> Ed Erhart >>>>>>>>>> Editorial Associate >>>>>>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>>>>>> Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> Michael Guss >>>>>>>>> Research Analyst >>>>>>>>> Wikimediafoundation.org >>>>>>>>> mguss(a)wikimedia.org >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>>>>> Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *Victor Grigas* >>>>>>>> Storyteller >>>>>>>> <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/WPZeroPetition> and >>>>>>>> Video Content Producer >>>>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>>> vgrigas(a)wikimedia.org >>>>>>>> https://donate.wikimedia.org/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Victor Grigas* >>>>>>> Storyteller >>>>>>> <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/WPZeroPetition> and Video >>>>>>> Content Producer >>>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>> vgrigas(a)wikimedia.org >>>>>>> https://donate.wikimedia.org/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> *Victor Grigas* >>>>>> Storyteller <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/WPZeroPetition> and >>>>>> Video Content Producer >>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>> vgrigas(a)wikimedia.org >>>>>> https://donate.wikimedia.org/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>> Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> *Joe Sutherland* >>>>> Communications Intern [remote] >>>>> m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | >>>>> w: JSutherland >>>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> *Joe Sutherland* >>>> Communications Intern [remote] >>>> m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | >>>> w: JSutherland >>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Social-media mailing list >>>> Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Social-media mailing list >>> Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Ed Erhart >> Editorial Associate >> Wikimedia Foundation >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > > -- *Joe Sutherland* Communications Intern [remote] m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | w: JSutherland <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)> _______________________________________________ Social-media mailing list Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media