Absolutely Alex. I think, however, that Lee is an author defined by her works, given how secretive she was in her lifetime.
In any case - this is now published on our networks: https://twitter.com/Wikipedia/status/700720294982332416
Thanks Jeff for getting this out.
Joe
On 19 February 2016 at 16:52, Alex Stinson astinson@wikimedia.org wrote:
Yeah, the best practices quote is probably best. In the literary community, there has been a lot of sensitivity about how her second book was published in 2015, amidst a bunch of controversy. Its probably best, with this topic, to stick to celebrating her, rather than her works (To Kill a Mockingbird, has also entered political spaces in recent years as well).
Cheers,
Alex
On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 11:49 AM, Victor Grigas vgrigas@wikimedia.org wrote:
The best practices quote above sounds good to me.
On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 11:33 AM, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org wrote:
Thanks, Joe. Our best practices would be to do:
Wikipedians are updating the article for Harper Lee, author of "To Kill a Mockingbird," who has died at 89. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper_Lee
We could stray. Thoughts soon please.
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On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 8:29 AM, Joe Sutherland < jsutherland@wikimedia.org> wrote:
• 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
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