That sounds more accurate to me not mention a nice plug for Wikipedia.On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 11:08 AM, Ed Erhart <eerhart@wikimedia.org> wrote:The Facebook post is not (strictly speaking) accurate. They're just cataloging them on-wiki, not preserving them. Perhaps "During World War I, despite being forbidden by their superiors, many Australian soldiers kept a personal diary small enough to hide in their top pocket. Now, over 1300 of them are cataloged on Wikipedia." ?--EdOn Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 11:56 AM, Joe Sutherland <jsutherland@wikimedia.org> wrote:_______________________________________________Hey all,
We just published "Gathering memories from the trenches of the Great War" to the blog. URL:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/10/16/great-war-memories/
Many thanks to Michael for this post.
Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed.
Twitter (@wikipedia/@wikimedia):
• How @statelibrarynsw is preserving Austalian war diaries with Wikipedia https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/10/16/great-war-memories/
Facebook/Google+:
• During World War I, despite being forbidden by their superiors, many Australian soldiers kept a personal diary small enough to hide in their top pocket. The State Library of NSW set out to collect them in 1919, and they're now being preserved on Wikipedia. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/10/16/great-war-memories/
thanks,
Joe--Joe Sutherland
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