Great story. I wonder if we could share with a few veteran forums in case
they are interested in reposting?
On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 6:10 PM, Ed Erhart <eerhart(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
As the veteran angle will play a larger role in the
US, I'm hoping that
the first Twitter and first Facebook posts (as listed above) could be
targeted and boosted at the US and Australia, along with links to the
Twitter and Facebook profiles of the Australian Army: <
https://twitter.com/australianarmy> and <
https://www.facebook.com/TheAustralianArmy>gt;.
Is that possible, Michael? Thanks everyone!
--Ed
On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 6:05 PM, Andrew Sherman <asherman(a)wikimedia.org>
wrote:
Hello Everyone,
We just published "A veteran’s Wikipedia edits help him understand the
brutality behind Yugoslavia’s wars" to the blog. URL:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/06/18/understanding-yugoslavia-wars-on-wiki…
Thanks to Ed for writing the story and Fabrice and Joe for editing.
Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed.
*Twitter:*
• He deployed with @AustralianArmy to Bosnia. Now, editing #Wikipedia
helps him understand the brutality he witnessed: <link>
• This veteran writes for #Wikipedia to help him understand what he
witnessed there: <link>
• A veteran learning how to edit #Wikipedia in a highly charged topic
area—the wartime history of the Balkans: <link>
*Facebook/Google+:*
• He deployed with the AustralianArmy to Bosnia in 1995. Now, editing
Wikipedia helps him understand the brutality he witnessed.
• His most potent memory comes from one of his first patrols. The platoon
was speaking with suspected looters when they came across a farmer shot
dead, his hayfork still alongside. "We just came across him ... so we were
unprepared. I still remember it clearly, but because I photographed it in
black and white, I remember it in black and white."
Thanks,
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