Hey all,
We just published "Wikipedia Picks: disaster, trial by battle, and more" to
the blog. URL:
*https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/06/26/wikipedia-picks-disaster-battle/
<https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/06/26/wikipedia-picks-disaster-battle/>*
Many thanks to Gary for writing this post, as well as to Ed, Andrew and
Fabrice for editing.
Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed.
*Twitter (@wikimedia/@wikipedia):*
• Wikipedia Picks: five articles on disaster, trial by battle, and more
(link)
• "A notorious incident where a passenger ship sank during trip across the
Atlantic, and few of the passengers survived ... Like #Titanic, but worse."
• The senator sacrificed his career for a group of African-American
soldiers. [+image]
• That beard though. [+image]
*Facebook/Google+:*
• English Wikipedia editor Gary Greenbaum discusses five featured
#Wikipedia articles—including a maritime disaster, a pioneer, and a horse
trainer-turned-publisher. (link)
• Did you know ... that as late as 1818, English courts upheld your right
to demand a trial by battle?
thanks,
Joe
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*Joe Sutherland*
Communications Intern [remote]
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