[Social-media] A veteran’s Wikipedia edits help him understand the brutality behind Yugoslavia’s wars

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-wikip...

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,