Re: [Social-media] Proposed social media for discussion room blog post

Hi all, Here is the proposed SM for yesterday's blog post regarding the 60 tips for retaining new users on Wikipedia. Thanks for reviewing: Blog post: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/04/sixty-ways-to-help-new-editors/ SM calendar: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#September_4 Sixty ways to help new editors t: At Wikimania, a group of Wikipedians discussed ways to increase user retention on Wikipedia. Here’s the consensus:https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/04/sixty-ways-to-help-new-edit… t: Are you an experienced Wikipedian looking to help retain new users? Here are 60 tips you can use:https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/04/sixty-ways-to-help-new-editors/ t: Being nice goes a long way. Here are 60 tips that all Wikipedians can exercise to help retain new users:https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/04/sixty-ways-to-help-new-editors/ t: “Do not bite the newcomers” and 59 other ways you can help retain new users on Wikipedia: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/04/sixty-ways-to-help-new-editors/ f/g: “I encourage every experienced user to browse through this list and explore the different ideas.” Here are 60 ways YOU can help retain new users on Wikipedia. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/04/sixty-ways-to-help-new-editors/

f/g: “Send a welcome message, with a direct contact link. For example: 'Hello, I’m Trizek, please contact me if you need assistance.'" 60 simple things YOU can do to create a better community and help retain new users on Wikipedia. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/04/sixty-ways-to-help-new-editors/ -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org _______________________________________________ Social-media mailing list Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media