Hi Coin,
I held off on these because I'm not sure people will know what they mean. Saying visit the article and giving a hashtag not in general use is a bit unclear. That's why last time I rewrote to: Wikipedia editors - or those wanting to get started...
On Tuesday, November 3, 2015, Coin945 coin945wikipedia@gmail.com wrote:
We're already 1 day behind schedule. Can we get these statuses posted?
On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 3:18 AM, Coin945 <coin945wikipedia@gmail.com javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','coin945wikipedia@gmail.com');> wrote:
Time for a new TAFI update:
**Twitter: Visit the article on Donatella's daughter '''[[Allegra Versace]]''', today's #wikiTAFI. **Facebook/Google+:The heiress to a great Italian dynasty needs your help. Visit the article on fashion designer Donatella's daughter [[Allegra Versace]], today's #wikiTAFI.
On Sat, Oct 31, 2015 at 12:39 AM, Coin945 <coin945wikipedia@gmail.com javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','coin945wikipedia@gmail.com');> wrote:
Will this also get posted to Facebook and Google+ like last time?
On Sat, Oct 31, 2015 at 12:14 AM, Joe Sutherland < jsutherland@wikimedia.org javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jsutherland@wikimedia.org');> wrote:
Thanks Jeff!!
Joe
On Friday, 30 October 2015, Jeff Elder <jelder@wikimedia.org javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jelder@wikimedia.org');> wrote:
OK! Shared from @wikipedia with #wikiTAFI.
On Friday, October 30, 2015, Joe Sutherland jsutherland@wikimedia.org wrote:
I think TAFI should have been tweeted from @Wikipedia, given it's exclusively a Wikipedia thing and not a movement thing.
On 30 October 2015 at 14:37, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org wrote:
> TAFI and MythBusters up! > > https://twitter.com/Wikimedia/status/660102792900575232 > > https://twitter.com/Wikipedia/status/660096768399425536 > > > > Jeff Elder > Digital communications manager > Wikimedia Foundation > 704-650-4130 > @jeffelder https://twitter.com/JeffElder > @wikipedia https://twitter.com/wikipedia > The Wikimedia blog https://blog.wikimedia.org/ > > On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 7:26 AM, Katherine Maher < > kmaher@wikimedia.org> wrote: > >> LGTM! >> >> On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 7:10 AM, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org >> wrote: >> >>> I'd like to get this up today because of Halloween. Not sure that >>> hashtag will mean much to folks. I only see one tweet using it, from more >>> than two years ago. What about? >>> >>> Wikipedia editors - or those wanting to get started - the comedy >>> horror genre needs your help. Get spooky! http://buff.ly/1WnWeL3 >>> >>> Jeff Elder >>> Digital communications manager >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> 704-650-4130 >>> @jeffelder https://twitter.com/JeffElder >>> @wikipedia https://twitter.com/wikipedia >>> The Wikimedia blog https://blog.wikimedia.org/ >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 11:33 PM, Coin945 < >>> coin945wikipedia@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> That's good news. :) >>>> >>>> So I guess I'll make the first proposal: >>>> >>>> >>>> - T/I: This mash-up of media genres needs your help. Improve *comedy >>>> horror*, today's #wikiTAFI. >>>> - F/G: This mash-up of media genres needs your help. Add >>>> sources and improve content at *comedy horror*, today's >>>> #wikiTAFI. >>>> >>>> (The "Comedy horror" article - >>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_horror - would be added >>>> as a link afterwards). >>>> >>>> The TAFI article changes every Monday, so after this status >>>> update, the next one will take place in 3 days. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 3:35 AM, Jeff Elder <jelder@wikimedia.org >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> I think the upshot was that we love the social posts and mission >>>>> of TAFI, and probably need to stick to this thread for proposing them. >>>>> >>>>> Jeff Elder >>>>> Digital communications manager >>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>> 704-650-4130 >>>>> @jeffelder https://twitter.com/JeffElder >>>>> @wikipedia https://twitter.com/wikipedia >>>>> The Wikimedia blog https://blog.wikimedia.org/ >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 10:56 AM, Coin945 < >>>>> coin945wikipedia@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Just wondering... what are your opinions on moving forward with >>>>>> this TAFI proposal? It's been 3 days since my last reply. :) >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 12:20 PM, Coin945 < >>>>>> coin945wikipedia@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> This discussion thread is very confusing to navitage, but I >>>>>>> think I've read it all now (albeit out of order). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To answer Jeff's question: yes, the links are supposed to >>>>>>> link to the Wikipedia pages, not the Wikimedia pages (which are >>>>>>> understandably redlinks). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> One of the two main purposes of TAFI is to encourage newbies >>>>>>> to become editors through interesting articles on important topics that >>>>>>> still shockingly have underwhelming articles; this challenges the perceived >>>>>>> notion that "all the good topics have already been written about". >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This social media collaboration was fantastic in intriguing >>>>>>> people throguh witty and engaging statuses that aimed to encourage >>>>>>> passers-by to stop, consider, and then perhaps gfo to the link and hit >>>>>>> "edit". >>>>>>> >>>>>>> We had great success with this in the past, and I would love >>>>>>> to get things rolling again. This is part of a recent push I've been doing, >>>>>>> which includes starting up the discussion of whether TAFI could ever return >>>>>>> to the main page. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 4:44 AM, Tilman Bayer < >>>>>>> tbayer@wikimedia.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Jeff (switching topic back to the thread about TAFI), >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Coin945 (who posted these suggestions) is now subscribed to >>>>>>>> this list >>>>>>>> and can thus answer your question directly. But I think the >>>>>>>> matter was >>>>>>>> simply that the drafts had been copied over from Wikipedia to >>>>>>>> Meta >>>>>>>> without adjusting links, e.g. the first one was intended to >>>>>>>> link to >>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_horror instead of >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Comedy_horror&action=edit&a... >>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 10:22 AM, Jeff Elder < >>>>>>>> jelder@wikimedia.org> wrote: >>>>>>>> > Excellent point, Joe. >>>>>>>> > Question: I went to the links posted on the meta wiki as >>>>>>>> suggestions for >>>>>>>> > tweets for articles to be improved, but the links take you >>>>>>>> to a page asking >>>>>>>> > you to create said article. Would that be strange, asking >>>>>>>> people to improve >>>>>>>> > an article that doesn't exist yet? Or am I seeing this >>>>>>>> wrong? I thought >>>>>>>> > these tweets were to encourage people who were just getting >>>>>>>> their feet wet >>>>>>>> > editing. >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > Jeff Elder >>>>>>>> > Digital communications manager >>>>>>>> > Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>>> > 704-650-4130 >>>>>>>> > @jeffelder >>>>>>>> > @wikipedia >>>>>>>> > The Wikimedia blog >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 9:01 AM, Joe Sutherland < >>>>>>>> jsutherland@wikimedia.org> >>>>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> I'm not sure it's a great idea to post this to our >>>>>>>> socials. Seems to me >>>>>>>> >> like we'd be opening the list (which is public) to a lot >>>>>>>> of spam. But maybe >>>>>>>> >> I'm just being too cautious. >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> Joe >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> On 26 October 2015 at 15:48, Jeff Elder < >>>>>>>> jelder@wikimedia.org> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>> >>> Thanks, Tilman for the background! I like the idea of >>>>>>>> posting about >>>>>>>> >>> articles that need attention. Let's do it! >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>> >>> There does seem to be some overlap between this list and >>>>>>>> the meta wiki, >>>>>>>> >>> as Ed noted in the thread Tilman shared: >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>> >>> because few people besides Matthew and myself were >>>>>>>> checking >>>>>>>> >>> their Meta watchlist often enough, this mailing list >>>>>>>> proved to be a >>>>>>>> >>> much more reliable venue for people to post SM ideas for >>>>>>>> review and >>>>>>>> >>> get a timely response. >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>> >>> My take is that people can still use the meta wiki and >>>>>>>> I'm happy to swing >>>>>>>> >>> by it, but we may need to send stuff around this list >>>>>>>> anyway for a LGTM and >>>>>>>> >>> to do a little air-traffic controlling to prevent >>>>>>>> conflicts and traffic >>>>>>>> >>> jams. >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>> >>> Should we tell people on Twitter and Facebook that they >>>>>>>> can subscribe to >>>>>>>> >>> this list? If so, should we say: >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>> >>> T: >>>>>>>> >>> Want to give input on what and how we tweet? Sign up for >>>>>>>> our social media >>>>>>>> >>> email list here: >>>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>> >>> FB: >>>>>>>> >>> Want to give input on what and how we post on Facebook? >>>>>>>> You can give >>>>>>>> >>> feedback here, or take part by signing up for our social >>>>>>>> media email list >>>>>>>> >>> here: >>>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>> >>> Jeff Elder >>>>>>>> >>> Digital communications manager >>>>>>>> >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>>> >>> 704-650-4130 >>>>>>>> >>> @jeffelder >>>>>>>> >>> @wikipedia >>>>>>>> >>> The Wikimedia blog >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>> >>> On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 7:16 PM, Tilman Bayer < >>>>>>>> tbayer@wikimedia.org> >>>>>>>> >>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> >>>> (splitting this off into a new thread, as it's a >>>>>>>> separate topic from >>>>>>>> >>>> TAFI) >>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> >>>> On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 6:57 PM, Andrew Sherman < >>>>>>>> asherman@wikimedia.org> >>>>>>>> >>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>> I remember Ed, Joe, Michael, and I sat down to clean >>>>>>>> that page up back >>>>>>>> >>>>> in July (archive old information, add useful links for >>>>>>>> content). >>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>> I have thought about the idea of utilizing this page >>>>>>>> more. We could >>>>>>>> >>>>> asking for social content from the whole movement like >>>>>>>> we do for blog posts >>>>>>>> >>>>> ( maybe even translations ;) ). >>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> >>>> Of course we are already asking for (and getting) social >>>>>>>> content from >>>>>>>> >>>> the whole movement with this list. See also the list >>>>>>>> description at >>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media . >>>>>>>> That said, some >>>>>>>> >>>> community members might prefer posting on a wiki. >>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> >>>> As a reminder, in August there was already some >>>>>>>> discussion about >>>>>>>> >>>> reviving the Meta page (in the same thread); here is my >>>>>>>> takeaway from that >>>>>>>> >>>> on why the parallel wiki/mailing list process didn't >>>>>>>> quite work out back in >>>>>>>> >>>> 2013/14 and what might be required to make it work: >>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/social-media/2015-August/003211.html >>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>> It could help with organization and preparation of >>>>>>>> content. >>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>> Thoughts? >>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 9:43 PM, Tilman Bayer < >>>>>>>> tbayer@wikimedia.org> >>>>>>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> as I summarized two months ago on this list in another >>>>>>>> context, back >>>>>>>> >>>>>> in 2013/14 we collaborated with the "Today's Article >>>>>>>> for Improvement" team >>>>>>>> >>>>>> on the English Wikipedia, posting social media >>>>>>>> invitations to edit improve >>>>>>>> >>>>>> articles from this community-curated list. >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> User:Coin945 has just started an attempt to revive >>>>>>>> this (see >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Today%27s_articles_for_improvem... >>>>>>>> >>>>>> ) and already posted some ideas at >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#October >>>>>>>> . I'm passing >>>>>>>> >>>>>> this on to this list as not everyone might watch the >>>>>>>> Meta-wiki pages. As >>>>>>>> >>>>>> mentioned earlier, the experiment back them left me >>>>>>>> wondering how to best >>>>>>>> >>>>>> achieve impact (in form of actual edits caused by >>>>>>>> those posts), but perhaps >>>>>>>> >>>>>> the current SM team has some new ideas. >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> >>>>>> Tilman Bayer >>>>>>>> >>>>>> Senior Analyst >>>>>>>> >>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>>> >>>>>> IRC (Freenode): HaeB >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> >>>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>>>> >>>>>> Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>>>>> >>>>> Andrew Sherman >>>>>>>> >>>>> Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>> E: asherman@wikimedia.org >>>>>>>> >>>>> WMF: ASherman (WMF) >>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> >>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>>>> >>>>> Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> >>>> -- >>>>>>>> >>>> Tilman Bayer >>>>>>>> >>>> Senior Analyst >>>>>>>> >>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>>> >>>> IRC (Freenode): HaeB >>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> >>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>>>> >>>> Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> >>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>>>> >>> Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>>>> >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> -- >>>>>>>> >> Joe Sutherland >>>>>>>> >> Communications Intern [remote] >>>>>>>> >> m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu | w: JSutherland >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> >> Social-media mailing list >>>>>>>> >> Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>>>> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> > Social-media mailing list >>>>>>>> > Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>>>> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Tilman Bayer >>>>>>>> Senior Analyst >>>>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>>> IRC (Freenode): HaeB >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>>>> Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>> Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>> Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Social-media mailing list >>>> Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Social-media mailing list >>> Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Katherine Maher >> Chief Communications Officer >> Wikimedia Foundation >> 149 New Montgomery Street >> San Francisco, CA 94105 >> >> +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 >> +1 (415) 712 4873 >> kmaher@wikimedia.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > >
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