Put out round two, van Meegeren's forgeries.On 28 July 2015 at 19:40, Michael Guss <mguss@wikimedia.org> wrote:Round 1: Tulips be costlyWikimedia G+ : https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108193079736330787108/108193079736330787108/posts/Dj2TLghvwM5On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 3:41 PM, Michael Guss <mguss@wikimedia.org> wrote:FYI this is a great feature we have now and I am so glad we have these.Just 1 commentary:• That one time when they paid thousands ... for a single tulip bulb.On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 3:35 PM, Ed Erhart <eerhart@wikimedia.org> wrote:We can always post both of them over the course of the coming week and see which one does better. ;-) Thanks, James!--EdOn Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 5:02 PM, James Alexander <jalexander@wikimedia.org> wrote:_______________________________________________Great read, I need to go through the articles themselves later! SM comments in lineOn Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 2:44 PM, Joe Sutherland <jsutherland@wikimedia.org> wrote:Hey all,We just published "Wikipedia Picks: a ‘bad-boy’ bishop and expensive tulips" to the blog. URL:Many thanks to Ed and Victoria for this post.Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed.Twitter (@wikipedia/@wikimedia):• "This is the epitome of a bad-boy bishop."• Monroe Edwards was a modern-day Catch Me If You Can, albeit much less successful.• Han van Meegeren once sold a forged painting to a Nazi high official.• That time when they paid thousands for a single tulip bulb.• How much would you pay for a tulip bulb?I think these are all fine to post, my favorite is the last 2 about the Tulip and a couple suggestion (in addition not as adjustments) below (obviously biased about my own):
- Han van Meegeren's forgeries became collectables themselves [I love this part, think it has a bit more 'pop' then just that he sold them to the Nazi's.
Facebook/Google+:• "This is the epitome of a bad-boy bishop."• Monroe Edwards was a modern-day Catch Me If You Can, albeit much less successful.• Han van Meegeren once sold a forged painting to a Nazi high official.• That time when they paid thousands for a single tulip bulb.• How much would you pay for a tulip bulb?thanks,JoeSame, LGTM and I'd add the one above as an option.
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