Thank you Joe! Yes that was an American-ism there thanks for checking that!

On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 5:07 PM, Joe Sutherland jsutherland@wikimedia.org wrote:

LGTM, though personally I’d go with “editathon” without the hyphens for the NY story.

I don’t know if “ECT” is the right acronym either (isn’t it EST?)

Joe

On 7 February 2015 at 1:05:13 am, Michael Guss (mguss@wikimedia.org) wrote:

Hi again, just a friendly ping for anyone to review these. Would like to get these out as soon as I can. Thanks!

There's also an editathon in Nashville with a focus on Civil rights also associated with adding Black History to Wikipedia.

t: Join the #ourstorymatters editathon Feb 7th 11 to 4pm CST at the Nashville Public Library. RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/our-story-matters-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-tickets...

Fb/g: Join the "Our Story Matters" Editathon February 7th from 11 to 4pm CST at the Nashville Public Library. RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/our-story-matters-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-tickets...

Embed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Nashville/Our_Story_Matters_E...

On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 4:46 PM, Michael Guss mguss@wikimedia.org wrote:

...

Hi there,

I would just like to promote tomorrow's BlackLifeMatters editathon in NYC and the AfroCROWD one also this weekend being held in Brooklyn. I will also be live monitoring it on Twitter for retweets and Fb/G+ for Reshares.

Fb/G: Join the Black Life Matters Edit-a-thon February 7 12-5pm ECT in person or remotely and help add Black History into Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Black_Life_Matters_Editat...

Embed HuffPo article for coverage

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/02/wikipedia-edit-a-thon-black-history...

t: Join @wikimedianyc at the Black Life Matters Editathon @schomburgcenter Feb 7 12-5pm ECT in person or remotely

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Black_Life_Matters_Editat...

AfroCROWD:

fb/g Join AfroCROWD February 7th & 8th for an Editathon at the Brooklyn Public Library and help add Black History to Wikipedia. RSVP: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/afrocrowd-intro-to-wikimedia-how-to-edit-wikiped...

Embed Colorlines article: http://colorlines.com/archives/2015/02/can_black_wikipedia_take_off_like_bla...

t: Join #AfroCROWD Feb 7& 8 for an Editathon @BKLYNlibrary and help add Black History to Wikipedia. RSVP: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/afrocrowd-intro-to-wikimedia-how-to-edit-wikiped...

Thanks!

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Done!

Black Life Matters Schomburg Center:

@wikipedia: https://twitter.com/Wikipedia/status/563868090044133377 Fb: https://www.facebook.com/wikipedia/posts/10153004208853346 Wikipedia G + : https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/100123345029543043288/+Wikipedia/posts/czkpzUN... Reshare from Wikimedia: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108193079736330787108/+Wikipedia/posts/czkpzUN...

AfroCROWD:

@wikipedia: https://twitter.com/Wikipedia/status/563872551823085568

@wikimedia: https://twitter.com/Wikimedia/status/563872551839858688

Fb: https://www.facebook.com/wikipedia/posts/10153004232378346

G+ Wikipedia: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/100123345029543043288/+Wikipedia/posts/gd3yRLJ...

Reshared from G+ Wikimedia

Our Story Matters

@wikimedia: https://twitter.com/Wikimedia/status/563876790368608256 @wikipedia: https://twitter.com/Wikipedia/status/563876790418935808

Fb: https://www.facebook.com/wikipedia/posts/10153004242968346

Wikipedia G+ https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108193079736330787108/100123345029543043288/po...

Reshared from Wikimedia G+

On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 5:10 PM, Michael Guss mguss@wikimedia.org wrote:

Thank you Joe! Yes that was an American-ism there thanks for checking that!

On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 5:07 PM, Joe Sutherland jsutherland@wikimedia.org wrote:

...

LGTM, though personally I’d go with “editathon” without the hyphens for the NY story.

I don’t know if “ECT” is the right acronym either (isn’t it EST?)

Joe

On 7 February 2015 at 1:05:13 am, Michael Guss (mguss@wikimedia.org) wrote:

Hi again, just a friendly ping for anyone to review these. Would like to get these out as soon as I can. Thanks!

There's also an editathon in Nashville with a focus on Civil rights also associated with adding Black History to Wikipedia.

t: Join the #ourstorymatters editathon Feb 7th 11 to 4pm CST at the Nashville Public Library. RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/our-story-matters-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-tickets...

Fb/g: Join the "Our Story Matters" Editathon February 7th from 11 to 4pm CST at the Nashville Public Library. RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/our-story-matters-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-tickets...

Embed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Nashville/Our_Story_Matters_E...

On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 4:46 PM, Michael Guss mguss@wikimedia.org wrote:

...

Hi there,

I would just like to promote tomorrow's BlackLifeMatters editathon in NYC and the AfroCROWD one also this weekend being held in Brooklyn. I will also be live monitoring it on Twitter for retweets and Fb/G+ for Reshares.

Fb/G: Join the Black Life Matters Edit-a-thon February 7 12-5pm ECT in person or remotely and help add Black History into Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Black_Life_Matters_Editat...

Embed HuffPo article for coverage

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/02/wikipedia-edit-a-thon-black-history...

t: Join @wikimedianyc at the Black Life Matters Editathon @schomburgcenter Feb 7 12-5pm ECT in person or remotely

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Black_Life_Matters_Editat...

AfroCROWD:

fb/g Join AfroCROWD February 7th & 8th for an Editathon at the Brooklyn Public Library and help add Black History to Wikipedia. RSVP: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/afrocrowd-intro-to-wikimedia-how-to-edit-wikiped...

Embed Colorlines article: http://colorlines.com/archives/2015/02/can_black_wikipedia_take_off_like_bla...

t: Join #AfroCROWD Feb 7& 8 for an Editathon @BKLYNlibrary and help add Black History to Wikipedia. RSVP: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/afrocrowd-intro-to-wikimedia-how-to-edit-wikiped...

Thanks!

-- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss@wikimedia.org

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-- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss@wikimedia.org

It is, but people can probably still join (I didn't say that) or they can definitely still join the AfroCROWD one in Brooklyn or the one at SUNY Purchase.

On Friday, February 6, 2015, Heather Walls hwalls@wikimedia.org wrote:

I thought Black Life Matters was "sold out", was that something else?

On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 4:46 PM, Michael Guss <mguss@wikimedia.org javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','mguss@wikimedia.org');> wrote:

...

Hi there,

I would just like to promote tomorrow's BlackLifeMatters editathon in NYC and the AfroCROWD one also this weekend being held in Brooklyn. I will also be live monitoring it on Twitter for retweets and Fb/G+ for Reshares.

Fb/G: Join the Black Life Matters Edit-a-thon February 7 12-5pm ECT in person or remotely and help add Black History into Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Black_Life_Matters_Editat...

...

Embed HuffPo article for coverage

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/02/wikipedia-edit-a-thon-black-history...

t: Join @wikimedianyc at the Black Life Matters Editathon @schomburgcenter Feb 7 12-5pm ECT in person or remotely

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Black_Life_Matters_Editat...

AfroCROWD:

fb/g Join AfroCROWD February 7th & 8th for an Editathon at the Brooklyn Public Library and help add Black History to Wikipedia. RSVP: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/afrocrowd-intro-to-wikimedia-how-to-edit-wikiped...

Embed Colorlines article: http://colorlines.com/archives/2015/02/can_black_wikipedia_take_off_like_bla...

t: Join #AfroCROWD Feb 7& 8 for an Editathon @BKLYNlibrary and help add Black History to Wikipedia. RSVP: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/afrocrowd-intro-to-wikimedia-how-to-edit-wikiped...

Thanks!

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