(+Nick) I know I wrote this one, but I'd change "Unlike The Hunt for Red October, this German battleship was sunk" -> "Unlike The Hunt for Red October, this ship was sunk." --Ed On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 12:45 PM, Joe Sutherland < jsutherland(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: > Hey all, > > We just published "The Hunt for Tirpitz" to the blog. URL: > > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ > > Many thanks to Nick for this post. > > Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed. > > *Twitter (@wikipedia/@wikimedia):* > • After the British sunk the German battleship Bismarck, they turned > their attention to its sister ship. > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ > • Why did an Australian Wikipedian write about British attacks on a > German battleship in Norway? > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ > > *Facebook/Google+:* > • After the British sunk the German battleship Bismarck, they turned > their attention to its sister ship. > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ > • The British Royal Navy targeted this German battleship in three > separate operations but could not sink the heavily armored warship. > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ > • Why did an Australian Wikipedian write about British attacks on a > German battleship in Norway? > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ > • Unlike The Hunt for Red October, this German battleship was sunk. > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ > > thanks, > Joe > > -- > *Joe Sutherland* > Communications Intern [remote] > m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | w: > JSutherland <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)> > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > > -- Ed Erhart Editorial Intern Wikimedia Foundation _______________________________________________ Social-media mailing list Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media

Alas, you can't italicise on social media. Joe On 5 August 2015 at 22:43, Pine W &lt;wiki.pine(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > Nice blog post. > > Suggestion: "Unlike *Red October*, this ship was sunk" > > Pine > > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 11:27 AM, Ed Erhart &lt;eerhart(a)wikimedia.org&gt; > wrote: > >> (+Nick) >> >> I know I wrote this one, but I'd change "Unlike The Hunt for Red >> October, this German battleship was sunk" -> "Unlike The Hunt for >> Red October, this ship was sunk." >> >> --Ed >> >> On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 12:45 PM, Joe Sutherland < >> jsutherland(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: >> >>> Hey all, >>> >>> We just published "The Hunt for Tirpitz" to the blog. URL: >>> >>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>> >>> Many thanks to Nick for this post. >>> >>> Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as >>> needed. >>> >>> *Twitter (@wikipedia/@wikimedia):* >>> • After the British sunk the German battleship Bismarck, they turned >>> their attention to its sister ship. >>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>> • Why did an Australian Wikipedian write about British attacks on a >>> German battleship in Norway? >>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>> >>> *Facebook/Google+:* >>> • After the British sunk the German battleship Bismarck, they turned >>> their attention to its sister ship. >>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>> • The British Royal Navy targeted this German battleship in three >>> separate operations but could not sink the heavily armored warship. >>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>> • Why did an Australian Wikipedian write about British attacks on a >>> German battleship in Norway? >>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>> • Unlike The Hunt for Red October, this German battleship was sunk. >>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>> >>> thanks, >>> Joe >>> >>> -- >>> *Joe Sutherland* >>> Communications Intern [remote] >>> m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | w: >>> JSutherland <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Social-media mailing list >>> Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Ed Erhart >> Editorial Intern >> Wikimedia Foundation >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > > -- *Joe Sutherland* Communications Intern [remote] m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | w: JSutherland <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)> _______________________________________________ Social-media mailing list Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media

I kinda like using the hunt for Red October since it reflects the title of the blog post (The hunt for Tirpitz). James Alexander Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 3:04 PM, Pine W &lt;wiki.pine(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > OK. Even so, I think the best comparison for the ship is Red October > rather than the Hunt for Red October. > > Alternative: > > "Wikipedia and the hunt for a Nazi battleship" > > Pine > > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 2:44 PM, Joe Sutherland < > jsutherland(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: > >> Alas, you can't italicise on social media. >> >> Joe >> >> On 5 August 2015 at 22:43, Pine W &lt;wiki.pine(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: >> >>> Nice blog post. >>> >>> Suggestion: "Unlike *Red October*, this ship was sunk" >>> >>> Pine >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 11:27 AM, Ed Erhart &lt;eerhart(a)wikimedia.org&gt; >>> wrote: >>> >>>> (+Nick) >>>> >>>> I know I wrote this one, but I'd change "Unlike The Hunt for Red >>>> October, this German battleship was sunk" -> "Unlike The Hunt for >>>> Red October, this ship was sunk." >>>> >>>> --Ed >>>> >>>> On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 12:45 PM, Joe Sutherland < >>>> jsutherland(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hey all, >>>>> >>>>> We just published "The Hunt for Tirpitz" to the blog. URL: >>>>> >>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>>>> >>>>> Many thanks to Nick for this post. >>>>> >>>>> Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as >>>>> needed. >>>>> >>>>> *Twitter (@wikipedia/@wikimedia):* >>>>> • After the British sunk the German battleship Bismarck, they >>>>> turned their attention to its sister ship. >>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>>>> • Why did an Australian Wikipedian write about British attacks on >>>>> a German battleship in Norway? >>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>>>> >>>>> *Facebook/Google+:* >>>>> • After the British sunk the German battleship Bismarck, they >>>>> turned their attention to its sister ship. >>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>>>> • The British Royal Navy targeted this German battleship in three >>>>> separate operations but could not sink the heavily armored warship. >>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>>>> • Why did an Australian Wikipedian write about British attacks on >>>>> a German battleship in Norway? >>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>>>> • Unlike The Hunt for Red October, this German battleship was >>>>> sunk. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>>>> >>>>> thanks, >>>>> Joe >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> *Joe Sutherland* >>>>> Communications Intern [remote] >>>>> m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | >>>>> w: JSutherland >>>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>> Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Ed Erhart >>>> Editorial Intern >>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Social-media mailing list >>>> Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Social-media mailing list >>> Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> *Joe Sutherland* >> Communications Intern [remote] >> m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | w: >> JSutherland <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > > _______________________________________________ Social-media mailing list Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media

Perhaps "Unlike in The Hunt for Red October, this ship was sunk." ? Pine On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 3:06 PM, James Alexander < jalexander(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: > I kinda like using the hunt for Red October since it reflects the > title of the blog post (The hunt for Tirpitz). > > James Alexander > Community Advocacy > Wikimedia Foundation > (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 3:04 PM, Pine W &lt;wiki.pine(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > >> OK. Even so, I think the best comparison for the ship is Red October >> rather than the Hunt for Red October. >> >> Alternative: >> >> "Wikipedia and the hunt for a Nazi battleship" >> >> Pine >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 2:44 PM, Joe Sutherland < >> jsutherland(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: >> >>> Alas, you can't italicise on social media. >>> >>> Joe >>> >>> On 5 August 2015 at 22:43, Pine W &lt;wiki.pine(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: >>> >>>> Nice blog post. >>>> >>>> Suggestion: "Unlike *Red October*, this ship was sunk" >>>> >>>> Pine >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 11:27 AM, Ed Erhart &lt;eerhart(a)wikimedia.org&gt; >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> (+Nick) >>>>> >>>>> I know I wrote this one, but I'd change "Unlike The Hunt for Red >>>>> October, this German battleship was sunk" -> "Unlike The Hunt for >>>>> Red October, this ship was sunk." >>>>> >>>>> --Ed >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 12:45 PM, Joe Sutherland < >>>>> jsutherland(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hey all, >>>>>> >>>>>> We just published "The Hunt for Tirpitz" to the blog. URL: >>>>>> >>>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>>>>> >>>>>> Many thanks to Nick for this post. >>>>>> >>>>>> Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as >>>>>> needed. >>>>>> >>>>>> *Twitter (@wikipedia/@wikimedia):* >>>>>> • After the British sunk the German battleship Bismarck, they >>>>>> turned their attention to its sister ship. >>>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>>>>> • Why did an Australian Wikipedian write about British attacks on >>>>>> a German battleship in Norway? >>>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>>>>> >>>>>> *Facebook/Google+:* >>>>>> • After the British sunk the German battleship Bismarck, they >>>>>> turned their attention to its sister ship. >>>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>>>>> • The British Royal Navy targeted this German battleship in three >>>>>> separate operations but could not sink the heavily armored warship. >>>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>>>>> • Why did an Australian Wikipedian write about British attacks on >>>>>> a German battleship in Norway? >>>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>>>>> • Unlike The Hunt for Red October, this German battleship was >>>>>> sunk. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>>>>> >>>>>> thanks, >>>>>> Joe >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> *Joe Sutherland* >>>>>> Communications Intern [remote] >>>>>> m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | >>>>>> w: JSutherland >>>>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>> Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Ed Erhart >>>>> Editorial Intern >>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>> Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Social-media mailing list >>>> Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Joe Sutherland* >>> Communications Intern [remote] >>> m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | w: >>> JSutherland <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Social-media mailing list >>> Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > > _______________________________________________ Social-media mailing list Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media

I added one word. (: "in" Pine On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 3:15 PM, Ed Erhart &lt;eerhart(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: > @Pine, that was my originally suggested edit. ;-) Thank you for the > comments! > > --Ed > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 5:08 PM, Pine W &lt;wiki.pine(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > >> Perhaps "Unlike in The Hunt for Red October, this ship was sunk." ? >> >> >> >> Pine >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 3:06 PM, James Alexander < >> jalexander(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: >> >>> I kinda like using the hunt for Red October since it reflects the >>> title of the blog post (The hunt for Tirpitz). >>> >>> James Alexander >>> Community Advocacy >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur >>> >>> On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 3:04 PM, Pine W &lt;wiki.pine(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: >>> >>>> OK. Even so, I think the best comparison for the ship is Red >>>> October rather than the Hunt for Red October. >>>> >>>> Alternative: >>>> >>>> "Wikipedia and the hunt for a Nazi battleship" >>>> >>>> Pine >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 2:44 PM, Joe Sutherland < >>>> jsutherland(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: >>>> >>>>> Alas, you can't italicise on social media. >>>>> >>>>> Joe >>>>> >>>>> On 5 August 2015 at 22:43, Pine W &lt;wiki.pine(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Nice blog post. >>>>>> >>>>>> Suggestion: "Unlike *Red October*, this ship was sunk" >>>>>> >>>>>> Pine >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 11:27 AM, Ed Erhart &lt;eerhart(a)wikimedia.org >>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> (+Nick) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I know I wrote this one, but I'd change "Unlike The Hunt for >>>>>>> Red October, this German battleship was sunk" -> "Unlike The >>>>>>> Hunt for Red October, this ship was sunk." >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --Ed >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 12:45 PM, Joe Sutherland < >>>>>>> jsutherland(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hey all, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> We just published "The Hunt for Tirpitz" to the blog. URL: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Many thanks to Nick for this post. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as >>>>>>>> needed. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *Twitter (@wikipedia/@wikimedia):* >>>>>>>> • After the British sunk the German battleship Bismarck, they >>>>>>>> turned their attention to its sister ship. >>>>>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>>>>>>> • Why did an Australian Wikipedian write about British attacks >>>>>>>> on a German battleship in Norway? >>>>>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *Facebook/Google+:* >>>>>>>> • After the British sunk the German battleship Bismarck, they >>>>>>>> turned their attention to its sister ship. >>>>>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>>>>>>> • The British Royal Navy targeted this German battleship in >>>>>>>> three separate operations but could not sink the heavily armored warship. >>>>>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>>>>>>> • Why did an Australian Wikipedian write about British attacks >>>>>>>> on a German battleship in Norway? >>>>>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>>>>>>> • Unlike The Hunt for Red October, this German battleship was >>>>>>>> sunk. >>>>>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/the-hunt-for-tirpitz/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> thanks, >>>>>>>> Joe >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> *Joe Sutherland* >>>>>>>> Communications Intern [remote] >>>>>>>> m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> >>>>>>>> | w: JSutherland >>>>>>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>>>> Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Ed Erhart >>>>>>> Editorial Intern >>>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>>> Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>> Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> *Joe Sutherland* >>>>> Communications Intern [remote] >>>>> m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | >>>>> w: JSutherland >>>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>> Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Social-media mailing list >>>> Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Social-media mailing list >>> Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> > > > -- > Ed Erhart > Editorial Intern > Wikimedia Foundation > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > > _______________________________________________ Social-media mailing list Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media