Hi folks,
We just published "How Wikipedia covered Caitlyn Jenner’s transition” on the Wikimedia blog:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/06/03/caitlyn-jenner-wikipedia/
Thanks to Ed for writing this story, and to everyone who helped get it ready for publication.
Here are our proposed social media messages. We have prepared copy in different lengths. Michael, you may want to use each version at different times, starting with one tonight and a one or two more in the morning.
Twitter (@wikimedia/@wikipedia):
• How did @Wikipedia react to @vanityfair's cover shoot with @Caitlyn_Jenner? #CallMeCaitlyn #LGBT [link]
• How Wikipedia covered @Caitlyn_Jenner s transition, responding in under 30 minutes to her @vanityfair cover shoot. [link] #LGBT
Facebook/Google+:
• Caitlyn Jenner, a famed Olympic athlete and reality television star, completed her transition on June 1. Wikipedia responded in less than 30 minutes. [link]
• Caitlyn Jenner, a famed Olympic athlete and reality television star, completed her transition on June 1 and revealed it with a cover shoot in Vanity Fair. Wikipedia responded to this news in less than 30 minutes. [link]
• Bruce Jenner has recently come out and changed his name to Caitlyn Jenner. The sudden news sparked activity on Caitlyn's Wikipedia page. See how editors responded and follow the story today. [link]
Feel free to tweak as needed.
Thanks for sharing this story with our community!
Fabrice
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Fabrice Florin Movement Communications Manager Wikimedia Foundation
Hello,
I don't have a lot of feedback on the other proposals, but this one caught my eye:
On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 6:30 PM, Fabrice Florin fflorin@wikimedia.org wrote:
• Bruce Jenner has recently come out and changed his name to Caitlyn Jenner. The sudden news sparked activity on Caitlyn's Wikipedia page. See how editors responded and follow the story today. [link]
The first sentence is problematic; it uses the wrong name, the wrong pronoun ("his") and reduces the male-to-female transition to a mere "name change". We must not post this.
Regarding the other proposals, I would favor saying "Wikipedians" or "Wikipedia editors" instead of "Wikipedia" when saying "Wikipedia responded", to make it clear the people who responded are volunteer editors. It's more organic and human than "Wikipedia".
Thank you for writing the story.
Much agreement with Guillaime's comments. Otherwise I'll tweak as necessary.
On Wednesday, June 3, 2015, Guillaume Paumier gpaumier@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hello,
I don't have a lot of feedback on the other proposals, but this one caught my eye:
On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 6:30 PM, Fabrice Florin <fflorin@wikimedia.org javascript:;> wrote:
• Bruce Jenner has recently come out and changed his name to Caitlyn
Jenner. The sudden news sparked activity on Caitlyn's Wikipedia page. See how editors responded and follow the story today. [link]
The first sentence is problematic; it uses the wrong name, the wrong pronoun ("his") and reduces the male-to-female transition to a mere "name change". We must not post this.
Regarding the other proposals, I would favor saying "Wikipedians" or "Wikipedia editors" instead of "Wikipedia" when saying "Wikipedia responded", to make it clear the people who responded are volunteer editors. It's more organic and human than "Wikipedia".
Thank you for writing the story.
-- Guillaume Paumier
Social-media mailing list Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org javascript:; https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media
Those all sound great. Thanks, Guillaume.
Best, --Ed
On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 10:55 PM, Michael Guss mguss@wikimedia.org wrote:
Much agreement with Guillaime's comments. Otherwise I'll tweak as necessary.
On Wednesday, June 3, 2015, Guillaume Paumier gpaumier@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hello,
I don't have a lot of feedback on the other proposals, but this one caught my eye:
On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 6:30 PM, Fabrice Florin fflorin@wikimedia.org wrote:
• Bruce Jenner has recently come out and changed his name to Caitlyn
Jenner. The sudden news sparked activity on Caitlyn's Wikipedia page. See how editors responded and follow the story today. [link]
The first sentence is problematic; it uses the wrong name, the wrong pronoun ("his") and reduces the male-to-female transition to a mere "name change". We must not post this.
Regarding the other proposals, I would favor saying "Wikipedians" or "Wikipedia editors" instead of "Wikipedia" when saying "Wikipedia responded", to make it clear the people who responded are volunteer editors. It's more organic and human than "Wikipedia".
Thank you for writing the story.
-- Guillaume Paumier
Social-media mailing list Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media
-- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss@wikimedia.org
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