*Hi all,*
*Here is the proposed SM for yesterday's blog post regarding the 60 tips for retaining new users on Wikipedia. Thanks for reviewing: *
*Blog post:* https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/04/sixty-ways-to-help-new-editors/
*SM calendar: * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#September_4
*Sixty ways to help new editors*
- *t*: At Wikimania, a group of Wikipedians discussed ways to increase user retention on Wikipedia. Here’s the consensus: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/04/sixty-ways-to-help-new-editors/
- *t:* Are you an experienced Wikipedian looking to help retain new users? Here are 60 tips you can use: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/04/sixty-ways-to-help-new-editors/
- *t*: Being nice goes a long way. Here are 60 tips that all Wikipedians can exercise to help retain new users: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/04/sixty-ways-to-help-new-editors/
- *t*: “Do not bite the newcomers” and 59 other ways you can help retain new users on Wikipedia: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/04/sixty-ways-to-help-new-editors/
- *f/g*: “I encourage every experienced user to browse through this list and explore the different ideas.” Here are 60 ways YOU can help retain new users on Wikipedia. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/04/sixty-ways-to-help-new-editors/
- *f/g*: “Send a welcome message, with a direct contact link. For example: 'Hello, I’m Trizek, please contact me if you need assistance.'" 60 simple things YOU can do to create a better community and help retain new users on Wikipedia. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/04/sixty-ways-to-help-new-editors/
For the tweet, I would keep it simple and just use "60 ways to help new editors", perhaps with a #Wikimania hashtag after the link. (And tweet from @wikipedia, not @wikimedia.)
On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 4:20 PM, Carlos Monterrey cmonterrey@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi all,
Here is the proposed SM for yesterday's blog post regarding the 60 tips for retaining new users on Wikipedia. Thanks for reviewing:
Blog post: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/04/sixty-ways-to-help-new-editors/
SM calendar: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#September_4
Sixty ways to help new editors
t: At Wikimania, a group of Wikipedians discussed ways to increase user retention on Wikipedia. Here’s the consensus:https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/04/sixty-ways-to-help-new-editors/
t: Are you an experienced Wikipedian looking to help retain new users? Here are 60 tips you can use:https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/04/sixty-ways-to-help-new-editors/
t: Being nice goes a long way. Here are 60 tips that all Wikipedians can exercise to help retain new users:https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/04/sixty-ways-to-help-new-editors/
t: “Do not bite the newcomers” and 59 other ways you can help retain new users on Wikipedia: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/04/sixty-ways-to-help-new-editors/
f/g: “I encourage every experienced user to browse through this list and explore the different ideas.” Here are 60 ways YOU can help retain new users on Wikipedia. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/04/sixty-ways-to-help-new-editors/
I would prefer this one for FB/G+.
f/g: “Send a welcome message, with a direct contact link. For example: 'Hello, I’m Trizek, please contact me if you need assistance.'" 60 simple things YOU can do to create a better community and help retain new users on Wikipedia. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/04/sixty-ways-to-help-new-editors/
-- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org
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