Hi guys,

We just published this new blog post on a Japanese volunteer’s gratitude for Wikipedia’s local coverage of the 2010 presidential election in Togo:

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/01/30/thanking-wikipedia-editors/

Thanks to Victor and Yoona for preparing this story!

We’ve proposed below some social media messaging ideas. Please discuss and tweak as needed!

Twitter:

"I have no idea who in the world wrote this article but am very thankful to them" [Link]

Who wrote the article 'Togolese presidential election, 2010'? Rena Takiguchi in Japan wants to thank them [Link]

Facebook/Google+:

Japanese supporter Rena Takiguchi thanks Wikipedia editors for covering local politics in Togo. She learned more about the 2010 Togolese presidential election on Wikipedia than from other sources. [Link]

Rena Takiguchi, a native of Japan, says that she would have been consumed with worry for her friends in Togo, if it were not for the Wikipedia article about the Togolese presidential election in 2010. She learned more about this event on Wikipedia than from other sources. [Link]

I think it’s wonderful that Wikipedia can help users keep track of local politics in remote locations like Togo.

Regards as ever,

Fabrice

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Fabrice Florin Movement Communications Manager Wikimedia Foundation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Fabrice_Florin_(WMF)