Ok, I defer to the SCM.
By the way, Bluerasberry, can you let the WikiProject Med folks know about
this?
(Peaceray is a fan of DOIs so I hope that similar functionality is created
for those in the future.)
Pine
On Aug 31, 2015 7:38 PM, "Juliet Barbara" <jbarbara(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
> Hi Pine
>
> Thanks for the suggestion! I think this is a little too specific/technical
> for our general Wikimedia accounts and more appropriate for on-wiki
> channels for now. We also are doing some planning right now about how to
> get the word out about VE to a more general audience.
>
> Juliet
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 5:35 PM
> Subject: [Social-media] Improved reference handling in VisualEditor,
> highlighted in this week's Tech News
> To: Social media discussion list for Wikimedia projects <
> social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wiki Research-l <
> wiki-research-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Raymond Leonard <
> raymond.f.leonard.jr(a)gmail.com>
>
>
> This is cool for the reference enthusiasts:
>
> "VisualEditor will now automatically create a link when you type in or
> paste an ISBN
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number>, PMID
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PMID>, or RFC
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Request_for_Comments#Production_and_evolution>.
> [48] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T54204>[49]"
> <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T109498>
>
> Could this be included in a WMF social media post? I anticipate that
> relatively few people will test the new functionality, but the message
> feeds into the theme of helping users to understand that Wikipedia is the
> encyclopedia that (almost) anyone can edit. Readers of social media who
> would be especially valuable contributors because they understand what
> ISBNs and PMIDs are, might take an interest if this news is sent over the
> social media channels.
>
> <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T109498>
> Pine
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