even though the post is down, i just saw this comment on the side of todays post -
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On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 5:41 PM, Ed Erhart eerhart@wikimedia.org wrote:
Michael,
For this weekend's social promotion, as requested:
- The platoon was speaking with suspected looters when they came
across a farmer shot dead, his hayfork still alongside. "We just came across him ... so we were unprepared. I still remember it clearly, but because I photographed it in black and white, I remember it in black and white."
- When the opportunity arose and power shifted, there were always
those that were willing to exploit it for their own profit, to take revenge or eliminate the potential opposition—usually on the powerless and defenceless. [that's a shortened version of the original quote. If you need ellipses, they go after "shifted"]
- Understanding war through writing #Wikipedia: <link>
- Understanding World War II's impact on this veteran's 1995
deployment to Bosnia: <link>
--Ed
On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 2:39 PM, Ed Erhart eerhart@wikimedia.org wrote:
I've already asked them! The Signpost is going to run it this week, though, so the Bugle isn't going to jump on too. Wikimedia Australia already promoted it with their social media, and while there *is *a Serbian chapter, this is more about Bosnia.
@Michael, thanks. If you want me to propose more messaging ideas, just ask!
--Ed
On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 2:33 PM, Pine W wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
How about adding this to the Milhist's Bugle newsletter?
Pine On Jun 19, 2015 9:59 AM, "Ed Erhart" eerhart@wikimedia.org wrote:
I tweeted at the Australian Army and have messages in with the war blogs War is Boring and Blogs of War. We'll see if they bite. Did you have any additional ideas? It would be nice to generate more traffic for this.
--Ed Great story. I wonder if we could share with a few veteran forums in case they are interested in reposting?
On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 6:10 PM, Ed Erhart eerhart@wikimedia.org wrote:
As the veteran angle will play a larger role in the US, I'm hoping that the first Twitter and first Facebook posts (as listed above) could be targeted and boosted at the US and Australia, along with links to the Twitter and Facebook profiles of the Australian Army: < https://twitter.com/australianarmy%3E and < https://www.facebook.com/TheAustralianArmy%3E.
Is that possible, Michael? Thanks everyone!
--Ed
On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 6:05 PM, Andrew Sherman < asherman@wikimedia.org> wrote:
Hello Everyone,
We just published "A veteran’s Wikipedia edits help him understand the brutality behind Yugoslavia’s wars" to the blog. URL:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/06/18/understanding-yugoslavia-wars-on-wikip...
Thanks to Ed for writing the story and Fabrice and Joe for editing.
Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed.
*Twitter:*
• He deployed with @AustralianArmy to Bosnia. Now, editing #Wikipedia helps him understand the brutality he witnessed: <link>
• This veteran writes for #Wikipedia to help him understand what he witnessed there: <link>
• A veteran learning how to edit #Wikipedia in a highly charged topic area—the wartime history of the Balkans: <link>
*Facebook/Google+:*
• He deployed with the AustralianArmy to Bosnia in 1995. Now, editing Wikipedia helps him understand the brutality he witnessed.
• His most potent memory comes from one of his first patrols. The platoon was speaking with suspected looters when they came across a farmer shot dead, his hayfork still alongside. "We just came across him ... so we were unprepared. I still remember it clearly, but because I photographed it in black and white, I remember it in black and white."
Thanks,
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