On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 3:41 PM, Carlos Monterrey <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Hi all,* > > *Here's the proposed SM for today's blog post regarding the first ever > Wiki Indaba conference. Thanks for reviewing: * > > *Blog post:* > > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/25/africas-first-regional-conference-in-johannesburg/ > > *SM Calendar: * > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#July_25 > > Africa's first Regional Conference gathers Wikimedians in Johannesburg > > - *t:* First ever Wiki Indaba Conference in Johannesburg re-ignites > passions for building editing communities in Africa > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Africa%27s_first_Regional_Conference_gathers_Wikimedians_in_Johannesburg > > Looks good, but I would use the conference hashtag: First ever #WikiIndaba Conference in Johannesburg re-ignites passions for building editing communities in Africa > > > > - *t*: Wikimedians take Johannesburg for first ever Wiki Indaba > Regional Conference > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Africa%27s_first_Regional_Conference_gathers_Wikimedians_in_Johannesburg > I would modify as follows: Last month, Wikimedians took Johannesburg for the first ever regional Wikipedia conference in Africa https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/25/africas-first-regional-conference-in-johannesburg/ #WikiIndaba > > - *f/g*: Dumisani Ndubane, Project lead for Wikimedia South Africa, > reflects on this past June's first ever Wiki Indaba Regional Conference "We > left the conference with a renewed sense of purpose and a united goal to > create Wikipedia editing communities in our respective countries through > clear communication channels and co-operation plans, even though we were > reminded that we don't have a magic wand to accomplish this overnight." > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Africa%27s_first_Regional_Conference_gathers_Wikimedians_in_Johannesburghttps://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Africa%27s_first_Regional_Conference_gathers_Wikimedians_in_Johannesburg > This quote is a little unwieldy. I like the following one better: > > - *f/g*: They came from all over Africa, from Cameroon to Kenya, Egypt > to Namibia, Wikimedians congregate at first ever Wiki Indaba Regional > Conference held in Johannesburg, South Africa > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Africa%27s_first_Regional_Conference_gathers_Wikimedians_in_Johannesburghttps://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Africa%27s_first_Regional_Conference_gathers_Wikimedians_in_Johannesburg > > With some fixes: They came from all over Africa, from Cameroon to Kenya, Egypt to Namibia. Wikimedians congregated at the first ever Wiki Indaba Regional Conference held in Johannesburg, South Africa: -- Tilman Bayer Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) Wikimedia Foundation IRC (Freenode): HaeB
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