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 <[email protected]> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > -- Tilman Bayer Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) Wikimedia Foundation IRC (Freenode): HaeB _______________________________________________ Social-media mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media
