And writer's suggestions of course!: t: Happy Birthday #Philly! Meet a 75-year-old Wikipedian who keeps facts straight about the 332-year-old city https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/27/philadelphias-birthday-how-it-came-alive-wikipedia/
t: #Philadelphia turns 332 today. Meet a Wikipedia who keeps facts straight about the city. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/27/philadelphias-birthday-how-it-came-alive-wikipedia/ f/g: Happy Birthday Philly! Meet a 75-year-old Wikipedia editor who is keeping our facts straight about the 332-year-old Philadelphia, Pennsylvania https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/27/philadelphias-birthday-how-it-came-alive-wikipedia/ f/g: Meet the man behind our robust articles on almost everything related to Philadelphia or Pennsylvania. Thank you David Thomsen for helping keep Philadelphia’s history alive and well in Wikipedia. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/27/philadelphias-birthday-how-it-came-alive-wikipedia/ On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 5:46 PM, Michael Guss <[email protected]> wrote: > *Hi everyone,* > > *Here is the proposed social media for On Philadelphia's birthday, a look > at how it came alive on Wikipedia blog post. Thanks for reviewing!* > > *Blog post: * > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/27/philadelphias-birthday-how-it-came-alive-wikipedia/ > > t: Don't get it twisted: this man keeps the facts straight for the city of > Philadelphia on Wikipedia: > > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/27/philadelphias-birthday-how-it-came-alive-wikipedia/ > > t: Who keeps the facts straight on Wikipedia? This guy: > > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/27/philadelphias-birthday-how-it-came-alive-wikipedia/ > > t: Editing since 2009, over 160,000 edits, meet the editor who keeps > Philadelphia accurate on Wikipedia > > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/27/philadelphias-birthday-how-it-came-alive-wikipedia/ > > t: This Wikipedian is credited with debunking the rumor that Taco Bell > intended to purchase the iconic Liberty Bell > > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/27/philadelphias-birthday-how-it-came-alive-wikipedia/ > > f/g: "I want people to know who their council people are [and] who they > can come to," says David Thomsen. "I see it as a role to encourage > democracy." Thomsen, 75, has over 160,000 edits and believes it is his > civic duty to keep the facts straight on almost everything > Philadelphia-related on Wikipedia. > > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/27/philadelphias-birthday-how-it-came-alive-wikipedia/ > > f/g: This prolific Wikipedian, with over 160,000 edits under his belt, > keeps the facts accurate for the city of Philadelphia on Wikipedia - and is > credited with debunking the rumor that Taco Bell was intending to buy the > Liberty Bell. > > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/27/philadelphias-birthday-how-it-came-alive-wikipedia/ > > f/g: David Thomsen, 75, has over 160,000 edits to his credit, believes it > is his civic duty to make sure the information on Wikipedia about the city > of Philadelphia is accurate. > > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/27/philadelphias-birthday-how-it-came-alive-wikipedia/ > > -- > Michael Guss > Research Analyst > Wikimediafoundation.org > [email protected] > -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org [email protected]
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