If we're sending this to the wider channels (not experienced Wikim/pedians) I wouldn't emphasize wiki-gnome. "One man's quest to rid Wikipedia of exactly one grammatical mistake" is better.
On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 4:05 AM, Joe Sutherland <[email protected]> wrote: > Or, to @mention the author out of courtesy: > > Meet the Ultimate WikiGnome: the story of one of @Wikipedia's most > tireless editors > https://medium.com/backchannel/meet-the-ultimate-wikignome-10508842caad > by @Andrew_McMillan @backchnnl > > Should still fit, but obviously the latter can probably be dropped. Just > think the Wikimedia spirit commands us to credit freelancers :) > > Joe > > On 5 February 2015 at 12:01, Joe Sutherland <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I would argue it seems kind of weird to namedrop Steven here (the story >> isn’t about him, after all!). But other than that it looks good. Perhaps: >> >> Meet the Ultimate WikiGnome: the story of one of @Wikipedia's most >> tireless editors >> https://medium.com/backchannel/meet-the-ultimate-wikignome-10508842caad >> >> Joe >> >> On 5 February 2015 at 3:24:31 am, Fabrice Florin ([email protected]) >> wrote: >> >> Hi social media team, >> >> I think this would be a great story for social media, and I thought we >> had posted it already, but don’t see it on our Wikipedia Twitter account. >> >> Here’s what I tweeted on my personal account, in case it’s helpful: >> >> Meet the Ultimate WikiGnome: the story of one of @Wikipedia's top >> editors, featuring ex-colleague @StevenWalling https:// >> medium.com/backchannel/meet-the-ultimate-wikignome-10508842caad >> >> https://twitter.com/fabriceflorin/status/563095938060021763 >> >> Feel free to retweet — or develop our own message, as you prefer. >> >> Tip of the hat to Andrew Lih for sharing it with us ... >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> Fabrice >> >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> *Date:* February 4, 2015 at 7:02:44 PM PST >> *From:* phoebe ayers <[email protected]> >> *To:* Communications Committee <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* *Re: [Wmfcc-l] Medium story about User:Giraffedata* >> *Reply-To:* Communications Committee <[email protected]> >> >> This story has been mentioned lots of places yesterday and today, >> including briefly today on the American radio program Marketplace! >> >> http://www.marketplace.org/topics/tech/final-note/one-mans-mission-get-comprised-wikipedia >> >> -- phoebe >> >> On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 10:47 AM, Andrew Lih <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Great story, which includes swearing by Steven Walling, and a detailed >> profile of User:Giraffedata >> >> One Man’s Quest to Rid Wikipedia of Exactly One Grammatical Mistake >> >> https://medium.com/backchannel/meet-the-ultimate-wikignome-10508842caad >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wmfcc-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wmfcc-l >> >> >> >> >> -- >> * I use this address for lists; send personal messages to phoebe.ayers >> <at> gmail.com * >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wmfcc-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wmfcc-l >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> -- >> *Joe Sutherland* >> Communications Volunteer >> m: +44 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> >> > > > > -- > *Joe Sutherland* > Communications Volunteer > m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | w: > JSutherland <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)> > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > > -- Heather Walls Communications Design Manager I Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street I San Francisco, CA 94105 [email protected] annual.wikimedia.org
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