On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 9:38 AM, Katherine Maher <[email protected]> wrote:
> Maybe something more specific or intriguing? > > One of @Wikipedia's editors is on a mission to save us from ourselves. > Haha. I like it. Possibly a little alarming ;) Saving us from our grammar might be a big enough mission. > > On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 9:32 AM, Fabrice Florin <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Thanks for all your good feedback! >> >> Maybe a shorter version could be: >> >> Meet one of @Wikipedia's most tireless editors. >> https://medium.com/backchannel/meet-the-ultimate-wikignome-10508842caad by >> @Andrew_McMillan @backchnnl >> >> Look forward to sharing this story more broadly. It’s quite inspiring :) >> >> Fabrice >> >> >> On Feb 5, 2015, at 9:04 AM, Joe Sutherland <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Very good point, actually; not exactly well-known terminology. >> >> On 5 February 2015 at 4:49:01 pm, Heather Walls ([email protected]) >> wrote: >> >> 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 >> _______________________________________________ >> 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> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> > > > -- > Katherine Maher > Chief Communications Officer > Wikimedia Foundation > 149 New Montgomery Street > San Francisco, CA 94105 > > +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 > +1 (415) 712 4873 > [email protected] > -- 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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