And now it's in the guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/feb/05/why-wikipedias-grammar-vigilante-is-wrong
On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 1:07 PM, Heather Walls <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > > -- *Victor Grigas* Storyteller <http://youtu.be/ci0Pihl2zXY> Wikimedia Foundation [email protected] https://donate.wikimedia.org/
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