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Fb: https://www.facebook.com/wikipedia/posts/10153278347703346 @wikipedia: https://twitter.com/Wikipedia/status/603998553241833472 @wikimedia: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/05/27/dark-side-of-comedy/ Wikipedia G +: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/100123345029543043288/+Wikipedia/posts/8jy4f1XTkoH Wikimedia G +: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/100123345029543043288/+Wikipedia/posts/8jy4f1XTkoH On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 10:41 AM, Michael Guss <[email protected]> wrote: > Well seems like this ok to put on social now. > > I like the second tweet the best and FB/G LGTM. > > On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 2:33 AM, Tilman Bayer <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I had read "dark side" as referring to the notion that it was >> unethical to cause (as a guess) tens of hours of volunteer cleanup >> work, and disrupt the reading experience of thousands of people, just >> to be able to make that one joke on TV. Not quite on the level of >> waterboarding said volunteers and readers for sure ;) but yes, a >> cynical element that doesn't quite fit into the image of the show as >> constantly fighting injustices. >> >> On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 10:53 PM, Ed Erhart <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Are you certain? I came up with it as an alternative to the 'flip' >> side, or >> > opposite what a person would normally expect, and I didn't have any >> negative >> > comments on the title when it initially ran on the Signpost. >> > >> > That said, I'm open to improving the title. My alternative opening was >> > "Behind the comedic veil," if anyone thinks that is better. Thank you >> for >> > the feedback! >> > >> > Best, >> > --Ed >> > >> > On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 12:23 AM, Katherine Maher <[email protected] >> > >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> I'm not sure its really a dark side, so much as a downside. Dark sides >> >> conjure up human rights abuses. Downsides are frustrating setbacks. >> Can we >> >> adjust? >> >> >> >> On May 28, 2015 4:46 AM, "Fabrice Florin" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Thank you Joe for your constructive feedback — and thank you Ed for >> your >> >>> flexibility :) >> >>> >> >>> I updated the blog post as well. >> >>> >> >>> Cheers, >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Fabrice >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On May 27, 2015, at 6:41 PM, Ed Erhart <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> I'm fine with either construction! Thanks for looking at it, Joe--I'm >> >>> appreciate it. >> >>> >> >>> --Ed >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On May 27, 2015, at 6:39 PM, Joe Sutherland < >> [email protected]> >> >>> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Hi Ed - my reasoning is that something has an impact on something, >> not to >> >>> something, so it didn’t make a lot of sense. But it’s just a little >> nitpick >> >>> really! >> >>> >> >>> Joe >> >>> >> >>> On 28 May 2015 at 2:38:13 am, Ed Erhart ([email protected]) wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Hi all, >> >>> >> >>> I'm fine with that change. I thought that it might be interpreted as >> John >> >>> Oliver editing Wikipedia himself, that's all. >> >>> >> >>> I'll send a fuller email tomorrow to introduce myself, but I'm happy >> to >> >>> help anyone who has questions about the Wikimedia community! Please >> feel >> >>> free to email me at any time. >> >>> >> >>> --Ed >> >>> >> >>> On May 27, 2015 9:27 PM, "Fabrice Florin" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> Yeah, I’m having second thoughts about that too … Ed, would you mind >> if >> >>>> we used the wording which Joe suggests? It just doesn’t seem right >> as it is. >> >>>> >> >>>> Other than that, I’m really glad that we published this piece, and am >> >>>> very grateful to Ed for adapting it for the blog. >> >>>> >> >>>> This is as good a time as any to welcome Ed as our new content editor >> >>>> for the blog and community profiles for the summer. >> >>>> >> >>>> Welcome aboard, Ed! We look forward to learning from your experience >> as >> >>>> editor emeritus on the Signpost and doing some great work together. >> :) >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> Fabrice >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> On May 27, 2015, at 6:16 PM, Joe Sutherland < >> [email protected]> >> >>>> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> Surely this should be "...'fowl' jokes on Wikipedia" (not "to")? >> >>>> >> >>>> Otherwise LGTM, except I'd go with this for FB/G+ (or similar): >> >>>> >> >>>> When John Oliver called on the Internet to edit the Wikipedia >> >>>> biographies of US congressional representatives, the Internet >> answered -- >> >>>> and Wikipedia's volunteer editors started to clean up the vandalism. >> (link) >> >>>> >> >>>> best, >> >>>> Joe >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> On 28 May 2015 at 01:49, Andrew Sherman <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Hello Everyone, >> >>>>> >> >>>>> We just published "A dark side of comedy: the impact of John >> Oliver’s >> >>>>> ‘fowl’ jokes to Wikipedia" to the blog. URL: >> >>>>> >> >>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/05/27/dark-side-of-comedy/ >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Thanks to Ed for writing and adapting his post from the Signpost to >> the >> >>>>> blog. Thanks as well to Fabrice for editing. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as >> needed. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Twitter (@wikimedia/@wikipedia): >> >>>>> >> >>>>> • A dark side of comedy: the #Wikipedia volunteers cleaning up >> behind >> >>>>> @iamJohnOliver/@LastWeekTonight's fowl jokes (link) >> >>>>> >> >>>>> • Behind the veil: #Wikipedia volunteers clean up vandalism wrought >> by >> >>>>> @LastWeekTonight's fowl jokes (link) >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Facebook/Google+ >> >>>>> >> >>>>> • When John Oliver called on the Internet to edit the Wikipedia >> >>>>> biographies of US congressional representatives, the Internet >> answered. This >> >>>>> required Wikipedia's volunteer editors to clean up vandalism on a >> wide range >> >>>>> of articles. (link) >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Thanks, >> >>>>> >> >>>>> -- >> >>>>> Andrew Sherman >> >>>>> Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation >> >>>>> >> >>>>> E: [email protected] >> >>>>> WMF: ASherman (WMF) >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >> >>>>> Social-media mailing list >> >>>>> [email protected] >> >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >>>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> -- >> >>>> Joe Sutherland >> >>>> Communications Volunteer >> >>>> m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu | w: JSutherland >> >>>> _______________________________________________ >> >>>> 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 >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> Joe Sutherland >> >>> Communications Volunteer >> >>> m: +44 7722 916 433 | t: @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 >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Tilman Bayer >> Senior Analyst >> Wikimedia Foundation >> IRC (Freenode): HaeB >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> > > > > -- > Michael Guss > Research Analyst > Wikimediafoundation.org > [email protected] > -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org [email protected]
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