Hey guys I had to run off - we've already shared! I'll share the links on
this thread. Thanks Pine for those copy edits - I had caught them before I
posted. Thanks Ed again!

On Wednesday, June 17, 2015, Ed Erhart <[email protected]> wrote:

> Good eye, Pine. How does this look?
>
> "Wikipedia is one of the most popular knowledge resources in the world; it
> is read by nearly half a billion people every month. From its humble
> origins nearly fifteen years ago, it now offers more than 35 million
> articles in 288 languages—including a number of indigenous languages—all
> written by volunteers from around the globe."
>
> --Ed
>
> On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 9:25 PM, Pine W <[email protected]
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote:
>
>> Copyedit needed the blog too, here: "It represents nearly fifteen years
>> of cooperation, more than  by millions of people around the world,"
>>
>> I'm well known for my ce errors, so it's ok (:
>>
>> Pine
>> On Jun 17, 2015 6:21 PM, "Pine W" <[email protected]
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote:
>>
>>> Copyedit: This award honors those volunteers - the editors,
>>> photographers, writers, and developers - who make Wikipedia possible."
>>>
>>> Pine
>>> On Jun 17, 2015 5:32 PM, "Joe Sutherland" <[email protected]
>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Good catch Michael! Your alternatives look great.
>>>>
>>>> On 18 June 2015 at 01:31, Michael Guss <[email protected]
>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi guys,
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for your input on this! I actually realized I should not have
>>>>> LGTM-ed (sorry!)  so quickly because of redundancy I read. Facebook and
>>>>> Twitter will automatically incorporate the caption into the post itself, 
>>>>> so
>>>>> the proposed copy is actually redundant if we were to run with it and not
>>>>> be as enticing.
>>>>>
>>>>> I think we can run with Lila's quote here to complement the title and
>>>>> the underlying caption copy.
>>>>>
>>>>> f/g: "This award honors those volunteers - the editors, photographers,
>>>>> writes, and developers - who make Wikipedia possible."
>>>>>
>>>>> t:  Wikipedia receives one of the most important honours in the world,
>>>>> the Princess of Asturias Award:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 5:24 PM, Ed Erhart <[email protected]
>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I like having "award" right at before the link--that word will get
>>>>>> more attention than "international cooperation," imho! Whichever Andrew 
>>>>>> or
>>>>>> Michael decides is fine with me.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --Ed
>>>>>> On Jun 17, 2015 8:18 PM, "Joe Sutherland" <[email protected]
>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I don't think there's a lot gained by dropping that, to be fair. Can
>>>>>>> go with or without it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 18 June 2015 at 01:15, Ed Erhart <[email protected]
>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I think we can drop international cooperation for brevity, no?
>>>>>>>> Readers can see the category when they click.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --Ed
>>>>>>>> On Jun 17, 2015 8:11 PM, "Michael Guss" <[email protected]
>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> LGTM.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 5:05 PM, Andrew Sherman <
>>>>>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hello everyone,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> We just published "Wikipedia receives Spain’s Princess of
>>>>>>>>>> Asturias Award for International Cooperation" to the blog. URL:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/06/17/princess-of-asturias-award/
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks to Katherine for authoring this piece and many people for
>>>>>>>>>> editing and helping to write.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as
>>>>>>>>>> needed.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Twitter:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> • Wikipedia receives Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award for
>>>>>>>>>> International Cooperation
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Facebook/G+:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> • Wikipedia was just awarded the prestigious Princess of Asturias
>>>>>>>>>> Award for International Cooperation to recognize its contributions to
>>>>>>>>>> universal human heritage. (link)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> Andrew Sherman
>>>>>>>>>> Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> *E:* [email protected]
>>>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>
>>>>>>>>>> *WMF:* ASherman (WMF)
>>>>>>>>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ASherman_(WMF)>
>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> Michael Guss
>>>>>>>>> Research Analyst
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>>>>>
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>>>>> --
>>>>> Michael Guss
>>>>> Research Analyst
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> Ed Erhart
> Editorial Intern
> Wikimedia Foundation
>


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