I used the wording directly from the editor—sorry about that. Perhaps "Did you know ... that this US senator used his position to defend African American soldiers falsely accused of murder?" Same stipulation there—the second clause is neutral because all of the men were exonerated in the 1970s.
Best, --Ed On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 8:34 PM, Katherine Maher <[email protected]> wrote: > I like the DYK approach, but the "sacrificed his career" angle could use > some work. Can we use something a little more neutral? > > Did you know this U.S. Senator lost re-election trying to clear the name > of a battalion of Buffalo Soldiers? > > > On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 11:37 AM, Joe Sutherland < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Yeah, it's done really well! Thanks mostly to an accidental Game of >> Thrones reference. :) >> >> It's a good idea for future examples of this feature. >> >> Joe >> >> On 28 June 2015 at 11:40, Ed Erhart <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> The 'did you know' post did very well on Facebook—over a thousand likes >>> and views. We could try to turn the senatorial one into a DYK as well, like >>> "Did you know ... that this senator sacrificed his career for a group of >>> unjustly discharged African-American soldiers?" >>> >>> It's not really an editorial comment, as the US government exonerated >>> the soldiers in the 1970s. >>> >>> --Ed >>> >>> On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 9:38 AM, Joe Sutherland < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> We've posted: >>>> >>>> FB: *https://www.facebook.com/wikipedia/posts/10153346183643346 >>>> <https://www.facebook.com/wikipedia/posts/10153346183643346>* >>>> >>>> @Wikipedia: https://twitter.com/Wikipedia/status/614789098289676288 >>>> @Wikimedia: https://twitter.com/Wikimedia/status/614788993981542400 >>>> >>>> G+ Wikipedia: https://plus.google.com/+Wikipedia/posts/1ZtTC7K5si6 >>>> G+ Wikimedia: >>>> https://plus.google.com/108193079736330787108/posts/8u1J1hN2Ggk >>>> >>>> On 27 June 2015 at 07:32, Fabrice Florin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yes, I think it’s a promising weekly series, that has the potential to >>>>> serve two great goals: >>>>> • surface interesting content on Wikipedia >>>>> • get inside the mind of an active Wikipedia contributor >>>>> >>>>> Both of these goals can serve our mission, but the second one >>>>> interests me the most, because it can help build empathy and trust between >>>>> readers and editors. >>>>> >>>>> Nicely done, Ed and team! >>>>> >>>>> BTW, here are the personal posts I just published. Feel free to use >>>>> any of that copy, as you see fit :) >>>>> >>>>> And I agree that we should also try promoting this story with >>>>> individual images, as proposed in #3 and #4 below. >>>>> >>>>> I also like the idea of using ‘Did you know’ posts more often, such as >>>>> this one: >>>>> >>>>> 'Did you know ... that as late as 1818, English courts upheld your >>>>> right to demand a trial by battle?' >>>>> >>>>> -f >>>>> >>>>> ________ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Facebook: >>>>> >>>>> Wikipedia Picks: five unusual and fascinating articles, recommended by >>>>> guest editor Wehwalt, a top contributor of featured articles of Wikipedia. >>>>> This is a new content experiment for the Wikimedia blog. What do you >>>>> think of this weekly feature idea? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://www.facebook.com/fabrice.florin/posts/10155735696325506?pnref=story >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Twitter: >>>>> >>>>> Wikipedia Picks: five great articles, recommended by guest editor >>>>> Wehwalt. What do you think of this new feature? >>>>> >>>>> https://twitter.com/fabriceflorin/status/614677634794926080 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Jun 26, 2015, at 10:03 PM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> That is a fun blog post. It reads like some of the more entertaining >>>>> Signpost featured content reports. >>>>> >>>>> Pine >>>>> On Jun 26, 2015 9:34 PM, "Ed Erhart" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I wrote most of these, so I won't LGTM, but please note that specific >>>>>> images go with the third and fourth proposed tweets/posts. >>>>>> >>>>>> --Ed >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 10:46 PM, Joe Sutherland < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hey all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> We just published "Wikipedia Picks: disaster, trial by battle, and >>>>>>> more" to the blog. URL: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/06/26/wikipedia-picks-disaster-battle/ >>>>>>> <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/06/26/wikipedia-picks-disaster-battle/>* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Many thanks to Gary for writing this post, as well as to Ed, Andrew >>>>>>> and Fabrice for editing. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as >>>>>>> needed. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Twitter (@wikimedia/@wikipedia):* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> • Wikipedia Picks: five articles on disaster, trial by battle, and >>>>>>> more (link) >>>>>>> • "A notorious incident where a passenger ship sank during trip >>>>>>> across the Atlantic, and few of the passengers survived ... Like >>>>>>> #Titanic, >>>>>>> but worse." >>>>>>> • The senator sacrificed his career for a group of African-American >>>>>>> soldiers. [+image] >>>>>>> • That beard though. [+image] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Facebook/Google+:* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> • English Wikipedia editor Gary Greenbaum discusses five featured >>>>>>> #Wikipedia articles—including a maritime disaster, a pioneer, and a >>>>>>> horse >>>>>>> trainer-turned-publisher. (link) >>>>>>> • Did you know ... that as late as 1818, English courts upheld your >>>>>>> right to demand a trial by battle? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> thanks, >>>>>>> Joe >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> *Joe Sutherland* >>>>>>> Communications Intern [remote] >>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Ed Erhart >>>>>> Editorial Intern >>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> *Joe Sutherland* >>>> Communications Intern [remote] >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Ed Erhart >>> Editorial Intern >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Social-media mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> *Joe Sutherland* >> Communications Intern [remote] >> 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 >> >> > > > -- > 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] > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > > -- Ed Erhart Editorial Intern Wikimedia Foundation
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