Round 1 this time is Cecil since it's the oldest story. FB: https://www.facebook.com/wikipedia/posts/10153435478343346
@Wikipedia: https://twitter.com/Wikipedia/status/629324230904184833 @Wikimedia: https://twitter.com/Wikimedia/status/629324230916722690 WP G+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/100123345029543043288/+Wikipedia/posts/ZX26UXbmxAa WMF G+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108193079736330787108/108193079736330787108/posts/Drvz3qWsmKU On 6 August 2015 at 03:23, Ed Erhart <[email protected]> wrote: > For Omar, Joe and I previously discussed trying to jump on John Oliver's > social pull.... and I nearly forget to get him the quotes to do so. My > suggestions: > > The outside world knows very little about former Taliban leader Mohammed > Omar, so little that it just found out he died two years ago. The US > government, as <link>John Oliver</link> noted on Sunday, had "vivid > descriptions" of him, including "hair: black" and "height: tall." > > Shorter: > As John Oliver noted last Sunday, the US government was able to come up > with "vivid descriptions" of former Taliban leader Mohammed Omar, including > "hair: black" and "height: tall." > > Shortest: > As John Oliver noted last Sunday, former Taliban leader Mohammed Omar "had > been dead for two years, and [they] simply hadn't mentioned it. > > Best, > --Ed > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 8:09 PM, James Alexander <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Nice! Comments in line. >> >> James Alexander >> Community Advocacy >> Wikimedia Foundation >> (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur >> >> On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 5:56 PM, Joe Sutherland <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> Hey all, >>> >>> We just published "News on Wikipedia: Beijing wins Winter Olympics, >>> MH370 wreckage recovered, and more" to the Wikimedia blog. URL: >>> >>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/beijing-olympics-mh370-wreckage/ >>> >>> We plan to send out five pieces of social for this story, spread through >>> the next *three days* (or thereabouts) to keep things timely. >>> >>> Please do comment for tone. >>> >>> *Twitter:* >>> >>> • China's capital Beijing will host the 2022 Winter Olympics. >>> #NewsOnWikipedia >>> >> LGTM >> >> [Sidenote - this is going to make the mental disambiguation of saying >> "Beijing Olympics" in my head really annoying] >> >> >>> • Barack Obama (@potus) announced his Clean Power Plan this week. >>> #cleanpower #NewsOnWikipedia >>> >> >> LGTM >> >> >>> • Wreckage found on French island Réunion is from missing plane #MH370. >>> #NewsOnWikipedia >>> >> >> Perhaps "French territory *of *Réunion" ? That sounds better to me but >> I'm not actually sure if it's more correct/better. You'll know the grammar >> side better then I :). Otherwise LGTM >> >> >>> • Zimbabwe have requested the extradition of an American hunter for >>> #Cecil's killing. #NewsOnWikipedia >>> • Secretive Taliban leader Mohammed Omar actually died in 2013. >>> #NewsOnWikipedia >>> >> >> Both LGTM >> >> >>> *Facebook/G+:* >>> >>> • Beijing beat out Almaty of Kazakhstan to become the host city for the >>> 2022 Winter Olympics this week. #NewsOnWikipedia >>> >> >> Hmmmm.... I'm torn between "Almaty of Kazakhstan" (which sounds awesome >> but kinda sounds like an aristocratic name to me) and "Almaty, Kazakhstan". >> Happy with either, otherwise LGTM >> >> • Barack Obama unveiled his Clean Power Plan this week. #NewsOnWikipedia >>> >> >> LGTM >> >> • Plane parts found on the French territory Réunion were this week >>> confirmed as from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. #NewsOnWikipedia >>> >> >> Same "of" question as above, otherwise LGTM >> >> • Zimbabwe last week requested the extradition of American hunter Walter >>> Palmer following the killing of Cecil the lion. #NewsOnWikipedia >>> >> >> perhaps "f*ormally* requested the extradition" ? (I'm not actually sure >> that's true but I think it is? Just thinking that's different then some of >> the random statements they mentioned about wanting extradition earlier). >> Otherwise LGTM >> >> >>> • Currently, only two images exist of former Taliban leader Mohammed >>> Omar. This week it was confirmed that he died two years ago. >>> #NewsOnWikipedia >>> >>> >> Hmm, I'm happy with this one (I like the images fact) but worry that it >> could feel like a bit of a non sequitur. Perhaps tying it together with >> something like: >> >> >> - Currently, only two images exist of former Taliban leader Mohammed >> Omar. *It's likely to stay that way unless more are found because t*his >> week it was confirmed that he died two years ago. #NewsOnWikipedia >> >> best, >>> 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 > > -- *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)>
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